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Gran Turismo 5 is the one of the most realistic racing games in the history of gaming. You can choose from lots of cars from dealers such as Dodge, Ferrari, Chevrolet, to name a few. The game has a points system in which you earn points from circuit races to buy new cars. You can also trade in cars, for less points but still some, which is a useful feature. One minor flaw is that the game is pretty easy. You could probably beat all the circuits in a week, but the fact that you want to get ALL the cars makes it have a good replay value. The only big problem in GT5 is that your car cannot be damaged. You can have a head-on collision with another car and not have a scratch. Also, you can't spin people out which gets incredibly annoying when someone turns and hits you and you slow down, instead of the other car spinning out. Despite the fact that you can't wreck, Gran Turismo 5 is a good racing game and is fun. The game isn't worth the original $59.99 price, but for $39.99 and under it is a good snag for anyone's collection.Read full review
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Game Review (PS3) scores are 1-100 Gameplay: 70 Extremely boring in less than hour of playing. The game brings nothing new in terms of gameplay. Just the same classic races which swings from one lap to 5 laps length. At least you get a bonus group race if you complete the other three and a range of 71 vehicles to play on those repetitive six tracks. The drift events are present only in the arcade menu, and are implemented as stand-alone events. Every track, with one exception (Daytona), has a drift zone which is divided in score sectors. This is where you have to perform the most outrageous drifts in order to score points. If in GT HD Concept you had the chance to drift in an unlimited number of laps, Prologue brings the limitation of one lap per each drift event. Graphics: 92 Photo-realistic graphics combined with a high-performance physics engine. This is the core of every Gran Turismo game and still is. Unfortunately the environmental design lacks of any stylized approach which makes the game to look too artificial and cold in some places. Play the game with any wheel supported by the game, eliminating all driving assists and you will get one of the best realistic driving approach. If you are a simulator maniac, and you are not convinced of what I've written, try the drift events and feel how many parameters have been included in the physical engine in order to simulate all the forces that operates on the car in different situations. Multiplayer: 80 Support up to 16 players online. But at the same time it is extremely basic, new additions being awaited from Polyphony. At this point it is hard to compare it with what Forza Motorsport 2 or Project Gotham Racing 4 has in terms of what they can offer. Sound: 79 No way you can customize the soundtrack of the game. At least the tracks are quite mellow so they are not incredibly irritating. The only problem is that the songs repeat themselves during a race. Same song goes over an over again until you end the event. Hardware: 85 A plus for the online mode which runs smooth. But a minus for the loading times which are long even if you exit a race. I still blame that My Page idea. Be sure to ad us on ebay staxxs_auctions for video games trailers go to www.youtube.com/staxxsinc or www.twitter.com/staxxsincRead full review
Gran Turismo has outdone themselves once again with the 5th additional of their automobile racing game series. The 5th edition of GT offers very beautiful scenic backgrounds while on and off the race track. The graphics of the vehicles are superb and the handling of the vehicles feels like you are actually in the car (I use a racing wheel to play). There are new "views" offered in GT5. For instance, you can view the game while racing from the inside of the vehicle, outside of the vehicle or first person view. As far as racing games go....this one is about a 8.5 out of 10. It would be a bit more realistic if when you hit something in the game, it puts damage on the vehicle that needs to be fixed. As of right now, you can plow into a wall and drive away from the accident completely scratch free. Multi-player offers a completely second side to the game. You can race in career online with other or just play with other on arcade mode. The user interface makes this game feel more like a racing community. It lays out a calendar, the time, the weather and temperature (real info) in certain popular racing cities such as London, Tokiyo and LA. The vehicle selection is very nice, although I think a bit limited. On average you can only select about 3 different vehicles from each car company (and volvo is completely missing from the list). I love this game and traded in my Need for Speed: Pro Street in exchange for it. I feel I made a good decision! All-in-all I am glad I bought this game and that you will feel the same way if you do so yourself!Read full review
There is no doubt that GT5 is one of the best looking racing games out. Now, i would ask the question was this worth $40 to buy as a 'game' or should this really be a demo of what GT5 will really be? The variety of cars is great and look amazing(having to do a double take some times to see if they are real or not) The tracks lack a little in variety since there aren't that many of them, granted you can play them in reverse and mirrored. Now the down side is, there is no upgrades like in previous GT titles. I am assuming that there will be in the full GT5 as well as rumored damage modeling. An update with performance upgrades, a track/car pack would definetly make this worth the price tag. For the visuals and solid driving mechanics it gets a Good for the games overall ratting.
Make no mistakes about it, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is just a nice big demo. Having said that, it's a must have for any fan of the Gran Turismo series because it will introduce you to the GT world on the PS3 and let you familiarize yourself with the new handling mechanics. And lets not forget the online component, where up to 16 players can compete for the podium. The game has a short list of cars and an even shorter list of tracks. But that shouldn't bother any one since this is not a "full" game (unless you bought it thinking that it was the real deal). This is just a small sampling of what Gran Turismo 5 will bring to the table once it's unleashed upon us in 2010. Enjoy.
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