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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #34 in Computer & Video Games
- Brand: Sony
- Released on: 2008-03-28
- Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
- Number of items: 1
Editorial Reviews
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The award-winning Gran Turismo franchise returns with its 5th installment, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, exclusively for PlayStation 3. With its signature realism and unrivaled physics, this highly anticipated precursor to Gran Turismo 5 continues to blur the line between simulation and reality.
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Polyphony Digital is the developer of the Gran Turismo franchise, led by creator Kazunori Yamauchi. Polyphony Digital is known for pushing the limits of the PlayStation hardware, and with its realistic graphics and physics, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is no different. In addition to receiving CAD data from the auto manufacturers, they have taken thousands of photos to model each car (and track). As an example of the level of detail, a car in Gran Turismo 4 has the same number of polygons as a headlight in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. Polyphony works even closer with the automotive industry to make sure that the cars look and drive just as they do in real life. In fact, Kazunori Yamauchi designed the on-board computer for the real Nissan GT-R. If you're lucky to buy one when it releases, you will notice the Polyphony Digital logo when you start your car.Take Your Cars and Tracks Online and Off
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue features over 60 stunning cars - including vehicles by Lotus, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Ferrari for you to race on seriously realistic, real-life tracks: including the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka - all rendered in incredible High Definition graphics. There's also all-new driving physics for the most lifelike driving experience ever and new, improved opponent artificial intelligence for the toughest race challenge yet.But that's not all - for the first time ever in the history of Gran Turismo, players will now be able to race online. Up to 16 players will be able to go head-to-head on some of the world's best racetracks on PlayStation Network. All you need to get racing is a broadband connection and PS3. Once you're up and revving, Global Online Rankings and the My Garage homepage feature will leave the world in n o doubt as to just who is the best at Gran Turismo.And then there's the Online Dealership, providing a wealth of information on cars and manufacturers and also Gran Turismo TV - a dedicated online channel available exclusively from PSN and packed with some of the greatest content that Motorsport, car manufacturers and TV has to offer. Key Features:
- Race over 60 cars from worldwide automotive manufacturers, precisely modelled both inside and out.
- All-new interior dash view, featuring full driver animation and working gauges.
- Compete on 6 tracks with 12 total layouts, including Fuji Speedway, Suzuka Circuit, and for the first time ever, Daytona International Speedway.
- Online racing with up to 16 players, complete with detailed rankings, plus downloadable ghost cars and race replays of top racers.
- New online community features including Gran Turismo TV, featuring worldwide automotive and motorsport programming.
- Tune vehicle performance, from suspension and tires to gear ratio and engine modifications.
- Rendered in stunning 1080p at 60 frames per second with crisp, realistic lighting and camera effects (replays rendered in 1080p 30fps).
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Customer Reviews
Bad physics
Any one who enjoys car racing games will probably concede that they by far and large fall into two groups.
1. Arcade racing (IE burnout, motorstorm)
2. driving simulator (gran turismo, forza)
GT5p is touted as a driving simulator, in fact i think the game goes further to claim the most realistic simulator to date.
This is where i take exception, gt has some of the most inconsistent physics i have yet seen in a racing game, even compared to parts of burnout paradise this game fall short.
An example of this dodgy physics is the car acceleration, when driving the same car as the AI their acceleration seems far in excess of my own, there have been other examples but i have not committed them to memory as i have not played it in a long while.
Another things i can't stand is how the cars seem like they are floating, i can't explain it any better but they just don't look connected to the road.
Collisions are ridiculous, showing more signs of inconsistent behavior.
All in all i love the idea of a driving simulator as opposed to an arcade style racer.
HOWEVER! IF you are going to do this then the physics/handling need to be absolutely 100% perfect, GT5P fails in this area.
So from my perspective i am left with an arcade racer in a driving simulators clothing, only lacking 70% of the fun of a game like Burnout Paradise.
The only other game i have played which is similar to GT5P is the game forza 2 on the 360, personally i found this far more realistic and a good deal more fun.
Of course though it's GT so it will blindly attract buyers who are either oblivious to its few faults or simply forgive it the moon because of the name, Personally i think it's been well over hyped and doesn't deserve all the accolade it has received.
IMO ;)
Absolutely Brilliant
I was not a big fan of racing sims, preferred fun racers like burnout paradise. After playing this, however, I have become a big fan. The game has amazing graphics and the best, most realistic driving experience I have come across. When playing this, I forgot I was playing a game, I honestly felt like I was actually driving the car. Just buy this game, a must for ps3 owners. All these rumours about this being a demo are baseless and have been started by x-box fanboys, do not believe them.
Very dissapointed
Having never played any of the Gran Turismo series before I was really looking forward to Prologue but what a let down! Yes the graphics are very pretty but that's all about you can say about the game, the game play is tedious at best - I won the first race I took part in and got up to A class races in no time at all. The car feels like its hardly moving and those who say its realistic can never have driven an actual car before because it is not even close to the real thing.
Weather would be nice as would car damage and some atmosphere. No way will I be buying the full game for 40 or 50 quid, what a rip off.
