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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Game Review (PS3)
By Flaviu Volosciuc
Published: May 26, 2008
Print 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.
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