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    Posted: 04-16-2008 at 6:40pm
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has most everything we've loved about the GT franchise in the past, though with some notable improvements and additions while simultaneously on a smaller scale. The AI is much improved, the online, while basic, works really well, and the series (or really any other racing game in existence) has never been more realistic nor arguably fun to drive (with Burnout being its only "fun" competition).

Prologue is not necessarily a game for someone who wasn't quite into Gran Turismo in the past and is thinking of giving it another go (that'll be the full GT5 release next year), but it's definitely a worthy pickup for fans of the franchise.

IGN Ratings for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
Rating Description
out of 10
8.0 Presentation
The cars are the star of the show and are presented brilliantly. The small track selection is obviously a drawback, but to be expected.
9.0 Graphics
The in-car view is fantastic, and the lighting models are awesome. There are some lingering filtering issues here and there, but it looks amazing overall.
9.5 Sound
Engine sounds are, bar none, the best anywhere. Decent soundtrack too.
8.5 Gameplay
No game drives better or more realistically than this. If only there were more tracks and cars, this score would go way up.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
The limited number of tracks may be disappointing, but it's so fun to drive that hardcore fans won't care too much. The online stuff, while basic, is also good.
8.5
Great		 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

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From the review:
 
Polyphony Digital has long been the king of simulation racing
 
You're fairly safe to stop reading there, chaps.  Polyphony have never, at any time, had any kind of racing engine in their games.  Driving, yes, but racing...I'll always meet that idea with an expression straight from Roger Moore's School of Eyebrow Raising.
 
The graphics are fabulous, and so are some of the engine sounds, though for every one that's dead on I can find one that's not quite on point.  The idea that 'no game drives better or more realistically than this' is also a laughable one, but none of us have the time for the list of arguments I've got against that - I'll say simply that there isn't an awful lot to differentiate this GT release from the one you bought in 1998.
 
Oh, hang on - I've just seen this:
 
The AI is much improved
 
No.  It.  Isn't.
 
Occasionally - very occasionally - you'll see the AI cars race each other.  You'll see them drive off track now too, and they'll do it fairly frequently, but when they go off, they rejoin by driving up to the edge of the track and then, usually, stopping and waiting for everyone to pass, leaving another few seconds and then setting off in pursuit.  They'll still turn in ignorant of your presence if you're trying to pass, and they'll still hit you if you come to a stop on the racing line.
 
And this!

Prologue is not necessarily a game for someone who wasn't quite into Gran Turismo in the past and is thinking of giving it another go (that'll be the full GT5 release next year)...
 
NO IT WON'T, MAN!  Unless the engine and the entire game structure change completely between now and GT5 proper, this is just another Gran Turismo game, no more or less, and nothing that's not been seen before.
 
Apart from that, though...
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