Sometimes it felt I was watching ESPN...
In the world of automobile simulation, only few can match the realism and quality of Gran Turismo series. Recent titles like Forza managed to make huge strides in automobile simulation, but still Gran Turismo is your best bet if you want a true simulation experience. Today I will be reviewing the Prologue version of Gran Turismo 5, by ‘Prologue’ it means it contains much less content and customization than the full version, but the core gameplay remains the same.
GT 5 Prologue contains around 70 cars with 6 tracks, far cry from the over 600 cars people come to experience from a GT title, but it’s called Prologue for a reason. Regardless of the lack of content, you will get the awesome simulation experience in the next-gen (or current gen as now the case) flavor.
The gameplay is as solid and realistic as ever, with full 1080P support and 60 frames per second to enhance the experience. The devs used satellite information to record even the slightest of bumps on the roads, which you can get the feedback when you are rumble enabled. The difficulty can be adjusted for new comers, and for those graduating from arcade racing, even though to fully experience GT 5, you would want to play with maximum realism option. As any racing games goes, you will be doing yourself a favor when you get the Logitech racing wheel.
The lack of game modes and customization is disappointing. The game allows splitscreen race, but only among you, no AI drivers, which is disappointing again, maybe it has something to do with performance issues, judging from how good the game looks. Only about 6 tracks is included, again the prologue nature of the game.
The sound is absolutely authentic, sounds and feels real whether you are playing from behind or inside the dashboard (new feature in GT series).
The online is ok, but the problem is there are people online who just ruin everyone’s game by ramming onto the other cars. Unfortunately there is no such solution to the problem. Hopefully when damage is implemented in the game, this should go along way in remedying the problem.
A great simulator, but the 40$ retail tag is too much for the amount of content in the game, where 25$ seams more appropriate. Never the less, if you are looking for the most realistic car simulator in the market, there is no game better than Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
