Gran Turismo 5 Prologue // PS3
The Gran Turismo series has always been famed as a driving simulator, which is kinda funny when you think about how many people actually know what it’s like to drive a DB9 around the Suzuka Circuit, or even an Suzuki Cappuccino in London for that matter (present company excluded of course). Plus, how can siting on my sofa with a controller in one hand, and a piece of cake in the other, pertain to being any kind of driving simulation?
Anyways, I think what they mean by driving simulator is that GT games have good physics - which they undoubtedly do. The difference in the handling of each vehicle is certainly unique and solid, although the same may be argued about arcade racers, but I guess that’s a whole different subject.
As we all know, realness can reduce excitement, fortunately that’s not the case here; GT5 Prologue is an excellent, enjoyable and at times (dare I say it), exciting game. It’s slicker than pretty much every racer before it (with the possible exception of PGR4 and Forza 2) and graphically it’s quite simply stunning.
The car models are definitely the best I’ve seen, thanks (mostly) to the wonderful (see above) lighting engine. Races now have 16 cars and the AI seems smarter; no longer appearing to just be playing bumper cars. The online, although limited in this release, is robust, and although not quite as polished as Xbox Live, it works very well.
My major gripe is the fact that after I fired up the disc, I had to install a system update, which meant I had to wait around 40 minutes before I could play..?
I don’t think GT5 / GT5 Prologue is for everyone, and yes this is only a demo really (one that costs £25), however, I’ve already got more out of this than I ever did from Need For Speed Pro Street.
Super, super slick.
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