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Since 1998, Kazunori Yamaguchi and Polyphonic Digital have been gracing our consoles with Gran Turismo. The Gran turismo series has held Guiness World Records (See Here) and became platinum on PS1, PS2 and PS3. Gran turismo 5 on the other hand has been delayed many time and for some time it was even unsure as to wether or not it was coming out at all! On November 24th, Gran turismo 5 was finally release to the masses. Did it live up to its predessors? Was it worth the wait?
Gran turismo 5 has been released in 3 editions; Standard, Collectors and Signature. Each with varying DLC and Bonus stuff such as Books, Keyrings, Wallets, etc, etc. There's 20gb of data on the disk and a full install will take 10gb up of your hardrive space. It also noteworthy, that GT Now has finally introduced custom soundtracks!
All up the game has 1,061 cars, only a small portion of these are 'Premium' cars. Premium cars have more detail than the standard cars, have internal cockpit views, can be visually tuned more (Will explain this later in the review), have more detailed damage, working Windscreen wipers (for weather enabled tracks) and horns. The standard cars still do look very good, though premium cars look even better. The differences don't stop there, only premium cars can be used in the Photo Travel mode in the game (Standard cars can be used with the replay photo mode though). Lastly, premium and standard cars have two separate tabs in your garage to separate them. While these differences are fantastic, having the two groups separated can be frustrating when purchasing the cars (Standard cars can't be purchased brand new) and searching through your garage.
There are 27 (Though there are many variations) tracks that feature in the game, from original classics such as the High speed ring and Trial mountain to some new tracks. GT5 also features some realworld tracks such as the Nurburging and the Top Gear test track. Some tracks feature different weather and times of day, which doesn't sound much but it truly brings out new facets and challenges! Using the course editor, you can also make your own custom tracks. The tracks look fantastic, the ambience,models and textures are all well done though the Sky and Road textures could use with some tweaking.
So you've heard about the cars and tracks but what about the gameplay?
If you've ever played any of the other games in the series you will have come to know the overall structure of the game. You start with $20,000 which will get you an OK Set of wheels from which you will have a good number of cars to choose from. Once you choose your ride you can choose to do some basic races or start working your way through the licenses.
There are five categories of races which will all require certain levels (The more races you win the more levels you gain), certain licenses (B, A, IC, IB, IC) as well as certain cars. As well as races there are also special events which you unlock as you play through the game . There's such a variety of types you can do! Rally, Nascar, Go Kart and F1, it's all there.
Obviously, one of the core features of the game is the car tuning. Gran turismo has always been all about the mechanical tuning scene and this game takes care of that very well! Though, two crucial things are missing, what about Brake upgrades? Engine Swaps?
Gran turismo 5 has been released in 3 editions; Standard, Collectors and Signature. Each with varying DLC and Bonus stuff such as Books, Keyrings, Wallets, etc, etc. There's 20gb of data on the disk and a full install will take 10gb up of your hardrive space. It also noteworthy, that GT Now has finally introduced custom soundtracks!
All up the game has 1,061 cars, only a small portion of these are 'Premium' cars. Premium cars have more detail than the standard cars, have internal cockpit views, can be visually tuned more (Will explain this later in the review), have more detailed damage, working Windscreen wipers (for weather enabled tracks) and horns. The standard cars still do look very good, though premium cars look even better. The differences don't stop there, only premium cars can be used in the Photo Travel mode in the game (Standard cars can be used with the replay photo mode though). Lastly, premium and standard cars have two separate tabs in your garage to separate them. While these differences are fantastic, having the two groups separated can be frustrating when purchasing the cars (Standard cars can't be purchased brand new) and searching through your garage.
There are 27 (Though there are many variations) tracks that feature in the game, from original classics such as the High speed ring and Trial mountain to some new tracks. GT5 also features some realworld tracks such as the Nurburging and the Top Gear test track. Some tracks feature different weather and times of day, which doesn't sound much but it truly brings out new facets and challenges! Using the course editor, you can also make your own custom tracks. The tracks look fantastic, the ambience,models and textures are all well done though the Sky and Road textures could use with some tweaking.
So you've heard about the cars and tracks but what about the gameplay?
If you've ever played any of the other games in the series you will have come to know the overall structure of the game. You start with $20,000 which will get you an OK Set of wheels from which you will have a good number of cars to choose from. Once you choose your ride you can choose to do some basic races or start working your way through the licenses.
There are five categories of races which will all require certain levels (The more races you win the more levels you gain), certain licenses (B, A, IC, IB, IC) as well as certain cars. As well as races there are also special events which you unlock as you play through the game . There's such a variety of types you can do! Rally, Nascar, Go Kart and F1, it's all there.
Obviously, one of the core features of the game is the car tuning. Gran turismo has always been all about the mechanical tuning scene and this game takes care of that very well! Though, two crucial things are missing, what about Brake upgrades? Engine Swaps?