Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PlayStation 3)

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Description

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue contains a small sample of Gran Turismo 5 but was released as a stand-alone game, a tradition started with Gran Turismo 4: Prologue and is made available at a lower price than regular PS3 games.

Widely based on the Gran Turismo 4 engine but with many minor tweaks and changes, it contains more than 60 representations of real cars, five tracks and three series of events. It also contains improved support for Logitech Driving Force steering controllers and a wider variety of options. Ferraris will be included for the first time in the series and it includes visible car damage.

The driving physics have been improved on and cars handle more realistically than in GT4. The game contains more music, ranging from lounge and jazz-funk to indie and electronica.

The base version is upgraded through different digital downloads, adding new modes and videos (1.11 - December 2007) and a much larger update (2.0 - March 2008) with new cars, circuits, modes, events and different features. Since 2.0, the game is referred to as Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Spec II. That version was updated once more in April 2008 as 2.10 with more features. These updates are free to download, but in some countries the updated version is actually the retail one. PAL regions received the 2.0 version while North American received 2.10 by default.

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Alternate Titles

• "GT5: Prologue" -- Common abbreviation
• "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Spec II" -- 2.0 updated title

Part of the Following Groups

• Automobile: Audi TT
• Automobile: BMW M3
• Automobile: Chevrolet Corvette
• Automobile: Dodge Viper
• Automobile: Ferrari F40
• Automobile: Ferrari F430
• Automobile: Ford Focus
• Automobile: Ford GT
• Automobile: Honda NSX
• Automobile: Lotus Elise
• Automobile: Mazda RX-7
• Automobile: Mazda RX-8
• Automobile: Subaru Impreza
• Automobile: Volkswagen Golf
• Gran Turismo series
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases
• Setting: City - London

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The Press Says

Yet Another Review Site (YARS)	Apr 24, 2008	9 out of 10	90
Power Unlimited	May 06, 2008	85 out of 100	85
JustPressPlay	May 12, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Gamesmania	Mar 27, 2008	85 out of 100	85
TTGamer	Apr 08, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Futuregamez.net	Mar 27, 2008	78 out of 100	78
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 27, 2008	15 out of 20	75
Good Game	Apr 07, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
PlayDevil	May 13, 2008		70
Gamestyle	May 06, 2008	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

GTbyCITROËN

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is the first game to spawn a (known) real-life car to be originally born in a video game. The GTbyCITROËN was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It was designed together by Takumi Yamamoto, from Citroen, and Kazunori Yamauchi from Polyphony Digital Inc.

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Article in the open encyclopedia)