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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There are 19 other screenshots from other versions of this game or official promotional screenshots.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "GT5: Prologue" -- Common abbreviation
• "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Spec II" -- 2.0 updated title
• "グランツーリスモ5プロローグ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Automobile: Aston Martin DB9
• Automobile: Audi R8
• Automobile: Audi TT
• Automobile: BMW 3 Series
• Automobile: BMW Z4
• Automobile: Chevrolet Corvette
• Automobile: Dodge Viper
• Automobile: Ferrari 599
• Automobile: Ferrari F40
• Automobile: Ferrari F430
• Automobile: Ford Focus
• Automobile: Ford GT
• Automobile: Ford Mustang
• Automobile: Honda Integra
• Automobile: Honda NSX
• Automobile: Lancia Delta
• Automobile: Lotus Elise
• Automobile: Mazda RX-7
• Automobile: Mazda RX-8
• Automobile: Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Lancer
• Automobile: Nissan GT-R
• Automobile: Nissan Skyline
• Automobile: Renault Clio
• Automobile: Subaru Impreza
• Automobile: Volkswagen Golf
• Gran Turismo series
• PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits releases
• Setting: City - London

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Critic Reviews

Yet Another Review Site (YARS)	Apr 24, 2008	9 out of 10	90
JustPressPlay	May 12, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN Australia	Mar 26, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Kombo.com	Apr 17, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
1UP	Apr 18, 2008	B+	83
The Review Busters	2008	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	Jun, 2008	7.75 out of 10	78
DarkZero	Apr 07, 2008	7 out of 10	70
PlayDevil	May 13, 2008		70
Thunderbolt Games	Apr 30, 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.

Sales

According to developer Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue sold 5,350,000 copies worldwide since its original release.

Related Web Sites

• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
• Wikipedia: Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Article in the open encyclopedia)