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Gran Turismo 5
is the fifth edition in the long running racing game series by Polyphony Digital. The game sports over 1000 vehicles, realistic damage modeling on race cars, a dedicated television channel, lots of races, 16 player online multiplayer, and active weather.
Overview
Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth main entry in Polyphony Digital's racing simulation series. The first Gran Turismo for a high definition console, the underlying game engine was completely rewritten to take advantage of the more powerful hardware. The game launched with roughly a thousand licensed cars of all types from around the world, from sports cars and sedans to concept cars and go-karts.
At E3 2009 during the Sony conference, Kazunori Yamauchi unveiled a trailer revealing NASCAR and WRC [World Rally Championship] logo, included with clips from both racing spectrums, implying that Gran Turismo 5 will have both NASCAR and WRC licenses included. Daytona International was an included track in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and rally modes were available in both Gran Turismo 3 and 4.
The game was known for its long production cycle and delays, including one final delay announced on October 13th 2010, which teased a "Holiday 2010" release date for a few weeks before finally settling for November 24, 2010.
Features
- Gran Turismo 5 is set to feature over 1000 cars (200 premium cars and 800 standard cars) including NASCAR, Formula One, and go-karts
- 20 locations with over 70 variations (including BBC's Top Gear test track)
- Cosmetic and mechanical damage for standard and premium cars, respectively
- Full interior modeling for premium cars
- Arcade mode
- 3D Stereoscopy
- Head tracking using the PlayStation Eye
- GT mode (world map, my garage, car dealer, tuning shop, license tests, oil change/car wash)
- First-person walkabout photo mode
- Gran Turismo Television
- Museum
- Online - open lobby, text/voice chat, private rooms, online photo/replay albums
- YouTube replay integration
- Custom soundtracks
- Dolby 5.1 and 7.1 support
- Owners of Gran Turismo for PSP can import their cars for use in Arcade mode only.
- Day/Night cycles
- Weather effects (For single player and online modes only.)
- Track Generator
- Stunt Arenas
- Split-screen
- In-game message boards
- Personal profile page