8.3 out of 10 based on 2081 reviews

Gran Turismo 5

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User Score (1776)

8.6
Expert Score (200)

8.2
Value for money (18)

9.5
Features (3)

9.7
Ease of use (12)

5.6
Sound quality (10)

9.1
Gameplay (65)

8.2
Graphics (72)

8.4
Sound (47)

7.8
Storyline (6)

8.2
Multiplayer (18)

7.5
Control (10)

8.8
Lifespan (6)

8.6
Playability (2)

7.6
Audio & image quality (7)

7.6
Appearance (3)

8.2
Replay value (2)

6.4
Singleplayer (4)

9.1
Game depth (3)

8.6
Lastability (3)

7.0

Freak Rank

156 of 642 in PlayStation 3 Games

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5-6		(163)
3-4		(73)
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Expert Reviews

ButtonMasher

18 December 2010
Few franchises have achieved the success that the Gran Turismo series has. They have sold tens of millions of games spanning four different PlayStation platforms. It has been marketed as the greatest driving game ever from arguably the most successful driving game maker ever, Polyphony Digital. Gran Turismo 5 has been in production for over 5 years, it’s seen it’s fair share of delays causing widespread outcry from passionate fans. Read more
Gameplanet

8.0/10

27 November 2010
The age-old argument regarding licensed vehicles showing realistic damage doesn't hold water here either; Forza 3 has shown it can be done. It's clear that Polyphony have no interest in rendering accurate damage on the vehicles they've spent hundreds of hours slaving over. Even the impact noise sounds like someone has inflated a wet paper bag and slammed it against a cardboard box. Read more
CLEARNET

24 November 2010
Closing Comments Gran Turismo 5 is a 10/10 simulator wrapped up in a 5/10 game – driving is as exhilarating as anything that’s gone before, and slavish obsession with the minutiae of many of its cars ensure it's an encyclopaedia of automotive delights. Its brilliance on the track, however is matched by its sloppiness off of it, and there’s a lack of polish that would at one time have seemed sacrilegious to the series. Read more
clearnet.co.nz

24 November 2010
For Polyphony, it's all about the detail. Take one of Gran Turismo 5's premium cars to a night-time Kyoto in the Photo Travel Mode and you'll see where those six years since the last installment proper have gone; they're in the light refracting across the headlights, in the reflections that glisten across the perfectly sculpted bodywork and in the rivets and nuts that are each perfectly placed and painstakingly rendered. Read more
3 News

8.0/10

6 July 2010
GT fans will love it; they’ll forgive it for its (numerous) faults, as they are (for the most part) skin-deep. They’ll disappear into the GT mode and not emerge for months, completely oblivious to the issues which plague the title. Racing game fans, however, will have a rockier relationship with the title - a driving simulation this may well be but racing simulation is something it is much less successful at. Read more