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The network itself is unstable, making it difficult to connect reliably to other players. The multi-player side is, unfortunately, a work in progress at the time of this writing. It divides the game, inadvertently giving a sense of quantity over quality, and its likely that many players will cry foul over their favourite car not being amongst the вЂњeliteвЂќ 200 that were given premium status. The remaining вЂњstandardвЂќ cars are carry overs from Gran Turismo 4 and donвЂ™t have the same amount of loving detail, an obvious necessity to keep the game from taking another year to release. Of the 1000+ vehicles available, only about 200 are вЂњpremiumвЂќ cars, including high levels of detail, cockpit views and more accurate damage modelling. And then there are the vehicles themselves. ItвЂ™s a design decision that obviously tries to match itself to growing driving skill, but for players already familiar with the series, it feels limiting. For the impatient gamer, this means the opening hours of GT5 feel like no improvements other than graphics have been implemented.

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While thereвЂ™s a wealth of content, itвЂ™s unlocked slowly, and this includes improvements to the game that players have been clamouring for, such as damage modelling and more aggressive driver AI are barricaded behind higher level requirements. The problems come in with how the game itself is organized. Special Events themselves add a lot of variety to the mix with Kart racing, NASCAR and Rally modes, as well as access to the infamous Top Gear test track. In each mode, players are limited to accessible cars not just by money on hand, but a new levelling system, where experience accrued in A-Spec, B-Spec or special events allows access to more exotic, powerful vehicles. A-Spec is the traditional, tiered mode where players compete in various races of escalating difficulty, while B-Spec is management/RPG style game where players guide a driver on his rise to racing stardom, issuing orders during the race.

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All of this is wrapped up in the masterful driving physics that the series is known for, something that comes into its own when a driving wheel with proper force feedback is used, although even with a Dualshock controller, itвЂ™s easy to see the difference in handling from one vehicle to the next. ThereвЂ™s an arcade mode for people that just want to hop in a car and mess around, but the real star of the show is GT Mode which includes A and B Spec modes, special events, a tuning shop, and the online features. It asks a lot of its players, though this call to go the distance isnвЂ™t mandatory. In the audio department, thereвЂ™s very little to complain about.

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Failing that, custom soundtracks have finally made it into the game so drivers can set up the perfect playlist for their Rally session. ThereвЂ™s also a huge mix of music from rock to bossa nova to cater to a wide variety of musical tastes. Sound is still impeccable, with accurately recorded engine effects that vary wildly in distance and intensity depending on your chosen point of view while driving. At its best, GT5 is a phenomenal looking game, but it occasionally hiccups with quality and technical issues.

The shadows in the environments also stick out due to aliasing, something made even more noticeable by the anti-aliasing in the rest of the environment. The graphics engine also, surprisingly, struggles at times, varying between 60 and 50+ frames per second with some occasional small screen tearing.

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The mix of premium cars (essentially PS3 cars with all the HD bells and whistles graphically) and standard cars (PS2 era cars that have been ported over with slightly higher resolution) can make for a noticeable difference in visual quality during replays. Where GT5 falters is in a lack of consistency. All of this adds up to-at GT5вЂ™s best-some breathtaking driving experiences with sunset on the horizon and dirt being kicked up around your car, or rain drops hitting the windshield in cockpit view with uncanny realism.

They are all lovingly crafted with that particular obsession to detail that is generally Japanese and especially Polyphony Digital-esque, and some of these new tracks also include night and day changes, and weather effects like rain and snow. Old favourites such as the Nurburgring in Germany make a new, high-def return, while new tracks, such as Rome, add some beautiful new variety to the series.

The tracks themselves are still done with the gorgeous, clean (some would say sterile) look that is characteristic of a GT game. The graphics of the GT series are what have always distinguished it from console competitors, and some of the time, GT5 lives up to that reputation.