The finest 1080 pixels you will ever see. Yesterday we commented on the disappointment of the delayed download version of Gran Tourismo 5 Prologue so we nipped down the shop instead and got ourselves a copy. Gran Tourismo 5 Prologue is essentially a demo or a preview of the complete GT5 game, which is due in 2009. The demo cost us £25 but we think it was well worth it and we are about to tell you why.

Gran Tourismo 5 is all about cars, driving and graphics. This is what it knows and this is what it does best. The first and most obvious thing about GT5 is the graphics. The graphics will quite simply blow you away. We haven’t seen anything on the PS3 that comes anywhere close to this one. It looks like Sony have found a way to unlock the awesome power of its machine. The cars are spot on and the levels are magnificent. It actually feels like your are driving through London at some stages. I think the improved crows movements and responses add to the realism of them game. Older versions of the game felt a bit static and didn’t give you that real driving experience.

The driving experience is typical of Gran Tourismo, stiff but realistic. You can almost feel every movement in the car and you have to learn to master the breaking and cornering like a fine art. You could almost use Gran Touriso 5 to learn to drive. Everything has been taken into consideration and game play can be completely customised by turning on and off numerous driving aids. The only draw back of the driving sim is the lack of damage. Again Sony have missed out on another wonderful opportunity. We want to feel the heartache of ruining a £140,000 Ferrari. It would be even better if you could actually write off cars. So for example if you spent days or weeks building up to that beautiful Ferrari and then a week later you write it off and are no longer able to use it in the game. Its one to think about Sony.

If you love the Gran Tourismo series then you will not be disappointed. This is with out doubt the most realistic driving sim ever made and you could happily spend hours just watching the game. Its stunning. Our only gripe was some of the boring cars on offer and the repetitiveness of chasing precious few seconds. Buy It!!!