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Gran Turismo 4: Prologue
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Polyphony Digital
Genre(s): Racing, Driving
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Release Date: January 6, 2004
Summary
Compact but vivid, "GT4 Prologue" is a sneak preview to the full experience of "GT4." Though it will be necessary to limit the number of cars and courses included, this product will still include some of the main features of the Gran Turismo franchise such as races, time attack and license tests. This sneak preview will also express the latest technology Polyphony Digital has accumulated over the past two years. [Sony Computer Entertainment]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
BBC Sport
The game is not exactly fun - it's more of a calling, or vocation for the hardcore. But as a taste of GT4 itself, it is impressive. Very impressive.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
Prologue, though only really a demo of what is to come, is a must buy for all fans of the genre, especially fans of GT.
Read Full Review >Play.tm
But two things for me are undeniable: 1) that I'm far better at racing games now than I was before, and 2) that I haven't had so much fun with a racer for quite a while.
Read Full Review >Weekly Famitsu
8 / 8 / 8 / 8 - 32 gold [Vol 783]
3DAvenue
Prologue is best recommended to those new to the series as it teaches the basics through to advanced driving skills.
Read Full Review >Siliconera
The greatest problem with this version of Gran Turismo is the lack of multiplayer support.
Read Full Review >Game Power Australia
This isn't a game that's going to last you very long, it offers hardly any options and has no multiplayer support. On the other hand, if you're a Gran Turismo fan feverishly looking forward to playing the fourth edition online and want to polish your skills, Prologue is an essential purchase.
Read Full Review >RealGamer
Although the game shares the same high production values as any Gran Turismo title you can’t help feeling it’s a glorified promotion disc from the front of a magazine.
Read Full Review >Computer and Video Games
This is a very limited test-drive of the monster that GT4 will be, and as long as that's all you're expecting you won't be disappointed. You might only be getting 10% of the full game but, for a wee while, it's still 100% petrolhead heaven.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
The baulk of Gran Turismo 4: Prologue revolves around those accursed license tests. No, not the 'baulk' - the whole. The license tests are the whole game. You beat the tests to unlock more cars to use in the five-track arcade mode sampler. [JPN Import]
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
AI cars do feature in Arcade mode when toggled, and in the latter School Mode tests, but they're slow, spaced out and often fairly underpowered, and the lack of even a two-player mode means that hot-seating the 'Arcade' time trial is the most adventurous multiplayer possibility.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
An enjoyable drive, but an incredibly short one at that. Why they didn't include an expanded Arcade mode instead of the debacle that is School and why there isn't any online play, I don't know.
Read Full Review >RewiredMind
Prologue is technically superior on all counts, but falls short when it comes to good, old fashioned value for money.
Read Full Review >NTSC-uk
Make no mistake though, Prologue is just that: an introduction to the game that will become GT4. Think of it as the pupa stage that’s shaping up to become a beautiful butterfly. This leads to the question of whether it’s worth buying. It’s a tough choice. [Estimated score; JPN Import]
Read Full Review >VideoGamesLife
If it’s an actual game that you want, Prologue is a bit of a damp squib – lacking in depth, immersion or excitement to the point that, with its alarming lack of lifespan (a good night in should see you get through most of it), this is little more than a weekend’s rental to satisfy your curiosity rather than being worthy of the asking price lavished upon it. Roll on GT4 proper.
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
It's a dry, uninvolving drive that deliberately fails to include the core of the franchise's fundamental components and, ultimately, an unnecessary SCEI marketing coup that could end up doing little to attract GT virgins while leaving veterans feeling deflated. [JPN Import; Feb 2004, p.105]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gran turismo 4 gave it a 6:
Well... graphics perfect 100%... sound also... tiltle 9/10 not really enteresting! (very short)...... Lastly. a very useless gameplay. and very very useless game(value) So i reccomend not to buy it!!
Ben N. gave it a 2:
I completed it in 2 hours flat, its practically a demo, jus another way of connin £20 outa ya, stil looks like GT4 is gon b wicked.
[Anonymous] gave it a 4:
No depth, just a demo Some Major iritations that need to be fixed before release Wall bounce !!, flimsy barriers acting like brick walls, can't drive off the cliff by accident!, penaltys Crappy PS2 Controler with rubbish analogue acceleration POP UP!! My god, can we move on and see the PS3 please, or make this for the XBOX/PC
Y DO YOU CARE?? gave it a 10:
Well another of the worlds greatest racing game keeps geeting better. I will have this game when it comes outs (the game that started the greatest graphix has done it agian, also keeping an eye out for SRS :)
Tom M. gave it a 9:
GT4 Prologue is definitely an excellent racer. If you just can't bear the delays like me, pick this up: it's VERY worth $40US. Polophony Studios is the greatest, very GOOD job. Get a fliptop/discs or chip and import this now. This is almost like a retail game from any other developer: 50 cars and 5 tracks. And the best graphics ever seen on the PS2, no doubt in the Racing department. GT4 IS COMING!! [9/10]
Fahad R. gave it a 5:
An average game. Way to develop a lot more...
