Live Magazine February Issue February 2014 | Page 50

REVIEW

GRAN TURISMO 6
You would expect me to say that Polyphony’s newest racing title, Gran
Turismo 6, was a big step up from
its predecessor. That you will be in
awe of its graphics, it’s garage in excess of 1,000 cars, it’s wide range
of tracks, it’s dynamic day and night
cycle, and it’s larger career mode…

ing with some cars), and when you
unlock paint items you are now able
to use them as many times as you
like, as opposed to the one time use
they offered in GT5. The cars are the
stars of the game, with graphics so
good that at times you just want to
stop and look around.

…And you would be correct. Gran
Turismo 6 has learned from it past
and built on it, and straight out of the
box it has proven to be a worthy addition to the 15 year dynasty of GT.
Almost all the vehicles from the pre-

If the cars are the stars, then the
tracks certainly play a strong supporting role. GT6 features a healthy
variety of new and old tracks, some
original designs and many of the
real world tracks that the GT fans

it is the night cycle where you really
start to the see the work Polyphony
put into this. Mount Panorama, the
legendary Bathurst track, this a fine
example. At night, your high beam
lights bounce of the concrete walls
just waiting to end your day. And
when you come down the mountain, through Forests Elbow onto
the back straight, you can see all
the lights of the distant towns and
cities, all spread out before you. It
gives you a real sense of adventure, and certainly sends a shiver
down my spine everytime.

“GT6 ALSO HAS A CONSTANTLY UPDATED ONLINE SECTION, WITH SEASONAL
RACES, TIME TRIALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, WITH HEALTHY REWARDS TO KEEP
YOU KEEN LONG AFTER YOU’VE WON LE MANS.”
vious Gran Turismo 5 return, with
the addition of a couple of hundred
new ones. The car customization is
one aspect that has definitely improved; aero kits and paint jobs are
now more varied (although still lack-

have come to love and learn. From
the roof of the world in Switzerland
to the humble stadium go cart track,
the world is your automotive playground. Many of these tracks feature
a dynamic day and night cycle, and

Career mode has been expanded,
with more events and the return of
the license tests to progress (GT5
featured license but there was
no need to pass them to proceed
through the story.) Driving mis-