Gran Turismo 4 preview sold separately, offering a taste of the engine with limited content. GT4's simulation quality is already fully present. Interesting for fans wanting early exposure to the GT4 experience, but the full game is far superior.
Your verdict
Category
Racing2 players3+
Split screen
Description
A 2003-2004 half-game by Polyphony Digital that acts as an appetizer to Gran Turismo 4. Fifty cars, five tracks and a driving school let players get acquainted with the sequel's engine. A strange product halfway between a beefy demo and a full-price release.
Gran Turismo 4 - Prologue review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Almost photographic reproduction of the cars, circuits modelled with a goldsmith's precision and natural light: the racing reaches an unprecedented realism. The obsessive care for mechanical detail still impresses today. This visual rigour, elegant and clinical, made the game the absolute benchmark of the genre.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,6 GB📅04/12/2003
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Gran Turismo 4 - Prologue (PS2) price, value & rarity
An Asian, Chinese, Korean or Japanese Doukonban run of Gran Turismo 4, markedly rarer than the Western editions in markets with narrow physical distribution or as a specific bundle. This regional release appeals to collectors attentive to the least common variants of Polyphony's simulator. Its desirability rests mainly on this geographic scarcity and these local iterations.
Better with friends
A foretaste of the great simulator, more compact yet already stunning, cut out for quick split-screen duels. The competition keeps all its rigor: braking precision and lap consistency sort out the drivers, with no room for chance. Concise and snappy, it serves as the ideal aperitif among friends, where you warm up on a few circuits before trading endless timed challenges.
