![]() Tuning Parts are much cheaper than entire cars, so it’s a good idea to tune one of your existing cars, if you notice it starts to fall behind the competition. A good way to tell if this is the case is to check if your car’s PP (Performance Points) meets a race’s recommended PP. You should apply a few upgrades to your chosen car that will boost its PP and handling. Changing the tyres to an improved style and compound can give you more grip, and new brakes will obviously improve your ability to slow down, allowing you to maintain your speed for a split second longer as you approach a turn. Once you’ve used your tuned car for a few races, you should have either enough Credits to buy a much better car, or you will have unlocked a better one that can be tuned too. Remember, you’ve got to spend money to make money. 7.At this year’s E3 in June, I got the chance to play Forza 5, Gran Turismo 6 and Driveclub back-to-back. It was great fun, and I compared my experiences behind the wheel of each game in this feature. The biggest surprise for me was Driveclub. Despite being the newcomer to the racing scene, I enjoyed playing it more than I did the demos of Forza 5 and Gran Turismo 6. However, as we all know, Sony’s upstart racer didn’t make it out of pit lane in time for the launch of PlayStation 4, and currently sits up on blocks in the developer’s garage, waiting to be finished. As of now, there’s no firm release date other than a speculative “early 2014,” so we’ll just have to be patient and await its arrival. Until then, we have the usual suspects slugging it out for the title of king of the racing games, as they have done for many years. So which is best? Well, this is going to be an interesting one. For the first time ever, one franchise has the advantage of being a generation ahead of the other. To find out, I’m conducting a 16-point comparison test of each game in a straight head to head battle. I’ve put about the same amount of track time into each game, and am comparing them both as objectively as possible. At the end of the review I’ll simply add up the points scored on each comparison, and the winner will be the one with the highest score. Forza has the advantage graphically, thanks to next generation hardware. But Gran Turismo sometimes runs it surprisingly close. Straight out of the gate, Forza 5’s next gen advantage helps it win this category – though not by as big a margin as you might expect. At its best, GT6 almost looks next generation, and it’s a frankly astonishing achievement for PS3. Its new cars are beautifully rendered, and many of its tracks are uncannily realistic. But unfortunately the game also features some legacy car models that date back to the PS2. While they’ve been upscaled for this release, wheel arches comprised of straight lines and fuzzy car decals are a clear reminder of their origins. The overall quality is therefore somewhat patchy – something Polyphony really needs to address when its franchise transitions to the new generation. Turn Ten’s racer, on the other hand, looks mint. It’s consistently brilliant, with gleaming, meticulously detailed cars, gorgeous lighting and sumptuous landscaping. Gran Turismo’s sound is decent, but occasionally falls flat with comedic consequences: some cars sound like sewing machines, blenders, and even vacuum cleaners. It’s almost like the game is missing some of the mechanical engine noises that combine to create that exciting, snarling, mechanical cacophony you normally associate with driving at high speed. Some cars have a more rorty exhaust note and sound more like racing machines, but for much of the game, the engine “soundtrack” sounds somewhat detached from the racing experience. GT6’s muffled whump of a crashing noise is just terrible – sounding like someone thumping a garage door with a sofa cushion.įorza gets it right. Engine sounds, tire squeals and crashing noises are sophisticated and have depth. The sound surrounds you and gives the impression that you really are racing. And that’s enough to make it a worthy winner in this category.īoth games are neck and neck in terms of having clear, easy-to-use menus that let you get around quickly. Both games also let you look at car models close-up – but in GT6’s case, only select newer ones. Forza lets you look at everything in quite exquisite detail, making it a far sexier automotive experience. Winner: Forza 5 Forza 5 is all about racing. Gran Turismo offers plenty of racing too - but also includes many other kinds of driving challenges.
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