Gran Turismo 5 is hands-down the best simulation driving experience that you will have this year and probably for a long time to come. The handling and the realism is enough to get any car fan tingling with delight as they nail a perfect line.
This is however, a video game that comes with baggage and excuses that no paying customer should have to ever even think about. As an old and beloved series from a talented team of developers, its difficult to keep a balanced and fair opinion of this latest entry in the series.
The truth is that Gran Turismo 5 is the very best dedicated driving sim experience ever created but as a video game, its let down by a ridiculous standard/premium car class system, completely inconsistent levels of quality, terrible A.I and features that should be universal.
If you are willing to overlook the archaic game design and technological niggles found in Gran Turismo 5, you will be rewarded with the best and most realistic driving experience you have ever had on your console, bar none.