Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 79.82% |
| Metacritic | 80% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Game Informer | 7.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) | 7/10 |
| X-Play | 4/5 |
According to SCEE's ThreeSpeech blog, the game has reached the one million mark in pre-orders from PAL territories making it the first PlayStation 3 game to reach Platinum status before its release. On Metacritic, the game has a score of 80/100, based on 67 reviews. Hyper's Eliot Fish commends the game for "looking and feeling fantastic". However, he criticises it for having "no damage model".
By April 30, 2008, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue had shipped 2.23 million worldwide according to Sony Computer Entertainment and Polyphony Digital, with 270,000 units in Japan, 550,000 in North America, 1.38 million in Europe, and 30,000 in Asia. As of August 2009, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has shipped 3.94 million copies worldwide, with 690,000 copies in Japan, 820,000 in North America, 2.33 million in Europe, and 100,000 in Southeast Asia.
As of December 2011, the games has sold 5.34 million copies making it the second highest selling PlayStation 3 title of all time being beaten by its successor Gran Turismo 5.
Read more about this topic: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
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