http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/granturismo52/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=topten&tag=topten;all;1

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Honestly I been playing the hell out of this game since I got it and I think it deserves a higher score but that's just my opinion. Good score nothing that can't be fixed by patches.

FM3 got a 9.5

For refernce past GT4 got a 8.9

lol @ everyone who, after IGN released their review said things along the lines of "I never trusted IGN, only gamespot are worth reading reviews of." Let me guess, you're going to chuck a 1984 and quickly change your position to 'We have always been at war with IGN, we have always been at war with Gamespot. We have always been allied with Gamernode'.

Anyway,good to see it's still getting good reviews

"This is simultaneously the most accessible GT game yet and the most uncompromisingly realistic driving game on a console to date. It's unfortunate that much of what makes Gran Turismo 5 so great is under the hood rather than on display for everyone to see, but a powerful engine trumps a perfect paintjob every time."  

It is continually referred to as the best at what it does, with superficial things such as menus and loading time being among the biggest problems.  They focused so much on the racing, which is unrivaled, that these suffered.  It seems Yamauchi will try to fix some of these things with patches, that should help a bit. 

I think part of the reason Forza got such higher scores is that it covers the ground of a game very well, it does all the superficial things better, but the actual gameplay not necessarily, although it's obviously still good. Also, Forza, at least before 3, didn't go in with too much expectation.  It was basically always second best even though a GT hadn't even been released this gen lol.  It's easier to get higher scores when less is expected of you.  Basically, less hype can make you look better.

its not hype. The developer said it did one thing and it didnt. People have a go at molyneux in regards to fable and leave the gt developer alone... why is this?

I did warn people who suddenly expected a high score from Gamespot as they were taking their time with the review that the reviewer was moaning about the game on the live feed and Twitter..... still I guess it shows good integrity that he decided to at least give the game more time to impress him.

And its a good score.

No, I say give them crap for overhyping the game! I agree.  They hyped it for YEARS.  They showed it too early and it took forever to come out.  The game was already guaranteed to sell millions and they did that, not smart. 

The devs and Sony deserve that.  When you do that AND take that long, there is a tendency to be judged to a different standard.  The gameplay of GT5, largely believed to be the most important part of a game, is said to be near perfect by every review.  It's things like tree and people graphics (irrelevant to this game), loading times and menus that receive the most flak.  However, the actual RACING is amazing, even the bad reviews admit this. 

You're right, Molyneux talks a big game and never delivered.  Now Sony is guilty of making people expect the second coming.  They're both at fault, as you say.

I disagree.....this game was amazing.....so underrated!

Its an amazing racing game with an awfull online component

Thats my conclusion