Gran Turismo 5

Bought this game from flipkart a week ago or so, but I've been playing this at my friends place for the past year and the both of us playing one account/user still haven't finished the game....its big, Polyphony Digital(the makers) spent over 5 years in development, with 1000 cars(the original version had 250 HD Graphic "premium" cars and the rest were regular SD no interior view cars BUT.... after the free updates and DLCs Polyphony Digital launched all 1000 cars are now HD/HQ graphics cars with internal views for all) and over 20 Real world circuits, 10 road/city courses and few virtual tracks, which you can modify in-game with a very user friendly track editor and the capability(although you can save the game in-between a race) to actually race 24 Hours at Le Mans and Spa and Daytona. Add to that an arcade mode(which basically is something like "NFS Mode") if you want to pass some time or showcase the game to your friends or people who aren't into hardcore simulation racing and prefer the arcadish feel you find in Need For Speed. Theres also a 2 player splitscreen in both arcade and original(namely Gran Turismo mode) and a set of Challenges or Special events you can play regardless if you own the cars used in them.

Following are some aspects, I'd easily state them as:
"The flaws of the game to the impatient, the challenge of the game to the professionals"
Like I mentioned earlier, its a big game, and I don't mean McDonalds Large, I mean HUGE! this game will take you(if you play one hour a day 'driving as a pro') at least 6 months to a year to finish, so clear you're schedule guys. its a 50-50 thing, you're either going to love the longevity of the game or get frustrated, shortly put...its a challenge you need to have equal humongous parts skill and will power to make it through. another 50-50 situation, unlike many games they won't just let you pull out the big guns till you learn to fire the small ones, as in you'll need to learn to drive well and the game helps you with that through 'race driver license' challenges that range from teaching you how to accelerate and break in short amounts of time & space, to advanced cornering techniques, to endurance race driving styles and sprint race driving styles in both off road and asphalt races. You can in time drive every car that can be competitively raced. From old used Japanese imports in american junk-yards to classic Volkswagen Camper Vans to modern day rally cars to old F1 cars to the next generation F1 prototypes, if you can handle them which you will have to prove in-game.

I'll finish with this, there's two ways to play this game, and depending on which one of the two following options you choose, you should consider whether to buy it or not:
1.Impatiently, crashing into cars, cutting courses, not being able to advance levels, wasting money i.e. ingame credits, getting frustrated and dumping the disk in its platinum edition box to collect dust.(if this is your option needless to say don't buy the game and waste your money)(you'll also prove what a bad driver you are and any dreams of becoming a race car driver will be brutally shattered)
2.Patiently, with skill, determination and loads of cool minded and intellectual driving(which the game will coach you in improving at as you progress) progressively and steadily move towards the figurative finish line and you'll be rewarded with satisfaction that even other actions in the bedroom won't deliver.
If you do however choose option 2 buy the game, and when you're glad you bought it, mail me you're PSN(Play Station Network) username, so I can add you as a contact and trade cars/race a little.

Hello Everyone !! First of all thanks Flipkart for Speedy delivery in Just one day.. I am getting use to this.. Awesome Keep it up Flipkart.

About the Game : First of all once you insert the Disc then it will ask for space of 1143 MB
Afer this there is an optional install of 8 GB on your HDD.. you can choose not to have this.. ill suggest its better to install this data. 8 GB install takes about 35 to 40 mins which is very annoying and takes edges to Install.

Is this wait worth it ????
Ans : HEAL YEAAHHHHHHHHH !!!

This game is awesome Graphics are best ive seen ever on a racing game. Handling of the Cars is as real as it gets. Menu is a bit off as this game was released in 2010 but its ok. Music is ok Menu Music gets a bit Boring after Time.

If you really want to see the Power Of your PS3 then go for this game. Its really worth it. Awesome !!!

Ok first of all thank you Flipkart for the wonderful delivery,
any ways just want to write a review about this game,
this game is simply for a car fanatics and car collectors and lovers,
also the Install required for this game is exactly a whopping 10gb .
So for you guys out there who has their PS3 loaded with movies and demo games, might as well start doing some home cleaning,
and for those with the old PS3 fat,
Might as well get a new HDD like the 160 gb like mine,
any ways great game :D enjoy all.
Happy new year's as well

This is the best simulator I've played till now. Its a cool game and has numerous features.
I agree to others to the point as I also had to install an 8GB to my HDD but unlike others it did not take a long time, it took approx 30 minutes. But you also have to do a painstaking 1142MB update to play multiplayer. This was the time consuming part.
Pros-
Great gameplay
Large array of cars
Numerous features
Realistic

Cons-
Bad user interface

Overall a must buy.

The game is great, but traversing the menu makes it intolerable.
Infact it takes 30-40 seconds for each menu action click.
I had purchased it for the fame of the series, but receiving something half baked. Hell, there was a mandatory 400 MB update when I put in the game for the first time. Not to mention the painfully slow installation (the game does not work without installation)