Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo 4 features a wide variety of new and exciting features.

You can enjoy a realistic driving experience in which characteristics of the cars are realistically designed and calculated so that they handle to the real-life physics of that particular vehicle, taking into account weight, speed, friction, wind and more.

To further enhance the realism of the driving experience, new technology blends real-time action with a photo-fixed background to immerse the player in real-life environments such as New York City, the Grand Canyon and many others.

There are some fantastic cars within the game such as the new Alfa Romeo GT, the beautiful Audi Nuvolari Quattro, the award-winning modified Golf IV R32 from HPA Motorsports, the record-breaking Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline Race Car, the controversial Chaparral 2J Race Car and the 1993 Le Mans-winning Peugeot 905.

The vehicles are highly detailed and the environment mapping creates broadcast-quality graphics, from reflections on the player's car to leaves on a tree shaking in the wind.

You can also race offline in enhanced arcade and simulation modes, which include more than 500 authentic cars and up to 100 tracks which boast a fantastic track line-up.

These tracks include world-famous circuits such as Suzuka and, for the first time, the notorious Nurburgring Nordschleife and La Sarthe at Le Mans.

There are also city courses in Seoul, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seattle, Assisi, Capri and Monte Carlo, power and speed drag-strips, dirt and snow tracks (including in the Swiss Alps and Chamonix) and driving parks - many of which can be driven in reverse.

When playing online you can race up to six other players.

The arcade mode allows players to compete against each other while the simulation mode allows players to start from the bottom and earn their way up the ladder as they acquire driving licenses.

Players race to earn money, unlock cars and courses, buy and sell cars, upgrade parts and compete in various championships.

Playable from both first- and third-person perspectives, Gran Turismo 4 offers advanced opponent behaviour to capture real-life racing and unpredictability of finishes.

Fancy being the race manager? Well you can in GT 4.

This is the first time that non-gamers can take part in the gameplay by deciding on race pace, pit-stop strategy and tuning to help their drivers win.

So you can sit back and watch your team win.