While it's true that both ToCA Race Driver 2 and Need For Speed Underground 2 utilized these features we were really holding out for the full experience of GT4 and it was worth it. All of this is aided quite nicely by the Logitech Driving Force Pro that has force feedback and 900 degrees of rotation. Maintaining control is even more important on the rally courses where it is especially easy to lose it and turn a simple turn into a complete 360. The tracks all require attention to more realistic physics and to racing a perfect line in order to get through the turns while regaining control and shooting out the end for maximum speed. The Feel As with the other games in the series the emphasis is still on simulation and all your Rallisport and Burnout skills mean absolutely nothing here. The cars look spot-on and the environmental graphics have been given an upgrade to make this the best Gran Turismo experience yet. There are some slight reflection issues and the spectators are still largely cardboard cutouts, but everything else on the screen is squeezing as much as humanly possible from the PS2 that you really don't care. There are some gripes that can be had with GT4, but they're very minor and since most of your attention will be on the road and the other cars they quickly fade away. Especially once you notice that everything is running smoothly at 60 fps and the rest of the graphics look absolutely stunning. Still, since the payoff (1080i!) is so nice you probably won't be complaining too badly. There is no memory of what's happened before in terms of the settings and this is a bit of a nuisance.
Like other PS2 games the higher-resolution modes also need to be set every time you start up the game. On our 65" Mitsubishi HDTV this means some flickering as the game goes from the racing segments to the menus and back again. Just be warned that the game switches between the higher-resolution mode of your choice for the racing and the regular 480i mode for the menus and vice-versa.
These modes will both look amazing on an HDTV, but there are still the classic PS2 jaggies from the lack of anti-aliasing. While the look of the 1080i is the best it's just marginally better than the 480p mode. Those Graphics It was a last-minute surprise that GT4 not only contained 480p, but also 1080i.
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