Gran Turismo Sport is a bona fide virtual motorsport and that's awesome. But single-player modes are lacking and it's demonstrably outshone by Forza Motorsport 7 in virtually every area.

Ultra-solid driving with incredible depth of handling nuance; The cars look beautiful; especially glass effects; Online mode feels carefully curated and important

Completely clams up if the internet connection goes down; Weak crashes and familiar; last-gen feeling; Single-player is reminiscent of PSP Gran Turismo

Having now played the Beta I can't wait for the full game release this week. Awesome graphics, great car racing simulation and easy to use menu. This is set to be a winner.

Buy Gran Turismo Sport If you only owned a PS3 and accepted nothing but Gran Turismo as your racing game of choice, you had to exhibit lots of patience. A proper entry in the series didn't arrive until Gran Turismo 5 in 2010, four years after the system's release.

In its need to please as large demographic as possible, GT Sport is unmistakably deep but oddly sparse compared to its illustrious predecessors. The game feels more like a prologue to the inevitable Gran Turismo 7 , hopefully including everything that was left out here.

Let's not forget what's been lost for the series' PlayStation 4 debut, though. There's none of that old scope, and only a fraction of the old madness that made Gran Turismo so endearing.

There's no shortage of top-tier first-party racing games on the Xbox One thanks to the likes of Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 3 , but the same can't be said about the PlayStation 4 .

Great looking cars and tracks; Excellent Driving School mode; Superb realistic racing; Challenge mode in single-player campaign

Some single-player content requires you to be online

Return of the king?

Constant online rewards; Stunningly beautiful; Handles brilliantly; Daily races keep things flowing

Needs more online "quick race" options; Penalty systems are inconsistent

In many ways, is the most polished Gran Turismo game in over a decade. It looks great, feels great, and what's here has been carefully and well executed. However, while I can forgive the sprinkling of eccentric nonsense, the lack of car and track content really hurts, and the online-only nature of...

Gran Turismo Sport is the series' first outing four years. Was it worth the wait?

Some of the best visuals in any game to date; Reworked campaign mode actually teaches you how to race; esports-focused online mode encourages great racing; Some of the best sound design and editing in any game

Always online DRM can be a huge pain if your connection is spotty; Lots and lots and lots of missing cars; tracks; and features

Don't settle for less 'cause then you miss out on more.