"GT4: Prologue is an exclusive 'Advanced Skills School' designed with the most ambitious drivers in mind. It provides an opportunity to prepare for the imminent challenge of GT4 - an essential test-drive for potential champions." - Kazunori Yamauchi Gran Turismo 4: Prologue is racing game in the Gran Turismo series, and the second release on the PlayStation 2, which was published by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 4, 2003 in Japan and Southeast Asia; January 15, 2004 in Korea; and May 26, 2004 in Europe. It was not released in North America for unknown reasons.
Gran Turismo 4 was intended to be released worldwide in time for Christmas of 2003, but it was delayed. In consolation, Polyphony Digital released Prologue, a preview version of what was planned for the full release. The European version also included a bonus documentary "making-of" disc.
Prologue included 50 of the then-planned 500 cars for Gran Turismo 4, and only 5 available tracks. Also featured was a "Driving School" (similar to License Tests in previous games), Free Run, and Time Attack. Many of the menu sound effects, music, and graphics were recycled from the previous game, and some tracks, like the New York Circuit, were still in earlier stages of development.
In Japan, a limited "Signature Edition", featuring the signature of the series producer Kazunori Yamauchi on the front cover, preceded the release of the standard game. There was also a limited-edition Christmas season bundle, called the "PlayStation Racing Pack", containing Prologue and a ceramic white-colored PS2 with matching gamepads. It was released alongside the disc-only version in Japan on December 4, 2003. Along with a "Making Of" DVD, a "Driver's Guide" was included, featuring a rough diagram of the Nürburgring Nordschleife on the back.
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