Asphalt (series)
Asphalt | |
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Racing | |
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Creator(s) | Stanislas Dewavrin |
First release | Asphalt: Urban GT 15 November 2004 |
Latest release | Asphalt: Moto Blitz DX September 11, 2023 |
Asphalt is a series of
Common elements
The series puts emphasis on fast-paced, arcade-style
Police chases are a recurring gameplay element especially in the early games, but were de-emphasized in favour of stunt jumps and aerobatic maneuvers as of Airborne; they made a return, however, with Overdrive, Asphalt 9: Legends and Nitro, the latter of which combined elements from Airborne and previous games in the series.
Over the course of the games, players are gradually given access to various race courses, most of which are modelled after real-world locations and major cities, and upgrades for vehicles which can be bought from money earned in a race, or in later games, points or through in-application purchases using real currency. Events are presented in increasing difficulty as players advance through the game, sometimes requiring them to complete bonus challenges, e.g. taking down a given number of opponent racers or finishing the race without wrecking their vehicle.
History
The first mainline game in the series is
Asphalt 8: Airborne, the eighth main installment and tenth title overall, was released in 2013 for iOS, Android, Windows and Blackberry platforms to critical acclaim, becoming one of the bestselling games on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Asphalt Nitro, the twelfth title in the series, was quietly released on Gameloft's own app store in May 2015 for Android, alongside a 2.5D J2ME version of the game for feature phones. A main selling point of Nitro was the game's small resource footprint, which was aided by the use of procedural generation.[6]
A free-to-play spinoff entitled
Games
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- J2ME)
- Asphalt: Import Tuner Edition (no information available) (J2ME, BREW)
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- J2ME, BlackBerry OS)
- Asphalt Online (no information available) (DoJa, BREW)
- Asphalt 5 (iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Phone 7, Bada, webOS, Freebox)
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- Asphalt Audi RS 3 (iOS)[10]
- Asphalt 3D (3DS)
- Asphalt: Injection (PS Vita, Android)
- Asphalt 7: Heat (iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Windows 10, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry Tablet OS)
- Asphalt 8: Airborne (iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Windows 8, BlackBerry 10, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, tvOS, macOS, Tizen)
- Asphalt Overdrive (iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile)
- Asphalt Nitro (Java ME, Tizen)
- Asphalt Xtreme (iOS, Android, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile)
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- Asphalt Retro (Browser)
- Asphalt Nitro 2 (Android)
- Asphalt Moto Blitz DX (Arcade)
References
- ^ Nelson, Jared (27 August 2014). "'Asphalt 8: Airborne' Updated with New Dubai Track, 5 New Vehicles, and More". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Enjoying Asphalt 8? We compare it to earlier games in the series!".
- ^ "10 Years of Gaming Evolution - Trailer by Gameloft". YouTube. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Android, HD (November 15, 2009). "Asphalt 3 Street Rules on Android - Gameloft - Android Game". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Justin (22 June 2012). "A Visual History of Gameloft's Asphalt - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Hoff, John (12 May 2015). "Asphalt Nitro racing game launches exclusively via Gameloft store". Android Community. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Sinha, Robin (September 25, 2014). "Asphalt Overdrive Now Available to Download for Android and iOS". NDTV Gadgets. NDTV. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ Calimlim, Aldrin (28 December 2016). "Prepare to Be Fast and Furious in Gameloft's Asphalt Street Storm Racing". AppAdvice. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Android, HD (November 15, 2009). "Asphalt 3 Street Rules on Android - Gameloft - Android Game". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Gameloft and Audi Shift Gears To Launch A Free App, Asphalt Audi RS 3, on iPhone/iPod Touch Devices Offers Consumers A Chance to Win A Brand New Audi A3 Sportback". Gameloft. Gameloft | Corporate. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2024-03-26). "Asphalt Legends Unite Marks Series Debut on PS4 and PS5". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-26.