Software:Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

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Short description: 2008 video game
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
The game's thumbnail featuring the Bugatti Veyron
Developer(s)Gameloft Paris
Publisher(s)Gameloft
SeriesAsphalt
Platform(s)iPod, iOS, N-Gage 2.0 (Symbian), BlackBerry OS, DSiWare (Nintendo DSi), Windows Mobile, J2ME (Java)
Release
Genre(s)Racing

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is a 2008 racing game published and developed by Gameloft. The fourth major game of the Asphalt series and the followup to Software:Asphalt 3: Street Rules (2006), it was released on Java mobile phones in July 2008 followed by[1][2] iOS and iPod on August 28, 2008, then in 2009 was also released on N-Gage 2.0,[3] Nintendo's DSiWare,[4][5] BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile.

Gameplay

The main gameplay involves the player starting out with two of the most basic cars (Mini Cooper S and Nissan 350Z) and earning money by winning races and performing illegal acts. Money can then be spent on upgrades or new cars. Game modes include Beat 'em All, where the player has to destroy the cars of as many rival racers as possible, and Cop Chase, where they switch roles as a police officer trying to catch the leading car of an illegal street race.[6][7]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankingsiOS: 90%[8]
DS: 78%[9]
MetacriticDS: 78/100[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGNDS: 7.8/10[12] Mobile: 9/10[6]
Nintendo LifeDS: 8/10[11]
Pocket GamerN-Gage: 4/5[13] Mobile: 3.5/5[14]

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic.

It received over 30 million downloads from the App Store.[15]

References

  1. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing" (in en). 2008-07-30. https://www.pocketgamer.com/asphalt-4-elite-racing/asphalt-4-elite-racing-mobile-review/. 
  2. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing Mobile HD Trailer". 2009-07-23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jKrP1L668. 
  3. Mundy, Jon (2009-01-20). "Asphalt 4 out now on N-Gage" (in en). https://www.pocketgamer.com/asphalt-4-elite-racing/asphalt-4-out-now-on-n-gage/. 
  4. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing" (in en-GB). 2009-08-17. https://www.nintendolife.com/games/dsiware/asphalt_4_elite_racing. 
  5. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/asphalt-4-elite-racing/. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Buchanan, Levi (September 4, 2008). "Asphalt 4 Elite Racing Review". https://www.ign.com/games/asphalt-4-elite-racing/. 
  7. Dredge, Stuart (September 2, 2008). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing (iPhone)". https://www.pocketgamer.com/asphalt-4-elite-racing-iphone/asphalt-4-elite-racing-iphone/. Retrieved January 26, 2023. 
  8. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for iOS (iPhone/iPad)". CBS Interactive. http://www.gamerankings.com/iphone/952947-asphalt-4-elite-racing/index.html. Retrieved June 4, 2018. 
  9. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for DS". CBS Interactive. http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/960915-asphalt-4-elite-racing/index.html. Retrieved June 4, 2018. 
  10. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for DS Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/asphalt-4-elite-racing/critic-reviews/?platform=ds. Retrieved June 4, 2018. 
  11. Newton, James (June 14, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing Review (DSiWare)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/06/asphalt_4_elite_racing_dsiware. 
  12. Buchanan, Levi (August 10, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing DSi Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/10/asphalt-4-elite-racing-dsi-review. 
  13. Spencer, Spanner (January 21, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/011074/asphalt-4-elite-racing/. 
  14. Spencer, Spanner (July 30, 2008). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/008073/asphalt-4-elite-racing/. 
  15. "Gameloft Official - #1 Mobile Video Games Developer" (in en). https://www.gameloft.com/blog/players/the-legend-evolves-asphalt-4-elite-racing.