Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
2008 video game
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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 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.
| Asphalt 4: Elite Racing | |
|---|---|
The game's thumbnail featuring the Bugatti Veyron | |
| Developer | Gameloft Paris |
| Publisher | Gameloft |
| Series | Asphalt |
| Platforms | iPod, iOS, N-Gage 2.0 (Symbian), BlackBerry OS, DSiWare (Nintendo DSi), Windows Mobile, J2ME (Java) |
| Release | |
| Genre | Racing |
Gameplay
The main gameplay involves the player starting out with two of the most basic cars (Mini Cooper S and Nissan GT-R) 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
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | iOS: 90%[8] DS: 78%[9] |
| Metacritic | DS: 78/100[10] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| IGN | DS: 7.8/10[11] Mobile: 9/10[6] |
| Nintendo Life | DS: 8/10[12] |
| Pocket Gamer | N-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]