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Asphalt Urban GT
Developer(s)Gameloft
Publisher(s)
Director(s)
  • Stanislas Dewavrin Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesAsphalt
Platform(s)Mobile Phone, N-Gage, Nintendo DS
ReleaseN-Gage
  • NA: November 15, 2004
Nintendo DS
  • NA: November 17, 2004
  • AU: February 24, 2005
  • EU: March 11, 2005
  • JP: June 30, 2005
Mobile
  • NA: December 2, 2004
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Asphalt Urban GT is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and the Nokia N-Gage handheld video game consoles. It was developed and published by Gameloft, and released on November 21, 2004, making it one of the DS launch titles. It has support for wireless multiplayer with up to four opponents, and takes advantage of the DS's support for 3D graphics (while showing unaccelerated N-Gage's power to match DS's graphics), showing the action from three camera angles. Replays are also available. The bottom screen of the DS is utilized to provide strategic tips and player information.

The game sports nine tracks modelled after real-world locations such as Paris and New York City. The game's 23 cars are licensed from real manufacturers such as Lamborghini, Hummer, Volkswagen, and others, and can be enhanced with over 30 addons.

Reception

The N-Gage version received "favorable" reviews, while the DS version received "mixed" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[17][18] In Japan, Famitsu gave the latter version a score of one six and three sevens for a total of 27 out of 40.[3]

Sequels

A sequel to the game was later released. Gameloft later developed further titles in the series, the majority of them were released for mobile devices, with Asphalt 4: Elite Racing being the first to be released for the iOS, and Asphalt 5 marking the first Asphalt series game to be developed and released for Android.

A direct conversion of Asphalt 6: Adrenaline entitled Asphalt 3D for the Nintendo 3DS was released to mixed reception. Similarly, Asphalt: Injection for the PlayStation Vita featured tracks from Adrenaline and was released in December 2011. Starting with Adrenaline, ports of the games for personal computers were also developed and released, although only Adrenaline saw an OS X version, with subsequent games in the series being released for Windows 8.

A free-to-play spinoff entitled Asphalt Overdrive was released for iOS and Android in September 2014.[19] Unlike prior titles in the series, the game is presented as an "endless runner" in the vein of Temple Run and Subway Surfers, and does not offer a traditional racing mode.

References

  1. ^ EGM staff (February 2005). "Asphalt Urban GT (DS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (188): 114.
  2. ^ Bramwell, Tom (April 4, 2005). "Asphalt Urban GT (DS)". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Khalid-S (June 22, 2005). "this week Famitsu Reviews". NeoGAF. Retrieved January 28, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (November 25, 2004). "Asphalt Urban GT Review for DS on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Dodson, Joe (December 13, 2004). "Asphalt Urban GT Review (DS)". Game Revolution. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. ^ Davis, Ryan (November 19, 2004). "Asphalt: Urban GT Review (DS)". GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Score, Avery (February 4, 2005). "Asphalt: Urban GT Review (Mobile)". GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Davis, Ryan (November 16, 2004). "Asphalt: Urban GT Review (N-Gage)". GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Kosak, Dave (December 22, 2004). "GameSpy: Asphalt: Urban GT (DS)". GameSpy. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ^ Bedigian, Louis (November 28, 2004). "Asphalt: Urban GT - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Harris, Craig (November 19, 2004). "Asphalt: Urban GT (NDS)". IGN. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  12. ^ Buchanan, Levi (December 10, 2004). "Asphalt: Urban GT (Cell)". IGN. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  13. ^ "Asphalt Urban GT". Nintendo Power. 188: 114. February 2005.
  14. ^ "Asphalt: Urban GT for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  15. ^ "Asphalt: Urban GT for Mobile". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "Asphalt: Urban GT for N-Gage". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Asphalt: Urban GT for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  18. ^ a b "Asphalt: Urban GT (ngage: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  19. ^ Sinha, Robin (September 25, 2014). "Asphalt Overdrive Now Available to Download for Android and iOS". NDTV Gadgets. NDTV. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
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