Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

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Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
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The game's thumbnail featuring the Bugatti Veyron
Developer(s) Gameloft Paris
Publisher(s) Gameloft
Series Asphalt
Platform(s) iPod
iOS
N-Gage 2.0
BlackBerry OS
Nintendo DSi
Windows Mobile
Java 2 ME
Symbian
Release
2008
  • iOS, iPod
    • EU: August 28, 2008
    • NA: September 10, 2008
    • AU: October 26, 2008
    N-Gage
    • NA: January 20, 2009
    • EU: February 7, 2009
    BlackBerry
    • NA: April 2, 2009
    • EU: April 19, 2009
    DSiWare
    • EU: June 12, 2009
    • NA: July 6, 2009
    • JP: August 5, 2009
    • AU: September 9, 2009
    Mobile phone
    • NA: July 5, 2008
    • EU: July 27, 2008
Genre(s) Racing

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is a racing game published and developed by Gameloft. The fourth major game of Asphalt series. It was released on iOS and iPod on August 28, 2008; N-Gage on January 20, 2009; [1] mobile phones in mid-July 2008; [2] [3] and DSiWare on July 6, 2009. [4] [5] This game marks the first game in the Asphalt series to be released for iOS. The game was retired later, in 2014, after its successor was removed from the App Store.

Contents

Gameplay

The main gameplay involves the player starting out with one or two of the most basic cars 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]

Development

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing was developed in 2008 for iOS and iPods that have click wheels.

Reception

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

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