Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
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 (Symbian), BlackBerry OS, DSiWare (Nintendo DSi), Windows Mobile, J2ME (Java)
Release	July 5, 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 Nintendo DSi EU: June 12, 2009 NA: July 6, 2009 JP: August 5, 2009 AU: September 9, 2009 Java NA: July 5, 2008 EU: July 27, 2008
Genre(s)	Racing

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is a 2008 racing game published and developed by Gameloft. The fourth major game of 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.

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

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	iOS: 90% [8] DS: 78% [9]
Metacritic	DS: 78/100 [10]

Review scores

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]

References

1. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". www.pocketgamer.com. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
2. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing Mobile HD Trailer". Youtube. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
3. Mundy, Jon (2009-01-20). "Asphalt 4 out now on N-Gage". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
4. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". Nintendo Life. 2009-08-17. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
5. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". www.metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
6. Buchanan, Levi (September 4, 2008). "Asphalt 4 Elite Racing Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
7. Dredge, Stuart (September 2, 2008). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing (iPhone)". Pocket Gamer . Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
8. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for iOS (iPhone/iPad)". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for DS". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
10. "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing for DS Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
11. Buchanan, Levi (August 10, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing DSi Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
12. Newton, James (June 14, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing Review (DSiWare)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
13. Spencer, Spanner (January 21, 2009). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
14. Spencer, Spanner (July 30, 2008). "Asphalt 4: Elite Racing". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
15. "Gameloft Official - #1 Mobile Video Games Developer". www.gameloft.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.