03-22-2010, 04:23 PM
Asphalt 5 is Gameloft's response to all racing titles released since their previous attempt. It features all the things we love to see in seconds including an updated graphics engine, more cars and even better gameplay. Lets start with that last one. Gameplay of Asphalt 5 remains pretty much the same. You are a racer at the bottom of the ladder with a car your grandmother has but slowly more exotic vehicles become available to you. You gain levels as you win events and that way new cars are unlocked. This is a very addictive system because you just want to keep playing until you get that one great car, probably the Ferrari.
You will also unlock girlfriends as you increase your level. These girls can give you bonuses like extra top speed, or more boost power. The girls are often linked as part of the exotic car scene and while I like the feature some may detest it. Also questionable is the fact that you will challenge greats like the Lamborghini gallardo in your first race when you only own the Mini cooper S. Even worse is the fact that the other cars have been artificially slowed down so that you can even beat that car right from the start. People may also hate the boost button. Hitting this will make just about every car hit 300km/h+ with no effort at all, definitely not what you'd call realistic. But for me I like this button because I know Asphalt 5 will provide me with great arcade gameplay and it does.
Asphalt 5 provides enough variation, the game features 30 cars, 12 tracks and 8 different ways of racing which includes: drift, time attack, escape, cop chase and a regular race. I really liked the different modes as it keeps things exciting but cop chase was way too hard. In this mode you must eliminate other drivers by pushing them to the barrier or hitting them from behind. Problem is that the other cars are often as fast or just slightly slower than you so catching them takes skill. And once you're there actually eliminating them is even harder. Hitting them from the sides barely makes them move sideways and from behind only speed differences of 100+ km/h really makes impact. But the whole experience gets easier as you progress in the game and get access to those asphalt supercars which include the Ferrari FXX, Bugatti Veyron and the Audi R8.
You will also unlock girlfriends as you increase your level. These girls can give you bonuses like extra top speed, or more boost power. The girls are often linked as part of the exotic car scene and while I like the feature some may detest it. Also questionable is the fact that you will challenge greats like the Lamborghini gallardo in your first race when you only own the Mini cooper S. Even worse is the fact that the other cars have been artificially slowed down so that you can even beat that car right from the start. People may also hate the boost button. Hitting this will make just about every car hit 300km/h+ with no effort at all, definitely not what you'd call realistic. But for me I like this button because I know Asphalt 5 will provide me with great arcade gameplay and it does.
Asphalt 5 provides enough variation, the game features 30 cars, 12 tracks and 8 different ways of racing which includes: drift, time attack, escape, cop chase and a regular race. I really liked the different modes as it keeps things exciting but cop chase was way too hard. In this mode you must eliminate other drivers by pushing them to the barrier or hitting them from behind. Problem is that the other cars are often as fast or just slightly slower than you so catching them takes skill. And once you're there actually eliminating them is even harder. Hitting them from the sides barely makes them move sideways and from behind only speed differences of 100+ km/h really makes impact. But the whole experience gets easier as you progress in the game and get access to those asphalt supercars which include the Ferrari FXX, Bugatti Veyron and the Audi R8.