Gameloft’s latest racing game in is Asphalt franchise has arrived. Asphalt 8: Airborne takes the arcade racer to the skies as players can now perform aerial stunts with their cars. In addition to new race modes, Asphalt 8 turns up the graphical prowess with more expansive environments, more reflections, lighting effects, and a new physics engine. Although not a race simulator, the new physics engine should help cars handle more realistically in the game.
Asphalt 8 will include almost 50 licensed cars (80% new) ranging from Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini and many more. There will also be 8 race seasons and 180 events in career mode. Multiplayer is also here, with up to 8 opponents. Race your friends or others around the world and compare your scores on the leaderboards.
Asphalt 8: Airborne is now available for Android and iOS for $0.99. Since it’s Gameloft, there will be tons of in-app purchases for those who don’t like waiting around to get new items and upgrades. The download is over 1.5GB for Android and almost 1GB for iOS so make sure you’re on Wi-Fi and have enough space on your device before installing.
