Asphalt 3D

Gameplay

Asphalt 3D is a racing game with different kinds of cars you can choose from and different tracks to race on. It was released on the 25th March 2011 in Europe and on the 27th March in North America upon the 3DS's launch. Gameloft developed the game and Ubisoft published Asphalt 3D.

Career Mode

There are 4 options within career mode.

Competitions

There are different cups to compete in, and each cup has different challenges you have to beat in order to win the whole cup. Winning challenges gets you money to buy a new car, or get your car new upgrades. It also levels you up. When you beat the whole cup, the next cup becomes available and an extra challenge in the cup you just beat gets unlocked.

Garage

Here, you get car upgrades, buy a new car, paint your car, or place stickers on your car.

Sponsors

As you level up, new Sponsors are available. Each sponsor has a different role. They do things such as giving you more money, or lowering police fines.

Achievements

There are twelve different achievements to unlock; some achievements include racing on all the tracks, winning your first race, scoring 1,000 points in a single drift, and smashing a number of track objects during an event.

Controls

The Analog Circle Pad or D-Pad is used to steer, the D-Pad is used to navigate menus, and the R, X, or Y buttons are used to activate boost. The L button is used to change the perspective of the player while driving, the A button is used to accelerate, the B button is used to brake, and the start button is used to pause the game, which activates an on-screen menu.

Cars & Motorcycles

This is the list of cars and motorbikes in the order they are unlocked: (WARNING: SPOILERS)

• Mini John Cooper Works; Abarth 500 SS
• Nissan Nisma 370Z
• Ford Shelby GT500
• KTM X-Bow
• Tesla Roadster Sport
• Audi S5
• Mercedes C 63 AMG
• BMW Z4 sDrive35is
• Audi RS5; Can-Am Spyder
• Audi TT-RS
• Citroen Survolt
• Ruf 3400K
• Maserati Gran Turismo S
• BMW M6 Coupe
• Aston Martin V12 Vantage
• BMW M3 GTS
• Ducati Hypermotard
• Bentley GT Speed
• Lamborghini Estoque
• Ferrari California
• Nissan GT-R
• Bentley Continental Supersport
• Aston Martin DBS Volante
• Ducati 119
• Mercedes DTM
• Ferrari 430 Scuderia
• Ruf Rt 12
• Mercedles SLR McLaren Stirling Moss
• Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 SL
• Audi R8
• Ferrari 458 Italia
• McLaren MP4-12C
• Ferrari 599 GTO
• Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV
• Ruf CTR 3; Pagani Zonda Cinque
• KTM RC8; Aston Martin One-77
• Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
• Bentley Speed 8.

Tracks

There are 17 courses available to drive in this version of the game:

• Aspen, USA
• Athens, Greece
• Berlin, Germany
• Cape Town, USA
• Hawaii, USA
• Las Vegas, USA
• Los Angeles, USA
• Madrid, Spain
• New York, USA
• Paris, France
• Pisa, Italy
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Rome, Italy
• Saint Tropez
• San Francisco, USA
• Tokyo, Japan.

Free Race Mode

In this mode, the player is given the opportunity to get driving right away. There are four modes: Race (just a plain race), Ghost (make a ghost for yourself or compete with other players ghosts you got via StreetPass), Vigilante (destroy and demolish racers as a vigilante), and High Speed Chase (get away from the cops).

Multiplayer Mode

Local wireless for up to four players the only way to race other humans in multiplayer. As with many of the 3DS launch games, there is no Wi-Fi option.

Reception

Asphalt 3D has been received quite poorly by critics, as can be shown through it's 44/100 Metacritic score. IGN and Game Informer gave the game a 3/10, while Gamespot awarded it a mediocre 5.5/10. The majority of critics believed that while the gameplay and 3D effects were quite impressive, the poor frame rate and overall unpolish evident in the game seemed to drag it down. The Official Nintendo Magazine, however, gave it a reasonable score of 70%, saying: "A surprisingly good installment. Well worth a look if you see it for £20 or so."