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Asphalt Legends

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79%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
monetization, grinding
79% User Score Based on 6,393 reviews

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Asphalt Legends is a single player and multiplayer arcade racing game. It was developed by Gameloft and was released on August 2, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Asphalt Legends Unite" is a thrilling online multiplayer car racing game, where you can collaborate with drivers from around the world and compete in cross-platform races. Join the global racing community, perfect your drifts, and connect with friends through the friend list. Challenge up to 7 opponents, master your skills, and leave your legacy on the racing track. *Note: The information provided is based on the game's description on Steam and I do not have personal experience playing the game.

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79%
Audience ScoreBased on 6,393 reviews
graphics433 positive mentions
monetization101 negative mentions

  • Asphalt Legends Unite offers stunning graphics and smooth gameplay, making it visually appealing and enjoyable to play.
  • The game features a wide variety of cars and tracks, providing players with plenty of content to explore and enjoy.
  • The arcade-style racing mechanics are fun and engaging, allowing for thrilling races and exciting stunts.
  • The game is heavily monetized, with many features locked behind paywalls, making progression difficult for free-to-play players.
  • The fuel system limits how often players can race, leading to frustration and forcing them to wait or spend money to continue playing.
  • Matchmaking in multiplayer can be unbalanced, often pitting lower-ranked players against those with significantly better cars.
  • graphics
    640 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in "Asphalt 9: Legends" are widely praised for their stunning visuals, detailed car models, and vibrant environments, making it a standout title, especially for a free-to-play game. Many players appreciate the game's ability to run smoothly on lower-end devices while still delivering high-quality graphics, although some have noted issues with optimization and occasional graphical glitches. Overall, the game's visuals contribute significantly to the immersive racing experience, despite some criticisms regarding gameplay repetitiveness and monetization practices.

    • “The graphics are consistently top-tier, and the sense of speed is unmatched especially when you hit that perfect ramp and chain a barrel roll into a takedown.”
    • “Asphalt 9: Legends is an exciting arcade racing game with stunning graphics.”
    • “The graphics are stunning, with highly detailed environments and realistic car models that make each race feel incredibly immersive.”
    • “The graphics seem like they were made 15 years ago.”
    • “If you're coming from Forza Horizon 4 or 5, this is a major step down in gameplay and graphics.”
    • “The only problem for me is the graphic settings need to be more advanced, like adding anti-aliasing, render quality, etc. My 768p monitor made my eyes suffer.”
  • gameplay
    454 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of "Asphalt Legends Unite" is characterized by its fast-paced, arcade-style racing mechanics that are easy to pick up but challenging to master, offering a satisfying experience with smooth controls and impressive graphics. However, many players express frustration with the game's heavy reliance on microtransactions, progression barriers, and repetitive gameplay, which can detract from the overall enjoyment. Despite these issues, the core gameplay remains engaging, particularly for casual gamers looking for quick, adrenaline-fueled racing sessions.

    • “The gameplay is smooth, responsive, and absolutely ridiculous — in the best way possible.”
    • “The satisfaction of boosting, the drifting mechanics, the stunts and jump ramps, the alternative routes in the maps, the ability to literally knock down other racers and wreck them.”
    • “The core gameplay is fun and unique, but the game is forever ruined by the terrible monetization system it's built around.”
    • “This game is kinda weird in the sense that the menu navigation and different event systems are far more complicated than the actual gameplay. This can sometimes make it hard to progress as you are locked behind a progression wall where there is sometimes no clear way of how to progress past it.”
    • “While the gameplay remains largely the same, the incredibly exploitative in-app purchases combined with the fact that cars are now unlocked through gacha mechanics instead of direct purchases makes this a truly terrible game.”
    • “The gameplay is boring and uninspired (since it's the 9th game in the series).”
  • monetization
    276 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization in this game is heavily criticized for its aggressive reliance on microtransactions, which many players find intrusive and predatory. While the game is free-to-play and allows for progression without spending money, the grind is often seen as excessive, with numerous in-game purchases and a gacha system that can make advancement feel frustratingly slow. Overall, the monetization strategy detracts from the gameplay experience, leading to a perception of the game as a cash grab rather than a balanced racing title.

    • “For a free-to-play game, I'd say it's decent; you just need to be strict with yourself over the microtransactions and whether you're going to buy stuff through the game.”
    • “You can definitely get far even without spending any money despite all the microtransactions.”
    • “Overall, if you're a fan of fast-paced racing games and don't mind occasional in-app purchases, Asphalt 9 Legends is undoubtedly worth a spin.”
    • “The game is filled to the brim with microtransactions, and while that's fair as the game is free, they certainly don't miss a chance to shove it in your face.”
    • “This game is a shameless cash grab, riddled with microtransactions that are constantly pushed in your face.”
    • “The microtransactions are bad, and the game is designed to make you feel like you need to spend money to progress.”
  • grinding
    203 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with many players noting that progression is excessively slow and often feels like a job rather than enjoyable gameplay. While it is possible to progress without spending money, the grind is described as tedious and frustrating, especially in competitive modes where pay-to-win elements diminish the value of hard-earned achievements. Overall, the game is seen as requiring a significant time investment or financial expenditure to unlock desirable content, leading to a mixed reception among players who either embrace or detest the grind.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “A bit grindy sometimes.”
    • “Idc what anyone says, this is a good game in my opinion and I highly recommend it if you're looking for a racing game you want to play casually (not grindy) that isn't limited by one device.”
    • “Progress slows down a lot unless you’re ready to spend money, and unlocking high-end cars feels more like grinding a job than playing a game.”
    • “What could’ve been a top-tier racing experience is now locked behind endless grinding, paywalls, and frustrating upgrade systems.”
    • “You can play this game for the first two or three hours and have fun going through the beginning of the career mode, but after that the game grinds to a screeching halt and the crappy pay-to-win mobile game elements rear their ugly head and it suddenly becomes impossible to progress without insane grinding or paying for in-game currency.”
  • music
    169 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players praising the energetic and adrenaline-pumping soundtrack that enhances the racing experience. However, some users express disappointment over the limited variety, leading to repetitiveness during extended play sessions. Overall, while the soundtrack is generally well-received, there are calls for more diverse tracks to keep the experience fresh.

    • “The soundtrack is fantastic—it's hard to imagine this game without its music.”
    • “The soundtrack is full of upbeat, high-energy tracks that complement the racing action perfectly.”
    • “Great mechanics, a surprisingly nostalgic soundtrack oozing with burnout and need for speed vibes, presented with some great aesthetic choices all reminding me of the olden 3D arcade racers of ancient times.”
    • “The downside is, of course, the small amount of music; sometimes the playlist gets boring if you play for a long time.”
    • “The music was mediocre at best.”
    • “The repetitive music gets a bit boring, but the races themselves give you enough adrenaline and/or dopamine.”
  • story
    135 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game lacks a coherent story, with many players noting that the career mode consists primarily of a series of races without narrative depth. While there are numerous events and missions to engage with, the absence of a meaningful storyline detracts from the overall experience, leading to a repetitive gameplay loop focused on upgrading cars rather than storytelling. Overall, players express a desire for a more substantial narrative element to enhance their gaming experience.

    • “The first 10-20 hours of gameplay are very fun, and the plethora of events and quests are successful in breaking the monotony.”
    • “Its so pretty, fun, fast-paced, and the story is great.”
    • “It is smart to let the player drive a Ferrari and do free roaming before entering the main story - give the player insights of the experience and encouragement to keep playing.”
    • “There is no story whatsoever.”
    • “Because in this game there is also campaign/career mode, but it has no story whatsoever, it's just a series of races, where you need to drive with certain cars with their certain levels/score.”
    • “For a free-to-play game, you may as well give it a go, but there is no story or substance to it.”
  • optimization
    75 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is a mixed bag, with some players praising its smooth performance on modern hardware and low-end devices, while others report significant issues such as crashes, stuttering, and poor graphical fidelity on PC. While many appreciate the game's graphics and overall performance, especially compared to its mobile version, there are consistent complaints about the need for further optimization and the challenges posed by its mobile roots. Overall, the game runs well for some, but many users feel it still requires substantial improvements to fully meet the expectations of PC gamers.

    • “The game is well-optimized, ensuring a smooth experience across a wide range of devices.”
    • “Playing it on PC just takes everything to the next level: smooth performance, bigger screen, and even more immersive racing.”
    • “The graphics are gorgeous, the racing mechanics are simple-yet-challenging, and the range of real cars with different performance characteristics is second to none.”
    • “Another poorly optimized mobile game ported to PC with expected crashes in-game while driving at full speed.”
    • “The optimization so far is terrible... every time I finish a race the game crashes... not to mention if you bring in crossplay you should have also implemented crossplay from Android + iOS too.”
    • “This game is just unoptimized for PC.”
  • humor
    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is often described as unintentional, stemming from absurd AI behaviors, buggy physics, and the extreme rubber banding during races, which players find amusing. Many reviews highlight the game's comedic elements, especially when played with friends, while also critiquing its monetization strategies, which some find laughably exploitative. Overall, the game's quirks and design choices contribute to a humorous experience, despite the underlying frustrations.

    • “This game's AI rubber banding is hilarious if you use the spectate mode after a race.”
    • “The new physics engine allows for some really really dumb stuff that you can pull off (watch some funny highlights, you'll get what I mean).”
    • “It's so bad it's almost funny.”
    • “Not funny when the car can't even properly land from a jump or barrel roll.”
  • stability
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues that detract from the overall experience. While some players appreciate ongoing improvements and optimizations, others express frustration over persistent graphical problems and a lack of responsive customer support. Overall, the game is described as fun but plagued by stability issues, making it a risky choice for those sensitive to such problems.

    • “Great arcade racing! I really love the graphics, especially after the expansion from A9 to Unite. I appreciate that the developers constantly improve the game even long after the launch. The optimization was terrible at first, but now it runs great, even on my phone where I spend most of my time in the game.”
    • “Runs great and feels good.”
    • “Looks great and runs well on my Intel HD 4000.”
    • “Because I'm not ready to pay for a buggy game.”
    • “Still experiencing the glitches, and awfully, the nitro effect is giving you a continuous flashbang, then every time I drift on the dirt, sometimes on the asphalt, the screen becomes darker and darker making the track barely visible due to the glitch effect.”
    • “Game on Windows is very buggy as sometimes the car floats or it's submerged into the ground.”
  • emotional
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players express deep emotional investment in the game, highlighting feelings of heartbreak and disappointment due to significant issues that detract from the overall experience. The stunning graphics and design are overshadowed by frustrations related to gameplay mechanics, leading to a sense of loss for dedicated players striving for completion.

    • “It's a financially expensive and emotionally taxing event with breathtaking graphics and outstanding design.”
    • “You ruined this game beyond repair and it's genuinely heartbreaking.”
    • “As a dedicated player who takes great pride in achieving 100% completion, I find this issue particularly heartbreaking.”
  • replayability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users express mixed feelings about replayability, with some highlighting that the game is infinitely replayable, while others criticize it for lacking engaging replay value, particularly in score or time attack modes. Overall, the consensus suggests that while there is potential for replayability, it may not be fully realized in its current form.

    • “ infinitely replayable”
    • “Why did they replace everything and not just make this a different game? 9 looks more playable than this.”
    • “Replayability -”
    • “Replayability:”
  • atmosphere
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is enhanced by a fitting soundtrack and impressive graphics, creating an engaging experience. However, the repetitive nature of certain gameplay elements, particularly in the showroom mode, detracts from the overall enjoyment, leaving players frustrated despite the game's potential.

    • “The soundtrack suits the atmosphere, and there's even a hint of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 type achievements for various tasks.”
    • “Great graphics and a great atmosphere make the game enjoyable, despite some frustrating elements in the multiplayer scoring system.”
    • “The game has really great potential with a huge number of cars and tracks, as well as interesting and fun modes that contribute to its immersive atmosphere.”
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Asphalt Legends is a arcade racing game.

Asphalt Legends is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 126 hours playing Asphalt Legends.

Asphalt Legends was released on August 2, 2022.

Asphalt Legends was developed by Gameloft.

Asphalt Legends has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Asphalt Legends is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Disney Speedstorm, Forza Horizon 4, Asphalt Legends Unite, Forza Horizon 5, The Crew 2 and others.