Asphalt 9: Legends features an extensive roster of real hypercars from renowned manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors. For the first time in the Asphalt series, you can create your own community of like-minded racers with the Club feature. Tear up the Asphalt in the ultimate console racing experience on mobile! Enjoy the intuitive TouchDrive™ controls as you take the wheel of over 50 prestigious dream cars across 70 gravity-defying tracks. Complete over 800 events in the solo Career mode and face up to 7 players in real time in the multiplayer mode.
Jul 22, 2021 Asphalt 9: Legends features an extensive roster of real hypercars from renowned manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors. For the first time in the Asphalt series, you can create your own community of like-minded racers with the Club feature. Play Asphalt 9: Legends on PC and MAC with BlueStacks and become a true street legend using the most prestigious motor cars in the entire world! Choose between Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and more, pick your dream car and race across incredible locations across the world against the most speedy rivals.
welcome toasphalt 9 legends
Here is a game that breaks rules.
A game for all of us who dare to defy reality. A game for all the dreamers, the outsiders and the rebels who cannot follow the guidelines and who cannot accept the status quo.
Here is a fantasy for all of us who break expectations.
Here is a place to become LEGENDS.
define
your ride*
Discover an extensive roster of real hyper-cars from renowned manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors.
Pick your dream ride and prepare to compete for greatness against the globe.
*Content may differ on the Nintendo Switchᵀᴹ
conquerthe world
Explore a world of unlimited speed as you drive across the most amazing real-world locations. Race around giant tornados in the American wilderness, avoid landslides in the Himalayas. Each track is a blockbuster of its own.
Leave your limits in the dust and become a Legend of the Track!
becomea legend
Start your journey to becoming a Legend in Career mode. Prove your skills by competing against up to 7 players in real time through the different leagues of the World Series Multiplayer mode.
Create your own community of like-minded racers with the Club feature and collaborate with your Club members to rise up the ranks of the Club leaderboard.becomea legend
Start your journey to becoming a Legend in Career mode. Prove your skills by competing against up to 7 players in real time through the different leagues of the World Series Multiplayer mode.
Create your own community of like-minded racers with the Club feature and collaborate with your Club members to rise up the ranks of the Club leaderboard.becomea legend
Start your journey to becoming a Legend in Career mode. Prove your skills by competing against up to 7 players in real time through the different leagues of the World Series Multiplayer mode.
Create your own community of like-minded racers with the Club feature and collaborate with your Club members to rise up the ranks of the Club leaderboard.
| Asphalt 9: Legends | |
|---|---|
Cover art of Asphalt 9: Legends featuring the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio | |
| Developer(s) | Gameloft Barcelona[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
| Series | Asphalt |
| Platform(s) |
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| Release | Soft launch February 26, 2018 Worldwide launch July 25, 2018 Nintendo Switch October 8, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Racing, Arcade |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online multiplayer |
Asphalt 9: Legends is a racing video game developed by Gameloft Barcelona and published by Gameloft. Released on July 25, 2018, it is the ninth main installment in the Asphalt series. In comparison to previous entries, there are several new and improved features, such as a prestigious car lineup, new control schemes, including the autopilot mode called Touch Drive, and race modes, and the reimplemented 'shockwave nitro' from Asphalt 6: Adrenaline. The graphics are considered significantly improved compared to its 2013 predecessor, Asphalt 8: Airborne.
Gameplay[edit]
The gameplay in Asphalt 9 is similar to the other Asphalt Games with noticeable differences in graphics and design. There were 48 cars featured in the game when soft-launched, but the worldwide release saw the introduction of four new cars, leading to 52 cars.[1][2][3]
There are currently 135 cars as of the July 2021 update. Like its predecessor, each of the cars belongs to a class progressively featuring higher performance and rarity: D, C, B, A, and S. The player starts with a car in the lowest class (Class D), the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. All cars in the game now require 'blueprints' to unlock and then subsequently 'star up', with each of them having anywhere from 3 to 6 stars. For each new star, the car's performance capability is increased (at the cost of a lesser fuel tank quantity). Each car can also be customized with the new car editor feature.
Upon unlocking a car, the player can choose from a few official stock colors. Once the car has been starred up at least once, the player can create custom paint job colors to the body, rims, and brake calipers for most models. Some models also allow for carbon parts on the hood, trunk, and wings. Several cars are also convertibles (they can be converted from closed roofs to open ones in-game), like the BMW Z4 LCI E89 and McLaren 570S. Introduced in the 2019 Summer Update, several cars like the Mercedes-AMG GTS could have special tires, rims, and changes to the bodywork added to the car. Also new to the series are 'clubs', where up to 20 players can collaboratively score “reputation points” to achieve rewards. The more reputation points the club scores, the better rewards, ranging from credits to blueprints for cars.
The game also features 'nitro shockwave', returning from Asphalt 6: Adrenaline and Asphalt 7: Heat. When the player has a full nitro bar and taps twice on the Nitro button, a purple pulse is released from the vehicle while the car's speed increases. On mobile platforms, Asphalt 9 has three control schemes: Tilt to Steer, Tap to Steer, and the brand new 'Touch Drive' in which the player selects routes and stunts by swiping left and right. Touch Drive is intended for beginners and casual players. On Windows 10 devices, Touch Drive and manual controls can be used with the keyboard; or with a tilt to steer, if the device has a touchscreen and an accelerometer.
In the game, there are three playing modes: Career, Multiplayer, Events, and Special Events (and Grand Prix). In career mode, the player completes single-player 'chapters' that each consist of several series of races focusing on a certain car class or manufacturer. In Multiplayer, the player competes against other online players in real-time. In Events, the player participates in a daily or weekly competition to beat other players' times or earn other items.
There are also “Special Events”, which were introduced in the Bugatti Chiron special event in December 2018, and have continued since with the introduction of “Drive Syndicate” events in July 2019 and, more recently, another special event released on July 31, 2020, starting with the SSC Tuatara. Since the 'Godly Beasts Update', a new type of Special Event called 'Grand Prix' has been launched, starting with the Techrules AT96 Track Edition Grand Prix. Players compete against other players for rewards, including the Key for the featured Grand Prix car. Once a player obtains a Key, they can instantly unlock the car. This is the only way in the game to unlock a car without Blueprints.
There are 3 race types in Asphalt 9. The 'classic' race mode from previous games has returned alongside new races, 'Time Attack' and 'Hunted.' In Time Attack, the player has to cross the finish line within a time limit. In Hunted, the player must escape a police pursuit in a car chase without getting busted or running out of time. The player must also avoid wrecking their car, for if they do, they are immediately 'busted'.
The game features a number of race tracks set in new locations: Cairo (including Giza), the Himalayas, the U.S. Midwest, Scotland, the Caribbean and race track inspired Auckland. It also brings back five locations from previous games in the series: San Francisco, Rome, Shanghai, Osaka, New York and Nevada.[4]
Development[edit]
The game was developed by Gameloft's Barcelona Studio which also made Asphalt 8: Airborne, and co-developed Asphalt Xtreme with Gameloft Madrid. The game uses the Bullet physics engine and the Jet Engine game engine. Continuing the tradition from Asphalt 8, the game features licensed soundtracks.
The first rumors of Asphalt 9: Legends began back in 2016, with Gameloft posting pictures on Twitter, showing Gameloft Barcelona making a map that had not been seen in Asphalt 8: Airborne. The game was scheduled to be released in the summer of 2017 according to Gameloft's press release, and the name was going to be Asphalt 9: Shockwave. In February 2018, Gameloft was doing a live Q&A with one of their community managers at Gameloft London, where he responded to questions about Asphalt 9, and said that he was not allowed to comment on the future of the Asphalt series. Four days later, however, a trailer was revealed for Asphalt 9.
The game was first released for iOS as a soft launch on February 26, 2018, in the Philippines, then in Thailand on March 22, 2018. It was later released for Android as a soft launch, on May 17, 2018 in the Philippines.[5][6] Pre-registration for the worldwide launch began on June 29, 2018. Around the same time, people could pre-register the game on the Google Play Store. On July 24, 2018, Gameloft announced the game's release date, July 26, 2018, on a Facebook and YouTube Livestream. However, the game released a day earlier than planned. When the game released worldwide, it reached 4 million downloads across all platforms in less than a week.
On June 6, 2019, Gameloft announced that the game would be available on Nintendo Switch. The port was released on October 8, 2019. There was a mode where you can play offline with friends and family with different controllers but you had to earn a certain amount of career flags to unlock Offline Mode. There were Joy-Con controls and Touchscreen controls on the portable screen. Joy-Con meant having two controllers connected on either side and using the two controllers to play.[7]
An Xbox One and Series X/S port was announced on April 2021, with a release date currently unknown.[8] An arcade adaptation, developed by IGS and Wahlap Technology under a license from Gameloft, will be released worldwide in 2021 under the name Asphalt 9 Legends: Arcade DX.[9]
Reception[edit]
Asphalt 9 Legends Trailer
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | iOS: 74/100[10] NS: 61/100[11] |
Asphalt 9 received positive reviews upon release, with the new graphics and visual design being almost unanimously praised as a major improvement over the series' predecessors, but there were mixed responses to the progression system, including its hostile monetization and “energy” systems.[citation needed]
Prasad of GSMArena.com wrote: 'Visually, Asphalt 9 is stunning and quite possibly the best-looking game on the mobile platform today',[12] while TechCommuters' review stated, 'Regardless of the platform you're playing on, the game delivers...With a wide variety of cars, accessories, tracks, and events, you can play this game for a long time without any dull moment.'[13] Nick Tylwalk of Gamezebo also praised the graphics, but wrote that the 'blueprint system can be a mixed bag and there are times when you feel stuck, progression-wise.' Vishal Mathur of News18 mentioned 'every time you run a wheel off the road, the dust that gets thrown up is finely detailed. The cars look very realistic too... However, it isn't exactly easy to get exotic cars. As with most racing games, you start from the bottom of the pyramid and then work your way up. In many races, the rewards that you get are blueprints of vehicles. You will need to collect the required number of blueprints for the car that you are eyeing before you can unlock it. This is slightly difficult, and we feel that element has been added to ensure that players remain active for longer on the game, in the pursuit of their favorite car.'[14]
The game won the award for 'Sports Game' at the 2019 Webby Awards.[15]
Asphalt 9 had also won the 2019 Apple Design Awards, and is the only racing game to win the Design Award.
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Notes[edit]
- ^Additional work by Gameloft Saigon, Gameloft Montreal, Gameloft Madrid, Gameloft Kharkiv, and Gameloft Bucharest
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- ^'Wahlap Unveils New Arcade Titles At AAA 2021 Including Asphalt 9 Legends Arcade'. Arcade Heroes. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^'Asphalt 9: Legends for iPhone/iPad Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^'Asphalt 9: Legends for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^Prasad (2018-08-04). 'Asphalt 9: Legends game review for iOS and Android'. GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^TechCommuters (2018-08-24). 'Asphalt 9: Legends - Game Review'. TechCommuters. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^Mathur, Vishal (2018-07-26). 'Asphalt 9 Legends Review: A Racing Game For The Aggressive Driver in You'. News18. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^Liao, Shannon (April 23, 2019). 'Here are all the winners of the 2019 Webby Awards'. The Verge. Retrieved April 25, 2019.