While it sounds like you're getting cheated from most of the fun, it actually works well and is genuinely fun whatever way you decide to play.īy using touch control the game does the steering for you, though you can choose the direction you want to bank off to, and leaves you to control drift and nitro (boost) options. Having dabbled in getting stuck right into the experience and failing, I went with the less embarrassing 'hands-off- approach. As opposed to my original view, the game does offer up both touch drive and the full driving experience. Racing, on the other hand, I absolutely adore. For you it may do, but I'd rather watch paint dry. I'll come clean right here and say that I'm about as fluent in car lingo as I am Latin, so the prospect of unlocking a bunch of real-life cars and putting all sorts of shiny bits in them doesn't quite get me giddy.

No? Just me?Īsphalt 9: Legends eases you into its arcade-style racing with a speedy tutorial and a quick flash-up of text boxes to explain all of the usual freemium bits and bobs.Īs well as unlocking a variety of car blueprints via the game or shop, you can upgrade the car's innards, change its colour, and get to work climbing up the career ladder by improving your reputation. Granted, Asphalt 9: Legends doesn't quite give you the metal-crumpling satisfaction in its crashes, but it's high quality and kind-of makes you want to go clubbing afterwards. We're still not quite there in terms of getting Burnout on mobile, but the entourage of mobile games released these past couple of years is making me more and more hopeful.

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