Asphalt 8: Airborne

Whereas most racers have one foot planted in reality, Asphalt 8 throws caution to the wind, flinging cars into the air with merry abandon, and burning nitro like it’s going out of fashion. You zoom your way around hyper-real tracks, occasionally animated with a launching shuttle or a massive ferry to leap over and totally not crash into. Crashy moments should instead be saved for rival cars, ramming them while nitroing; this, naturally, rewards you with more nitro. Asphalt just can’t get enough of nitro.

The only dent in this bonkers driving game’s otherwise fine frame is its business model. Gameloft and freemium equates to IAP and ads. But the latter are infrequent and the former can be avoided if you’re happy grinding a bit - and given the madcap, glorious courses on offer, who wouldn’t want to play them again and again?

Craig Grannell

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