Comments on: Gameloft's Asphalt 4 Elite Racing Now Available

By: matt

matt — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:42:54 +0000

I think that iPhone games will continue to look better contantly like every popular game system. Carmack (Id) said it's better than psp. We'll see.

By: Gregz0r

Gregz0r — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:48:08 +0000

I echo all the above. I'll also agree that they need to optimize it's performance more. I hope they can, otherwise a few things will become clear:
1: The iPhone is maxed out, and a lessening of the detail is all that can be done to improve the frame rate.

2: The iPhone is not as powerful as we thought. I have OutRun 2006 running on the PSP next to me here, and it's at least twice as detailed and runs at a much smoother clip then Asphalt 4.

By: LKM

LKM — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:43:45 +0000

After buying and actually playing the game, I must say that it has some serious framerate/stuttering issues. For a car racing game, that is bad news. I would say to avoid this one until they fix the stuttering framerate and speed…

By: videoflyer

videoflyer — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:34:52 +0000

92.8 MB??!!! Damn. It looks sweet but that's a helluvalotta space for one app. I don't mind the price at all – what I'm not sure I can afford is the space!

By: MilesO'Toole

MilesO'Toole — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:43:16 +0000

@mavis – thanks for the link.

@michael – This is a console-quality game with a real budget, NOT a quickie amateur product like much of the stuff in the app store. I would put the graphics on par with a PS2, but not quite the first xbox. There are 20+ cars, all officially licensed (BMW, nissan, etc.), with tons of unlockable customizations, like the kinds of tires, the kinds of cylinders, the kinds of air filters, brakes, and tons of other things that I just can't guess how they impact the game. But, the real selling point for me is just the amount of detail in the level design, something that is completely missing in GTS. If you're worried about price, think of it as spending $18 on this game, with that other game tossed in for free. You're still getting a bargain, I think.

By: LKM

LKM — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:21:21 +0000

For those who think this costs too much: The prequels of this game were available on the Nintendo DS and the N-Gage. They cost full price on both consoles (I guess around 30-40 bucks in the US). 10 bucks for this game is like free + a rounding error.

By: Mathieu Bonin

Mathieu Bonin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:07:03 +0000

I was waiting for the day I was going to get addicted an iPod Touch/iPhone game (other than MotionX Poker)…

This is it.

No forced BS tilt controls, I largely prefer tapping slight to the left and right to steer, the graphics are nothing short of amazing and the gameplay is so vast – car upgrades, good progression with regular unlocks.

This is the first "traditional game" to really get it right and not seem like a forced implementation for the (unusual) platform.

Love it, recommend it wholeheartedly.

By: awesome-o

awesome-o — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:10:15 +0000

got it played for like 3 hours I have to say graphics are amazing but after 3 hours of solid nonstop gameplay still can't match nitro kart. And I had to star charging my iPhone after like 30 ~40 mins.
A good game, can see why but again not an innovative game.
Graphics : 10
Sound: 8/9
Gameplay: 6 (could be 7/8 but haven't played multiplayer with wifi so can't rate)
Controls: 7 (was confusing at first, have to get used to it)

By: mavis

mavis — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:04:19 +0000

Is anyone else impressed (well maybe that's not the right word) that this game allows the phone to be used in either landscape orientation (home=right or home=left) … ? I find it annoying that most apps which require landscape orientation force home=right, because when I hold the phone that way, my hand blocks the speaker! Just a little pet peeve, I guess – but I really like that I can flip the iPhone over with A4, so I can actually hear the sound for once.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:08:21 +0000

Spent my $10. This game is in the quality level of say Grand Turismo and its on my phone. How nsane is that? Well worth EVERY penny.