Gameloft’s Asphalt series of racing games have come a long, long way since their humble beginnings on mobile phones, the ill-fated N-Gage, and Nintendo DS almost a decade ago. The latest in the series, Asphalt 7: Heat ($4.99), was released over the summer and was easily the most impressive iteration yet, offering a full-blown arcade racer wrapped up in an incredibly shiny package.
Currently you can grab Asphalt 7 for the very agreeable price of free. Now, the game has always been just 99¢ anyway, which is incredibly cheap for such a full-featured title. This probably has something to do with the amount of IAP in the game: there’s a lot of it. It’s not the bad kind though, just the kind that asks you to play a whole lot in order to earn enough in-game currency to buy all the various cars and upgrades. The “buy some IAP if you’re impatient" kind, if you will.
Still, removing the barrier of entry will likely be a good way to get people to check out Asphalt 7 if they were on the fence before. I mean, why not? All you’ve got to lose is time, and admittedly it is a huge download at over 1GB. If you’re a racing game fan then you’ll definitely want to check it out, as although they’re different in many ways, it compares favorably to EA’s Need For Speed Most Wanted ($4.99), which came out just last month and also seems to be vying for the spot of “best iOS racer" in the minds of gamers.
You might need to hurry though, as according to the description Asphalt 7: Heat will only be free for a day.
Wow you guys came through! I was just about to tweet you guys asking why this wasn't posted yet. Thanks!
Also a few high prices Gameloft games are on sale for $.99 - Backstab, Gangstar Rio, Amazing Spider-Man and a Rainbow Six game.
only 5 free games :(
Downloaded chimpact and its pretty fun
I downloaded it before, got bored pretty quickly...
:( I liked it
Well different people like different things!
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It's also worth mentioning that the Full Game Unlock IAP for Magic 2013 is down to £3 (and whatever that works out to in America)
Only 5 free games? Dude, $0.99 for some great titles is a steal. A buck is nothing. For the price of a combo meal you can get hours and hours of fun! I hope that you found some great deals. :-)
if only I had money lol
And there are more than 5 free games...you just have to give others a shot.
So basically the moral of this story is to never pay full price for a game?
No, never pay full price for Craploft and ScumbagtronicArts games. Thats the moral story of this :)
I had the EXACT same though. So, basically every game they make. So, basically never buy anything unless it's on sale.
They're pretty good games but are almost always overpriced, ESPECIALLY Gameloft!!!!😡😡😡😡😡