If you are a lover of the road and speed you are surely looking for a game that can supply the desire to hit the road with your car and hit the gas, something that should not be done. The Asphalt saga is undoubtedly designed for you, developed by Gameloft at its headquarters in Barcelona. With their latest game released on the market, Asphalt 9: Legends , they have wanted to win the title of best racing game and they have more than succeeded.
Asphalt 9 graphics are amazing
One of the aspects that Asphalt 9 has improved compared to the previous version are undoubtedly the graphics . This is a tremendously important aspect since it must convey the feeling of speed. In this case, the focus has been on blurring pixel-by-pixel motion except on the vehicle. This phenomenon is tremendously used but obviously it must be applied correctly and in this case they have achieved it by also adding a deformation of the environment.
The motor they have used on this occasion has an HDR lighting effect that creates vibrant environments. At different stages throughout a race we can observe different lighting scenes that change according to conditions. This will vary depending on whether they are sunny, cloudy, deserted or snowy mountains as well as a great feeling of nighttime when we are in a night city environment.
Graphically there are also sparks when rubbing against a wall or when landing on the road. This gives it a tremendous reality effect that is tremendously interesting to make it look like we are actually hitting the car against a wall or doing a thrombus leaving the marks on the asphalt.
To show this type of reality, grass or mud remains will adhere to the car as we go through different areas. Also, when we collide with an object or another car, they will be reflected in the vehicle. With this type of action, it is not necessary to have an indicator of how broken our virtual car is, but we can clearly see them visually.
But graphically, not everything is perfect, since unfortunately we are facing a game that is blocked at 30 fps on both iOS and Android. This is quite sad since we expected it to run at 60fps, but it is possible that this blockage is due to the hardware not being able to be on our iPhone. We must also highlight that a much higher refresh rate is missed, as we have in competitive teams to enjoy this type of driving games.
Gameplay
There are several ways to play Asphalt 9. The classic way of taking advantage of our iPhone’s accelerometer to control our vehicle still remains . In this way the car will turn when we turn our mobile, something that gives a much more realistic experience.
But in addition to this much more realistic mode, we can go through using the ‘touch to turn ‘ control, where we can choose the sensitivity of the turn. This can be interesting to adjust to our needs and driving enjoyment.
But here is not this as this game is fully compatible with other game consoles such as the PS4 or Xbox. That is why we can connect them through bluethooth to our mobile and enjoy this incredible game in a very traditional way with this type of control.
Available Vehicles
There is a wide variety of cars available and they are all customizable. This is where the developer’s business comes in, and although we are talking about a free game, the extras are paid. If you want to have the last car on the market, you must go through the box or simply get fed up of playing to get yourself the necessary points to achieve it. Some may be tremendously necessary either to pass a career with a grade or to get some other record. This is why as the game progresses we may be tempted to take out the card and buy some extra upgrade. In the end, what we are buying are plans to be able to get hold of these vehicles that are aesthetically extremely real as well as physical.
Scenarios and limitations in racing
If we go to talk about the scenarios, it should be said that there is a wide selection available. In all the tracks there are we can use shortcuts and multiple routes. But in the end the races can be made a bit short because even if there are a total of 70 tracks, we always try to recycle some of them.
Something that we don’t like at all is that every time we go to make a game one unit of fuel is consumed . Even if we abandon the race, it will always be consumed and when all the fuel units run out, we must weigh the wait until it gradually recharges over time. But as in the previous case, you can take out your credit card to win new races.
Also keep in mind that you should always have an internet connection. That is why if we want to play on a flight we will have to put up with it since losing the internet also loses the possibility of playing Asphalt 9.
Multiplayer function
Another feature that we liked a lot in Asphalt 9 is undoubtedly related to multiplayer. We can face our friends in a race but the one with the much faster and more powerful car will always win.
There is also the possibility of having a club with our friends although we will not get anything useful. You can only expect a series of rewards on a daily basis but little more.
Sound
To get fully into this video game, an incredible soundtrack is included that can be personalized with our own music. We can even include our favorite podcasts to listen to them when we are making a race so as not to get bored. Obviously to get fully into the driving experience we need good graphics and also a decent sound and Asphalt fully complies.
Opinion and conclusions
Asphalt 9 is a highly recommended racing car game with graphics that take away the hiccups. But being a free to play game with micro transactions may be something that does not fully convince users that they are beginning to like it. In the operational aspect you can not put any but although it would be asked to be at 60 fps.