Asphalt (series)
Asphalt is a series of racing video games developed and published by Gameloft. Games in the series typically focus on fast-paced arcade racing set in various locales throughout the world, tasking players to complete races while evading the local law enforcement in police pursuits.
| Asphalt | |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
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| Creator(s) | Stanislas Dewavrin |
| Artist(s) | Arthur Hugot |
| Composer(s) | Romain Gauthier |
| Platform(s) | macOS, iOS, tvOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows RT, Windows Phone, Android, ColorOS, N-Gage, Java ME, Symbian, DSiWare, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Bada, Tizen, webOS, BREW, Freebox, Browser, DoJa, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Arcade |
| First release | Asphalt: Urban GT 15 November 2004 |
| Latest release | Asphalt: Moto Blitz DX September 11, 2023 |
Asphalt: Urban GT, the first game in the series, was released for the Nintendo DS and N-Gage in 2004 alongside simplified J2ME versions for mobile phones. Incarnations of the game for various other platforms soon followed, the latest in the main series being Asphalt 9: Legends released in 2018; a number of spinoffs were also released, such as the endless runner Asphalt Overdrive, Asphalt Nitro, a minimal version of Asphalt for low-end devices with procedural generation as a selling point, Asphalt Xtreme, an off-road-centric entry into the series, and the drag racing game Asphalt Street Storm.