
Some vehicles are more prone to wrecking than others. Generally, the angle at which the vehicle slams into something also has to be sharp (>45° on average, though this varies with speed) or the vehicle will simply violently bump against it but not wreck. To download Asphalt 8, head over to Google Play.A wreck is when a vehicle crashes into something at high speed and with so much force it becomes disabled for a few seconds. However, there might be a few disappointments in the overall experience. Asphalt 8 also costs only a dollar, so if you enjoyed the older games in the series or want to play it for the first time, there’s no reason not to. It’s a better “casual” racing game, and you don’t have to bother about the time repairs and upgrades take in Real Racing (which I use to my benefit to limit how much time I actually spend playing games). Real Racing is far more challenging, and I enjoy that.īut, I’m still quite confident most people would rather play Asphalt. I prefer Real Racing’s gameplay, the lack of Nitrous boosts and takedowns and all the extraneous stuff. I would rather play EA’s Real Racing 3 than Asphalt 8. I had to completely relaunch Asphalt 8 a few times, which, let’s face it, is really inconvenient. Switching off my WiFi and mobile data solved the issue, but it also meant I wasn’t able to try their multiplayer offerings which I really wanted to.Įven worse than that is that when my game was interrupted by a call, it wouldn’t save state. Before giving up, I decided to check the log and it appeared that the game had some sort of network issues which were causing the game to crash. It’s not a common issue, though I saw a thread or two about it online, so I was under the impression that it had to do with the ROM my HTC One X is running. The number of times this game crashed on me is INSANE.

Unfortunately, I’d love to have played the game some more to be able to say more good stuff about it, but… The Bad And for the first time ever, I found a racing game whose on-screen steering wheel control didn’t suck. This is a game that you would enjoy hooking up to your TV with HDMI out, and playing with a controller like Moga (it is also Nvidia Shield compatible).

I particularly love the hot-air balloons that you can see at the starting line of Iceland. The tracks are really good, with each offering their own unique challenges and visuals.
