Asphalt: Injection is a racing game developed by Gameloft for the PlayStation Vita and Android. and released in 2011–2012. The eighth major game of Asphalt series. Just like Asphalt 3D, it was published by Konami in Japan and Ubisoft worldwide.

Asphalt: Injection
North American box art
Developer(s)Gameloft
Publisher(s)
SeriesAsphalt
Platform(s)PlayStation Vita, Android
Release
  • JP: December 17, 2011
  • NA: February 15, 2012
  • EU: February 22, 2012
  • AU: February 23, 2012
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

The game contains three main gameplay modes. The "Career" mode allows the player to unlock tracks, cars and upgrades. In "Free Play", the player can play with previously unlocked tracks and vehicles. The "Multiplayer" mode gives the player the ability to play against others online. The game includes 52 licensed cars, 20 career classes and 15 race tracks from the Android version of Asphalt 6: Adrenaline, similar to Asphalt 3D which has 17 tracks from the Android version of Asphalt 5. The Android version was released exclusively for Lenovo K860. It had two exclusive cars. They were unlicensed but resembled the Audi R8 and Ferrari Enzo.

Reception edit

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Asphalt: Injection for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Sterling, Jim (February 22, 2012). "Review: Asphalt Injection". Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Carsillo, Ray (February 23, 2012). "EGM Review: Asphalt: Injection". EGMNow. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Brian (December 21, 2011). "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Bischoff, Daniel R. (February 23, 2012). "Asphalt Injection Review". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Asphalt: Injection". GamesMaster: 101. May 2012.
  7. ^ "Asphalt: Injection". Hyper: 81. May 2012.
  8. ^ Eykemans, Peter (February 14, 2012). "Asphalt Injection Review". IGN. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Asphalt: Injection". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK: 118. April 2012.
  10. ^ "Asphalt: Injection". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia: 78. April 2012.
  11. ^ "Review: Asphalt: Injection". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. April 2012. p. 60.

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