Asphalt 9: Review of Legends | NDTV Gadgets360.com

Asphalt 9 Legends for Android and iOS is out now after an extended software launch period that began in February. In our first impressions of this racing game, we stated that it's a surprisingly polished entry into the long-running series. With the final version of Asphalt 9 having a download size of 1.5 GB on iOS and Android, we have taken it to an extended reader to let you know if it's a worthy successor to Asphalt 8: Airborne.

First of all, if you were waiting for this to be a story-heavy affair like the recent Need for Speed ​​games, think again. With Asphalt 9: Legends, the focus is on racing. The goal is to win every racing season. Fortunately, you will not only be hustling for pole position at every event. To be responsible for escaping the cops, beating the clock for the best timing, or finishing stunts galore, there is enough variety to help you keep going. Throw a steady number of unlockables, such as acquiring upgrades that allow you to improve the handling and speed of your car, plans to get new rides and new events available at intervals Regular, and Asphalt 9 does a fantastic job. tangible progress at each game session. It does not age, even 10 hours, the time we spend between the software release version and the final version.

This extends to the visuals of Asphalt 9. Despite the time we spent with the game, it is still cool. It's all about minute details like the dust thrown by your tires on a Midwestern US railroad to highly detailed car models with glare, it seems superlative even on the iPhone 6s. The Asphalt 9 races will take you from the snowy Himalayas to sunny Cairo (with the pyramids as a backdrop) to Shanghai at night and to the American Midwest mentioned above. It turns easily between these levels and mixes the length of each race as well as the obstacles you face such as rock falls in the Himalayas and tornados in the United States. There is always something new that catches your attention, and when it repeats itself The same graphic tricks, it does not feel like exhausted its welcome.

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[19659002] Also new, the control option of the touch reader which allows you to drag the screen as in Temple Run. The use of Touch Drive allows you to decide in which direction your car should go, allowing you to avoid obstacles, to skip ramps, or to jostle your opponents en route, while cornering and The acceleration of the car are managed automatically. You control when you want to use nitro to increase your speed or perform drifts and stunts by tapping the screen. Certainly, it lacks granular, refined alternatives like Tilt to Steer that uses your phone's gyroscope to steer or Tap to Steer that has virtual buttons, it's a neat addition that makes Asphalt 9 much more accessible to those who do not want to worry about the many twists and turns of each race track. We found that all three control systems were equally responsive.

Asphalt 9 differs from the previous entries by the rate of acquisition of new cars. At the time of the game, we found ourselves improving the features of our existing vehicles and using them more often rather than going from one lap to the other unless the race required a particular type of car. This is because the collection of new cars is less common. You do not get them as a reward for finishing an event, instead, you get a plan – a party for a new car. Earning new cars depends on the number of shots you acquire through the races and through card packs – the game takers on the loot boxes – which are available as in-app purchases. app. You can also win card packs by completing a series of events or by looking at commercials.

Although we have completed three racing seasons, a good number of timed events as well as thirty multiplayer races, we only had seven cars. The micro-transactions are a mix of cars, upgrades and plans ranging from Rs. 159 to Rs. 7900 on iOS and Rs. 30 to Rs. 7,900 on Android. You win a coin in the game – and there are three – you earn chips and credits for each race that you can use to buy card packs, while a third currency is won for trading. blue that you do not need. None of them was particularly important or useful for getting new cars. While the relative scarcity of new cars has not pushed us to spend real money, we hope Gameloft will fine tune this part of the game so that it will be more generous in the days to come.

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Another area of ​​the game that could be the subject of a some attention is its online connectivity. Like most free games with micro-transactions, you must be online at all times. This is necessary to avoid any form of cheating or bypbading its in-app purchases. However, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired. For example, if you switch from one application to another, you will be disconnected from the game even if you are on a menu screen, which does not happen in other games. This seemed to happen regardless of the connection we were on, whether it was Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G. Although it's trying to reconnect automatically, it decreases the experience. Now that Ashphalt 9 is released around the world, it may be an area where we will see an improvement.

As for battery life and thermals, a 20-minute session of Asphalt 9 gave us back 20% on an iPhone 6s. replaced the battery and while the phone became warm to the touch, it never reached a point where it was unplayable. Suffice to say that your mileage may vary.

Is Asphalt 9 worth playing? Certainly. Although we are not the biggest fans of how his car collection works at the moment and its ever-changing nature online is boring, but they do not matter when the rest of the game is as good as that. Asphalt 9 is one of the best racing games to download right now

Pros:

• Very Beautiful
• Well Controlled
• Lots of Variety

Cons: [19659013] Do not give you as many cars as you want