Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

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  • Summary: [DSiWare] For the racing elite, the world is their racetrack. Choose among 28 dream cars and motorcycles from the world's most prestigious manufacturers. Then race your way through eight of the most renowned cities, fully rendered in 3-D. Control your speed machine with either standard or[DSiWare] For the racing elite, the world is their racetrack. Choose among 28 dream cars and motorcycles from the world's most prestigious manufacturers. Then race your way through eight of the most renowned cities, fully rendered in 3-D. Control your speed machine with either standard or touch-screen controls for precision driving. Photos taken with the Nintendo DSi™ Camera can be used as your personal icon or can appear throughout the various environments, including the garage where you can customize and tune your vehicles. From New York to Shanghai, Paris to Dubai, you'll weave a course through busy streets in six kinds of races plus four-player Multiplayer mode. Avoid police, demolish competitors and pass the leader to win. You'll need to floor it at every straightaway and push every drift to the limit to stay one step ahead and become the ultimate VIP of urban racing. [Nintendo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Vandal
    90
    This Gameloft proposal makes Asphalt 4 Elite Racing one of the best racing games available on Nintendo DS, specially in its subgenre, "real" car races. Mario Kart DS is still a difficult title to beat.
  2. Modojo
    80
    Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is worth every penny of its 800-point price, with a huge amount of racing action and great old-school controls. Buy it.
  3. Nintendo Life
    80
    Gameloft have set the bar for other developers to aspire to, with a huge amount of detailed gaming squeezed from the 800 points asking price with 28 licensed cars, 8 real-life cities and a decent-sized career mode.
  4. IGN
    78
    A tremendous value for DSiWare shoppers.
  5. Nintendojo
    78
    The few hitches, such as a lack of a robust online mode, do not ruin the experience. Instead, it just stops the title a tad short from reaching the upper echelon of DSiWare experiences.
  6. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    75
    A solid racer only let down by some muggy looking cars. Just about worth your points. [Aug 2009, p.101]
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  7. Multiplayer.it
    70
    Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is a nice and competent arcade racing game that fails to impress due to the technical limitations of the DS and to some minor but annoying gameplay problems.

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  1. MichaelK0
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    Одна из моих любимых игр. Для меня она очень атмосферная, + мне нравится музыка.
  2. joshmelbourne45
    Feb 18, 2012
    10
    Definitely it deserves attention. This game introduced me to the Asphalt series and I have to tell you, the game rocks. It's so far my bestDefinitely it deserves attention. This game introduced me to the Asphalt series and I have to tell you, the game rocks. It's so far my best racing choice on the DS.… Expand
  4. FredB
    Jul 8, 2009
    9
    This is the best Racer I have ever played on the DS! Definatley worth the 800 download points. Colorful backgrounds, very good graphics This is the best Racer I have ever played on the DS! Definatley worth the 800 download points. Colorful backgrounds, very good graphics engine, reminds me of a PS1 or 2 game shrunk down on the DS. The Cars look great, the different race modes and unlockables kept me playing until 2Am in my bed last night as my wife snored on. Definitely check this out. Time to go to CVS to buy some Visine.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best DS Game of 2009
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#79 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009
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#33 Most Shared DS Game of 2009