Asphalt 8: Airborne

 iOS
  • Publisher: Gameloft
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2013
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 172
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 172
  3. Negative: 28 out of 172
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  1. DharcSlayer
    Jun 9, 2023
    7
    Used to be great, before. Got a decent amount of cars, a quarter of which came from really obscure brands, which is good in a way cause you'll get to drive a diversity of real world exotic cars that you never heard of, and for a mobile game, it definitely captures it's arcady structure most mobile racing games does. Your car here pretty much works like a skateboard here. Barrel rolls,Used to be great, before. Got a decent amount of cars, a quarter of which came from really obscure brands, which is good in a way cause you'll get to drive a diversity of real world exotic cars that you never heard of, and for a mobile game, it definitely captures it's arcady structure most mobile racing games does. Your car here pretty much works like a skateboard here. Barrel rolls, flatspinning in the air as if you're kickflipping a car, nitrous that definitely captures the arcady sense of the game, career mode was kind of a stretch now since some specific yet unobtainable cars were meeded for such events, and so on.

    It's quite suprising that this game from 2013 still is playable and still has a working multiplayer server till this day, but the really invasive ads it has nowadays, coupled with the cash grabby offers it has in 2023, coupled that with the ginormous upgrade costs, and a bad credit/hr to upgrade cost ratio, and some cars that were just impossible to even obtain now, just kills the game entirely and making it unplayable.    … Expand
  2. VarVarJeg
    Jun 3, 2023
    7
    impossible to play the game on newer versions as a f2p but older versions are always an option unless ur on ios
  3. Jaidenbrkl1
    Apr 6, 2023
    9
    Asphalt 8 is one of the best mobile racing games out there with amazing graphics, fantastic visuals, and great gameplay.
  4. niko747474
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    Asphalt 8 is another exaple of how a great game can be destroyed because of the greedy developer. I used to play this game somewhere in 2014-16, and I enjoyed it a lot. Back then it was the best arcade racing game on mobile devices, and now that I revisit it, all I see is multiple currencies obtainable only by paying money, extremely low rewards that make this game impossible to beat,Asphalt 8 is another exaple of how a great game can be destroyed because of the greedy developer. I used to play this game somewhere in 2014-16, and I enjoyed it a lot. Back then it was the best arcade racing game on mobile devices, and now that I revisit it, all I see is multiple currencies obtainable only by paying money, extremely low rewards that make this game impossible to beat, especially with all the cars being either extremely overpriced, or requiring another currencies. Right now this "game" is still there only for additional cash for Gameloft: the main developing team has abandoned the project and moved to Asphalt 9. So if you want a good or at least somewhat decent arcade racing game on mobile, play Asphalt 9 and avoid this at all costs. If you want to revisit Asphalt 8 properly, play Legacy Edition and avoid this at all costs.… Expand
  5. jettaga
    Oct 30, 2022
    9
    I played this game on mobile for 6 years. now i'm playing on pc.

    oh, will the 5000 character limit be enough? graphics and optimization. You can play easily even on potato pc. also on phones. The game that gameloft continues to develop for the longest time and still continues to be developed. I don't fit bugs, it's not a problem for you because sometimes you may encounter silly bugs.    I played this game on mobile for 6 years. now i'm playing on pc.

    oh, will the 5000 character limit be enough?

    graphics and optimization. You can play easily even on potato pc. also on phones. The game that gameloft continues to develop for the longest time and still continues to be developed. I don't fit bugs, it's not a problem for you because sometimes you may encounter silly bugs.

    p2w status. there is no exaggerated p2w level. Of course, you can improve faster by giving money, but it is possible to improve by playing a little more without paying. If you say you have time, you can earn more money by watching advertisements at the end of the race and watching advertisements in the menu. But, the packages are too expensive for some countries. For example, for Turkey.

    vehicle prices. If you noticed, I say a vehicle, not a car. because there are motors in the game too! vehicle prices have never been stable. 5000 units of cars become 300,000 in one price change update and 200,000 in another price change update. like the economies of poor countries. There is never a fixed price. With the new currency swap token that came about 1-2 years ago, many cars are now sold with swap tokens. likewise, vehicle upgrades are now done entirely with this new incoming exchange token. I think it was good that it came, but it broke the game.

    festivals. It comes once in a while like the battle passes you know and takes about 1-2 weeks. Then it doesn't come for 1-2 weeks and a new festival is coming. You can get very good vehicles by investing money in these festivals. You do not need to deposit any money. By not investing money, you can get vehicles that are a little weaker than the ones with money.

    storage. It takes up 4GB on mobile and only 4.4GB on PC. Of course, it can increase to these dimensions by downloading the incoming updates.
    You can also play the game with xbox consoles.

    The game does not tell a story.

    cheat protection is weak. Very rarely, speed cheaters may come to your races. You can also cheat money with cheat engine on pc. on mobile by downloading apk version.

    play the game by downloading the first version if you wish. You will see with your eyes that the game is very good and playable even in 2013-2014.    … Expand
  6. TheDukeNukeDoom
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    The game is ultimately fun with various locations to race your opponents and hundreds of iconic cars and motorcycles. I wish this game could be ported on console since it would look and run on a PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Overall, this is one of best racing games to play on mobile or PC.
  7. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 1, 2022
    8
    The best ever made the only problem was the difficulty and their damn pay boxes
  8. Purgenta
    Jan 13, 2022
    9
    The graphics are stunning for a 2013 game on a mobile device! There's so many cars you can try and so many tracks, this game by far is absolutely stunning and amazing in terms of gameplay. But what I don't like is the boosters, there are boosters in the game that for example, can give you double the nitro tanks or full boost when you start. These can be activated on multiplayer as wellThe graphics are stunning for a 2013 game on a mobile device! There's so many cars you can try and so many tracks, this game by far is absolutely stunning and amazing in terms of gameplay. But what I don't like is the boosters, there are boosters in the game that for example, can give you double the nitro tanks or full boost when you start. These can be activated on multiplayer as well which is pretty annoying to see people illegitimately win with stupid little boosters.… Expand
  9. Adriankawaiitj
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    Es un juego de carreras multijugador actualmente balanceado con buenas carreras temporadas autos. principalmente carreras arcade alcanzado un millón de suscriptores en YouTube dio premios a todos los jugadores del mundo con constantes actualizaciones
  10. deycd
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    TIene gráficos de juego de 40$, y es gratis, por eso creo que es si no el mejor, de los mejores juegos gratis, sin embargo, los controles en Android son un poco malos, si se lleva el 9 es porque puedes jugar con mando o en emulador (Bluestacks). Buena jugabilidad, buen sistema de desbloqueo de coches, superior al del 9. Y muy lindos paisajes. Pero no recomiendo jugarlo en Android sin teneTIene gráficos de juego de 40$, y es gratis, por eso creo que es si no el mejor, de los mejores juegos gratis, sin embargo, los controles en Android son un poco malos, si se lleva el 9 es porque puedes jugar con mando o en emulador (Bluestacks). Buena jugabilidad, buen sistema de desbloqueo de coches, superior al del 9. Y muy lindos paisajes. Pero no recomiendo jugarlo en Android sin tene rmando, recomiendo más para Bluestacks. El online de este también es mejor que el online de Asphalt 9, por el sistema de emparejamiento y porque es menos pay to win… Expand
  11. sebastianali
    Jul 18, 2021
    4
    I played for the moment Asphalt 1,2,3,4 and this one, and sorry guys, but i think this is the worst by far. Previous games in the series were much more simpler, better balanced and much more fun. Since they were release in Java dont have any micro sh.. or ads. Some of them break the game completely if you buy it or if you dont pay for them means that sometime would be impossible to win,I played for the moment Asphalt 1,2,3,4 and this one, and sorry guys, but i think this is the worst by far. Previous games in the series were much more simpler, better balanced and much more fun. Since they were release in Java dont have any micro sh.. or ads. Some of them break the game completely if you buy it or if you dont pay for them means that sometime would be impossible to win, although this apply to every mobile game today (thats why i consider old Java games to be much superior to mobile games today). Yes, the graphics are incredible, the game is so optimized to low end mobiles and has a lot of cars, but that isnt nothing when the game becomes frustrating, repetitive, confuse menus to the new player, boring, lack of innovation with other racing games or other games in the series, and the controls are much more stiff than other Asphalt games like 4.
    Asphalt 4 for me is still peak of the series, perfection that no other Asphalt game would even dream.    … Expand
  12. Molchaliv
    May 14, 2021
    9
    Графика, музыка, тачки и всё это переплетается в такую качественную игру, как Asphalt 8: Airborne
  13. KnightThunder2
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    Welcome to 2020, which a new fancy "update" released and car prices whooped up again. Just a waste of your time, a garbage just like other mobile games. Graphics and variety of cars doesn't matter if there's nothing worth to play.
  14. gold
    Apr 5, 2019
    9
    Отличная игра, но очень долгая. Сюжета нет, графика - 7, атмосфера - 9, геймплей - 9, управление - 10, интерфейс - минималистский на 9, музыка - 10.
    Итог:9.050/10
  15. EUROGUEIMER
    Oct 1, 2018
    0
    Oh, my god... The worst game ever i played. In my personal traininc simulation is not the best game, is the worst.
  16. NullMinus
    Mar 24, 2018
    7
    Very impressive. Good graphics and insane gameplay. Unfortunately, it's a free game with most of the content locked behind grind and microtransactions.
  17. XenonYT
    Dec 12, 2017
    3
    Asphalt 8 is the worst thing in existence. in 2013 this game was good because you had to pay for it now greedy gameloft decided to make the game free. and it only got worse first off the microtransactions now i know that this is free so i should have microtransactions but hey look you can by 6 digital i repeat DIGITAL cars for 100$ yea im not joking back then it was worse you can by 2Asphalt 8 is the worst thing in existence. in 2013 this game was good because you had to pay for it now greedy gameloft decided to make the game free. and it only got worse first off the microtransactions now i know that this is free so i should have microtransactions but hey look you can by 6 digital i repeat DIGITAL cars for 100$ yea im not joking back then it was worse you can by 2 cars for 100$ in real money so greedy gameloft thought hey lets add a 2nd currency that takes 2 years just to get one... ONE. the grind heavy progression is bad you get 5000 dollars for the last event you get 1000 dollars for doing a multiplayer match and the a.i is bad its so unfair you have to upgrade your car to a different rank which take way to long to do. they increase the prices of cars like the veneno back then it was like 60000 dollars back then. now its times 2 the price. this game has the worst lootboxes ever you get nothing you get blueprints for select cars and what about the MAX system its just confusing you get unnecessary parts that do barley anything. don't get me wrong this game is the best looking on mobile but every aspect is ruined by these problems. this is basically a burnout and need for speed ripoff it sucks stay away from it and just like EA stay away from them… Expand
  18. AidenDaniel
    Jun 19, 2017
    9
    2017 and its still very fun to play
    to be honest its one of the best games on ios
    Second best racing game on ios and gamelofts best tiltle ever made
  19. Shadow1
    Apr 10, 2016
    8
    This is excellent game . Many highspeed real cars , many amazing songs and many awesome tracks . In this game 9 season . My favourite season is airborne - 8 season . Best racing games with NFS MW 2012 and Real Racing 3 on ios and android . Excellent graphics for ios and android game . Good game . 8/10 .
  20. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    4
    Average game. I liked alot graphics, visuals and music but thats all. Very very very very frustrating have unbalanced AI, **** multiplayer hackers I've ever seen and frustrating cash earning.
  21. minekartreview9
    Aug 9, 2015
    10
    Man, this game has some of the hottest cars out there and probably you've never heard of, the game has good courses and and incredible console graphics, obviously, this game is not realistic at real physics, but the game makes you to focus in the race and not in the physics, also, you need skills and experience to beat players in multiplayer to gain coins and buy cars and upgrades, oh, theMan, this game has some of the hottest cars out there and probably you've never heard of, the game has good courses and and incredible console graphics, obviously, this game is not realistic at real physics, but the game makes you to focus in the race and not in the physics, also, you need skills and experience to beat players in multiplayer to gain coins and buy cars and upgrades, oh, the cars aren't expensive, you just need to keep "farming" coins to buy the cars of your dreams to upgrade them. There are in-app purchases to help you in the game, but i recommend you to just use them in the events.

    Awesome graphics [✔️]
    Awesome multiplayer [✔️]
    Awesome content [✔️]

    10/10    … Expand
  22. JohnKristofer
    May 27, 2015
    7
    This is a fun game but sometimes it gets boring fast.I still play with it but it is still addicting and very great but sometimes I get bored while playing it.The graphics are fine.
  23. bjaz
    Jan 10, 2015
    8
    Best racing game in android/ios
    U can play it on windows 8 too,but the graphics will not great as much in android/ios
    It could be better if it had a storyline like nfs series
    Gameplay-10/10
    Graphics-9/10
    Musics-8/10
    At last it's better than other racing games that available on android/ios
  24. Le__Xenomorph
    Dec 18, 2014
    9
    Asphalt 8 is a fantastic racing game for iOS! It has stunning visuals, a wide variety of cars and maps, and great customization. The only thing I would complain about is the overly-sensitive steering. 9/10 (awesome)
  25. JDL04
    Dec 8, 2014
    3
    Gameloft has SIGNIFICANT issues with Asphalt 8 that are not being addressed. The game routinely crashes in Events mode or while collecting rewards for Events. I have had no problems in the regular play mode, only in Events where a racer as the opportunity to get a lot of "credits". Therefore, I do not believe this issue is the same as the problem in their FAQ section.

    The worst part    Gameloft has SIGNIFICANT issues with Asphalt 8 that are not being addressed. The game routinely crashes in Events mode or while collecting rewards for Events. I have had no problems in the regular play mode, only in Events where a racer as the opportunity to get a lot of "credits". Therefore, I do not believe this issue is the same as the problem in their FAQ section.

    The worst part is that Gameloft customer service, if it even exists, has not helped at all. I have asked for them to contact me, and it just does not happen.    … Expand
  26. Chrisracer8903
    Sep 29, 2014
    2
    Asphalt 8: a great game that is destroyed by the "Play-to-Win" structure.

    The good: -Amazing graphics and quality gameplay for a mobile racing game, easily one of the best I have seen to date. -Great car list to choose from (Heck, my car is in this game!). -Good course variety....but not as good as Asphalt 7. The bad: - The game's "Pay-to-Win" structure completely    Asphalt 8: a great game that is destroyed by the "Play-to-Win" structure.

    The good:

    -Amazing graphics and quality gameplay for a mobile racing game, easily one of the best I have seen to date.

    -Great car list to choose from (Heck, my car is in this game!).

    -Good course variety....but not as good as Asphalt 7.

    The bad:

    - The game's "Pay-to-Win" structure completely obliterates everything this gorgeous game has to offer.

    I am not even going to bother with what I specifically like about this game. The "Play-to-Win" structure is such a huge problem with how this game works and it's programmed on purpose against the players.

    In-game purchases such as unlocking faster cars early in the game or buying certain parts for actual money is not new in games, it has been around for a few years, but this game charges you for everything - I feel as if Gameloft will put a charge on my credit card just for booting-up the game...and they probably would if they could.

    If you choose not to purchase car packs for $100 (yes...I am not joking that there are car packs for $100) the game will make it impossible to win events until you break down and spend money to bypass them. The AI cheats and is unrealistically hard. Many of the very early events in the career are nearly impossible to finish in the top 3 and is very common to finish dead-last no matter how aggressive you drive - the rubber-band AI will constantly pull far ahead of you with no chance to catch-up. This AI structure makes it nearly impossible to win races to earn any points to upgrade cars or purchase new ones, but instead leads to racing the same races over and over and OVER again until your frustrated and just "buy" your way into winning the game. THIS IS NOT HOW A VIDEO GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED!

    I never spent a penny on in-game purchases except for the money to actually buy the game. 6 months into Asphalt 8 and I was still trying to upgrade the first car your given to move onto the next series then found out my car was no longer qualified for the races and needed to purchase a car that (at the rate I'm going) will take me two years to buy or go spend $20 at the in-game store....no thank you!

    Asphalt 8 is an amazing game, but is a huge scam to players and Gameloft knows it. The fact they charged this game to players (At launch date) then started tweaking the game's difficulty to buy your way to winning should be an illegal business practice.

    Playing a video game is about beating all the events, not buying your way to unlock everything.

    Do not buy this game and do not support Gameloft and this method of business. If have to have a solid racing game for your mobile device then get Asphalt 7 - it has a lot of variety in content that you don't need to buy in order to win and the graphics still hold well to this day.

    With the same amount of money you need to win/buy cars in Asphalt 8, you could spend that same money on a console/PC game and get all your content and features up front without paying to win.

    Also, if anyone else reading this review thinks the pay-to-win model in this game is bad, the video game industry is headed towards that direction and is a complete rip-off to the consumers. This could very well kill the future of video games to many consumers such as myself.

    Score: 2

    (1 for the cars, 1 for the graphics)

    -8 for the "Play-to-Win" structure.    … Expand
  27. Marica
    Aug 23, 2014
    10
    Amazing cars..physics, a lot of fun.SO AMAZING. I like this game

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  28. PokeShadow777
    Aug 21, 2014
    10
    Hands down, the BEST racing game ever in the universe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I don't even have to explain why.
  29. LucaS7
    May 12, 2014
    6
    Good game for the free time;
    Graphics: 8/10 Realism:? Sound: 6 Gameplay: 7/10 Price 10/10 Multiplayer: 7/10 In-Game Purchases: 6/10 sense:0
  30. AndroidAttack
    May 2, 2014
    10
    That is THE most amazing game for android and ios, that I have ever played, with an amazing graphics and physics engine. The fun is endless. Worth every second that spent on this game.
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Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best iOS Game of 2013
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#5 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2013
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#12 Most Shared iOS Game of 2013

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Games Master UK
    Oct 20, 2013
    93
    Like arcadey racers? You'll like this. Not a petrol head? You'll still like this. [Dec 2013, p.76]
  2. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    60
    Fantastic value for money, but not actually a great racer. [Nov 2013, p.79]
  3. IGN
    Sep 26, 2013
    78
    Asphalt 8: Airborne is an intuitive racer with a large variety of race modes and cars to take for a spin. It provides plenty of content for its price at first, but the business model forces grinding or heavy purchases in the late-game.
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