Asphalt 9: Legends

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 49 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 101
  3. Negative: 28 out of 101

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  1. Supergiotis
    Aug 23, 2023
    3
    The stages are too easy or too hard! Also the multiplayer mode is terrible! The only good is split screen mode.
  2. Gumdrop
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    Gets boring quickly. There's not a lot of challenge. Tracks all start feeling the same and they're too short.
    Sure, it's "free" but unless you enjoy grinding away you're going to hand to spend money. I despise freemium games but I was bored and decided to see if it was any good. I'd rather just buy the game outright than have to pay far more over time in stupid micro-transactions
  3. MayMoJo
    Feb 24, 2023
    9
    So much to offer and that in the basics all for free! Of course progress without paying is slow but thats logical. I love all the modes and challenges which vary so much. Also worth to note: one of the view Switch games you can play fully online without paying the nintendo membership! And below all these online challenges, etc. is still a classic Asphalt to find, racing is a lot of fun andSo much to offer and that in the basics all for free! Of course progress without paying is slow but thats logical. I love all the modes and challenges which vary so much. Also worth to note: one of the view Switch games you can play fully online without paying the nintendo membership! And below all these online challenges, etc. is still a classic Asphalt to find, racing is a lot of fun and there are many micro payment free offline tasks to do. The tracks look in detail and smoothness better as ever before, this step up from Asphalt 8 (played it on a windows notebook) was not really to expect, it's a nice surprise. On top offers the Switch version a local split screen multiplayer with a ton of different tracks. The local multiplayer is great fun with 4 players, with less most tracks get a bit boring because you cant add bots to the local races unfortunately. I'd say there is no other game for free with this amount of content on Switch.… Expand
  4. TheDukeNukeDoom
    Jul 18, 2022
    9
    Best racing game to play for free. While different than the current versions, and kinda frame rate issues, it is still cool for the franchise to return to Nintendo Switch. If players are new to Asphalt 9, they should play it on Switch because you can relive the past events that happened in the current versions.
  5. JennLinn
    Jun 30, 2022
    2
    Game started out ok, but eventually it became clear the game is definitely rigged for those who fork over the cash. Card packs are an absolute joke.
  6. Adasc2906
    Mar 11, 2022
    8
    For a free racing game you find on the eshop, it's alright. it's good to play it with joycons instead of glass screen
  7. Aluk
    Feb 9, 2022
    9
    Fun, with Burnout elements and with many cars for unblock.
    Divertido, con elementos de Burnout y con muchos autos por desbloquear.
  8. LykanPawcio21
    Jan 24, 2022
    10
    The best Asphalt part. Cool graphics and musics. I love it. This game is better than medicore Need For Speed games
  9. JC416
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    "The most fun you can have for free," according to one friend. Especially good on PC where difficulty seems to be increased substantially (compared to the Switch). No need to spend money as cars can be unlocked through gameplay and "gas" replenishes fairly quickly, however the all-too-frequent dopamine triggers cheapen the overall experience.
  10. swinogrodzki
    Dec 20, 2021
    3
    Gameplaywise and in general, graphics, sounds, content, everything is 9/10. Maybe rubberbanding a bit annoying on some occasions, but I got used to it. But the developers are the most greedy bastards you ever met. And normally I'm like, okay, as soon as it's F2P, I accept a bit of grinding. So I did here. But I'm also like, take my money and give me a fully working product. Like in case ofGameplaywise and in general, graphics, sounds, content, everything is 9/10. Maybe rubberbanding a bit annoying on some occasions, but I got used to it. But the developers are the most greedy bastards you ever met. And normally I'm like, okay, as soon as it's F2P, I accept a bit of grinding. So I did here. But I'm also like, take my money and give me a fully working product. Like in case of FH series, I always buy the premium bundle and I'm happy with it. But here, even if you spend money, you get nothing. The devs are adding new cars, are making them required for the new (seasonal) challenges, and nearly impossible to get. So even if you spent some astonishingly huge amount of money (like €250) to get the best cars, you still need to grind or to spend more money. That's awkward, because normally when I'm spending €50 on a game, I expect at least the basic content (career) to be available. Not in this case. In this game you can't even finish the career. You need to grind for years, or spend thousands of euros, to get through. And, don't get me wrong, spending no money at all I was able to finish the huge amount of challenges and get all the basic cars no problem (just the ZL1 required some more grinding unfortunately, but I managed to get it). And, since the game is absolutely fun to play, it was a good spent time. But now I decided to finally pay a little for it, to get some boost. And, trust me, having the season pass (you need to buy one each season!), having bought some of the content, I'm still with literally nothing, and the stuff that I got is useless. The game economy is mad. You earn hundreds, but you need to spend hundreds of thousands to perform any base tuning to the cars. Not to mention how difficult it is to get the base cars required from you to play the base seasonal events. That's absolute madness. That's the most exploiting F2P system I have ever seen. And, again, I would be okay with that said I'm not to pay a single dime. But once I spend money, I should be given a complete and working game. And €50-€100 should be maximum amount required from you to get the full game. In this case, nah. Even if you spent €1000 you're still in a **** not able to play the majority of the content (especially the seasonal one), and you're barely able to finish the career mode (I'm still missing a lot of content, due to lack of specific cars, that are impossible to get, even when you spend all your money on cards). So yeah, here we are... With a perfect arcade racing game for the Switch, with perfect graphics, sounds, perfectly optimized, absolute fun to play, but yet so annoyingly wrong when it comes to any economy whatsoever. The earnings/spendings ratio is ridiculous. The prices for the paid content are ridiculous. The uselessness of the paid content is ridiculous. I hope to see the paid version of the game one day, to be able to simply buy it for like €50 and play it with no worries. That'd be the perfect solution. Currently it's bad, extremely bad. You can only play it if you're rich as hell. But the question is - do the devs deserve your money for it? I don't think so...… Expand
  11. jackhunter
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    The game design is predatory, as progression without spending real money is extremely slow.I realized it this weekend when I spent afternoons playing and barely getting valuable progress. Then I read feedbacks and figured it took years for some players to get good cars. This kind of predatory approach is toxic and dishonest and should not be allowed in the gaming industry, stay as far asThe game design is predatory, as progression without spending real money is extremely slow.I realized it this weekend when I spent afternoons playing and barely getting valuable progress. Then I read feedbacks and figured it took years for some players to get good cars. This kind of predatory approach is toxic and dishonest and should not be allowed in the gaming industry, stay as far as possible from this game as you can.… Expand
  12. Nilondon777
    Oct 20, 2021
    7
    grahics are the main feature , bad control of the cars , and bad incentives when you win , longer races and tyre changes would better , not the best driving game , flags and areas are predictable and boring
    its game that shows good render and speed but limited game play races should have lap 3 , 8 , 9 laps in the race and option of no takedowns
  13. HarmoniaZX
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    awful wanted missions,awful rubberbanding,awful progression blocks.
    simply this game does everything it can to p*ss you the f*ck off and make you waste time with unfair dogsh*t.
  14. deycd
    Aug 22, 2021
    8
    No llega a superar al ocho, debido a su problema con las cartas. Es más tedioso desbloquear los coches de esa forma, además, eran mejores los de asphalt 8. La calidad es la misma, los circuitos me parecen igual de buenos, los controles son superiores, pero el online es demasiado pay to win. Al ser gratis se lleva un 8, igualmente, supera a muchos juegos de switch. LA música es muy mala,No llega a superar al ocho, debido a su problema con las cartas. Es más tedioso desbloquear los coches de esa forma, además, eran mejores los de asphalt 8. La calidad es la misma, los circuitos me parecen igual de buenos, los controles son superiores, pero el online es demasiado pay to win. Al ser gratis se lleva un 8, igualmente, supera a muchos juegos de switch. LA música es muy mala, pero la del ocho también, lo recomiendo para una switch, es más, creo que es el mejor o de los mejores juegos gratis de switch.… Expand
  15. Grimmlocke
    Jun 21, 2021
    4
    This installment of Asphalt for the Switch brings us the intense adrenaline much like the PC version... if you take out half the songs, performance, and stability. But don't worry! The slow burn grinding, aggressive marketing, constant ads, and crippling inferiority as you try to play the game straight is all there, untouched by the porting process... That's only if you're lucky enough toThis installment of Asphalt for the Switch brings us the intense adrenaline much like the PC version... if you take out half the songs, performance, and stability. But don't worry! The slow burn grinding, aggressive marketing, constant ads, and crippling inferiority as you try to play the game straight is all there, untouched by the porting process... That's only if you're lucky enough to have the game run for over half an hour without it randomly crashing. And trust me, it will crash. Guaranteed or your money NOT back because the customer service is beyond supportive...

    Enjoy!    … Expand
  16. ShogunGraphix
    May 24, 2021
    10
    This is a great game definitely download. You won’t be sorry. I’m not sure what game the critics were playing.. but this one is great.
  17. ard2dabone
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    This is a terrible racing game solely let down by the ridiculously stupid 'knockdown' system which makes it totally unplayable asa racing game. I get blown up if I hit people, I also get blown up if I'm hit by people, you get blown up from behind, you get blown up from above, all of which you can't see or avoid, it's a fricken retarded system.
  18. konada
    Feb 24, 2021
    8
    Nice multiplayer, Burnout-style arcade driving. If you can manage to play daily for 2-3 months you will unlock a lot of cars for free.
  19. Guerrero777
    Dec 24, 2020
    8
    Excellent free racing video game, without online switch, but you need to work in its multiplayer mode, that there is justice and that the ghost mode is activated and predefined, for a fairer gameplay environment
  20. vegutx
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este videojuego es muy divertido y puedes pasar muchas horas jugandolo recomendado… Expand
  21. Phuz
    Nov 7, 2020
    2
    No sooner had I written a glowing review, I hit a huge pay wall. I don't agree with pay walls on mobile games and definitely don't agree with them on console games. It starts as great fun then suddenly the difficulty ramps up to pay wall status. They should have polished this and made it a full price, complete game which could have been amazing. Instead, it is a greedy mobile game on aNo sooner had I written a glowing review, I hit a huge pay wall. I don't agree with pay walls on mobile games and definitely don't agree with them on console games. It starts as great fun then suddenly the difficulty ramps up to pay wall status. They should have polished this and made it a full price, complete game which could have been amazing. Instead, it is a greedy mobile game on a console. Also around the time I hit the pay wall, I hit major slow down. Frame drops don't usually bother me at all but this went down to about 2fps. Pure frozen up stutter.

    You wouldn't serve cup a soup at a gourmet restaurant, so why serve a mobile game on a console. Waste of a great game with a great soundtrack.    … Expand
  22. Frozenkiredith
    Aug 14, 2020
    9
    I love this game and what it has to offer but i wish this game got more love from the creaters like content ive knoticed that it hasent gotten an update in almost a year. I hope that is a lie but it aint... :/
  23. OwtDaft
    Aug 9, 2020
    4
    + Unlocking stuff is a lot of fun.
    + You can get away with not spending anything, if you choose.
    - Wanted missions are a nightmare. I really hate them. - End of wanted missions, it messes with your camera right before you need to aim for a ramp. - Frame rate goes really low at times, mostly on wanted missions. Noticing a pattern? - Police have never been more irritating in a game. -    + Unlocking stuff is a lot of fun.
    + You can get away with not spending anything, if you choose.
    - Wanted missions are a nightmare. I really hate them.
    - End of wanted missions, it messes with your camera right before you need to aim for a ramp.
    - Frame rate goes really low at times, mostly on wanted missions. Noticing a pattern?
    - Police have never been more irritating in a game.
    - This game has by far the worse rubber banding ever. It's all about your car and not skill.
    - Ramps and physics can be very buggy.
    - The game is completely broken in online racers.
    = The fun of this game really is just the addictive collecting, the races them self are pretty horrible. The wanted mission are the worst aspect of the game.    … Expand
  24. niavilias
    May 29, 2020
    9
    A nice game, free to play via Nintendo Online. Big collection of cars and a lot of upgrades, special events and multiplayer to spend your time every day. Also one of the best experiences on handheld mode for the console.
  25. Zeina28
    Apr 21, 2020
    7
    This was my first switch game because it was, yes, free. Had some previous experience with it on my mobile phone, but I gotta say, it's hella fun on switch too. Graphics are beautiful, runs smoothly. I just feel confused by all the messages for special events that are slapped into my face too often when I just want to play the game in peace. It feels like the game needs a bit of cleanupThis was my first switch game because it was, yes, free. Had some previous experience with it on my mobile phone, but I gotta say, it's hella fun on switch too. Graphics are beautiful, runs smoothly. I just feel confused by all the messages for special events that are slapped into my face too often when I just want to play the game in peace. It feels like the game needs a bit of cleanup and maybe a change in the strategy, because it's a short time enjoyment. At some point, you forget about it and hardly come back to it. A more rewarding experience seems to be missing to keep one hooked and coming back.… Expand
  26. Epictableguy
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    Awesome game. Addicted. Play it on iPad, note 9, switch and Xbox. So much fun.
  27. itsmooisees
    Mar 24, 2020
    7
    Buen port free to play para la Switch, guay para pasar un rato jugando a frenéticas carreras.
  28. AlexEatDonut
    Mar 8, 2020
    4
    This game is basically a mobile game on the switch, that means it has the monetizing of a mobile game. While this game has ok visuals, fast game-play and a constant support, it just doesn't work, literally. The game is prone to crashing on start-up, forcing you to re-download the game, it can crash your switch because of synchronizing errors. It just doesn't work. It's too risky to playThis game is basically a mobile game on the switch, that means it has the monetizing of a mobile game. While this game has ok visuals, fast game-play and a constant support, it just doesn't work, literally. The game is prone to crashing on start-up, forcing you to re-download the game, it can crash your switch because of synchronizing errors. It just doesn't work. It's too risky to play because anything in this game is prone to completely brick your switch. Game-play side, it's barely alright, maps aren't numerous but they change to make different tracks, the feelings of playing with joy-cons is dreadful and the meta basically revolves around : "don't barrel roll, spin when you jump", that's it. The progression system is a mere joke that will make any other video game burst into laughs. The career mode is doing over thousands of races over, and over and over, it's boring and uninteresting and it's forcing you to upgrade your worthless cars that you'll never ever use, couple that with frequent chase sequences with police cars that have rubber banding soo hard it will make dark souls look like a joke. The game ask you to spit money to get cards that allow you to get cars if you have enough cards. Of course the best cars aren't available in these cards pack loot-boxes, but they are exclusive to events, that require good cars that are unlocked either by spending money or spending 200 hours in the game just grinding for a car you don't want. This game is fun, but only when you boot it everyday praying for it to not crash. It's not worth the hassle.… Expand
  29. Bunnyoven
    Mar 6, 2020
    8
    Asphalt Legends is a fantastic free to play game on the Nintendo Switch. It feels as if the team that worked on the game found a perfect balance of pay to play or the purist route of spending no money in game. There is an enormous single player campaign with lots of race variety, races, time trials and escape to name a few. The only downside to the story is that it's an always online gameAsphalt Legends is a fantastic free to play game on the Nintendo Switch. It feels as if the team that worked on the game found a perfect balance of pay to play or the purist route of spending no money in game. There is an enormous single player campaign with lots of race variety, races, time trials and escape to name a few. The only downside to the story is that it's an always online game so you can't play on commutes or other wifi free areas one might want to play their switch. The online is pretty solid, it's easy to make a clan with your friends get extra rewards for playing the game, though bad connection can make it a bit spotty. There are awesome up to date leaderboards that really let you see where you stand in world rankings. The list goes on and on, so what are you waiting for, the game is free to play with 1000s of hours of content to devour!… Expand
  30. Alberto_Rahl
    Mar 4, 2020
    9
    El panorama de juegos de conducción de switch aun no está donde debería pero tener un free to play en el que no te obliga en absoluto a para un solo euro para progresar hace que sea bastante difícil superarlo.
    Eso sí, no esperéis que no os incite a gastar y hay veces que te lo planteas. En mis 180 horas de juego aun no he gastado nada y con un 80% de la historia completada dudo que lo    El panorama de juegos de conducción de switch aun no está donde debería pero tener un free to play en el que no te obliga en absoluto a para un solo euro para progresar hace que sea bastante difícil superarlo.
    Eso sí, no esperéis que no os incite a gastar y hay veces que te lo planteas. En mis 180 horas de juego aun no he gastado nada y con un 80% de la historia completada dudo que lo haga (aunque cada vez las cosas se ponen más difíciles para poner completar ese último 20% sin gastar dinero).    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. GamingTrend
    Jan 15, 2020
    60
    A fun game at its core but can’t decide if it’s an arcade racer broken up with commercials, or a commercial broken up by an arcade racer.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Nov 5, 2019
    67
    "Freemium” games are a scourge of mobile gaming, and seeing it come to the Switch in such an aggressive way feels just as icky here as it does on your mobile device. There’s undeniably a lot to do here, but be ready to shell out some real money if you want to get the full Asphalt experience.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Oct 24, 2019
    64
    Perfect to play on the go and available for everyone for free, Asphalt 9 Legends is a fast-paced and well-structured game, with only a few excesses related to microtransactions, and a bit of grinding too.
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