Asphalt 9: Legends

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6.4

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  2. Mixed: 24 out of 101
  3. Negative: 28 out of 101

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  1. 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.
  2. gbs
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A lot of tracks, cars and a free game with superb graphics for the nintendo switch.

    Without paying Nintendo switch online service you are allowed to play online against others in this game. And the match system is very good.
  3. KristiancraK
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    The best game free to play for Nintendo Switch.
    Nice graphics, good sound and duration
  4. maxdechiaro
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. DrMaligno
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    Un gran Port para Nintendo Switch, se desenvuelve espectacularmente incluso en carreras multijugador de 8 participantes.
  6. Christophede
    Oct 14, 2019
    10
    One of the best arcade racer to come out in recent years, the gameplay is superb with motion blur adding the sense of speed the track is design with branching paths and with the addition of the ramps makes for unique gameplay, if you're willingly to ignore the free to play mobile elements than this is a must download for any fans of burnout
  7. Besquiv
    Oct 16, 2019
    10
    Excelente port, aprovecha la potencia de la Nintendo Switch, mejorando graficos y aprovechando en una pequeña parte la vibracion HD de los JoinCons, sin embargo alli esta su punto debil, el HD Rumble es la clave para q sea perfecto.
  8. Epictableguy
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    Awesome game. Addicted. Play it on iPad, note 9, switch and Xbox. So much fun.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. gddurruti
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    Lo bueno: Es un excelente juego, la jugabilidad es estupenda, llega a ser mejor que el juego al copia (Namco Ridge Racer), excelentes gráficas, excelente modo de historia, asombroso gameplay, Lo mala: el modo multijugador es bastante desequilibrado a la hora de emparejar, necesitarás un excelente auto para competir bien, Es pay 2 win (hay que pagar para comprar buenos carros), casi siempreLo bueno: Es un excelente juego, la jugabilidad es estupenda, llega a ser mejor que el juego al copia (Namco Ridge Racer), excelentes gráficas, excelente modo de historia, asombroso gameplay, Lo mala: el modo multijugador es bastante desequilibrado a la hora de emparejar, necesitarás un excelente auto para competir bien, Es pay 2 win (hay que pagar para comprar buenos carros), casi siempre necesitaras conexión de internet, el modo offline es muy pobre.… Expand
  14. JETFIRESTUDIOS
    Oct 16, 2019
    9
    I would honestly pay for this game. So surprised it was free. It’s like need for speed and burnout had a baby.
  15. Deffect
    Dec 11, 2019
    9
    Nice arcade racing game. Like the options and it's for free. Though there's pay to win but if you don't wanna pay, there's still enough fun. I didn't spent a enny on it yet, and playing for 3 weeks now.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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... :/
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. CaspianX
    Oct 9, 2019
    8
    Asphalt 9: Legends

    Genre: Arcade Racing Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local Split-Screen), 2-8 Competitive (Online) . Review: Warning: This game Heavily pushes microtransactions and lootboxes, and uses wait mechanics. Asphalt 9: Legends is a Free-To-Play Arcade Racing game that presents a mix of the sublime and the detestable. On the one hand, I'm just going to cut right to    Asphalt 9: Legends

    Genre: Arcade Racing

    Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local Split-Screen), 2-8 Competitive (Online)

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    Review:

    Warning: This game Heavily pushes microtransactions and lootboxes, and uses wait mechanics.

    Asphalt 9: Legends is a Free-To-Play Arcade Racing game that presents a mix of the sublime and the detestable. On the one hand, I'm just going to cut right to it - this game uses all of the worst tactics to try to push players into paying for microtransactions. On the other hand, this is an absolute top-notch racing game. And where your opinion is on the former is going to affect how much you can enjoy the latter.

    So, let's get the ugly stuff out of the way first: Asphalt 9: Legends uses damn near every trick in the sleazy microtransaction book. There are multiple forms of currency here (all for sale for real dollars on their store front), new cars are not only unlocked using lootboxes, but you don't unlock them directly - instead, you get "blueprints" that need to be collected like McDonalds Monopoly stickers you need enough of to win the prize. And on top of that, each of the game's cars uses "fuel" that is expended in each race and requires players to wait to use that car again after a certain number of races... unless you want to pony up the dough to refuel the car sooner.

    Okay, now if your head is spinning, let me dial things back just a bit. For starters, the game is free and they have to get their money somewhere, and I tend to go easier on free-to-play games that use these mechanics than I do on full-price games that use them. On top of that, while the game definitely wants you to spend cash, it's actually not all that bad to play through it without spending a cent. Having multiple cars means that when one runs out of fuel you can swap to another, and it's fairly easy to earn cars through the game's campaign (no lootboxes required). Plus, progress in the campaign can also refuel your cars, and there's an argument to be made that the refueling mechanic works to encourage players to play all their cars, not just one or two favorites.

    Also, it bears mention that once you unlock the game's splitscreen multiplayer mode and a few cars to play with, you don't have to deal with any microtransactions to enjoy it, and it's an absolute blast.

    All told, this game does have a nasty microtransaction situation going on, I won't lie... but it's one players can work around if they want to enjoy the game itself. And if you can, wow, there's a pretty amazing game here.

    Visually, this game is sublime, with incredibly detailed environments, a great presentation, and wonderfully smooth framerates (except in four-player splitscreen, where the framerates aren't quite as good, but still decent). Honestly, it's shocking that a small developer best known for smartphone games created something with graphics that look nearly on-par with the best offerings of AAA publishers.

    As for the gameplay, Asphalt 9 plays something like the Burnout games, with bits of SSX and F-Zero thrown in for good measure. The game has a very fast-paced, arcadey feel to it, and the challenge of racing in this game is to alternate between doing tricks and boosting. Tricks include drifting, getting air time, smashing other cars, or putting your car into a 360 spin attack a la the F-Zero games. Players need to alternate between tricks and boosts to remain competitive in races, and also keep an eye out for shortcuts on the branching tracks (some of which are inventive enough that it reminds me of the San Francisco Rush series that was built around the concept).

    In short, Asphalt 9: Legends combines some of the best elements of some of the best arcade-style racers of years past, and the result is something truly fun.

    I kinda' wish Asphalt 9: Legends was released as just a normal "pay up front" game, because it's unfortunate that the gross microtransactions will undoubtedly drive some players away. However, unless you have addiction problems, or kids who can't be trusted not to make purchases on your Switch, I'd argue that all of the microtransaction BS can be worked around, and if you can, you really should give this game a try, because under all that BS is one of the best racing games on the platform. After all, it's free to download, so what have you got to lose?

    tl;dr - Asphalt 9: Legends is a Free-To-Play Arcade Racer that's bogged down by all sorts of nasty microtransactions, which is a shame because the game underneath all of that is one of the best racing games on the Switch. I'd argue that the microtransactions can be worked around, and since the game is free to play, you should definitely at least give it a try - on balance, I'd argue that the game is definitely worth the hassle.    … Expand
  23. StephanRoz
    Oct 8, 2019
    8
    Great game, great racing game but i wish i didn't have to pay and wait.. . . .
  24. antonkrasnikov
    Oct 9, 2019
    8
    Awesome game! I've managed to unlock a bunch of great stuff in the first hour (including multiplayer). This is the kind of racing switch has been missing
  25. Pauulu
    Oct 14, 2019
    8
    Um jogo muito bom,e o principal muito divertido.
    Asphalt Legends é um jogo de corrida no estilo Arcade que havia sido lançado anteriormente para Mobile e agora recebeu uma versão para Nintendo Switch.
    O game tem como foco as corridas de rua com diversos cenários repletos de detalhes e coisas acontecendo simultâneamente Asphalt 9 é um caos (no bom sentido da palavra se é que isso é    Um jogo muito bom,e o principal muito divertido.
    Asphalt Legends é um jogo de corrida no estilo Arcade que havia sido lançado anteriormente para Mobile e agora recebeu uma versão para Nintendo Switch.

    O game tem como foco as corridas de rua com diversos cenários repletos de detalhes e coisas acontecendo simultâneamente Asphalt 9 é um caos (no bom sentido da palavra se é que isso é possível),quero dizer em um momento você está fugindo de uma Avalanche e no outro você está em uma cidade no Egito com pontes desabando e piramides e tudo acontecendo ao mesmo tempo.

    Porém nem tudo são maravilhas o jogo apresenta alguns problemas como a demora excessiva para sincronizar os dados com os servidores e o crash do jogo travando até algumas vezes o Switch tendo que forçar seu reinico.

    Asphalt é um bom jogo gratuito para switch que vale a pena ser jogado.    … Expand
  26. npcuzzupe
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    Really fun arcade racer. yes, there are OPTIONAL micro transactions. No these are not required to be purchased to enjoy the game. All of these complaints about micro-transactions.... THE GAME WAS FREE.... enjoy it for what it is... If you want o be competitive you'll have to grind your way through the career or purchase better vehicles. Neither option bothers me since THE GAME WAS FREE!!!Really fun arcade racer. yes, there are OPTIONAL micro transactions. No these are not required to be purchased to enjoy the game. All of these complaints about micro-transactions.... THE GAME WAS FREE.... enjoy it for what it is... If you want o be competitive you'll have to grind your way through the career or purchase better vehicles. Neither option bothers me since THE GAME WAS FREE!!!

    Enjoy it.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  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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