The gameplay tries to be a mixture of Burnout and Need for Speed with an arcady twist, and the game modes reflect that. The objective is to complete each challenge and win a new car, along with a nice shiny trophy. Some of the challenges are obvious, such as racing, but there are also a few others that make for a nice amount of variety. Career takes drivers across 17 different maps and gives them five different challenges on each one. There are three main modes in Asphalt 3D: Career, Free Race and Multiplayer. There is certainly still some challenge to be found whilst playing the title, but for the most part you can finish races by simply holding the gas. The driving feels like it was catered to people who had their license taken away because of a DUI, and just want to feel good about themselves by playing a game with stupidly simple driving mechanics. You can also literally watch the terrain and traffic load in front of you, so it really doesn't make for a great experience.Īsphalt 3D's controls have been over-simplified, which isn't necessarily a bad thing for those who have never played a racing game before, but isn't a good thing for gamers who are looking for any kind of depth in their racing game.

Even the opening cinematic looks like a high school animation project, and the game can barely even run that! The 3D is basically pointless in this game too, and does not help to immerse players in the experience at all.

That's why it's so puzzling that Asphalt's frame rate is so bad when it's clearly not struggling to run the on-screen graphics. Asphalt 3D isn't the worst looking game on the Nintendo 3DS, but it's far from gorgeous.

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