Asphalt 4 Elite Racing for iPhone

SkippyThorson · 12:16 AM

I just came across it in the App Store and this just made my night!

Anyone know much about it? For $10 I'm really considering this one.

I have $15 to the App Store and I've been holding out for a while now for the November release of Need For Speed Underground. Opinions?

iTunes Link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SkippyThorson

I just came across it in the App Store and this just made my night!

Anyone know much about it? For $10 I'm really considering this one.

I have $15 to the App Store and I've been holding out for a while now for the November release of Need For Speed Underground. Opinions?

Link? I can't seem to find it (at least in the U.S. AppStore).

TimothyB · Aug 30, 2008, 12:10 AM

I don't have iTunes at my current computer, but hears a page with a link to iTunes, plus the pictures:
http://appstorefeed.com/apps/Asphalt_4_Elite_Racing/

chrisjonny · Aug 30, 2008, 12:11 AM

Looks pretty dang good

arn · Aug 30, 2008, 12:13 AM

iTunes Link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by TimothyB

I don't have iTunes at my current computer, but hears a page with a link to iTunes, plus the pictures:
http://appstorefeed.com/apps/Asphalt_4_Elite_Racing/

Excellent, thanks, the link from the AppStoreFeed works, but searching for the game through more conventional means goes nowhere...must have just been very recently put on the store.

SkippyThorson · 12:20 AM

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8

Hopefully that works.

It looks great, really - but I will no doubt be waiting on reviews. If they can't get the 4th picture to work correctly - at least for me - then that makes me feel like I should give this one some time in the wild before a purchase.

Beat to it twice. I need to be speedier - I can never beat Arn.

Never mind now - the picture works too. (Ferrari = Great; a car NFS lacks) I was surprised to see Asphalt. I just happened to be looking at the Racing game section like I always do to check for anything new, and Boom, in the words of Steve. I was thrilled to get this up here when I saw the August 29th release date.

ericsabourin · Aug 30, 2008, 12:44 AM

Looks pretty sweet...i'll go give the demo a try. Oh wait, i can't. Fail.

tosui · Aug 30, 2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jcde7ago

Excellent, thanks, the link from the AppStoreFeed works, but searching for the game through more conventional means goes nowhere...must have just been very recently put on the store.

I've noticed (consistently over many nights now), that if you search in the late evening on the "All iPhone Apps" page, this will show you the *new* apps:

click onto page "2 of ...", then click back to "1 of ...". Guaranteed, you will see a different page 1 than you just saw seconds ago, with all the new apps listed.

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ericsabourin

Looks pretty sweet...i'll go give the demo a try. Oh wait, i can't. Fail.

Why is this "fail"? Sorry for the rude awakening, but MOST games don't come with demos. Even renting a console game at Blockbuster or whatever costs money. It's really not right to judge a game's value before you play it...for all we know, this game could worth 10x its cost, or a tenth of the cost. But judging from how large the app is in terms of MB, and how good the graphics look, i'd say it's easily worth $10 if it plays even anywhere near how it looks.

TimothyB · Aug 30, 2008, 12:54 AM

I kind of watched videos of other device formats for this game, and their HD version that looks similar to the iPhone, even same splash screen.

They all seem to be full of action like sparks flying, cars flipping, bumping, boosting, hectic stuff. Though, they all had sluggish, choppy framerate that just made all that crazy stuff disorienting, considering you are trying to race at high speed.

I hope we get a video of the iPhone version to see if the framerate is a lot better. Is there a support link from the itunes page that gives a gameplay example?

mikeinternet · Aug 30, 2008, 01:31 AM

does the ground stay horizontal when you turn like cro mag rally? i think that looks soo much better.

dacreativeguy · Aug 30, 2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tosui

I've noticed (consistently over many nights now), that if you search in the late evening on the "All iPhone Apps" page, this will show you the *new* apps:

click onto page "2 of ...", then click back to "1 of ...". Guaranteed, you will see a different page 1 than you just saw seconds ago, with all the new apps listed.

Or just use this link: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/RecentlyAddedIphoneApplications-PinchMedia

If you put it in your bookmarks bar in Safari it will even give you a count of new items so you know when to look.

Rybold · Aug 30, 2008, 02:23 AM

Sweet ! Does anyone have a link to a YOUTUBE video of this game being played?

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 02:34 AM

All i have to say is...this game...ROCKS!

Great depth, from cars (and even motorcycles!) to tracks, customizations to game modes, and of course awesome graphics. I am extremely impressed...for $10.00, this game is one of the few apps in the AppStore that justify its price. Easily will provide 100 hours of fun for the money...if you guys have ever played the Gran Turismo or Need for Speed series for the consoles, you'll feel right at home

A very well done game that many others should follow!

jcde7ago · 04:22 AM

Woo, #2 ranked in the world as of Saturday...LOL. I am guessing a lot of people haven't "registered" through the game yet to see the rankings

mattrobs · Aug 30, 2008, 03:22 AM

D'loaded 10 minutes ago. Crashes constantly. Haven't got through one session without getting bounced to the Home Screen.

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mattrobs

D'loaded 10 minutes ago. Crashes constantly. Haven't got through one session without getting bounced to the Home Screen.

Funny, i've gone through a couple stints of 45 min. - 1 hour of playing time each, no problems here, not even so much as a slowdown...

mattrobs · Aug 30, 2008, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jcde7ago

Funny, i've gone through a couple stints of 45 min. - 1 hour of playing time each, no problems here, not even so much as a slowdown...

Hmm. Are you on 2.0.2? Jailbroken?

jcde7ago · Aug 30, 2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mattrobs

Hmm. Are you on 2.0.2? Jailbroken?

2.0.2, but NOT (and never been) jailbroken.

mattrobs · Aug 30, 2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jcde7ago

2.0.2, but NOT (and never been) jailbroken.

Same. A restart did the trick.

TimothyB · Aug 30, 2008, 04:07 AM

How's the framerate? Smooth, good enough, or sluggish?

.Andy · Aug 30, 2008, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rybold

Sweet ! Does anyone have a link to a YOUTUBE video of this game being played?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fif3m...eature=related

dalvin200 · Aug 30, 2008, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by .Andy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fif3m...eature=related

you're joking right?

LostLogik · Aug 30, 2008, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TimothyB

How's the framerate? Smooth, good enough, or sluggish?

Very good. An impressive game. Best racer yet, by a long stretch.

Aug 29, 2008, 11:56 PM	#1
SkippyThorson macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	Asphalt 4 Elite Racing for iPhone I just came across it in the App Store and this just made my night! Anyone know much about it? For $10 I'm really considering this one. I have $15 to the App Store and I've been holding out for a while now for the November release of Need For Speed Underground. Opinions? iTunes Link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8 __________________ http://skippythorson.blogspot.com/ v1 iPhone ~ v5.5 iPod ~ v3 Nano ~ v1 Shuffle ~ 1.25ghz iMac G4 ~ 1.33ghz iBook G4 ~ Airport Extreme Last edited by arn : Aug 30, 2008 at 12:16 AM.

Aug 30, 2008, 12:11 AM	#4
chrisjonny macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St.Louis	Looks pretty dang good __________________ 8GB Nano 3rd Gen, 1GB shuffle 2nd Gen,4GB iPod Mini, iPhone 3G 16 Gig Black

Aug 30, 2008, 12:14 AM	#7
SkippyThorson Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8 Hopefully that works. It looks great, really - but I will no doubt be waiting on reviews. If they can't get the 4th picture to work correctly - at least for me - then that makes me feel like I should give this one some time in the wild before a purchase. Beat to it twice. I need to be speedier - I can never beat Arn. Never mind now - the picture works too. (Ferrari = Great; a car NFS lacks) I was surprised to see Asphalt. I just happened to be looking at the Racing game section like I always do to check for anything new, and Boom, in the words of Steve. I was thrilled to get this up here when I saw the August 29th release date. __________________ http://skippythorson.blogspot.com/ v1 iPhone ~ v5.5 iPod ~ v3 Nano ~ v1 Shuffle ~ 1.25ghz iMac G4 ~ 1.33ghz iBook G4 ~ Airport Extreme Last edited by SkippyThorson : Aug 30, 2008 at 12:20 AM.

Aug 30, 2008, 12:44 AM	#8
ericsabourin macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	Looks pretty sweet...i'll go give the demo a try. Oh wait, i can't. Fail. __________________ Mac Soda: Quenching your thirst for everything Apple.

Aug 30, 2008, 03:21 AM	#16
jcde7ago macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA (SFSU)	Woo, #2 ranked in the world as of Saturday...LOL. I am guessing a lot of people haven't "registered" through the game yet to see the rankings Attached Thumbnails Last edited by jcde7ago : Aug 30, 2008 at 04:22 AM.

Aug 30, 2008, 12:10 AM	#3
TimothyB macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	I don't have iTunes at my current computer, but hears a page with a link to iTunes, plus the pictures: http://appstorefeed.com/apps/Asphalt_4_Elite_Racing/

Aug 30, 2008, 12:13 AM	#5
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	iTunes Link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...289651516&mt=8

Aug 30, 2008, 12:54 AM	#11
TimothyB macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	I kind of watched videos of other device formats for this game, and their HD version that looks similar to the iPhone, even same splash screen. They all seem to be full of action like sparks flying, cars flipping, bumping, boosting, hectic stuff. Though, they all had sluggish, choppy framerate that just made all that crazy stuff disorienting, considering you are trying to race at high speed. I hope we get a video of the iPhone version to see if the framerate is a lot better. Is there a support link from the itunes page that gives a gameplay example?

Aug 30, 2008, 01:31 AM	#12
mikeinternet macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: jersey	does the ground stay horizontal when you turn like cro mag rally? i think that looks soo much better.

Aug 30, 2008, 02:23 AM	#14
Rybold macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California, USA	Sweet ! Does anyone have a link to a YOUTUBE video of this game being played?

Aug 30, 2008, 02:34 AM	#15
jcde7ago macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA (SFSU)	All i have to say is...this game...ROCKS! Great depth, from cars (and even motorcycles!) to tracks, customizations to game modes, and of course awesome graphics. I am extremely impressed...for $10.00, this game is one of the few apps in the AppStore that justify its price. Easily will provide 100 hours of fun for the money...if you guys have ever played the Gran Turismo or Need for Speed series for the consoles, you'll feel right at home A very well done game that many others should follow!

Aug 30, 2008, 03:22 AM	#17
mattrobs macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2008	D'loaded 10 minutes ago. Crashes constantly. Haven't got through one session without getting bounced to the Home Screen.

Aug 30, 2008, 04:07 AM	#22
TimothyB macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	How's the framerate? Smooth, good enough, or sluggish?

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