| Asphalt 4: Elite Racing | |
| Developer: | Gameloft Paris |
| Publisher: | Gameloft |
| Series: | Asphalt |
| Genre: | Racing |
| Platforms: | iPod, iOS, N-Gage 2.0 (Symbian), BlackBerry OS, DSiWare (Nintendo DSi), Windows Mobile, J2ME (Java) |
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing is a 2008 racing game published and developed by Gameloft. The fourth major game of Asphalt series and the followup to (2006), it was released on Java mobile phones in July 2008 followed by[1] [2] iOS and iPod on August 28, 2008, then in 2009 was also released on N-Gage 2.0,[3] Nintendo's DSiWare,[4] [5] BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile.
The main gameplay involves the player starting out with two of the most basic cars (Mini Cooper S and Nissan 350Z) and earning money by winning races and performing illegal acts. Money can then be spent on upgrades or new cars. Game modes include Beat 'em All, where the player has to destroy the cars of as many rival racers as possible, and Cop Chase, where they switch roles as a police officer trying to catch the leading car of an illegal street race.[6]
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic.
It received over 30 million downloads from the App Store.[7]