Asphalt: Injection

PlayStation exclusive

Asphalt: Injection is a racing game in which players can select from real-world cars to compete at international locales. It contains three main gameplay modes: "Career", "Free" and "Multiplayer". The game includes 52 licensed cars.

Released: 17 December 2011
Platforms: PlayStation Vita
Genres: Arcade Racing
Developers: Gameloft
Publishers: —
Series: Asphalt
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: France
Age ratings: ESRB E10+

About

Asphalt: Injection is a racing game developed by Gameloft for the PlayStation Vita and Android and released in 2011–2012. It was the eighth major game in the Asphalt series. Like Asphalt 3D, it was published by Konami in Japan and Ubisoft in the rest of the world.

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Gameplay

The game contains three main gameplay modes. The "Career" mode allows the player to unlock tracks, cars and upgrades. In "Free Play", the player can play with previously unlocked tracks and vehicles. The "Multiplayer" mode gives the player the ability to play against others online.

The game includes 52 licensed cars, 20 career classes and 15 race tracks from the Android version of Asphalt 6: Adrenaline, similar to Asphalt 3D which has 17 tracks from the Android version of Asphalt 5. The Android version was released exclusively for Lenovo K860, which had two exclusive cars, each of which closely resembled the Audi R8 and the Ferrari Enzo.

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.