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2016 · Gameloft Iberica · Racing

Asphalt Xtreme

Asphalt: Xtreme is the second spinoff in the Asphalt series, and the first off-road racing iteration in the series.

Released: 27 October 2016
Platforms: Android Windows Windows Phone 8.1 Windows 10 Mobile iOS
Genres: Racing
Developers: Gameloft Iberica
Publishers: Gameloft
Series: Asphalt
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Action
Country: France

About

Asphalt Xtreme, also known as Asphalt Xtreme: Rally Racing, is an action racing video game developed by Gameloft and published by Netflix. The thirteenth major game and the only off-road racing edition in the Asphalt series. It was released on October 27, 2016 for Android and iOS mobile devices. A Microsoft Store version for Windows 10 devices was released a few days later, on 3 November 2016.

Development lasted from August 2015 to September 2017, and was terminated after the layoffs of 60 people and the shutdown of Gameloft's Madrid studio. From November 2021, through a contract between Gameloft and Netflix, Netflix acquired the publishing rights for the game and started hosting Asphalt Xtreme servers for the mobile versions of the game, and re-released the app on the Google Play Store and App Store on the 22 November of 2021. Players must have a Netflix account with an active subscription in order to play the game.

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Gameplay

The video game features a lineup of rally cars, monster trucks and muddy or snowy environments. While the controls were the same as the previous Asphalt games, the nitro and speed mechanics were changed. Instead of there being one single nitro bar, as in previous Asphalt games, there were three nitro "Segments", and using the extra nitro booster powerup, this number could be increased to four. Perfect Nitro was renamed to Long Nitro, and a new nitro boost called "triple nitro" activated all three or four bars at the same time for added speed.

When a race started, the vehicles were given 2 nitro segments. Different types of vehicles acquire boost at different rates based on certain play styles. For example, buggies gained large amounts of nitro from performing airborne stunts, while SUVs performed drifts to maintain their nitro boost. Also, driving on water and rocks greatly decreased the speed of your vehicle, unlike other Asphalt games, where slowdown due to rocks and water was either mild or nonexistent, as with water in Asphalt 7, Asphalt 8, and Asphalt Legends Unite.

Development

The game is rumored to have the same physics engine as Asphalt 8: Airborne and Asphalt Nitro. Asphalt Xtreme is an off-road racing game in the Asphalt series. In the Asphalt 8 update, in Rio, appears a billboard with a poster of Asphalt Xtreme.