The “Classic” method, steering with the stick and accelerating with the buttons, will be ample for most people, and there’s even a set-up where the game takes care of the acceleration, and you steer by tilting the Vita. Gameloft has gone all out to provide as many different controls methods as possible, with some surprisingly satisfying results. It’s not all doom and gloom though, as the game makes good use of the Vita’s features. Sometimes I’ve driven into an opponent at full speed and bounced off, whilst on occasions just driving past has triggered an “elimination”. Shall I continue have a moan? Alright, the collision detection can be way off, making the takedown challenges annoying. Next thing I know there’s an orderly procession in front of me as all the AI slowed down to 55mph (before one stopped, the swerved into me).
It works the other way around too, as I was trying to get the trophy for completing a race without hitting anyone, so I deliberately slowed right down. There have been times where I’ve had the maximum nitro boost possible, and used it through two shortcuts in a row, only to find the AI drivers right on my tail a second later, despite them taking the normal route. What’s the point of putting any effort into a faster car when it simply doesn’t matter?
It doesn’t make any sense! As someone who loves cars, this kills of any sense of progression for me. I’ll be bombing along a straight at 190mph and a Tesla, with a top speed of 125mph, will come flying past. My customised Dodge with a 0-60 time of 3.6 seconds will get obliterated off the line by an Audi. No matter what you do, the stats mean absolutely nothing. Oddly enough it’s here where one of my biggest complaints with the game raises its head.
It’s hardly Gran Turismo level stuff, but a welcome addition all the same. Every car you own can be customized too, be it with some decals, tyres, ECU upgrades or even new tyres. On the surface, it seems that car-nuts are well catered for, with a good selection ranging from fast hatchbacks right up to hyper-cars. The tracks aren’t bad, with enough twists and turns to test you, and even a few shortcuts thrown in for good measure. This is all set over twenty tracks, although these aren’t unique to the Vita. There’s an impressive amount of content here, split into ten event types that’ll have you drifting for points, collecting a set number of power-ups, smashing up rivals, escaping the cops or racing head to head with a single opponent. The single player campaign is where you’ll be spending a lot of time. Unfortunately the game is marred by a number of issues that will be familiar to fans of the franchise. On paper the game sounds great, with 52 licensed cars, 20 league cups with over 100 unique races, and online multiplayer.
Now it’s the Vita’s turn, with Asphalt Injection. The Asphalt franchise seems to be on every mobile/handheld device possible, from the DSi right up to the iPad 2.
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