Asphalt: Urban GT 2
A racing game with licensed vehicles and police chases.
Asphalt: Urban GT 2 is a racing video game developed by Gameloft Montreal and published by Gameloft. It features a special appearance from The Pussycat Dolls and a sample of Moby's single 'Lift Me Up'.
Quick Facts
- Publisher
- Gameloft
- Series
- Asphalt
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Platforms
- J2ME
- N-Gage (Symbian)
- Nintendo DS
- PlayStation Portable
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Gameplay
Players can eliminate opponents or police cars by performing takedowns, either by forcing them into a wall or ramming them while using a nitrous oxide boost that temporarily increases acceleration and top speed. A 'wanted' meter governs law enforcement response during street racing, especially if nitrous is used, property is destroyed, or other competitors and police vehicles are rammed off the road. Tracks are modelled after real-world locations; returning tracks include Paris, New York City, Miami, Las Vegas, Cuba, the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and Hong Kong, while new tracks such as San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, and Dubai are added. The game includes 57 vehicles, 45 of which are licensed from 23 manufacturers including Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Hummer, Volkswagen, and Nissan. Several new licensed motorcycle models from Confederate Motors, Ducati, and Triumph join the roster.
Reception
Urban GT 2 received mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave the DS version 65%, the Mobile version 62%, and the PSP version 30% and 42 out of 100. Frank Provo of GameSpot praised the improvements over the original and the licensed vehicles but noted poor AI. Andrew Hayward of Worthplaying called it a 'mundane exercise in repetition', criticising easy difficulty, AI problems, and the use of The Pussycat Dolls as a marketing gimmick. Levi Buchanan of IGN praised the mobile version's vehicles and graphics, attributing most criticism to mobile device limitations.
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