Gameloft's Asphalt 8: Airborne arrives for Windows Phone 8 as a non-Xbox racer

Good news for those of yous are who racing fans every bit Gameloft's Asphalt viii: Airborne is now bachelor for Windows Telephone 8 devices. The bad news is it's a massive 819 MB to download, meaning you lot'll need even more to install. The worse news is the game is not an Xbox Live championship, as Gameloft has evidently decided to eschew Microsoft's rigorous certification.

The upside to being a non-Xbox Alive title is that Gameloft tin can update and tweak the game as often as they want, and presumably they volition. The other upside is this massive racer only costs $0.99 and yeah, there is a complimentary trial every bit well.

And so what is Asphalt 8: Airborne? It's a relatively new title to the Asphalt series, only launching on Android and iOS back in August. While that's a iii month delay between those platforms and Windows Telephone, that is considerably less time that previous games, specially for Gameloft. Of course information technology did simply driblet in cost to free on Android, just hey, we'll take what we tin can get.

The game is fueled past a new graphics engine and features airborne stunt moves, bringing a new twist to the series. Indeed, as can be seen from the teaser trailer in a higher place, the graphics are nothing short of stunning. Other than that, the game packs a huge corporeality of gameplay, locations and cars.

NEW EXOTIC LOCATIONS

Race in ix different settings like Venice, Guiana & the Nevada Desert!
Detect plenty of hidden shortcuts

NEW FEATURES FOR SPEED FREAKS

eight seasons & 180 events in Career fashion
A detailed damage organization
Check out the new Infected and Drift Gate game modes

SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLAYER & GHOST CHALLENGES

Simultaneous multiplayer activeness for up to 8 real opponents!
Dare friends to asynchronous races
New leaderboards

MUSIC TO REV YOUR SOUL

A centre-thumping mix of amazing licensed music for your game
Featuring real tracks from Bloc Party, Mutemath & The Crystal Method!

Maybe they're only hyping their own game a bit, but to our eyes that seems like quite the game, especially for $one.

We're nevertheless downloading the massive game, as 819 MB can take some time even or Wi-Fi, so we can't requite any kickoff impressions—we'll leave those until subsequently. For now, you can head to the Store here and download Asphalt 8: Airborne. 99 cents, free trial Windows Telephone viii only.

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Thank you, Jason D., for the tip!

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