Asphalt Overdrive

Asphalt Overdrive was a 2014 endless running racing video game published by Gameloft and developed by their Madrid studio. The eleventh major game of Asphalt series.^[1] After a showcase in June 2014 at the E3 event, it was released in September 24, 2014 for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, Windows 8.1.^[1][2] The game is officially retired and no longer supported.

Asphalt Overdrive
Cover art featuring a Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary being chased by a group of police cars
Developer(s)	Gameloft Madrid
Publisher(s)	Gameloft
Producer(s)	Regina Vyshnevska
Designer(s)	Andrew Santos Mathias Takimoto Alejandro Arque Gallardo
Programmer(s)	Daniele Lazzarini
Artist(s)	Thomas Woode Gwenael Heliou Arthur Hugot
Composer(s)	Rodrigo Rubilar Vincent Labelle
Series	Asphalt
Platform(s)	iOS Android Windows Phone Microsoft Windows
Release	September 24, 2014
Genre(s)	Endless runner
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Overdrive marks a departure from previous games in the series, as it is an on-rails endless platformer in the vein of Temple Run and Subway Surfers, and takes place in a 80s-style^[a] rendition of Southern California.^[3]

Gameplay

As stated earlier, Asphalt Overdrive is presented as an endless runner, and does not offer a traditional racing mode. Like in previous games, cars accelerate automatically, but are limited to a fixed, endless path with three lanes. Performing stunts and ramming civilian vehicles builds up the nitrous meter, to which the player can use in evading police vehicles.^[4]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	59/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Gamezebo	[6]
Pocket Gamer	[7]
TouchArcade	[8]

The iOS version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[5]

Notes

1. While the game is presented as having a 1980s aesthetic, Asphalt Overdrive takes place in the present day as evidenced with most of the vehicles used.