Real Racing Nitro Asphalt 3D

Pros

• Free!
• Wide variety of track and car options.
• Nicely rendered cars.
• Interesting drifting effect and other driving mechanics.

Cons

• No multi-player mode.
• Lack of replayability.
• Poor graphics, particularly with tracks and other scenery.

Real Racing Nitro Asphalt 3D is a game available for download in the Microsoft Windows Store. As the name would imply, you drive cars and race against the computer. There are also a variety of non-racing challenge options, including drifting and parkour. To the game's credit, it comes relatively stacked with options in terms of these challenges, as well as a variety of courses and cars to choose from.

The game mechanics work pretty well. A nice drifting mechanic ensures that this game is more about how quickly you can hold down the "accelerate" button. Furthermore, the AI is pretty good in this game and ensures that you will face a real challenge. The course is loaded with more than just potholes and come with health and other items which can give your driving a boost. Speaking of boosts, you have a boost bar which fills up throughout the game - use it strategically, and you'll be in good shape. However, don't go too crazy on the speed: If you do, the police will give chance.

The game is free to download from the Windows store. You can't beat that price!

That being said, you get what you pay for. The game's graphics are well below average. Yes, it's a free game, but an awful lot of free games have better graphics than this. While the cars are nicely rendered and eye-pleasing, many of the tracks and surrounding scenery are well below what you would expect out of a game today. Additionally, the audio makes no sense at points, with one reviewer noting that your transmission seems to rev into 14th gear...and that's not a thing.

Without a doubt, one of the biggest problems with this game is its complete lack of multiplayer. These days, very few games that have the potential to be played multiplayer come without this functionality. And we're not talking about the lack of ability to play against strangers; this game doesn't even have a side-by-side co-opt option. This is a major problem for any game in the modern era. This basically means that once you complete all the single-player content, the game is over. There's not a lot of replayability here.

Pros

• Free!
• Wide variety of track and car options.
• Nicely rendered cars.
• Interesting drifting effect and other driving mechanics.

Cons

• No multi-player mode.
• Lack of replayability.
• Poor graphics, particularly with tracks and other scenery.