Short description: 2005 video game
| Asphalt: Urban GT 2 |
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| Developer(s) | - Gameloft Montreal
- Virtuos
- Game Source
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| Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
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| Designer(s) | Gameloft |
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| Series | Asphalt |
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| Platform(s) | Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Symbian |
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| Release | Java 2 ME N-Gage Nintendo DS
- NA: November 14, 2006
- EU: November 24, 2006
- AU: November 30, 2006
PlayStation Portable
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
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| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
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Asphalt: Urban GT 2 is a racing video game developed and published by Gameloft for the Nintendo DS, N-Gage and PlayStation Portable (PSP). A 2.5D Java Platform 2 ME version for mobile phones was also released.
The game features a special appearance from The Pussycat Dolls, and a sample of Moby's single "Lift Me Up".[1] The Nintendo DS version was released approximately a year after the N-Gage version, with improved graphics, sound, and dual screen compatibility. A version for the PSP was also released in March 2007 to feature the track "Apply Some Pressure" by Maximo Park and exclusive "Time Ride" Mode for Arcade that not found in other version.[2]
Gameplay
The gameplay of Urban GT 2 is often compared to Burnout, Need for Speed and other titles as players can eliminate opponents by bumping through them, and evade or takedown police cars.[3] There is a wanted meter which determines the awareness level of the police if Nitro is used, takedown other competitors or causing urban havoc. much like the wanted level system in Grand Theft Auto - if the red "WANTED" light flashes, it usually means that the players must do what it takes to avoid the police cars and police helicopter - otherwise they might be forced to pull over and lose their money.
Reception
| Reception |
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| Aggregate scores |
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| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | (DS) 65%[4] (Mobile) 62%[5] (PSP) 30%[6] | | Metacritic | (PSP) 42/100[7] | | Review scores |
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| Publication | Score |
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| Eurogamer | 2/10[8] | | GameSpot | 7.5/10[3] | | OPM (UK) | 5/10[9] |
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Urban GT 2 was met with mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 65% for the DS version;[4] 62% for the Mobile version;[5] and 30% and 42 out of 100 for the PSP version.[6][7]
Frank Provo of GameSpot praised the game's improvements over the original and its selection of licensed vehicles and respective upgrades,[3] but noted the game's poor AI. Andrew Hayward of Worthplaying however, was more critical of the game, calling it a "mundane exercise in repetition". Besides citing easy difficulty and AI problems, the use of the Pussycat Dolls was also criticised as being a "marketing gimmick".[10]
References
- ↑ "Asphalt Urban GT 2 for Nintendo DS". To The Game. http://www.tothegame.com/ds-5845-asphalt-urban-gt-2-for-nintendo-ds.html.
- ↑ "UBISOFT HITS THE GAS WITH ASPHALT™: URBAN GT 2". Ubisoft. https://www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/press/detail.aspx?cid=tcm:99-32001&ctid=tcm:95-27313-32.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Provo, Frank (28 November 2006). "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 Review (NDS)". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/asphalt-urban-gt-2-review/1900-6162399/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 for DS". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/935114-asphalt-urban-gt-2/index.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 for Mobile". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/mobile/931254-asphalt-urban-gt-2/index.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 for PSP". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/psp/935113-asphalt-urban-gt-2/index.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/asphalt-urban-gt-2.
- ↑ Smith, Quintin (7 April 2007). "Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (PSP)". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/asphalt-urban-gt-2-review.
- ↑ "Asphalt: Urban GT 2". PlayStation Official Magazine: 120. May 2007.
- ↑ Hayward, Andrew (22 December 2006). "NDS Review - 'Asphalt 2: Urban GT'". Worthplaying. http://worthplaying.com/article/2006/12/22/reviews/38634/.
External links
- Gameloft official site
- Asphalt: Urban GT 2 at MobyGames
Asphalt series |
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| Main series |
- Urban GT
- Urban GT 2
- Street Rules
- Elite Racing
- 5
- Adrenaline
- Heat
- Airborne
- Legends
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| Other games |
- 3D
- Injection
- Overdrive
- Xtreme
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Gameloft |
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| Series |
- Asphalt
- Dungeon Hunter
- Gangstar
- GT Racing
- Hero of Sparta
- March of Empires
- Modern Combat
- N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance
- The Hero Rises Again
- N.O.V.A. 3
- Order & Chaos Online
- Order & Chaos 2: Redemption
- Real Football
- Siberian Strike
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- Blitz Brigade
- Brain Challenge
- Crystal Monsters
- Sacred Odyssey
- Six-Guns
- Sniper Fury
- Wild Blood
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- The Amazing Spider-Man
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- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Uno
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| Nights series |
- New York Nights
- New York Nights 2
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