Asphalt 9: Legends
It’s not easy to find a mobile racer that feels like a console game. Asphalt 9: Legends is as close as it gets. Like many other racing games, you get the keys to a garage full of the world’s most coveted rides—Beemers, Ferraris, Lambos—and push them to their limits on an envy-inducing travelog. You’ll rev your engine in some Insta-famous urbanscapes, like Rome and Shanghai, but also some less-traveled backgrounds.
One level takes you through the idyllic Scottish countryside. Another zips through winding roads of the Himalayas. (Hey, we didn’t say Asphalt 9 gets points for realism.) But the best part of this racer is that, unlike many of its peers, it plays like the best console racing games: smooth and fast with just a little touch of Burnout-style ridiculousness. As a bonus, Asphalt 9 is quite a looker.
A good match for: Fans of Burnout, Need for Speed, Forza (Horizon), and other high-octane racers.
Not a good match for: Anyone who’s literally behind the wheel. Seriously: Don’t text and drive.
Watch it in action.
