How Asphalt 8 Has Managed To Live On

<p>Very few <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;tag&sol;mobile-games">mobile games<&sol;a> made in the same year as Gameloft’s iconic mobile racer can confidently say that they’re still running at full capacity today&period; What makes this even more impressive is that it applies to numerous big-budget games made in the ensuing years as well&period; <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> has managed to become a multi-billion-dollar success and is yet to fall&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Today&comma; you can download the game and immediately have access to every feature that has been available since its inception in 2013&comma; along with the endless list of new content that has been added over the years&period; Multiplayer is still in full swing with short to no waiting times and the daily events section is updated more frequently than ever with new things to do&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;135485" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-135485" style&equals;"width&colon; 1007px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-135485 " src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;19103203&sol;asphalt-8-highperformance-cars-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1007" height&equals;"567" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-135485" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Asphalt 8&colon; Airborne&comma; Gameloft<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>But&comma; how has a mobile game managed to last so long&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong>It Was Way Ahead of Its Time<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Even with smartphones and tablets becoming increasingly powerful&comma; it seems as if mobile developers have taken a step back in terms of developing high-end games that fully utilize the power of new technology&period; These days&comma; you’re more likely to see the app stores updated with more simple games such as the ever-popular endless runners&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;135489" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-135489" style&equals;"width&colon; 800px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-135489 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;19103854&sol;boring-runner-games&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"441" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-135489" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Boring and endless runner games &lpar;Temple Run&comma; Imangi Studios&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>This&comma; coupled with the fact that <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> was already years ahead from a visual and physics standpoint&comma; makes it a stunning game to look at and play even in 2018&period; Graphics look crisp and the game runs incredibly smoothly&period; Crash physics are satisfying and visual updates such as Metal has helped add more flair to the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><strong> A Dedicated Community<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>This is a bit of a double-edged sword&period; On one hand&comma; you have a dedicated community of free-to-play players&comma; who have taken the liberty of grinding through the endless list of races and objectives over the years that <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> has been out&period; On the other side are the paying players&comma; some of which have invested hundreds of dollars into the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;car packs” and upgrades cost a hefty amount of real-world currency and many players are willing to take the plunge&period; This gives them a rather compelling reason to continue playing and smash the leaderboards with their newly acquired cars and currency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Due to the constant updates and intricate mechanics of the game&comma; numerous communities and guides have popped up online as well&period; Websites such as the <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> Wiki and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gameguideworld&period;net&sol;">Game Guide World<&sol;a> provide insights and knowledge for curious players&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;135487" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-135487" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-135487 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;19103745&sol;dedicated-asphalt-8-wiki-community-1024x456&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"445" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-135487" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Dedicated Asphalt 8 community<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<h4>The Developers Simply Haven’t Given Up<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>To this day&comma; <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> receives constant content updates&comma; adding more and more to the game&period; Whether it be new cars&comma; more race tracks&comma; a new game mechanic and&comma; most recently&comma; motorbikes&comma; there’s always something new to do&period; This will inevitably compel old players to come back and try out the new stuff when they see an update pending&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4>Conclusion<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>For any game to succeed&comma; it needs to have two things&colon; An active community and dedicated developers&period; <em>Asphalt 8<&sol;em> has that and has subsequently flourished as a result&period; But as the long wait for<em> Asphalt 9<&sol;em> &lpar;like the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;androidhackers&period;io&sol;asphalt-9-mod-2&sol;">asphalt 9 mod androidhackers<&sol;a>&rpar; continues&comma; there’s no telling what the future holds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>How many of you played this game&quest; Do you still play and find it enjoyable&quest; Let us know in the comments section below&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;