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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.

Asphalt: Urban GT 2
Developer(s)	Gameloft Montreal Virtuos Game Source
Publisher(s)	Gameloft
Designer(s)	Gameloft
Series	Asphalt
Platform(s)	Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Symbian
Release	Java 2 ME NA: November 30, 2005 N-Gage NA: December 6, 2005 Nintendo DS NA: November 14, 2006 EU: November 24, 2006 AU: November 30, 2006 PlayStation Portable AU: March 22, 2007 EU: March 30, 2007
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

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

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

External links

• Gameloft official site
• Asphalt: Urban GT 2 at MobyGames

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