Asphalt 8: Airborne

__INDEX__ Asphalt 8: Airborne is a 2013 racing video game, developed and published by Gameloft as part of the Asphalt series. It was released on August 22, 2013 for iOS and Android, and on November 13, 2013 for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

Race Modes
There are 9 race modes available: ※Available in Multiplayer League, formerly the World Series.
 * Classic※
 * Flawless
 * Unplugged
 * Versus
 * Elimination※
 * Knockdown
 * Infected※
 * Gate Drift
 * Tag Racing

Tracks
There are 15 locations in the game and 41 playable tracks total. See the page Tracks by Cars to find which track is available for which car.

Nevada Iceland Tokyo French Guiana London Alps Barcelona Venice Azure Coast The Great Wall — Added in The Great Wall update Dubai — Added in the Dubai update San Diego Harbor — Added in the San Diego Harbor update Sector 8 — Added in the Winter update Tenerife — Added in the Tenerife Update Area 51 — Added in the Santa Update Rio de Janeiro - Added in the Rio de Janeiro Update Patagonia - Added in the Lunar New Year 2017 Update The Rio de Janiero maps do not appear in any Career races, excluding Beyond.
 * Nevada
 * Nevada Reverse
 * Iceland
 * Iceland Reverse
 * Tokyo
 * Tokyo Reverse
 * French Guiana
 * Fr. Guiana Rev.
 * London
 * Westminster Bridge
 * The London Eye
 * Alps
 * Alps Reverse
 * Barcelona
 * Barcelona Reverse
 * Venice
 * Venice Reverse
 * Azure Coast
 * Azure Coast Reverse
 * The Great Wall
 * The Dragon's Den
 * Temple Drive
 * Great Wall Rev.
 * Buddha's Teachings
 * Wall Ascent
 * Dubai
 * Dubai Reverse
 * The Rose of the Desert
 * The Mirage
 * San Diego Harbor
 * San Diego Harbor Rev
 * Sector 8
 * Sector 8 Reverse
 * Dragon Tree
 * Mount Teide
 * Cloud Nine
 * Sky Drop
 * Test Site: Omega
 * Classified
 * The Secret Lab
 * Route 375-1
 * Ipanema Showdown
 * Rapido Park
 * Highland View
 * Oceanview Derby
 * Crystal Lake
 * The River Fort
 * Avalanche Alley
 * Ice Cave

Map of the Tracks
http://maps.wikia-services.com/api/v1/render/9520?uselang=en

Cars
Asphalt 8: Airborne has 182 cars, divided into 5 classes: D, C, B, A and S. For the full list of cars, see: Vehicles of Asphalt 8. Many cars belong to a Collection, that give Credits or Items as bonus when the player owns all cars of a collection.

The "real" speed of cars (mostly Class S cars) differs from what is indicated in the HUD. Check the page Speed Modification for more details.

Tuning
An overview for all car s of the N itro efficiency.
 * Pro Kits
 * Upgrades
 * Multiplayer Tuning

Career Mode
Career mode is divided into 10 seasons, plus one Tag Racing season:
 * Welcome
 * More Than Racing
 * Street Rules
 * Elite
 * Injection
 * Adrenaline
 * Heat
 * Airborne
 * Beyond
 * Future

Multiplayer
There are three ways to play a multiplayer match on asphalt 8:
 * The Local Wi-Fi Race
 * Time-limited online Events (TLEs)
 * The Multiplayer League introduced in the Autumn 2016 Update, replacing the now-defunct global World Series 'tournament'

Car Mastery
Introduced in the Hot Summer Update, Car Mastery (or just Mastery) is another single player game mode. It offers 15 single-lap races for each car of the game, with the possibility to earn Credits, Car Upgrades, Boosters, and Licences. See the dedicated Car Mastery page for more details.

Research & Development
The single player Research & Development mode was introduced in the Summer's Over Update, featuring the Lamborghini Huracán as the first test vehicle. For each stage, a series of 'Tests' have to be performed, with specific 'Quality Check' objectives. The car's upgrades become available with the advancement of the tests. If all the tests are finished within a certain time span, you receive the car itself as a reward. For further information, check the Research & Development page.

Achievements
See: Asphalt 8: Airborne/Achievements

Music
See: Asphalt 8: Airborne/Music

https://soundcloud.com/gameloft/sets/asphalt-8-airborne

Stay updated
The in-game news feed Gameloft Confidential is also available as web page, though it is not fully functional. The videos can be watched, when you remove the link: prefix from the URL.

Trivia

 * The android version of Asphalt 8: Airborne stores its save data in
 * The first teaser trailer was released in June 2013.
 * Asphalt 8 is not the first game in the Asphalt Series to have ramps. The very first Asphalt game to have ramps is the very first Asphalt, Asphalt Urban GT.
 * The "Seasons" are references to the old Asphalt Classic Series. This lists contains the "Season" names:
 * Asphalt 3: Street Rules
 * Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
 * Asphalt 5: Injection
 * Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
 * Asphalt 7: Heat
 * Asphalt 8: Airborne