Elimination

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Game description.

“	Don't come in last in the countdown!	”
In-game description, Asphalt 8: Airborne.

Elimination is a commonly-recurring race type in the Asphalt series. In Asphalt 8: Airborne, it is represented by the silhouette of a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 next to a red X.

Overview

Gameplay of Elimination mode in Asphalt 8: Airborne. A Koenigsegg Agera R drives in 1st place through Tokyo.

During the race, after a certain amount of time from the beginning of the race, anyone who is in last place becomes eliminated every 10~60 seconds. With the exception of a few events in Career Mode, all Elimination events have 8 racers, have no traffic, and will generally last between 190 and 225 seconds, provided the player wins in either 2nd or 1st place. In the Exclusive Metal Events, the elimination period lasts 10 seconds due to the huge number of racers (24), but the warm up time is still the same as standard 8 players. The maximum length of any Elimination event in the Exclusive Metal Events is 245 seconds. The elimination period will vary in Research & Development and Enduro Double Down Challenges, even lasting as short as 12 seconds.

When the player is in last place, the timer is in red. If they get eliminated, their car becomes wrecked (except if in 3rd or 2nd).

Elimination is playable in Multiplayer.

Winning + Stars

Winning in 1st place grants three stars. Getting eliminated at second place grants two stars. Getting eliminated at third place grants only one star. There are various bonus stars, one of them sometimes being a target of Perfect Runs.

Achievement

Winning an Elimination event for the first time unlocks the Ahead of the Curve achievement.

Gallery

The first 15 seconds of the race are counted as "warm-up" time, after which the text is changed into a timer that eliminates the last-place racer and resets.

A Renault DeZir having been eliminated in last place (7th).

A Mazda 6 having been eliminated in last place yet also having made a podium finish at the same time (2nd).

A Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG having won an Elimination event in Buddha's Teachings.

Trivia

• The "Participated" race reward for Elimination races in Season 8 were reduced by 80% in the March 2015 Decals Update. As the reward is the same regardless of 4th place or after a 45 second race, this becomes extremely unfavorable.

Race Types in Asphalt 8: Airborne
Classic (Unplugged, Flawless, Tag Racing, and Grand Finale) - Versus (Ultimate AI Challenge and Ace Race) - Elimination - Knockdown - Infected - Gate Drift - Time Attack/Auto-start - Showdown