Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Action-packed racer with a heavy emphasis on wrecks.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
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Asphalt 3D
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
ASPHALT 3D is a blend of action and racing on the Nintendo 3DS. Users progress through 14 leagues around the world (in a number of real-world cities), collecting power-ups that allow them to boost their speed. They're also encouraged to crash into rivals at tremendous speeds to take them out of the race and collect near misses with oncoming civilian cars. Players can also race against other 3DS owners if they are in the same room together, or they can download data from other racers via StreetPass and try to better their performance on their own time.
Is It Any Good?
The Asphalt series rarely brings something new to driving games, but it's never patently bad. This installment is a fun, but flawed, arcade racing game that leans a bit more to the action side of the scale with ridiculously high speeds and overdramatized wrecks. If you're looking for a Burnout-style game for the 3DS, this isn't a bad choice. There's a good variety of tracks, and gearheads will enjoy the collection of licensed real world cars. Just don't expect any sort of realism when you fire the game up.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how far they'd be willing to go to win. Why do you think this game allows you to cheat or harm others?
What's the right reaction when you don't win?
Families with teens who are just learning to drive might want to pay attention to a study that suggests that playing some racing games can lead to taking more driving risks in real life.
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo 3DS
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : UbiSoft
- Release date : March 22, 2011
- Genre : Racing
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : June 3, 2022
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