Asphalt Urban GT

It may look nice, but Asphalt Urban GT is a racer that raises multiple yellow flags.

Asphalt Urban GT is one of those racers that could have taken the pole, but instead, it falls behind with lackluster gameplay.

Gameloft, whose parent company is Ubisoft, attempts to bring arcade racing to the DS. On the outside, the options look exceptional. Your vehicle selection is made up from a large list of real and fantasized vehicles that range from super sporty to clunky off-roaders. And the tracks are just as diverse. Urban raceways are surprisingly detailed with a fair amount of attractive colors, plus there's even moving traffic that keeps the streets interesting.

Asphalt's downfall is its off-balance racing. The addition of turbo boosts just doesn't make sense in this particular race. There are too many turns to really engage your limited turbos, and if you do, you constantly need to prepare to brake hard on an impending curve, which makes for frustrating controls. Bumping into speed-limit conscious drivers is a hassle, too. Most of the time your car comes to a complete stop if you crash into another vehicle--even if you're driving a monster Hummer and you bump into a tiny sedan.

A good amount of game modes still doesn't help Asphalt Urban GT's swerving driving style. At the end, this is one racer that looks good, but its performance under the hood rumbles with little fanfare.

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