<s>
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
major	O
game	O
of	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
for	O
Symbian^3	O
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asphalt	B-Application
5s	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Asphalt	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Ferrari	B-Device
GT	I-Device
:	I-Device
Evolution	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
either	O
tilting	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
touching	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
steer	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
virtual	O
on-screen	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
landscape	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
both	O
local	B-General_Concept
through	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
global	O
through	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
87%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
lauding	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
itself	O
too	O
seriously	O
;	O
"	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pure	O
arcade	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
the	O
smash	O
'	O
em	O
elements	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
and	O
the	O
hardcore	O
racing	O
thrills	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
into	O
a	O
sometimes	O
silly	O
but	O
always	O
manic	O
speeder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
go	O
into	O
this	O
expecting	O
a	O
precision	O
driving	O
sim	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
severely	O
disappointed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
download	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
with	O
the	O
expectation	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Toad	O
's	O
Wild	O
Ride	O
with	O
Ferraris	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
suitably	O
satisfied.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
this	O
fine	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
really	O
sets	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
apart	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
department.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
's	O
Andrew	O
Podolsky	O
was	O
slightly	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
physics	O
;	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
over-the-top	O
,	O
incredibly	O
bouncy	O
racer	O
that	O
plays	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
like	O
Jelly	B-Application
Car	I-Application
than	O
Real	O
Racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Bares	O
of	O
WMPoweruser	O
was	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
2012	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
port	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
arguing	O
"	O
any	O
game	O
nowadays	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
support	O
Mango	O
multitasking	O
AND	O
does	O
n't	O
even	O
support	O
NoDo	O
resuming	O
to	O
your	O
paused	O
state	O
is	O
a	O
total	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
