<s>
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
major	O
game	O
of	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2012	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
via	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retired	O
from	O
the	O
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
except	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
tilting	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
touching	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
an	O
onscreen	O
virtual	O
steering-wheel	O
to	O
steer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
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>
The	O
five	O
star	O
rating	O
system	O
for	O
each	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
objectives	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Adrenaline	O
mode	O
"	O
from	O
Asphalt	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adrenaline	I-Application
have	O
all	O
been	O
retained	O
in	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	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
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seventeen	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	O
Caplan	O
of	O
148Apps	O
also	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
although	O
criticizing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
;	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
racers	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
's	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
was	O
somewhat	O
less	O
impressed	O
,	O
feeling	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
differentiated	O
enough	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
an	O
argument	O
Andrew	O
Podolsky	O
had	O
made	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Asphalt	B-Application
6	I-Application
for	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
both	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Asphalt	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scored	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxford	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
needs	O
someone	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
windows	O
and	O
let	O
some	O
fresh	O
air	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
impossible	O
to	O
go	O
really	O
go	O
wrong	O
with	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
still	O
happy	O
with	O
Asphalt	B-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
save	O
that	O
dollar	O
for	O
ice	O
cream	O
,	O
go	O
ahead	O
and	O
hang	O
onto	O
Adrenaline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
own	O
an	O
Asphalt	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
any	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
makes	O
you	O
happy	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
small	O
those	O
upgrades	O
are	O
,	O
go	O
ahead	O
and	O
grab	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacLifes	O
Matt	O
Clark	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
also	O
criticizing	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
;	O
"	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
one	O
way	O
that	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7	I-Application
improves	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judging	O
from	O
the	O
screenshots	O
on	O
the	O
Play	B-Application
Store	I-Application
page	O
,	O
this	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nexus	O
7	O
the	O
texture	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
is	O
absolutely	O
terrible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cars	O
are	O
n't	O
bad	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
noticeable	O
aliasing	B-Error_Name
along	O
the	O
edges.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rigney	O
did	O
however	O
,	O
praise	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
polish	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
impressive	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
other	O
arcade	O
racer	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
comes	O
close	O
to	O
matching	O
Asphalt	B-Application
7s	I-Application
presentation	O
quality.	O
"	O
</s>
