<s>
Asphalt	O
:	O
Urban	O
GT	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
N-Gage	I-Device
handheld	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
game	O
of	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
launch	I-Device
titles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
support	O
for	O
3D	O
graphics	O
(	O
while	O
showing	O
unaccelerated	O
N-Gage	B-Device
'	O
s	O
power	O
to	O
match	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
graphics	O
)	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
action	O
from	O
three	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
utilized	O
to	O
provide	O
strategic	O
tips	O
and	O
player	O
info	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
23	O
cars	O
are	O
licensed	O
from	O
14	O
real	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Lamborghini	B-Device
,	O
Hummer	B-Application
,	O
Volkswagen	O
,	O
Nissan	O
,	O
Ford	O
(	O
Shelby	O
)	O
,	O
Audi	O
,	O
Aston	O
Martin	O
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
Lotus	O
,	O
Morgan	O
,	O
TVR	O
,	O
Chevrolet	O
,	O
Saleen	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
including	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
in-game	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
enhanced	O
with	O
over	O
30	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
N-Gage	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameloft	O
later	O
developed	O
further	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
Asphalt	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
being	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Asphalt	B-Application
5	I-Application
marking	O
the	O
first	O
Asphalt	O
series	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
conversion	O
of	O
Asphalt	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adrenaline	I-Application
entitled	O
Asphalt	B-Device
3D	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Asphalt	B-Application
:	I-Application
Injection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
featured	O
tracks	O
from	O
Adrenaline	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Adrenaline	O
,	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
were	O
also	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
Adrenaline	O
saw	O
an	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
spinoff	O
entitled	O
Asphalt	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
prior	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
endless	O
runner	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Subway	B-Application
Surfers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
a	O
traditional	O
racing	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
