Asphalt Legends Nitro, stunts, supercars

The online mode puts you in cross-play races against up to seven opponents from anywhere, plus split-screen for up to four players in the same room. You can add friends, set up private lobbies, and join or start a Club to climb leaderboards and unlock rewards. It is built for short, loud races where positions change fast. Bring decent reflexes and a willingness to forgive the friend who knocks you into a wall.

A cooperative mode splits the pack into Security agents and Syndicate members. As Security, you hunt the outlaws down. As Syndicate, you keep your speed up and stay out of handcuffs. It plays differently from a straight race to the line, because winning means reading the other cars, blocking, splitting up or sticking together. Clubs feed into the same team spirit, with shared rewards for racing together and moving up the ranks.

The garage holds more than 250 hypercars from makers such as Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini, each built for speed and tuned for arcade handling. Tracks take cues from iconic locations around the world, so you are always racing somewhere worth looking at. Detailed cars, bright effects and lively lighting do the showing off. You pick the car that fits the track, then spend the race proving you were right.

Races run on boosts, drifts and jumps that bend gravity a little. You chain stunts to feed your nitro, then spend it at the exact moment someone tries to pass. Control comes in two flavors: precise manual steering for drivers who want every corner, or TouchDrive for a streamlined ride that handles the basics while you time the stunts. Career mode gives you room to practice, with endless seasons, varied challenges and limited-time events. You can also repaint bodies, swap rims and wheels, and change body parts to make rivals recognize you in their mirrors.