It was released for iOS on November 2, 2009,[1] for webOS on January 8, 2010,[2] for Android on March 18,[3] for Symbian^3 and Bada on December 22,[5][4] and for Windows Phone 7 on July 16, 2012.

[7] IGN's Levi Buchanan awarded the game a score of 8 out of 10, lauding the fact that it didn't take itself too seriously; "Asphalt 5 is a pure arcade racer.

It combines the smash 'em elements of Burnout and the hardcore racing thrills of Ridge Racer into a sometimes silly but always manic speeder.

While we like arcade racers a lot, these cars don't seem to have any real weight or power behind them, even though they look great on the road and in the garage."

Respond to a text message in the middle of the race and you have to wait ~8 seconds for the game to load and then it puts you back at the start line, losing all your progress!