As you can guess from the name, Asphalt 8 takes to the skies as ramps, jumps and bridges give you the chance to gain extra nitro power as you hang ten and grab some air. Many of the star achievements ask you to perform airborne tricks such as barrel rolls and spins in order to get the maximum five stars. Whilst this is a great addition to the series, some of the tricks don’t always activate as you expect and can be a little glitchy. This however, is rare and some times you welcome the simple jump as tricks can often cost you speed.

Aside from the usual racing mode there are two additional game types called ‘infected’ and ‘knockdown’. Infected sees players getting infected by other cars (and going green) and using their unlimited nitro boosts attempt to infect other players before burning out. Knockdown is less about the racing and more about the destruction as the cars all attempt to gain the most amount of crashes.

The multiplayer game experience blew my mind, as I didn’t think such an experience was possible on a tablet. There is always people to race and apart from a few people leaving the race seconds before the end (usually when they are losing) the race feels solid and enjoyable.

With fantastic graphics, a tremendous sense of speed and a game that could last for months, Asphalt 8 is a truly awesome racing game that despite its ‘pay to win’ reminders has to be one of the best racing games on a tablet device. For only 69p its well worth a try if only for the Mini racing around London.

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Sliding into port on your mobile devices is Boat Race, developed by Inviqa UK Ltd. This game will let players get a feel for how to row in a competitive college row boat. The game asks players to choose which team they wish to represent in this simulation and the rowing begins. Players will use the natural in and out rowing motion with their arms to beat their competitors. It is a very challenging game, sure to wear out the arms of most all who dare to row. Boat Race is free on the Google play store.

The next game to drop its anchor onto your mobile device is Boat Rush by Fabfunapps. This game is about controlling several boats across your screen, all the while, avoiding swimmers and other boats. The gameplay is very simple as players will stop the boats that are on the screen and speed them up with the touch of a finger. The game graphics are great for the price of free and the sound is not too bad. Boat Rush is a great way to waste away a lazy day. It is very addictive. Boat Rush is available on the Google play store.

Groaning its way onto this top boat racing games list is Speed Boat: Zombies. Like most of you, I was sold as soon as I saw the word Zombie. So what better way to mix up the water with some blood than to kill a herd of undead all from the relative safety of your speed boat? Players will use a virtual joystick to move the camera around. The cool thing about Speed Boat: Zombies is that the Zombies don’t even have to be in the water, as your boat can go across land to plow into one these walking piles of dead flesh. Players will also be able to man the mounted guns on the ship and blast those Zombies back into their watery graves.

Rounding out our list is Life Boat, developed by Smonte Ltd. In Life Boat, players have only one objective and that is to save as many lives as they can from a burning ship. Players will take their boat, rescue stranded passengers and drop them off safely at the dock. Players will then head back out and fill their boat up again. The gameplay is simple to pick up and most can play the game without any problems. Life Boat is free on the Google play store.

Now, what are you waiting for? Why are you still here? The tide is high and you should be heading over to the Google play store, now.

Article’s been contributed by a great boat racing fan who also administers Boat Arcade which is his own boat racing and parking website with online games.

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