Top 8 Racing Games for Windows Phone

From Asphalt 8 to Angry Birds GO! there have been some pretty amazing racing games of late and it’s a Windows Phone category that keeps getting better, faster and leaner.

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Check out the best racing games for Windows Phone on your Nokia Lumia.
We all love racing games, the thrill of the chase, the quick change of gear and the kick back into our seats. Here we check out what we think are the best Racing games for Windows Phone on Nokia Lumia right now.

Check out the list and let us know if we’re on the right track by adding your own suggestions.

Asphalt 8: Airborne Game for Windows Phone

Asphalt 8: Airborne is the latest addition to what has to be one of, if no the best, racing game on Windows Phone. This time around we take to the air with some amazing off-ramp action that adds a whole new dimension to the game. This time around, Asphalt 8: Airborne offers up nine different race locations such as Venice, Guiana & the Nevada Desert. Along with the standard track there are plenty of shortcuts and secrets to reveal.

Angry Birds Go! Game for Windows Phone

Angry Birds GO! differs from what has gone before, we still have the pigs and the birds fighting it out for supremacy. However, this time it’s on the racetrack in this 3D downhill racing game. The game is based around five events covering 12 different tracks. You can play as Corporal Pig, Moustache and King Pig, while on team bird there is Red, Chuck, The Blues, Matilda, Terence, Hal, Bomb, Bubbles and Stella. What’s more, with multiple cars to choose from, as well as upgrade with the coins you collect in the game, there is all to play for.

Dhoom:3 The Game for Windows Phone

In Dhoom: 3 The Game you take on the role of the antagonist and need to evade capture from ACP Jai Dixit, Ali and the Cops. To do this you need to ride your super-bike through the streets of Chicago at a break-neck speed. It’s based on the hit Bollywood movie franchise and the aim of the game is to stay ahead of the cops for as long as possible and clock up a high score. Along the way you can collect Near Miss bonuses, Magnets and Nitro Boosts in a run to get extra credit.

Drag Race Game for Windows Phone

Drag Race allows you to battle it out online and choose from 31 unique cars. With half-mile races you can compete and work your way up the ranks until you beat each boss of nine different challenge levels. Earn money by beating enemies and shifting at the perfect moment and use the cash to buy upgrades. This latest version now supports Nokia Lumia smartphones with 256MB of RAM, so even the most budget phone can get the drift with this game.

Drag Racing Game for Windows Phone

Drag Racing is something of a smash hit on Windows Phone and offers over 50+ officially licensed cars, from Skyline GT-R, a classic 69′ Mustang, or a brand new BMW M3, to hot hatches, American muscle cars to 1000HP super cars. You can show your skills over the quarter mile and half mile tracks and challenge millions of players online in one-to-one races. What’s more, you can participate in real-time 10-player races in Pro League

Ice Road Truckers Game for Windows Phone

Do you have what it takes to conquer the world’s deadliest roads? Join Hugh, Lisa, and Alex in Ice Road Truckers the game as you battle the toughest winter roads the world has to offer. Tackle slippery terrain, avoid frozen lakes, and boost over ramps to see how many miles you can go before the ice road claims another victim. This is the only game in our roundup that doesn’t come for free (it costs 79p) and with no trial you won’t be able to try before you buy, which is a shame.

Real Speed Car: Need for Asphalt Racing Game for Windows Phone

How many different racing titles in one name? Drive the fastest cars on the planet in ultimate racing game which will test your skills and determination to be the best racing driver on the world. Features of this game include six cars with completely different steering models, as well as eight unique tracks. You need to race against your opponents to gain point and rise through the ranks before you can top the leaderboard.

3D Brutal Chase Game for Windows Phone

This adrenaline based game needs you to be in brutal mode if you’re to succeed. Crush the competing cars to get ahead of the pack, earn money and upgrade your mean machine! Chase your enemies and crush their cars crashing into them. Clear the nine cities while upgrading your car with the revenue. Medals and leaderboards included.

Right, it’s over to you – we want to know which racing games are your favourites. Let us know, we’ll check them out and if they deserve pole-position in our list we’ll add them. How does that sound?
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