Midtown Madness 3

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Midtown Madness 3

Developer(s) Digital Illusions CE
BeTomorrow [1] (Mobile)
Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios
In-Fusio [2] (Mobile)
Platform(s) Xbox, Mobile[1]
Release date(s) Xbox [3]
USA June 17, 2003
PAL June 27, 2003
JPN August 7, 2003
Mobile [4]
USA November 13, 2004
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media DVD-ROM

Midtown Madness 3 is a free roaming racing/arcade sequel, part of the Midtown Madness series. For the first time in the series, the game was released only on the Xbox, with a Windows version rumoured for later release, but ultimately scrapped.

The game was developed by Digital Illusions CE (of Battlefield 1942 fame) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. This marked a change from the developer of the first two games, Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego). Coincidentally, Midtown Madness 3 was released in Summer 2003 against Midnight Club II, created by the developer of the first two games, Rockstar San Diego.

The Xbox-only release and change of developer heralded a significant graphical improvement to maintain the console's graphical standards. However, such a graphical improvement is inevitable as the graphical power available increases.

Paris and Washington DC are available as free roaming, yet dimensionally limited, city locales in the game. They represent a smaller area than the real life cities, yet are larger than the locales in Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 2.

There are a wide variety of over 30 iconic vehicles to choose from, such as the Audi TT, and the Saab 9-3 Turbo. Each vehicle includes a number of unique paint jobs.

There are also two completely undocumented vehicles you can earn in the game, called the Serpent MKII, and the ASP. The latter is derived from another racing game from DICE, Motorhead. One can earn them the same way one earn's paint jobs, but they are more difficult to achieve as they are located high in the air, forcing the player to make big jumps from a nearby ramp, and they both can only be obtained with a car from the fastest class.

There are four easter eggs in the game, two types and two for each city. They will each change the artwork for the game, making it look different.

  • Old Film Mode: In Washington D.C., drive up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to Abe Lincoln's feet. There, use the right thumbstick to look up at Abe's face. Stare at it for about 30 seconds and the picture will look like an old-fashioned film reel. Drive away and everything in the game will go faster than it did in normal mode. If you end a re-start a race, the picture will return to normal, but you will still be in Old Film Mode. In Paris, drive to the Moulin Rouge and proceed with the same action. Old Film can be reversed by doing the same action.
  • Penciled-In Mode: In Washington D.C., drive to the gates of Chinatown and stare up at the construction site. After about thirty seconds, the screen will look as if it were sketched in with a pencil. In Paris, drive up to one of the Pyramids at the Louvre and proceed with the same action. Penciled-In mode can be reversed by doing the same action.

In single-player the player can freeroam, race, or complete objective-based missions. In "Cruise" (freeroam) mode, the player can choose the amount of pedestrians and traffic, change the weather, the time of day and the season, and collect car-specific paint jobs, in a car selected by the user. In "Blitz" races, the player goes through all the given checkpoints in any order and races to the finish line before time runs out. In Checkpoint Races, the player goes through the checkpoints in any order and gets to the finish line before his opponents. In the "Work Undercover" mission mode, in Paris the player works as a delivery guy, taxi driver, special agent, police officer, and other professions, whilst in Washington D.C. the player works as a pizza deliverer, rental car salesman, stunt driver, private eye, police officer amongst other things, completing objectives.

The game supports Xbox Live for online multiplayer gaming, and a split-screen for offline multiplayer. Extra downloadable content is available via Xbox Live to expand the game's original premise.

The game supports the following online multiplayer modes:

Capture the Gold Gold is stashed around the city and the player must take it to a hideout. Other players will attempt to steal the gold.
Checkpoint Race against others on pre-defined tracks around the city.
Cruise Freeroam around a city with others.
Hunter One player starts off as the Hunter and everyone else in the game is Prey. As the Hunter captures Prey, they in turn become Hunters, and the last person who is Prey stands alone as the winner.
Stayaway Whoever holds the rabbit for the longest time wins.
Tag Players chase each other and try to bump each other's cars.

  1. ^ "Midtown Madness 3 for mobile phones". Midlet Review. 2005-03-08. http://www.midlet-review.com/index?content=review&id=487&rel=symbian&mobile=&genre=3D%20Action. Retrieved on 2005-03-08. 
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