This is a fun street racing game for the PSP system. There is high energy arcade type racing that can be very exciting. The career mode is very in depth. There are 3 full cities to race through. The graphics are great, and you get to choose from more than 60 kinds of cars, all of which are customizable. There were a few downsides to this game that I have come across. The load times are less then desirable. The voice overs are kind of cheesey. The multiplayer portion of the game was not anything special. Other than these few downsides I really like this game.
This game like the other Midnight Club games before it give you the ability to race in a completely open city setting. You start in San Diego, after a few races you will open Atlanta as a raceable city, and soon after that Detroit becomes available. All of the cities are full of back alleys, shortcuts, and jumps. There are also Rockstar logos in a few places, you get a special bonus for finding these. The cruise mode is good for this, you can cruise around any of the 3 cities to get to know the tracks better and look for those shortcuts.
The races in this game are checkpoint races. The checkpoints are scattered all over the place leaving it to you to decide which ways to go and which ways are faster. This is another reason to take advantage of the cruise option. There are a few point to point and timed races to provide some variety, but mostly just checkpoint races. This game is very arcade style in the sense that it is less then realistic. You get big air when you go off jumps, you can turn corners at unrealistic speeds, and the crashes are huge!!!
There are a few different types of cars you can choose from. There are tuners, muscle cars, trucks, SUV's, motorcycles, and luxury cars. Each type of car has it's strengths and weaknesses. The cars in Midnight Club 3: DUB edition have some special moves that make this game unique. There are 3 kinds of special moves that the different car classes have. Big cars like the muscle cars have the ability to knock all the traffic around you out of the way. Another special ability is "agro" this ability allows you to inflict more damage on the cars that you hit. The faster cars like the tuners can use "zone" which allows you to slow down time so you can make a sharp turn easier or maneuver around traffic easier. There is also one ability that all the vehicle have, this ability is automatically available as soon as you start playing. This is the method of using a slip stream to boost you. This little feature comes in very handy while racing. The learning curve in this game is very realistic. If you crash once or twice you will still have a chance to catch the lead, because realistically your opponents will probably crash once or twice as well. You also don't have to worry about some car coming out of nowhere and passing you if you have been doing really well.
Most of the game is played in the career mode where you start with about 20 grand. The career mode starts in the garage where you pick out your first car. The career mode is all about the racing. There is not a lot of story attached, you are basically just trying to get to the top of the street racing scene which is done by beating certain people. You start off challenging a few people that are milling around the city. Each of these people usually have a series of about 3 or 4 races. Once you beat these races you get invited to race with specific car clubs, with bigger series and better prizes. For these special car club races you have to have the specific type of car that everyone else is racing with...i.e. a tuner or a muscle car and so on. You could go and buy the car you need, but usually you will be presented with the option to participate in a tournament where the winner just happens to receive the car that you need. It's actually quite convenient so you can save your money to build up your cars. There are also races that aren't connected to any tournament or series and these are called city races. City races are good for earning extra cash to build up your cars too.
I really enjoy customizing my cars in this game, it is easy to do and for those people who are not very car literate it is not confusing at all. Your vehicle starts with all stock parts. As you play upgraded parts will start to become available. You can then buy them to boost your car's acceleration, top speed, and handling abilities. You can also customize the outside of your car with body kits, decals, custom paint jobs, rims, just about anything. The career mode is the biggest part of the game, but it is not the only part.
Midnight club also comes with an arcade mode which has all the races available in career mode, it also has a few multi-player races. The multi-player races offer some fun, there are variations of capture the flag, tag, and a few paint games. Overall this game does have a few downfalls but it is still very enjoyable. I would give it a 7 out of 10.
This game like the other Midnight Club games before it give you the ability to race in a completely open city setting. You start in San Diego, after a few races you will open Atlanta as a raceable city, and soon after that Detroit becomes available. All of the cities are full of back alleys, shortcuts, and jumps. There are also Rockstar logos in a few places, you get a special bonus for finding these. The cruise mode is good for this, you can cruise around any of the 3 cities to get to know the tracks better and look for those shortcuts.
The races in this game are checkpoint races. The checkpoints are scattered all over the place leaving it to you to decide which ways to go and which ways are faster. This is another reason to take advantage of the cruise option. There are a few point to point and timed races to provide some variety, but mostly just checkpoint races. This game is very arcade style in the sense that it is less then realistic. You get big air when you go off jumps, you can turn corners at unrealistic speeds, and the crashes are huge!!!
There are a few different types of cars you can choose from. There are tuners, muscle cars, trucks, SUV's, motorcycles, and luxury cars. Each type of car has it's strengths and weaknesses. The cars in Midnight Club 3: DUB edition have some special moves that make this game unique. There are 3 kinds of special moves that the different car classes have. Big cars like the muscle cars have the ability to knock all the traffic around you out of the way. Another special ability is "agro" this ability allows you to inflict more damage on the cars that you hit. The faster cars like the tuners can use "zone" which allows you to slow down time so you can make a sharp turn easier or maneuver around traffic easier. There is also one ability that all the vehicle have, this ability is automatically available as soon as you start playing. This is the method of using a slip stream to boost you. This little feature comes in very handy while racing. The learning curve in this game is very realistic. If you crash once or twice you will still have a chance to catch the lead, because realistically your opponents will probably crash once or twice as well. You also don't have to worry about some car coming out of nowhere and passing you if you have been doing really well.
Most of the game is played in the career mode where you start with about 20 grand. The career mode starts in the garage where you pick out your first car. The career mode is all about the racing. There is not a lot of story attached, you are basically just trying to get to the top of the street racing scene which is done by beating certain people. You start off challenging a few people that are milling around the city. Each of these people usually have a series of about 3 or 4 races. Once you beat these races you get invited to race with specific car clubs, with bigger series and better prizes. For these special car club races you have to have the specific type of car that everyone else is racing with...i.e. a tuner or a muscle car and so on. You could go and buy the car you need, but usually you will be presented with the option to participate in a tournament where the winner just happens to receive the car that you need. It's actually quite convenient so you can save your money to build up your cars. There are also races that aren't connected to any tournament or series and these are called city races. City races are good for earning extra cash to build up your cars too.
I really enjoy customizing my cars in this game, it is easy to do and for those people who are not very car literate it is not confusing at all. Your vehicle starts with all stock parts. As you play upgraded parts will start to become available. You can then buy them to boost your car's acceleration, top speed, and handling abilities. You can also customize the outside of your car with body kits, decals, custom paint jobs, rims, just about anything. The career mode is the biggest part of the game, but it is not the only part.
Midnight club also comes with an arcade mode which has all the races available in career mode, it also has a few multi-player races. The multi-player races offer some fun, there are variations of capture the flag, tag, and a few paint games. Overall this game does have a few downfalls but it is still very enjoyable. I would give it a 7 out of 10.
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