Midtown Madness 3
| Midtown Madness 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Digital Illusions CE |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
| Release | 17th June 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
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). Ironically, Midtown Madness 3 was released in Summer 2003 against Midnight Club 2, 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. Although such a graphical improvement is inevitable as the graphical power available increases.
Available cities
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.
Available vehicles
There are a wide variety of over 30 famous vehicles to choose from, such as the Audi TT, and the Saab 9-3 Turbo. Each vehicle includes a number of unique paint jobs.
- Ambulance
- Armored Truck
- Audi S4 Avant
- Audi TT
- Cadillac Escalade
- Cadillac Eldorado Seville 1959
- Cement Truck
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06
- Chevrolet SSR
- Chrysler Crossfire
- Chrysler PT Turbo
- Dodge Viper SRT-10
- Fire Truck
- FLE
- Ford Mustang Fastback 1967
- Freightliner Century Class S/T
- Garbage Truck
- Hummer H2 SUV
- Koenigsegg CC
- Limousine
- Lotus Esprit V8
- Mini Cooper S
- Vauxhall Astra
- Paris Bus
- Paris Police
- Paris Taxi
- Renault R5 1985
- Saab 9-3 Turbo
- Volkswagen New Beetle RSi
- Washington Bus
- Washington Police
- Washington Taxi
There are 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.
Multiplayer
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 you have to grab it and take it to your hideout. Whether as a solo player or playing in teams, this mode is the most fun, with cars flying around, stealing the gold from the other guys and taking off down the street as everyone follows in hot pursuit. |
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| Checkpoint | Race against others on pre-defined tracks around the city. |
| Cruise | Just cruise the city while chatting with others. Often ends up being a glitch hunt. |
| Hunter | One player starts off as the Hunter and everyone else in the game is Prey. As the Hunter nails 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. Bust out some jukes in order to stayaway from the other players. |
| Tag | When the clock counts down to zero, you better not be It. Nail another player to make them It, and take off. |
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