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Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

  • Summary: Midtown Madness 3 provides you with madcap, over-the-top racing and driving excitement in two of the world's most fascinating cities: Paris and Washington, D.C. The latest in the Midtown Madness franchise allows you to get behind the wheel of more than 30 vehicles and compete in exciting race modes such as Blitz, Checkpoint, and Cruise. With a robust Career mode, featuring 14 driving careers, Midtown Madness 3 delivers the rush and excitement of street racing. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 41
  2. Negative: 1 out of 41
  1. Best of all, there is a surprisingly large number of people playing this game online, especially compared to other racing games like "Midnight Club II."
  2. The multitude of gameplay options also makes this one of the most customizable racing/driving games available.
  3. The real fun is in the online game modes, and I must say that I had some of the most fun since signing on to Xbox LIVE while playing this game.
  4. A dumbed-down "Midnight Club" with a bad soundtrack. [18 July 2003, p.82]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. 10
    Single Player is boring, but the Multiplayer is one of the best! But now there is no Xbox Live and we only can play in the Local Area Network. I love it Expand
  2. Mick
    8
    mmm, i bought this game thinking that it would be kickass- and i was a little disapointed, the cities are pretty cool but it was pretty corny- i HATE mathilda!! Expand
  3. TomL.
    7
    Hey man, just quietly this is a pretty sweet game. The controls are easy to pick up and the city's are great although they should have included the best city in the world -Melbourne. Like ugly, I especially like to drive the bus around the streets. Expand
  4. NickW
    3
    Infuriating trials, tedious repetition, and endlessly ramming yourself on the curb. Sound like fun? No, didn't think so. The checkpoint races are largely generic, and although finally completing them brings some satisfaction, its short lived. The racing really just isn't that fun. The work undercover mode adds a bit of variety, involving ferrying passengers about at crazy speeds, and working as a stunt driver, but again it just lack a certain something. It's like a compilation of imitations of other, better games. And there are points where you will get stuck over and over again. Its a nice idea to be able to explore Paris and Washington, but since the actual driving isn't much fun, and you can't run over civilians no matter how hard you try, you won't find much to occupy you, other than plunging into the river as you try to acquire all the hidden pain jobs in a desperate attempt to extend the meagre experience this game provides. Expand

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