Midnight Club (PS2)

Midnight Club Street Racing plays like a combination of the high-res street shenanigans of the Dreamcast's Tokyo Extreme Racing and the mission-based mayhem of the PS One's Driver. You've got two fantastic urban vistas to roam around--New York and London--and a jacked-up little runabout in which to do it. The game isn't just about racing, it's about racing from point to point or playing follow the leader.

Graphically appealing (if more than a little flat, but that doesn't detract) and speedy, this may not tax the PlayStation2 hardware, but it may tax your skills as a gamer if you don't keep up.

Maps to the city are available whenever you need them, so it's pretty difficult to get lost. It's advisable to try, however, as there are tons of mini-routes to traverse. No route is sacrosanct, since you can bash through plate glass windows, barrel through underground parking structures, meander across parks and even pogo from roof to roof. In this way, the game has a bit of that good 'ole Driver feel, though the night skies and sombre tone of the city dispel some of this the further in you play.

Midnight Club Street Racing is a great game and yet another reason for new PlayStation2 owners to smile. While not terribly groundbreaking, this is one game that's loads of fun to play. --Todd Mowatt

The Catch the Flag game is a bit more enjoyable - the aim is to collect a flag before your opponents do, if you're too late you'll need to ram into the opponent with the flag to steal it from them and then speed off to the drop-off point - but again, it's just too samey.

If you want a great arcade racer, then go for the breathtaking Burnout. It sure knocks this one for six!!


midnight club   April 13, 2002
Mr J robson (Oxford)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

WOW!!!!
Great game i've played in a long time (and i have MGS2) the maps and places around london are just amazing. When you race other people for there cars.the range of cars from taxis to sport cars. with great stroy line this is not a game to miss biy it what are you waiting for


Not bad, but not very accurate   June 28, 2001
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I bought this game on the premise of what it said on the back of the box "Furious action in accurate models of New York and London". It might be fair to say that the action can be fast at times. But the cities are not accurate, at best, they are about 20% accurate, and as this was the main reason I bought the game, it's fair to say that I was disappointed. Look beyond this failing though and what you have is a game that has OK playability coupled with a slightly interesting premise of illegal street racing.