Midnight Club 2
Saturday, August 09, 2003
The only game that made me dizzy
Midnight Club II Review
Gameplay: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Sound: 9/10
Replayablity: 5/10
Opinion: 8/10
Overall: 7.8/10 (Good)
Think "2 Fast 2 Furious"
Gameplay: 8
Race to the finish is all this game screams, in a very fast and modified car. If you love racing ALOT, you'll play this game alot of times. Explore 3 different cities, Los Angeles, Paris and Tyoko
It is "2 Fast" as everything would be going in a blur. You'll be going around 200mph and strugling to stay in the lead, at the same time avoiding the traffic and police. You have a choice of cars or bikes, both fast, both difficult to master. The cars have this funny weight mechanism in them allowing them to balance in midair or going on 2 wheels on one side. The bikes, on the other hand, can gain alot of speed and zip past cars and others. The cars can get a speed boost by launching Nitro and can go into the 'Slipstream', a vacuum behind a fast moving mobile, allowing you to go faster and naturally speeding past your competitors.
It is "2 Furious" as you'll get very fed up after hours of playing, trying to win and getting 1st as 2nd and 3rd is not counted as a win. It took me 2 weeks just to get to the later stage of Paris.
Another game flaw is the scripted AI driving, you'll be concentrating on every move they make and copy them just to find the next checkpoint. If not, you'll be concentrating on the tiny, unhelpful minimap on the bottom left hand corner of your screen, and most likely be the next ornament on the back of a bus.
Graphics: 9
Nice lighting and blur effect. The cars are moderately detailed with extra spark effects and explosions. The traffic isn't detailed but as you are speeding your way, you won't be paying attention to detail in the city.
The cars reflect too much, giving it an unattractive glossy look.
Sound: 9
Nice range of music, especially Japan. I want the MP3s!!!
But the musics are mostly repeating and you don't have a choice on switching it during races. The voice acting is kinda lame and annoying. Everyone seems to insult you while you're racing.
Replayablity: 5
Play only if you are a fan of illegal racing. If not, you'll get bored of it after losing around 6 times in a row.
Reviewer's Opinion: 8
I'm not happy of the demanding AI and the difficulty of this game. I'm happy that it is still have it's share of special moments like when you won a champion or when your car jumps over the whole pack right into 1st place. Well, I feel the same thing, though I can't play it for more than 1 hour, all those twist and turns in races are making me sick.
Midnight Club II Review
Gameplay: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Sound: 9/10
Replayablity: 5/10
Opinion: 8/10
Overall: 7.8/10 (Good)
Think "2 Fast 2 Furious"
Gameplay: 8
Race to the finish is all this game screams, in a very fast and modified car. If you love racing ALOT, you'll play this game alot of times. Explore 3 different cities, Los Angeles, Paris and Tyoko
It is "2 Fast" as everything would be going in a blur. You'll be going around 200mph and strugling to stay in the lead, at the same time avoiding the traffic and police. You have a choice of cars or bikes, both fast, both difficult to master. The cars have this funny weight mechanism in them allowing them to balance in midair or going on 2 wheels on one side. The bikes, on the other hand, can gain alot of speed and zip past cars and others. The cars can get a speed boost by launching Nitro and can go into the 'Slipstream', a vacuum behind a fast moving mobile, allowing you to go faster and naturally speeding past your competitors.
It is "2 Furious" as you'll get very fed up after hours of playing, trying to win and getting 1st as 2nd and 3rd is not counted as a win. It took me 2 weeks just to get to the later stage of Paris.
Another game flaw is the scripted AI driving, you'll be concentrating on every move they make and copy them just to find the next checkpoint. If not, you'll be concentrating on the tiny, unhelpful minimap on the bottom left hand corner of your screen, and most likely be the next ornament on the back of a bus.
Graphics: 9
Nice lighting and blur effect. The cars are moderately detailed with extra spark effects and explosions. The traffic isn't detailed but as you are speeding your way, you won't be paying attention to detail in the city.
The cars reflect too much, giving it an unattractive glossy look.
Sound: 9
Nice range of music, especially Japan. I want the MP3s!!!
But the musics are mostly repeating and you don't have a choice on switching it during races. The voice acting is kinda lame and annoying. Everyone seems to insult you while you're racing.
Replayablity: 5
Play only if you are a fan of illegal racing. If not, you'll get bored of it after losing around 6 times in a row.
Reviewer's Opinion: 8
I'm not happy of the demanding AI and the difficulty of this game. I'm happy that it is still have it's share of special moments like when you won a champion or when your car jumps over the whole pack right into 1st place. Well, I feel the same thing, though I can't play it for more than 1 hour, all those twist and turns in races are making me sick.
