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Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think this game was pretty damn good. I thought it was even more so when i could run people over muhahaha. Thats right mr or mrs anonymous "a gamer" running people over is fun on the video games. It keeps me from doing it in real life. I mean its a f***ing video game. Plus i can see why you don't like it, that's because you can't win since you try to dodge the people. Well since thats out of the way.... The game has supurb graphics and gameplay although unreal at times. Thats what makes it good though... I mean if I wanted to drive realistically I'd get in my car. I loved the soundtrack people diss on it too much saying its fake. Just because it's not mainstream, does that mean it's fake? I could go on about how shallow people are for hours, but this is a game review. Don't just rush out and buy it though, rent it first, then if you like it buy it. The voice acting wasn't the greatest but overall it was a great game.

Arcadish, Addictive and Frustrating

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As an adult gamer with only a precious few hours a week to play - I'm usually looking for games that are easy to pick-up and don't require a 100 hours to master but still fun.

I love arcade racing games, not realistic sims. MCII definitely falls in the arcade class - too much at times. This game is easy to get started on, right to the fun. No time wasted on qualifying and tricking out your car. The PS2 controls are easy and work well. Every one here complaining about the control is either on a different platform or didn't play the game long enough to win other cars. Every car has subtle differences in their handling. Like any good racing game, good cornering takes practice. Cars like the Vortex can fly around a corner at top speed, while most will spin out if you don't slow down a bit. The usual cornering technique of letting off the gas as you enter the turn and then punching it as you straighten out works fine.

In a nutshell, I love to hate MCII. The career mode is completely linear so you have to win one race (only first place is good enough) after the next to advance, win new cars, and unlock Paris, then Tokyo. This is very frustrating since if you get stuck on any race, there's not much you can do about. You can look for shortcuts (or look them up) but even taking the shortcuts is far from a guarantee you will win unlike SSX. The shortcuts are often difficult to navigate themselves and half the time you're better off leaving them alone. Every race takes several trial runs to learn the course. Since the whole game is dark (well, it is called 'Midnight' Club) and the graphics are a bit pixilated, many corners and routes are difficult to make out from any distance. It's better to use landmarks like signs or count intersections to remember where to turn. Many races you can follow another car and then past them in the final stretch with a boost.

Once you unlock Tokyo, LA and Paris will be a joke, not only because you will have much better cars, but the difficulty increases significantly for Tokyo.

My biggest complaint with the game is the AI. There is one primary opponent and several red shirts. This is not you against several other racers. This is several other racers against you. The red shirts will do everything they can to take you out. They will blatantly team-up against you and crash into you, especially at the start. You will be driving along at top speed when from out of no where another racer or cop car will spear you from a side street. Not very realistic since I don't think real street racers would sacrifice their own chances for another racer. It's believable that a car alongside you would attempt to spin you out, but not such blatant spearing. This is what makes the game so frustrating since you can have a perfect run going and from out of no where, bad luck ruins your race. Of course, civilian cars are always strategically positioned to be in the worst possible place for you but the computer cars will just whip right past them.

At the upper levels, the computer cars are basically riding on rails. They will never miss a turn even at top speed. The best strategy in my opinion is to get the jump early and try to block or wreck gaining cars.

With all aforementioned negatives, this game is very addictive. You will want to keep trying until you win a race. Then you will want to check out the next race. I've never played this game multi-player but it seems like it would be a great two-player game.

If you like arcade racing games and just want to get playing, this is a good game. If you like customizing your car with winnings and what not, leave this title alone.

Caution : VERY HARD GAME

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

no doubt the game is good, its just very hard to play, you must come first in every race you do in order to unlock things. Plus the game's modes and gameplay is exremely dificuilt aswell while you go through checkpoints at top speed turing corners with complete concentration, i recomend this game to ELITE game racers only because this game requires your full concentration in the races, one screw up,bad turn or bump and you lost the entire race.

BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS A GREAT GAME. IT HAS REALLY GOOD GRAPHICS AND THE CARS GO REALLY FAST. IT SOUNDS REAL. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS GAME YOU AINT FROM THIS WORLD. BUY THIS GAME NOW !(...)

One of the best racers so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Midnight Club 2 is on the best racers on the Playstation 2. I get a buzz from the adrenalin rush every time I play this game. Yes, it is that fast. MC2 is just pure craziness. You race through LA,Paris and Tokyo, being chased by vary persistant police,all while trying to find the best rout to the finish line and avoiding the hectic traffic.
The main reason I love this game is all the short cuts you can find and there are some really breath taking leaps off of buildings you can do.The music is a nice mixture of the techno,trance,hip-hop genre. The most important part of the game is the control and it is top notch. An excelent cross between arcade and sim.
You wont find any licened cars here, but they look very similiar to the real things and each one handles different.I could tell you alot more about the game, but I'll let you find that part out for yourself..that's just part of the fun. Just don't let this game pass you by. :)

Great Racing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is extremely fun. I rented it and I immmediately fell in love with it. Cutting edge graphics, all the cars you could dream about, motorbikes, the whole shebang. I did find this game very challenging, i mean really hard. Most of this was very real, the burnouts were really cool, and once you get to Tokyo you got your work cut out for you. Not everyone will like this, its more of a style game than an everybody game. Rent it first, but if your like me and you like these kind of games, then you could buy it. Its defnitely a better racing game than GTA: Vice City, but Vice City is more fun. Have fun with the game. Peace easy!

Got speed?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If I only had one word to describe this game, it would be: DAMN!

Like speed? Midnight Club 2 would be great for you. There is no greater feeling than hitting stairs at 150 MPH and being launched 200 feet into the air. Especially when it ends up winning the race for you.

Rockstar does it again!

THE BEST STREET RACING GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

WOW!I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS TELLING U ABOUT THIS GAME,BUT ILL CUT TO THE CHASE.THIS GAME IS AWESOKME THE GRAPHICS ARE GREAT.THE TRACKS ARE FUN(JUMPING OVER BUILDINGS AND STUFF!!).AND IF YOU WANT A STRAIGHT MORE FAST AND THE FURIOUS TRACK U CAN CREATE YOUR OWN!!PLUS IT ONLINE.I WOULD GIVE IT 100 STARS IF I COULD!!!

Great Street Racing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In this game, you play as an illegal street racer. After finding another racer, you have shine your bright lights or "beams" at them. They will them lead you on a maze to the race spot. The first race may be anything from a checkpoint and time limit race to racing other racers to checkpoints. If you win the first race, there is usually one or two more races with the same person. After you beat them, you will receive their car. Each car is supposed to be an upgrade of the one you had before.

As far as gameplay, graphics etc. the game looks really good. Some may say that the cars aren't as good as they could be, but then they must have huge standards. The physics are very good. There are three maps: L.A., Paris, and Tokyo. You play them in that order. They are huge free roaming levels with quite a few secret passages.
One of the best modes is "cruise" You can roam around mastering your car or learn the map.

The voices are NOT that bad. The characters look kind of stupid, though. You are supposed to be able to hear their thoughts, it's not that they are talking without their lips moving.

Music: Unlock more as you go.

I give this game 5 out of 5

This game is a great racing game, but it has some problems

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is obviously another addition to the genre of dark street racing games, complete with a soundtrack of odd songs I've never heard of. The actual gameplay is okay, and the controls are straightforward. Here is an objective pros and cons list:

Pros:

Graphics are clean and crisp, and animations are on par
sounds/soundtrack is also well done

The cities are immensely detailed

Overall good cruise replay value

Cons:

Sometimes the use of the analog sticks becomes clumsy

Where are the cops in cruise mode?

There is limited interaction with your environs, unless you count the obligatory knocking over of light poles and phone booths. I would've liked to have seen some more explodables, jumpables, and spectacular camera angles for all.

Overall a good solid racing game, and I would recommend it for those who like street racing games.

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