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So sad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this game would be a great game.
I played it a lot and realized that Midtown Madness 3
is a much better game for the XBOX. MC2 was fun for a
couple of hours but MM3 is still fun after a week of
constant playing.

Very Very Crappy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game sucks and so did the first one, you want a good street racing game get Need for Speed Underground. Thats all there is too it.

STINX!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a big dissapointment and a huge waste of money. I bought this because I heard it was good and I can't stand it. The only reason I played it at all was because I spent $50 on it and couldn't return it. I love racing games, so it's pretty hard for me not to like a car game. All these other people are probably giving it a good rating because they just got it and played it for 5 mins. or don't even have it at all. If your looking for a really good racing game, go with Midtown Madness 3. That games alot better and plus it's made by Microsoft. You'll have a much better time with that, I promise!

un autre jeu de char

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: April 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

ce jeu est trop repetitif , tout le monde sur xbox live prennent la meme auto et c est repetitif. considerant qu il y a pleins de jeu d autos et pour moins cher je n acheterais pas ce jeu. les graphiques sont pas mieux que d autres dans mc2. j aime pas ce jeu car c est tres noir et on vois pas ou on s en va et tout le monde use les cheat code. je ne le recommande pas.

I really wanted to like this game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I really did, It's stylish, has great graphics, and great responsive controls.
But there are too many problems with this game, making it frustrating. First off the get the checkpoints in any order is a really annoying way to race. And while I don't mind a challenge I don't want to play a race 20 times until I beat it if it's not fun after the first 5. The gamemakers really should have put in an difficulty setting, instead of making you use a cheat code which either makes it way too easy or doesn't seem to do anything at all.
There are problems with the controls. Not the steering, the steering is tight and feels natural; none of the button set-up make much sense. Another problem is no option to use your own soundtracks as BGM. Every other racing game I've ever played on the Xbox has had this option so why not this one?
While the game has a nice sense of speed and style, it's just not nearly as fun as Burnout 2.

I ran over Mother Theresa - is that entertainment?!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I agree with several of the other reviewers regarding weaknesses in the game: you can't play your own sound track, there is no difficulty level choice and the cheat codes don't seem to work.

Let me mention one other item, though. You kill people. Sure I know it's an illegal street racing game. I'm prepared to run from cops and drive on the wrong side of the road.... But I wasn't prepared to hit pedestrians - dozens of them - in every race. I actually killed a woman and dragged her body under my car for about a block!

I'm not a great race game driver, but anyone playing MC2 will kill someone in each race. You don't have to drive on the sidewalk or anything - it just comes with the territory and you ignore them and drive on. At least that's what you're supposed to do, I guess.

It's a level of realism I can do without. If you want to kill someone there's plenty of first person shooters out there. I don't consider it entertaining when some poor guy flies over my windshield.

Wait for Project Gotham 2 instead!

A little to over the top...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you like arcade style racing, then this is your game, if you like something closer to a sim., stay away from this title. I would recommend Need for speed underground. This game misses the mark for long term playability as mentioned by a different reviewer.

Ho-hum graphics, tough races, but fun nonetheless

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Midnight Club II is a decent but unspectacular racer that is pretty tough but fun if you have the patience to stick it out.

The game obviously has its origins in Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto III". Everything from the feel of the cars to the look of the city and the behavior of the pedestrians can be traced to that game. MCII obviously adds lots of bells and whistles to the basic driving controls. You have nitrous boosts, can control the balance of the car in mid-air, and can earn "slipstream turbo" by drafting behind other cars until a meter fills up and turns red.

The cityscapes are great, with nice recreations of L.A., Paris and Tokyo. There are tons of hidden alleys, jumps, parking garages, and shopping malls to explore.

The cars are mediocre. You won't find actual Acuras or Ferraris here. Instead, the game gives us cars loosely modeled on actual vehicles. The models are okay, but are not as polished as, say, Burnout 2, another game with fictitious cars.

The actual racing is pretty fun, though. Most involve having to hit a series of checkpoints scattered throughout the city. There is lots of room for finding your own path, taking advantage of the aforementioned alleys, ramps and passages.

However, the game is pretty tough. I found I probably have to replay each race about 10 times before winning. Also, in each race you basically have to come in first. There is no bronze medal for placing third, you'll have to start over. Basically it is impossible to win a race on your first time out, as you can do in Project Gotham 2 and Burnout 2. The difficulty may be one of the game's biggest drawbacks. In fact, when I first got it, I eventually just quit because I wasn't having any fun doing the same race over and over. But recently I picked it up again and have been having quite a bit of fun trying to figure out the best routes, even if it does take a dozen tries.

In short, I would dock this game one star for the bad graphics, and one star for the difficulty, but give back one star now that the price has come down. Gamers who like casual driving games should definitely consider picking this up.

Cool if you use the cheats

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To use the cheat code that keeps it fun (for me) type in "howhardcanitbe0" in the cheat code menu under "Options" (at the main menu hold left to get to the options menu). Away from the cheats in the game you can run from the cops in LA which is super fun (a whole scenario unto itself) and you can nitro yourself to the moon, and the nitros look real! Everything looks almost 100% real (except the pedestrians), this game's definitely worth a buy as long as you keep the cheats in mind.

khamster69

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best racing game I have ever played. It is the best racing game out there. (Hi Andrea, Maja, Marcus. I love you!!!!) The only thing that bothered me was the sounds, but the gameplay definately makes up for it.

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