Being able to take the cars where I wanted without a timer or anything expected of me was great fun.Once the funky bass-laden music strums across your speakers, youll be tapping your toes and grooving through the streets of Chicago.The fourth in Microsofts Madness series, Midtown Madness rises above predecessors Monster Truck Madness 1, Monster Truck Madness 2, and Motocross Madness, with fast action, a whole new level of realism, and pedestrians who leap for their lives.
The game is quick. Zipping around in the New Volkswagen Beetle, taking hairpin turns, and dodging both oncoming traffic and cars in my lane was a pulse-pounding experience. There was many a time I brought my shiny little car around a corner, wrenched on the handbrake and slid sideways into a stopped car. Most of the time, my car stopped while the tires and metallic debris kept going. The game possesses cars for the truly power-hungry; however you must earn the right to unlock the truly cool ones by placing in top positions of certain races. Cars actually signal before changing lanes, wait at reds, and obey traffic laws. Midtown Madness Game Drivers Hurling InsultsYoull get a dose of reality however if you cut someone off, drive too close, or run into them, with the other drivers hurling insults and exclamations your way. The non-player drivers do act like normal motorists, ignorant to most of the stuff happening around you. If youre racing, however, youll be looking to outsmart your opponents, not just outdrive them. Opponents will split off on sidestreets trying to find shortcuts, attempt to bang into you to knock you out of commission, and try everything in their power to get across the finish line first. Midtown Madness possesses superb, immersive graphics such as different times of day, and weather conditions, including snow and rain. Player cars are well detailed, but the other motorists cars lack significant detail. No doubt this was a sacrifice that had to be made to make the game playable, but it was something I really noticed. At times, my vehicle looked like it was crafted of coloured chrome, being far too reflective and sometimes showing a reflection I couldnt match to a source. The people in Midtown Madness have more moves than Jackie Chan and will flip, jump, and hug the buildings to avoid you. Traffic lights will topple if you run into them, cars will spin around if you hit them (for best results, use the bus) and buildings will stop you dead in your tracks. For some reason, a toothpick city tree will stop even a city bus as sure as a building would. The reasoning behind making the trees so strong was lost on me. If you enjoy watching those Worlds Greatest Car Crash shows, youll love playing one. Driving the Beetle, youll notice how quickly it zigs and zags, but will also notice that it cant take much before falling apart. The city bus on the other hand can be run into oncoming traffic on the freeway, and still drive away relatively unscathed. Youll find the bus slow, but strong as an oak (or a city tree, for that matter).
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