Midnight Club II

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Midnight Club II
Image:Midnight Club II Coverart.png
Developer(s) Rockstar San Diego
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Series Midnight Club
Platform(s) Xbox, PC, PlayStation 2
Release date PlayStation 2
USA April 8, 2003
PAL May 2, 2003
Xbox
USA June 3, 2003
PAL July 20, 2003
Windows
USA June 30, 2003
PAL July 11, 2003
Download (Steam): January 4, 2008
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: T
OFLC: G8+

Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. Players race through cities inspired by Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. The game also features an online multiplayer component.

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[edit] Cities

Dry, hilly suburbs and congested interstates can be found throughout Los Angeles, and just like Midnight Club: Street Racing, the city contains many landmarks, as well as numerous shortcuts and jumps. Paris is the home to cobblestone alleyways, monumental roundabouts, and the Paris Catacombs. Also featured are a lot of jumps taking you across the river of Paris and into an alleyway. Tokyo is a city of neon-glittering avenues and tight alleyways, and contains an equal array of tourist sights and attractions.

[edit] Characters

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Characters and their voice actors.

[edit] Gameplay

Los Angeles in Midnight Club 2.
Los Angeles in Midnight Club 2.
Paris in Midnight Club 2.
Paris in Midnight Club 2.
Tokyo in Midnight Club 2.
Tokyo in Midnight Club 2.

Races consist of a series of checkpoints, represented by columns of light. In some races, the order in which the checkpoints must be cleared is prescribed. In this case, a transparent, glowing arrow points to the next checkpoint. In other races the checkpoints may be cleared in any order. In that case, the arrow points to the nearest checkpoint.

It is up to the player which route to take from one checkpoint to the next. There are no artificial barriers that force the player to stay on a specific course. Any area that is drivable or jumpable in the free-roaming cruise mode between races may be used to get to the next checkpoint.

Some areas can be driven upon that are not intended for such use outside of a computer game. Examples are escalators, roofs, railways and riverbeds and many ramps. However, many areas that would be drivable in reality, for example entrances and some stairs, are fenced off with invisible barriers. In some areas, the player can jump or drop down. Using this to the player's advantage can be necessary in order to win a race. If the car falls into deep water,the damage meter goes to its maximum stage and the car starts to overheat and the race is immediately lost.

The game features a damage model. The amount of damage infliced upon a car is indicated by both an HUD indicator and visual damage to the car. The performance of a car does not degrade with damage. When the damage limit of a car is exceeded, the car explodes or stalls. After a delay of a few seconds, the player can continue with a new car.

[edit] Cars

The vehicles in Midnight Club II all resemble real life vehicles, such as the Victory, which resembles an Aston Martin Vanquish, the Jersey XS, which resembles a Dodge Viper, and the Veloci, which resembles a Saleen S7.[citation needed]

[edit] Soundtrack

  • 8-Off Agallah - Midnight club theme
  • 8-Off Agallah & Ike Eyes - Ride out
  • AGM - Elements of trance (Dj Kim's reload mix)
  • AGM - Elements of trance
  • Alpine Stars - Jump jet
  • Antenna - Round about midnight
  • Art of Trance - Blue owl
  • Art of Trance - Stealth
  • Axus - When i fall in love
  • Bipath - Paranoize
  • Blu Warta - Midnight club 2
  • Blumarten - Home videos
  • Blumarten - Simon and Lisa
  • D-Noiser - Brain 26 questions non vocal mix
  • D-Noiser - Brain 29 demon of the church
  • D-Noiser - Brain 30 brain train psycho tb 303 mix
  • Felix da Housecat - Sequel2sub
  • Felix da Housecat - Silver screen (shower scene)
  • Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - It's good for you to meet people like us
  • Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - Nix
  • Jack Henderson - Syntrax
  • Kansai - Rococco
  • Kinnder - Space station
  • Michael da Brain - Brain 21 something for your mind (kaylab remix)
  • Michael da Brain - Brain 35 only an illusion
  • Mistress Barbara vs. Barbara Brown - Never could i have your heart
  • Moogroove - Mirage
  • Nokternal - Aurora
  • Patientzero - Live 135
  • Projections - Escaping Sao Paolo
  • Robert & Martinez Bros - Electrified
  • Subtech - Timeshift
  • Thomas Bangalter - Extra dry
  • Thomas Bangalter - Outrun
  • Thomas Bangalter - Turbo
  • Tommy Tee feat. Masta Ace - What is it
  • Tre Little - Let's go
  • Tre Little - Put your top down

[edit] Criticism

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  • This second installment of the series was heavily criticized for using many derogatory racial stereotypes, for the racers in the game.
  • Cheat codes were also usable in multiplayer, hindering the fairness of gameplay.
  • The game did not offer customization, since the cars are already modified to battle against the bosses
  • There is an ability to quickly change your online user name, thus being able to join in and sabotage a race, and not being able to ban the user for his or her activities.
  • The maximum speed in the game is 249 MPH or 402 KPH, even with nitrous.

[edit] External links

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Midnight Club video games