Midtown Madness 3

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the racing series, see Midtown Madness (series)

Midtown Madness 3

Developer(s)	Digital Illusions CE BeTomorrow ^[1] (Mobile)
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Game Studios In-Fusio ^[2] (Mobile)
Platform(s)	Xbox, Mobile^[1]
Release date	Xbox ^[3] ^USA June 17, 2003 ^PAL June 27, 2003 ^JPN August 7, 2003 Mobile ^[4] ^USA November 13, 2004
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Media	DVD-ROM

Midtown Madness 3 is a free roaming racing/arcade sequel, part of the Midtown Madness series. For the first time in the series, the game was released only on the Xbox, with a Windows version rumoured for later release, but ultimately scrapped.

The game was developed by Digital Illusions CE (of Battlefield 1942 fame) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. This marked a change from the developer of the first two games, Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego). Coincidentally, Midtown Madness 3 was released in Summer 2003 against Midnight Club 2, created by the developer of the first two games, Rockstar San Diego.

The Xbox only release, and change of developer, heralded a significant graphical improvement, to maintain the console's graphical standards. Although such a graphical improvement is inevitable as the graphical power available increases.

1 Available cities
2 Available vehicles
3 Easter eggs
4 Single Player
5 Multiplayer
6 Future
7 Trivia
8 External links
- 8.1 References

[edit] Available cities

Paris and Washington DC are available as free roaming, yet dimensionally limited, city locales in the game. They represent a smaller area than the real life cities, yet are larger than the locales in Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 2.

[edit] Available vehicles

There are a wide variety of over 30 famous vehicles to choose from, such as the Audi TT, and the Saab 9-3 Turbo. Each vehicle includes a number of unique paint jobs.

Paris Bus: Win the first three checkpoint races in Paris.
Washington Bus: Win the first three checkpoint races in Washington.
Fire Truck: Win the first six checkpoint races in Paris.
Cement Truck: Win the first six checkpoint races in Washington.
Armored Car(truck): Complete the Paris security guard job.
Freightliner Century Class S/T: Complete the first six blitz races in Washington.
Hummer H2 SUV: Complete the Washington Salesman job.
FLE:?Complete the Paris Delivery Guy job.
Limousine: Complete the Paris chauffeur job.
Cadillac Escalade: Complete the Washington Limo Driver job.
Ambulance: Complete the Paris Paramedic job.
Taxi: Complete the Paris Taxi Driver job.
Paris Police: Complete the Paris Police Officer job.
Washington Police: Complete the Washington Police Officer job.
Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo: Complete the Washington Rental Car Driver job.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville: Complete the Washington Pizza Deliverer job.
MINI Cooper S: Complete the first three blitz races in Paris.
Chevrolet SSR: Complete the first three blitz races in Washington.
Saab 9-3 Turbo: Win the tenth checkpoint race in Paris.
Audi TT: Complete the Paris Special Agent job.
Chrysler Crossfire: Win the tenth blitz race in Washington.
Audi S4 Avant: Complete the first six blitz races in Paris.
1967 [[Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback: Complete the Washington Stunt Car Driver job.
Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Win the tenth checkpoint race in Washington.
Lotus Esprit V8: Win the tenth Paris Blitz race.
Dodge Viper SRT-10: Complete the Washington Private Eye job.
Koenigsegg CC: Complete the game

There are also two completely undocumented vehicles you can earn in the game, called the Serpent MKII, and the ASP. The latter is derived from another racing game from DICE, Motorhead. One can earn them the same way one earn's paint jobs, but they are more difficult to achieve as they are located high in the air, forcing the player to make big jumps from a nearby ramp.

[edit] Easter eggs

There are four easter eggs in the game, two types and two for each city. They will each change the artwork for the game, making it look different.

Old Film Mode: In Washington D.C., drive up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to Abe Lincoln's feet. There, use the right thumbstick to look up at Abe's face. Stare at it for about 30 seconds and the picture will look like an old-fashioned film reel. Drive away and everything in the game will go faster than it did in normal mode. If you end a re-start a race, the picture will return to normal, but you will still be in Old Film Mode. In Paris, drive to the Moulin Rouge and proceed with the same action. Old Film can be reversed by doing the same action.

Penciled-In Mode: In Washington D.C., drive to the gates of Chinatown and stare up at the construction site. After about thirty seconds, the screen will look as if it were sketched in with a pencil. In Paris, drive up to one of the Pyramids at the Louvre and proceed with the same action. Penciled-In mode can be reversed by doing the same action.

[edit] Single Player

In Single Player the player can freeroam, race, or complete objective-based missions. In "Cruise" (freeroam) mode, the player can choose the amount of pedestrians and traffic, change the weather, the time of day and the season, and collect car-specific paintjobs, in a car selected by the user. In "Blitz" races, the player goes through all the given checkpoints in any order and races to the finish line before time runs out. In Checkpoint Races, the player goes through the checkpoints in any order and gets to the finish line before his opponents. In the "Work Undercover" mission mode, in Paris the player works as a delivery person, taxi driver, special agent, police officer, and other professions, whilst in Washington D.C. the player works as a pizza deliverer, rental car salesman, stunt driver, private eye, police officer amongst other things, completing objectives.

[edit] Multiplayer

The game supports Xbox Live for online multiplayer gaming, and a split-screen for offline multiplayer. Extra downloadable content is available via Xbox Live to expand the game's original premise.

The game supports the following online multiplayer modes:

Capture the Gold	Gold is stashed around the city and you have to grab it and take it to your hideout. Whether as a solo player or playing in teams, this mode is the most fun, with cars flying around, stealing the gold from the other guys and taking off down the street as everyone follows in hot pursuit.
Checkpoint	Race against others on pre-defined tracks around the city.
Cruise	Just cruise the city while chatting with others. Often ends up being a glitch hunt.
Hunter	One player starts off as the Hunter and everyone else in the game is Prey. As the Hunter nails Prey, they in turn become Hunters, and the last person who is Prey stands alone as the winner.
Stayaway	Whoever holds the rabbit for the longest time wins. Bust out some jukes in order to stayaway from the other players.
Tag	When the clock counts down to zero, you better not be It. Nail another player to make them It, and take off.

[edit] Future

Midtown Madness 3 has an uncertain future. It has not yet been made backwards compatible for the Xbox 360, and it is not certain that it will be at all.

[edit] Trivia

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines.
The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

This section may contain original research or unverified claims.
Please improve the article by adding references. See the talk page for details. (May 2008)

The inspiration for some of the CPU vehicles that drive around aimlessly can be easily identified. For example in Paris, there is a very Smart Fortwo-esque car and in Washington there is a car that looks very Ferrari like. Other vehicles in the cities that look like their real world counterparts are the Renault Laguna, Nissan March, International trucks, Audi A4 Wagon to name a few.