

In single-player mode, the player can freely roam, race, or complete objective-based missions. The city maps cover smaller areas than the real-life cities, though they are larger than their comparable counterparts in Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 2. Midtown Madness 3 recreates the cities of Paris and Washington, D.C. Reception for Midtown Madness 3 was positive, with aggregators GameRankings reporting a score of 80.24%, and Metacritic a score 76 out of 100.įurther information: Midtown Madness § GameplayĪs with the previous games in the series, the player drives any of several different vehicles around open world maps modeled on real-life cities. Online modes were available via Xbox Live. Here players can compete in a variety of race types and take on roles such as taxi and ambulance drivers. The game features two major cities in which events take place Paris and Washington, D.C. The Xbox-exclusive console release and change of developer heralded a significant graphical improvement to maintain the console's graphical standards. This marked a change from the developer of the first two games, Angel Studios, which had moved on to work on the Midnight Club series. A version for mobile phones was developed by In-Fusio and released in 2004. It is the third game in the Midtown Madness series. Cars take damage, and if you pound your car against enough other vehicles or buildings, you'll see (and hear) the signs of damage.Midtown Madness 3 is a 2003 open world racing video game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox.

Are you careful and cautious? The zippy, light VW Beetle would probably be up your alley. In fact, your competitors will try every trick in the book to cut corners, including jumping bridges, to finish before you.Īre you the type of driver who hits everything in your path? Maybe the city bus or the flatbed truck are for you.

Midtown Madness does not have a set 'course'.

Race options include circuit, a race against your competitors, blitz race, which pits you against the clock, checkpoint race, which challenges you to get to the checkpoints before your opponents, and cruise mode, an option to let you drive anywhere as you please.Īs you fly through the streets in one of 10 different car models, which include the new VW Beetle, a city bus, and a Mustang police car, in any of the 5 modes, you'll have to choose the best routes to beat your competitors. Welcome to Midtown Madness, Microsoft's latest release in its "Madness" series.
