Midnight Club Los Angeles

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The entire city of Los Angeles is your playground as you speed through the streets, parking lots, and back alleys in Midnight Club: Los Angeles, all on...
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8.5
very good
 

Game Overview

The entire city of Los Angeles is your playground as you speed through the streets, parking lots, and back alleys in Midnight Club: Los Angeles, all on your way to becoming the most notable racer in the city.

The Good

Cool-looking interface, 16-player online with quite a few different modes, Gorgeous rendition of the City of Angels, Fast, exciting racing.

The Bad

Excessive difficulty hinders fun, Not very original, Interface favors form over function.

The Bottom Line

The entire city of Los Angeles is your playground as you speed through the streets, parking lots, and back alleys in Midnight Club: Los Angeles, all on your way to becoming the most notable racer in the city. As a new arrival on the racing scene, you're going to need to earn REP for others to take you seriously, and earn the right to upgrade your ride or purchase an even better one. Reputation Points can be earned by completing any task or race in MCLA, regardless of what position you finish.

Midnight Club Los Angeles features over 40 vehicles from 4 different classes. Tuner, Luxury, Exotic and Muscle cars as well as Bikes will all be available to race throughout the game. All cars can be fully customized in one of two garages found in the game. Special Moves return from Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition -- classics like Zone, Agro and Roar are joined by a newcomer, EMP. A wide variety of races can be begun just by flashing your headlamps at other racers, and there are also "Freeway Racer" challenges and Police Chases to test your skills on. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome back to the Midnight Club.

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Expert Reviews

GameSpot review logo
75/100
score

Midnight Club is fast, beautiful, and way too hard.

IGN review logo
85/100
score

The cars handle fantastically, the city is nearly perfect, the GPS stuff is awesome and customizing your ride is great. It is way too hard, however, even right from the start.

Game Features

MCLA South Central Vehicle Pack 1 and New Gameplay Clip Released Rockstar has announced that the first South Central Vehicle Pack for Midnight Club: Los Angeles is now available on Xbox LIVE and PSN for 240 MS points/$2.99

Game Specs

Audio/Video
HDTV 1080i, HDTV 1080p, HDTV 480p, HDTV 720p, In-Game Dolby Digital

Console Link
Ethernet Broadband

Controllers
Dualshock 3 Controller, Headset

 

Memory
54 MB

Modes
Arcade, Career, Challenge, Full Mission Single-Player, Online Team Battle, Time Trial, Tournament

Online Features
PS Network Compatible, Spectator Mode, Teams

 

Controller Functions

GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

Directional Button
Up = HUD Map. Close Sidekick. Down = Hydaulics. Left = Skip to Previous Music Track. Right = Skip to Next Music Track.

Left Analog Stick
Steer

Right Analog Stick
Up = Accelerator. Down = Brake. Reverse.

X Button
Headlights

Square Button
Camera Back

Circle Button
Toggle Multiplayer Competitor Information

Triangle Button
Change Camera View

 

L2 Button
Camera Left

L3 Button
Special Abilities. Power Ups.

R1 Button
Handbrake

R2 Button
Camera Right

R3 Button
Nitrous. Slip Stream Turbo.

Start Button
Pause Menu

Select Button
GPS Map

 

ESRB Game Ratings

ESRB Rating of "T"
This game is Rated: Teen
Content is most suitable for children ages 13 and up. This game may contain violence, gambling, suggestive themes, crude humor, or some strong language.
Content Descriptors:
Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence, Strong Lyrics
 
Game Info
Platform:Sony Playstation 3
Release Date:10/20/2008
Publisher:Rockstar Games
Developer:Rockstar San Diego
Genre:Racing
ESRB Rating:T
Gamesite:--
 
Game Quality Ratings
Overall
8.5
Gameplay
8.7
Graphics
8.8
Sound
5.9
Concept
7.8
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
OVERALL
8.5/10

Recent Customer Reviews

I Love LA - Midnight Club: Los Angeles

When your muse is on vacation, a review can be more challenging than playing this game pre-patch.
Published 1180 days ago by awoolcott

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