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Even with the faster cars, the sense of speed always seems off. The only thing holding back the gameplay aspect of MC3 is that it feels overly slow compared to the console versions.
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The arcade racing goodness is in full force here, complete with "special moves" like the slipstream turbo, in-air control, working hydraulics, burnouts, weight transfer, two wheel driving and a few neat tricks like agro. Using the D-pad makes the driving experience a lot more manageable. The analog stick may be hard for many to use, but MC3 allows you to customize the directional buttons as you see fit. Thankfully, Midnight Club 3 handles well. But yes, the long load times will make or break this game for many and understandably so. When racing, there are no other load times until you finish or restart. Once loaded, you can wander around a city for as long as you like without further loading. Having it take upwards of a minute on a handheld (made to be played for short bursts of time) is unacceptable. You'll no doubt have heard about these and they have not been exaggerated. But everything listed above comes with EXTREMELY long load times. MC3 will stun you from the start with its sheer size. Almost everything has been ported over the wonderfully detailed cutscenes, the HUD, the entire environments and cities, the garage modes, the soundtrack, the various arcade modes, the multiplayer aspect, etc. If you've played MC3 on console, you know how massive this game is and I'm happy to report that the conversion to handheld is nothing short of amazing.
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And while the game may require you to upgrade your car's performance to keep on wining races, it never requires you to change the look of your car just to satisfy a "style" rating like in other games do. And yes, there is the requisite car upgrade garage where you will be able to change everything on your car/bike to your heart's content. There are also some Rockstar icons hidden throughout the cities which will greatly rewards the keen gamer. In the process you will unlock various cars and car classes, choppers, SUV and some mind-blowing exotic rides. And this is a racing game! You will be given three complete cities to race in where you'll take on challenges, win tournaments and beat rivals. Rockstar's Midnight Club 3 gives us an epic single player mode which should last the average gamer well over 20 hours to complete. But does all this come with a hefty price attached to it as well? And will it overshadow everything that MC3 does so well?
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Now, a few months later, Rockstar gives us the PSP version of MC3: DUB Edition proving that the PSP is capable of massive environments, amazing graphics and RPG-length games. Yes, there were a few framerate issues here and there and the game simply boiled down to checkpoint racing, but I gave it a 9.1 and challenged anyone to find a better arcade racer. It looks good, its got tons of replay value, excellent multiplayer modes and it made you want to keep playing it even after some particularly frustrating races later on. I'll be honest about it Midnight Club 3 on the Xbox is quite possibly my favorite arcade racer of all-time.