Midtown Madness 2
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Midtown Madness 2 is a 2000 open world racing video game for Windows. It is the sequel to 1999's Midtown Madness, developed by Angel Studios and published by Microsoft. Unlike its predecessor, which is entirely set in Chicago, it features two open worlds in which to race, fictional representations of San Francisco, California and London, England. Players can choose from a variety of American and British vehicles including sports cars, buses and taxi cabs. The game has various modes of multiplayer connectivity, and included support for the now defunct MSN Gaming Zone. A sequel Midtown Madness 3 was released for Xbox in 2003.
Midtown Madness 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Angel Studios |
Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
Producer(s) | Jay Panek |
Designer(s) | Frédéric Markus |
Programmer(s) | Gabriel Valencia David Etherton |
Artist(s) | Andrea Elam Marshall Ross |
Series | Midtown Madness |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Midtown Madness 2 received generally favorable reviews, and holds a score of 78 out of 100 at gaming aggregator Metacritic. Reviewers praised gameplay in both single and multiplayer scenarios, particularly the returning Cops 'n Robbers mode in multiplayer, and the new Crash Course mode in single player. They were more critical of the game's graphics, with some reviewers feeling they were dated, and of the game's occasional latency issues online.