![]() The team wanted to include two very different locales for players to enjoy. In a July 2000 interview with IGN, Jay Panek, Producer on Midtown Madness 2, detailed the larger scale of the game. It was released Septemin North America and Octoin Europe. Microsoft announced that the game had gone gold on September 14, 2000. Beta discs of the game were sent to participants, and they also went on to receive a full copy of the game upon release. A beta test was conducted for an undisclosed amount of time which began on July 7, 2000. It was shown at Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 2000. Midtown Madness 2 was developed by Angel Studios, who developed its predecessor, Midtown Madness. Development The London Double-decker bus is one of the new vehicles featured in the game. The Cops and Robbers multiplayer mode returns from the previous game, along with new variants. Multiplayer clients use Midtown Madness 2’s built-in DirectPlay support to launch and manage multiplayer sessions. Similar online gaming sites still support multiplayer gaming and also through instant messenger clients. Additionally, the game's multiplayer menu includes a link to the MSN Gaming Zone, which offered Midtown Madness 2 lobbies until June 19, 2006. Support for multiplayer gaming via IP address, serial cable, and analogue modem is built-in. In most races and Cruise mode, people in cars and pedestrians can yell comments at players in different languages. One of the game's most entertaining aspects is its humor for example, the new age retro hippie in San Francisco singing an out-of-tune variation of the John Lennon song " Give Peace a Chance". The commentators would be different for each race, and they are different for each of the two cities. These commentators would also be heard at the end of a race saying something that depends on the player's position upon finishing. Every race or cruise begins with a commentator introducing the course. In Cruise Mode, this can change where the player starts off. Additionally, the frequency of how many cops spawn around the city can be modified, along with the amount of traffic and pedestrians. Players can change the visual appearance of the game before starting a race, such as the weather and time of day. ![]() The Stunt Driver course in San Francisco allows the player to gain experience in stunt driving for a Hollywood movie, using the Ford Mustang Fastback. ![]() The Cab Driving School in London follows an extremist view of a London cab driver, where a player must complete objectives in a London cab. A Crash Course can be completed in each of the cities. Winning Blitz, Checkpoint and Circuit races allows the player to access unlockables, and the Cruise mode lets the player roam freely around the two open world recreations of London and San Francisco. There are Blitz, Checkpoint, Circuit, and Cruise modes, which are all derived from the original Midtown Madness game. The game features a range of vehicles that can be driven around London and San Francisco. Gameplay Midtown Madness 2 features vehicles ranging from a Ford Mustang to a Freightliner Century, and takes place in both San Francisco and London. 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. 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. Midtown Madness 2 received generally favorable reviews, and holds a score of 78 out of 100 at gaming aggregator Metacritic. A sequel Midtown Madness 3 was released for Xbox in 2003. The game has various modes of multiplayer connectivity, and included support for the now defunct MSN Gaming Zone. Players can choose from a variety of American and British vehicles including sports cars, buses and taxi cabs. 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. It is the sequel to 1999's Midtown Madness, developed by Angel Studios and published by Microsoft. Midtown Madness 2 is a 2000 open world racing video game for Microsoft Windows.
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