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Midtown Madness Review
May 18, 1999   Bob CalBear Colayco > [View My Other Articles]
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Getting through the menus

Midtown Madness has a nicely organized interface, which is a good thing, considering the huge number of options that the game presents you with. It's easy to get in and cruise around town with a couple clicks of the mouse, or you can create profiles for individual drivers with customized settings.

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Cab driving in the snow

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Wrong side of the street again

A unique feel to each car

While driving, all of the cars have unique dashboards, engine sounds, and horns, which is a nice touch. There's even that cloying bud vase in the VB bug! There's also the standard complement of racing views, including in-car with or without dash, and two external cameras. Since this game relies so heavily on navigation and shortcuts, having a map onscreen is critical, and the designers thoughtfully provided both a split screen map/driving view and a small cutout for full-screen driving, with two zoom levels.

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Are you a car or a pedestrian?

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Don't litter

Jump in and go

You don't have to worry about gas or anything in this game. If you choose automatic transmission you don't even have to shift, so forget about looking at a tachometer. One of the key points to Midtown Madness is that there's no complicated stuff to bog you down or discourage you. It's extremely easy to just step up and play. Left, right, gas, and brake (wait, who needs brakes?) is all you really need to know.

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