The Mustang and Panzoz types are fast but fragile, the bus and trailer truck are slow but can bust through traffic jams with ease, and the Beetle and Eldorado fall somewhere in between. Each of the vehicles drives as you would imagine they would. Depending on your performance during the race, you can unlock even more road-ready vehicles, like a Panoz GTR-1 racer, a classic ’68 Mustang, a Mustang Police Cruiser and even a behemoth Freightliner Century Class C120 trailer truck. In the early races you can pick from a brand-spankin’ new Volkswagen Beetle, a stylish Cadillac Eldorado, a city bus, a super-fast Panoz Roadster, a powerful Mustang GT or a meaty Ford F-350 (which I hear is built Ford tough). Instead you just pick a real-world car and go. There are no gear ratios to mess with, no tires to pick from, no shocks to adjust. While the landscape is realistically modeled, Midtown Madness doesn’t rely heavily on driving authenticity this game’s all about fun.

Admittedly, some portions of the city do look very generic, but overall the downtown portion of Chicago is portrayed very accurately and the designers did a great job of mixing authenticity with smooth gameplay. Those of you familiar with Chicago will have no problem making your way from Wrigley Field to Soldier Field, and you may even want to make a stop at Navy Pier on your way. and I-90 forming the borders of the playing field, and there are lots of famous landmarks on the map. Angel Studios has done a great job of portraying a decent portion of the downtown area, with Lakeshore Dr. Midtown Madness takes place in the windy city, Chicago.

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