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Midnight Club is a series of racing games developed by Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios). Rockstar San Diego also developed Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 2, which are deemed strikingly similar to the Midnight Club series,^{[citation needed]} by having the same free roam racing format within metropolitan areas, and similar vehicle behavior and design. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The Mid Night Club was a Japanese street racing gang that hosted illegal races on the Bayshore Route (known natively as the Wangan) of the Shuto Expressway between Tokyo to Yokohama. ... A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. ... Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios) is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. ... For the racing series, see Midtown Madness (series) Midtown Madness is a free roam racing/arcade game, first in the Midtown Madness series, developed by Microsoft Game Studios and Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego). ... Midtown Madness 2 is a free roam racing/arcade sequel to Midtown Madness, part of the Midtown Madness series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Microsoft Game Studios, which features a range of vehicles which can be driven around London and San Francisco. ...

The game focuses on competitive street racing and the import scene. Fictional cars were used in Midnight Club: Street Racing and Midnight Club II, as few car manufacturers wanted to be associated with illegal street racing, and Rockstar wanted realistic car damage to be seen when racing in the game. The Import scene or Import racing scene refers to the subculture that revolves around modifying imported brand cars (commonly referred to as imports), especially those of Japanese brands, for street racing in foreign countries. ... For the racing series, see Midnight Club Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. ...

As of March 26, 2008, the Midnight Club franchise has sold over 12 million copies according to Take-Two Interactive.^[1] March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Take Two redirects here. ...

Games

Midnight Club: Street Racing

Main article: Midnight Club: Street Racing

Midnight Club: Street Racing is the first in the series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Rockstar Games. The game is available for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance platforms, the former being a launch title for the platform. Players race through London and New York cities. The player begins with a relatively unmodified and slow vehicle. Through a series of races, each with different goals, they defeat other racers and win faster and more expensive vehicles. Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios) is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. ... The Rockstar Games logo. ... PS2 redirects here. ... “GBA” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the state. ...

Midnight Club II

Main article: Midnight Club II

Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. Players race through recreations of the cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. For the second installment, more realistic detail was added to ensure a higher likeness to the models of the real things. The game also features an online multiplayer component. For the racing series, see Midnight Club Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation 2. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC, XT, or AT internal design, facilitated by various manufacturers... PS2 redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

Dry, hilly suburbs and congested interstates can be found throughout Los Angeles, and just like Midnight Club: Street Racing, the city contains many landmarks, as well as numerous shortcuts and jumps. Paris is the home to cobblestone alleyways, monumental roundabouts, and the Paris Catacombs. Tokyo is a city of neon-glittering avenues and tight alleyways, and contains an equal array of tourist sights and attractions. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Crypt of the Sepulchral Lamp in the Catacombs of Paris. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

The vehicles in Midnight Club II all resemble real life vehicles, such as the Victory, which resembles an Aston Martin Vanquish, the Jersey XS, which resembles a Dodge Viper, and the Veloci, which resembles a Saleen S7. The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Saleen S7 is a limited production, hand built supercar developed jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd. ...

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Main article: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games, is the third game in the Midnight Club series. It is also the first game in the series that allows the player to customize his/her cars and bikes with engine upgrades, body kits, custom paint jobs among other things. The name derived from a partnership between Rockstar and DUB Magazine, which features heavily in the game in the form of DUB-sponsored races and DUB-customized vehicles as prizes. Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios) is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. ... The Rockstar Games logo. ... DUB magazine, founded in January 2000, is a magazine covering urban custom car culture and also features celebrities and their vehicles. ...

Players race through San Diego, Atlanta, and Detroit. Unlike previous installments, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition features licensed, real life vehicles. San Diego redirects here. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Detroit redirects here. ...

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix

Main article: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix is a re-released version of Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. It is available as a Greatest Hits release on PlayStation 2 and a Platinum Hits release on Xbox. These are PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable games that have been made Greatest Hits games in the US by Sony. ... PS2 redirects here. ... Platinum Hits is a term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games that have sold over 400,000 units on the platform in the nine months after release [1] and have dropped in price from their original MSRP to a new price point of US$19. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ...

The game features all of the cities, vehicles, and music from Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. The following features were added in the re-release; 24 new vehicles, Tokyo, as a new city, new licensed music, new races, battle maps and online gameplay. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Main article: Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the 2008 addition to the Midnight Club lineup. It will first be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as confirmed by a press release from Take Two Interactive. As the name suggests, the game will be based in Los Angeles although which parts of the city are not confirmed. Xbox Live playability and downloadable content is expected. It is known that Rockstar will be using real-life cars for the game. The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[3] commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment; successor to the PlayStation 2. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Xbox Live is a subscription-based online gaming service for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. ...

Name origin

The two kanji letters that act as a subtitle, 湾岸, are translated as wangan, meaning "bayshore". This was taken from the name of the Tokyo to Yokohama route of the Shuto Expressway. The game was said to be named after the real life hashiriya gang, known as the Mid Night Club, who used the same route on a regular basis.^{[citation needed]} Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... A map of the Expressway Shuto Expressway , lit. ... The Mid Night Club was a Japanese street racing gang that hosted illegal races on the Bayshore Route (known natively as the Wangan) of the Shuto Expressway between Tokyo to Yokohama. ...

References

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External links

• Midnight Club series official website
• Midnight Club series at the Open Directory Project