I bought Midnight Club LA spur of the moment because I was disappointed with Forza 2 as its so realistic and wanted a crazy racing game like the old days of NFS underground on ps2. It took some getting used to, but its half way there.
Again the game aims for realism losing the element of fun. You can't bounce off walls to get around corners on racing games these days! It took me a long time to get a feel for the controls however once I managed the game became a lot more enjoyable. Using the triggers on the back of the controller instead of buttons (X and O for ps2 owners) make controlling vehicles a lot easier as you can control your speed, but when racing I found this irritating as just holding the accelerated gets you in a mess.
As a game however once you get past all this it is pretty good. Standard street racing stuff- cool looking city that always looks better at night, some good cars and the addition of motorbikes was a good idea. I personally found motorbikes easier to control in the game and although you are somewhat limited, I always stuck with 2 wheels. Dodgy drum and bass music follows you around- which you have to have in a street racing game! The game feels incredibly long and repetitive, however the free downloadable content such as the south central area really adds to the variety of the game. Multiplayer is pretty average too. I bought this when it first came out (god knows why!) for £40. Definitly not worth that- maybe 20?
That said I still prefer it to sim games like Forza 2 and PGR4 and although the storyline is weak and cutscenes are pretty pointless- if you want a decent driving game in your collection it is a solid one to go for.
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