One thing Midtown Madness does not disappoint on is racing modes. In general the average gamer won?t be disappointed with Midtown Madness? flashy graphics. When you plow into another car, particles fly and smoke comes up from your car and your victims. There is tons of colored lighting, weather effects, and of course damage effects. Because I get the feeling Angel Studios wants to create a realistic racing sim, so why make unrealistic looking cars? That minor gripe aside, the downtown Chicago environment looks beautiful. I'm not quite sure if this was an intended look or just an unpolished looked to it. While I was impressed at first, it occurs to me that real cars don't have such a polished and shiny look. As the race started the first thing I immediately noticed were the smoke trails from the wheels and the glare on the surface of the cars. Every little aspect of Chicago is here including the stadium and China Town. I've never been to Chicago, I never plan to go either, but from my first impressions this sure as hell looks like a real life downtown city environment. What makes this so unique is the fact that you aren't bound to a particular course, in fact you are encouraged to create your own. For those of you who are unaware, the team at Angel Studios has painstakingly taken the entire city of Chicago and put it into a computer game called Midtown Madness. But what separates Midtown Madness from the crowd is overwhelming detail and freedom. Considering most are bland and boring after a little while, I wasn't to excited over Midtown Madness initially. Until now most racing games on the PC haven't meant that much to me.
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