I tried the demo and read a couple of reviews, but I couldn't find the
answer to one question:
In the London setting, do you drive on the left side of the road in a
RHD car? (Actually, I guess you could drive on any side of the road you
feel like...)
Doug
At 01:39 PM 12/21/00 , flinters wrote:
>Midtown Madness is horribly addicting. I've played a lot of driving games
>including the NASCAR series from Sierra, considered to be one of the best
>driving game series out there, but MM beats them all. In MM2, you can
>drive in either San Francisco or London in anything from a Mini (old and
>the 'new' version coming to market shortly) to a city bus. The London
>Taxi is very good at the narrow streets of London, but pretty useless in
>San Francisco. For the US city, you want good heavy iron such as a
>Mustang, Cadillac, or full sized Ford duelly pickup. There are fast cars
>including a Panoz roadster that gets up to speed very quickly, but you pay
>for that speed in lack of mass and handling when you come to corners. The
>graphics are superb with full cities being rendered. You can play on the
>freeways, through downtown, and if creative, on the roofs of
>buildings. Be careful of some of those tall hills in San Fran though- go
>too fast off a couple of choice streets and you'll end up in the
>Bay! Sleep with fishes!
>
>A standard game lets you drive with other traffic and that can be kind of
>challenging actually. Make a mistake and the police will be after
>you. Pedestrians do the politically correct thing and move out of your
>way, even while you're on the sidewalk or in a shopping mall. If an
>accident happens, that intersection will be blocked for quite a while
>requiring some creative 'detours' on your part to get around.
>
>A network game is the best. It can be done on the Internet easily. My
>favorite is Cops and Robbers where everyone drives around the city looking
>for a bar of gold. You drive under it to 'get it'. Then you'll be
>running like crazy to your home flags where you 'deliver' it. While
>carrying it, your car will be carrying an extra 1/2 ton so that sportscar
>will turn into a slug for speed and handling. The heavier vehicles don't
>even notice the extra weight. Other players will come crashing into you
>trying to make you drop the gold so they can steal it. Depending upon
>your choice of vehicle and the city you are in, it can be quite a
>challenge to make your getaway. Down back alleys, quick 180's, knocking
>down utility poles to block your path behind you... it's great. The Mini
>and the London Taxi both are great in London where narrow cars and narrow
>streets really help. Speed demons like the Panoz are at a disadvantage
>since they have all speed and can't maneuver in the tight
>corridors. Skill is more important than horsepower.
>
>And as a final tip: The Mini can *not* outrun a subway train!
>
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