You challenge these racers by rolling up behind them and hitting your high beams. This adventure comes in the form of hookmen, who are racers that patrol certain sections of the city. At first, you're set loose in the city in search of adventure. Like the previous game, which was a PlayStation 2 launch title, Midnight Club II is about giving the player access to a gigantic citylike environment, complete with back alleys, monuments, and plenty of intricate shortcuts. Midnight Club II brings easy-to-learn arcade-style driving together with a competent eight-player online mode.
And while the PC version of the game can be fun on the right setup, it shows its console roots a little more than it should. The Midtown Madness series may have gone on to become an Xbox-only franchise, but the developer of the first two games in the series went on to create the similarly themed Midnight Club series, which is making its way to the PC for the first time with Midnight Club II. While most PC driving games tend favor realistic simulation over arcade-style racing, the PC was also the birthplace of the popular Midtown Madness series, which featured real cars racing wildly through the open streets of real cities.
