Midtown Madness 3

Midtown Madness 3 is the third installment of the Midtown Madness series. It was released on June 2003 and takes place in Paris and Washington, D.C.. It features 32 new vehicles and introduces the Work Undercover career mode.

The game was developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Microsoft Game Studios. This marked a change from the developer of the first two games, Angel Studios had moved on to work on Midnight Club series.

The Xbox-only release and change of developer heralded a significant graphical improvement to maintain the console's graphical standards.

Gameplay
The country capitals of France and the United States, Paris and Washington, D.C., respectively, are available as open world recreations in the game. They represent a smaller area than the real life cities, albeit larger than their comparable counterparts in Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 2. In single player the player can freely roam, race, or complete objective-based missions. In "Cruise" (free roam) mode, the player can choose the number of pedestrians and amount of traffic, change the weather and season, the time of day and the season, and collect car-specific paint jobs, in a car selected by the user. In "Blitz" races, the player goes through all the given checkpoints in any order and races to the finish line before time runs out. In Checkpoint Races, the player goes through the checkpoints in any order and gets to the finish line before their opponents. In the "Work Undercover" mission mode, in Paris, the player works as a delivery guy, taxi driver, chauffeur, security guard, ambulance driver, police officer, special agent, while in Washington, D.C. the player works as a pizza deliverer, rental car driver, limo driver, car salesman, stunt driver, police officer and private eye, completing objectives.

The game supported Xbox Live for online multiplayer gaming, and a split-screen for offline multiplayer. Extra downloadable content was available via Xbox Live to expand the game's original premise. Capture the Gold is a mode where gold is stashed around the city and the player must take it to a hideout. Other players will attempt to steal the gold. Checkpoint has players race against others on pre-defined tracks around the city. Cruise is a free roam mode around a city with others. Hunter starts as one player starts off as the Hunter and everyone else in the game is Prey. As the Hunter captures Prey, they in turn become Hunters, and the last person who is Prey stands alone as the winner. Stayaway is a mode where whoever holds the rabbit for the longest time wins. Tag is a mode where players chase each other and try to bump each other's cars.

Work Undercover
Work Undercover is a new single-player mission mode in Midtown Madness 3 with undercover jobs that take place in Washington, D.C. and Paris. The player has to use default vehicles with each mission in order to work as a detective under a delivery driver to deliver parcels and papers, a taxi driver to pick up and drop off passengers, a limo driver to work as a chauffeur, a pizza deliverer to drop-off pizzas with rival drivers involved, or to deliver gold at a bank. Each city has seven different jobs with four missions each.

In Paris, the player is assigned as an undercover detective to protect the world famous racecar driver named Dieter Kleinmann, while having a woman named Mathilda as a rival driver.

In Washington, D.C, the player is assigned to work with two filmmakers named Stefano and Michael Tortellini to create an action film while under rivalry with another hot-shot producer.

Blitz Races
Blitz racing is the player versus the clock just like in other Midtown Madness games. There are 10 races for each city, with the player unlocking new races and earning cars and paint jobs depending on your best vehicle choice.

Checkpoint Races
Checkpoint races feature 10 races in each city with the player competing against other computer-generated opponents, like in the previous two Midtown Madness installments.

Multiplayer

 * Capture the Gold
 * Tag
 * Hunter
 * Stayaway

Other Modes

 * Spectator Mode

Cities

 * Paris
 * Washington, D.C.

Featured Vehicles
Midtown Madness 3'' introduces 32 new vehicles, to drive in either Paris or Washington, D.C.
 * 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville
 * 1967 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback
 * Audi S4 Avant
 * Audi TT
 * Chrysler Crossfire
 * Chrysler PT Turbo
 * FLE
 * Limousine
 * Mini Cooper S
 * Opel Astra
 * Paris Police
 * Paris Taxi
 * 1985 Renault R5
 * Saab 9-3 Turbo
 * Washington DC Police
 * Washington DC Taxi
 * Ambulance
 * Armored Car
 * Cement Truck
 * Chevrolet SSR
 * Fire Truck
 * Freightliner Century Class S/T
 * Garbage Truck
 * Paris Bus
 * Washington DC Police
 * Cadillac Escalade
 * Hummer H2 SUV
 * Chevrolet Corvette Z06
 * Dodge Viper SRT-10
 * Koenigsegg CC
 * Lotus Esprit V8
 * Serpent Mk2
 * VW New Beetle RSi

Development
Midtown Madness 3 was announced as being in development in April 2002 as an Xbox-exclusive title, with a tentative release date of late 2002. An early development build was showcased to the public for the first time in May 2002.

Trivia

 * This is the first Microsoft Madness game to not be featured on any PC platforms.