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Midnight Club is a series of racing
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 video games developed by Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
 (formerly Angel Studios), and published by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a British-founded video game developer of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series....
. The games focus on competitive street racing, open world
Open world

An open world is a video game level design where players can freely roam a virtual world. Open world gameplay is sometimes described interchangeably with nonlinear gameplay or free-roaming....
 environments, and the import scene
Import scene

The Import scene or Import racing scene refers to the subculture that revolves around modifying imported brand cars , especially those of Japanese brands, for street racing in foreign countries....
. As of March 26 2008, the series has sold more than 12 million copies according to Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an United States Video game publisher, Video game developer, and distributor of video games and video game peripherals....
.

Games
Midnight Club: Street Racing
Midnight Club: Street Racing is the first in the series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
) and published by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a British-founded video game developer of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series....
.






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Midnight Club is a series of racing
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 video games developed by Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
 (formerly Angel Studios), and published by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a British-founded video game developer of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series....
. The games focus on competitive street racing, open world
Open world

An open world is a video game level design where players can freely roam a virtual world. Open world gameplay is sometimes described interchangeably with nonlinear gameplay or free-roaming....
 environments, and the import scene
Import scene

The Import scene or Import racing scene refers to the subculture that revolves around modifying imported brand cars , especially those of Japanese brands, for street racing in foreign countries....
. As of March 26 2008, the series has sold more than 12 million copies according to Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an United States Video game publisher, Video game developer, and distributor of video games and video game peripherals....
.

Games


Midnight Club: Street Racing


Midnight Club: Street Racing is the first in the series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
) and published by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a British-founded video game developer of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series....
. The game is available for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 and Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit Handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo; resembling Sega's 8-bit Game Gear. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color....
, and was a launch title for the former. Players race through the cities of New York
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, beginning with a lowly New York taxicab. Through a series of races, each with different goals, they defeat other racers and win faster and more expensive vehicles.

Midnight Club II


Midnight Club II is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing
Midnight Club: Street Racing

Midnight Club: Street Racing is a racing arcade game, developed by Angel Studios and published by Rockstar Games. The game focuses on competitive street racing and the Import Scene, as popularised by The Fast and the Furious movies....
, published for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, and PC
IBM PC compatible

IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer XT, and IBM Personal Computer/AT....
. Players race through Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, and Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
. For the second installment, motorcycles were added to the game, and more detail was added to ensure that the game's cars bore a higher likeness to their real-life inspirations. The game also features an online multiplayer component.

The vehicles in Midnight Club II all resemble real life vehicles, such as the Victory, which resembles an Aston Martin Vanquish, the Jersey XS, which resembles a Dodge Viper
Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper is a V10 engine-powered sports car manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler LLC. Production of the two seat sports car began at New Mack Assembly in 1992 and moved to its current home at Conner Avenue Assembly in October 1995....
, and the Veloci, which resembles a Saleen S7
Saleen S7

The Saleen S7 is a limited-production, hand-built, high-performance automobile developed jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd....
.

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition


Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, developed by Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
 and published by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a British-founded video game developer of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series....
, is the third game in the Midnight Club series. It is also the first game in the series to feature licensed vehicles and allow players to customize their cars and bikes with performance and visual upgrades. The three cities featured are San Diego
San Diego, California

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, and Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
. The name derived from a partnership between Rockstar and DUB Magazine
DUB Magazine

DUB magazine, founded in January 2000, is a North American magazine covering urban culture custom car culture and also features celebrities and their vehicles....
, which features heavily in the game in the form of DUB-sponsored races and DUB-customized vehicles as prizes.

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix is a re-released version of Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. It is available as a Greatest Hits
List of Sony Greatest Hits games

Greatest Hits are video games for the American Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable consoles that have been officially re-released at a lower price by Sony....
 release on PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 and a Platinum Hits
Platinum Hits

Platinum Hits is a term used to refer to a line of select Xbox games that have sold over 400,000 units on the platform in the nine months after release and have dropped in price from their original Suggested retail price to a newer, lower price, generally that of US$19.99, although multi-game packs may sell for more....
 release on Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
. The game features all of the cities, vehicles, and music from Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, along with 24 new vehicles, a fourth city (Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
), new licensed music, new races, battle maps and online gameplay.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles


Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the 2008 addition to the Midnight Club lineup. It was released for PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation ....
 and Xbox 360
Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the History of video game consoles of video game consoles....
 on October 21, 2008 in North America and October 24, 2008 in Europe. As the name suggests, the game is based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, featuring Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills
Hollywood Hills

The Hollywood Hills is a hilly neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, California, United States, are part of the eastern section of the low Transverse Ranges of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on the south side of the San Fernando Valley, to Pacifi...
, and Downtown LA. The game features online play, and downloadable content is planned. Licensed cars and bikes will return, including new models and brands such as Ford and Mazda
Mazda

is a Japanese automaker based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is part owned by the Ford Motor Company.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales....
, which were absent in Midnight Club 3.

Midnight Club: L.A. Remix
Main article: Midnight Club L.A Remix
Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the fourth video game in the Midnight Club racing series, not including Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition#Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix....


Midnight Club: Los Angeles Remix is the portable adaption of Midnight Club: Los Angeles for the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
. The port is developed by Rockstar London
Rockstar London

Established in 2005, Rockstar London is the 2nd newest studio to join the Rockstar Games family. They recently completed Manhunt 2 for the PlayStation 2....
 with Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar San Diego

Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
.

Name origin

The two kanji
Kanji

are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese language logogram along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet....
 letters that act as a subtitle, , are translated as wangan, meaning "bayshore". This was taken from the name of the Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
 to Yokohama
Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
 route of the Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway

File:Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway map.svg is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the ....
. The game was said to be named after the real life hashiriya gang, known as the Mid Night Club
Mid Night Club

The was a Japanese street racing gang that hosted illegal races on the Bayshore Route of the Shuto Expressway between Tokyo to Yokohama. The gang became one of the most notorious and highly respected clubs of its type, which led to it being featured in over 200 editorial features in most of the leading Japanese auto magazines and even in foreign...
, who used the same route on a regular basis.

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