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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.

Modes[]

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.


Work Undercover (Paris)
Delivery Guy Delivery By Dawn · Marauders · Sven's Parcel · The Kleinmann Issue
Taxi Driver Taxi Turns · Night Driver · Meatballs · Down Under
Chauffeur In Hot Pursuit · Graduation Day · Kleinmann’s Arrival · Driving Mrs. VeryWealthy
Security Guard Go For The Gold · Sven’s Demise · Kleinmann’s Award · Mrs. VeryWealthy’s Jewels
Paramedic Emergency Patrol · The Bodyguard · Downtown Collapse · Saving Mrs. VeryWealthy
Police Officer (Paris) French Street Blues · Inga’s Escape · Roadblocks · The Guys From Lyon
Special Agent Scandinavian Shadow · The Traitors · Desperate Hours


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.

Work Undercover (Washington, D.C.)
Pizza Deliverer Standard Delivery · Angie’s Mess · Sleazy Cheese · The Annual Pizza Race
Rental Car Driver Rental Routers · Mr. Pickie’s Car · The Weekend Car · Rental Racers
Limousine Driver The Older Brother · The Bestman · The Younger Brother · Pickie and Fluffy
Car Salesman Sell That Car! · Michael’s Scouting · Diva Manners · Mr. Pickie’s Trade
Stunt Car Driver The Quick · The Slippery · The Chase · Production Cuts
Police Officer (Washington D.C) The Bad Guys · Stefano’s Madness · Prank Calls · Brat Pack
Private Eye Photo Opportunity · Uniting The Two · The Hot Shot Getaway


Cruise[]

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.



Blitz (Midtown Madness 3)
Paris A Fresh Start · Arc De Triomphe · Wild French West · A Piece Of Paris · Monumental · The Long Road Home · Back To The '90s · Sacre Leap! · Notre Nocturne · Monster Marathon
Washington, D.C. Washington Dawn · East Is West · The Green Tour · Roundabout Way · Laketown · Alleycat · Andy's Circle · Triangles · From Town To Town · The Whole Lot

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.


Checkpoint (Midtown Madness 3)
Paris New In Town? · Going Downtown · Bridge Sightseeing · Block Rock · Twist And Turn · Highway Patrol · Tower To Tower · Subway · North By South · Elysées Insanity
Washington, D.C. Parktown · Trickie At Pickie · Tunnel Racer · Grass And Asphalt · Chinamaze · Blockers · Second Park Run · Good Old George · Block 'N Roll · The Big One


Multiplayer[]

  • Capture the Gold
  • Tag
  • Hunter
  • Stayaway

Other Modes[]

  • Spectator Mode

Cities[]

Featured Vehicles[]

Midtown Madness 3 introduces 32 new vehicles, to drive in either Paris or Washington, D.C.

Gallery[]

Promotional[]

Videos[]

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.[1][2] An early development build was showcased to the public for the first time in May 2002.[3][4][5]

Trivia[]

  • This is the only Microsoft Madness game to not be featured on any PC platforms.

References[]


Madness Series
Midtown Midtown Madness · Midtown Madness 2 · Midtown Madness 3 · Midtown Madness 3 Mobile
Motocross Motocross Madness · Motocross Madness 2 · Motocross Madness (2013)
Monster Truck Monster Truck Madness · Monster Truck Madness 2 · Monster Truck Madness 64 · Monster Truck Madness (GBA)
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