Midnight Club: Los Angeles Critic Reviews

The pinnacle of the series - honest to the original concept, but faster and better looking.

If you like racing games then you should absolutely love Midnight Club LA.

By sticking to its roots, Midnight Club Los Angeles may not be a master of innovation, but as one of the most polished, finely honed and adrenaline-filled racing games, you won’t find any that do it better.

But MCLA does everything right, and has plenty of longevity packed in.

If you invest the time in tricking out your ride and mastering the more challenging difficulty levels, you'll be rewarded with an adrenaline rush that you won't find anywhere else.

Just what the doctor ordered: a fun, fast racing experience with enough content to keep you playing for months.

As fun as Midnight Club L.A. is, it wouldn't be nearly as impressive if it weren't for the incredible visuals on display.

The soundtrack is better, the characters more convincing and, for our money, the racing experience just that little bit more enjoyable.

Overall, Midnight Club Los Angeles is a superb racing game.

The open-world racer convinced us with its extensive tuning part and sophisticated graphics. Only the missions and events could offer more variation.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles just might be the best racing game to come out this year.

Suffice to say, MCLA is the sequel we were hoping for; a ballsy, fast, challenging racing game set to a killer soundtrack. It may be a little frustrating at times, but it gets an awful lot right. Plus, it makes L.A. an appealing place, and that’s harder than you might think.

In Midnight Club: Los Angeles’s case, the engine behind its essence—Rage—is good enough to make this title a standout, even though it isn’t particularly packed with genre-inspiring features. While this may be a letdown for those early-adopting, cutting-edge types, those who rank “go” above the “show” in the list of their racing-game prerequisites will consider Midnight Club: Los Angeles a real cream puff.

Get over the hardcore challenge, though, and you’ll discover one of the most satisfying racers on the market for car nuts and noobs alike.

While the technical hitches are disappointing, Midnight Club: Los Angeles is still a frantic, open experience that's even more fun for anyone familiar with the city. There's a lot of room for personalization, and the nearly overwhelming lineup of modes and events ensure that players won't be taking the bus out of town any time soon.

A very challenging but rewarding game.

Midnight Club Los Angeles is a great racing game that has shown itself as one of the best arcade racers on the market.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is a straightforward street racing title with a lot of bells and whistles.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is a great racing experience with a few mars on its paint job. The cars handle fantastically, the city is nearly perfect, the GPS stuff is awesome and customizing your ride is great. It is way too hard, however, even right from the start.

Detailed beyond most players' interests, the game still manages to be broadly accessible thanks to simple controls, a smooth mission structure, and jaw-droppingly stunning graphics.