Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Grand Theft Auto IV isn’t the only game to look forward to from Rockstar Games, this coming September (9/9/2008) they present us Midnight Club: Los Angeles which brings the series to the West Coast’s largest city.
Utilizing the impressive RAGE engine, MC:LA will feature customization of the interior and exterior of the extremely detailed cars and motorcycles. After a race you’ll have the opportunity to use a new “quick fix” option that will restore your car driving ability but not it’s looks, so actually totaling the vehicle at all is not possible anymore. In order to repair your car’s exterior back to pristine condition you will have to drive to a repair shop to get the work done.
Also for the first time you can drive around the city with day-to-night cycle that will include dynamic weather effects, and traffic that changes throughout the day based on real traffic patterns. It is also interesting to note that the Los Angeles map used in the game won’t be exactly as it is in real life but similar enough that if you’re familiar with the city’s layout should be able to navigate without much difficulty, the changes made are mostly tweaks made to enhance your enjoyment as you speed through the city faster than the actual streets were intended to driven while providing an extremely realistic representation of Los Angeles that is as close to the real thing as Rockstar San Diego could make it.
Developers also placed a great emphasis on eliminating load screens, stating that the player can literally jump from career mode to an arcade race in under ten seconds.
Rockstar recently released these MC:LA screenshots for you to check out, continue reading and watch the trailer.
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