Review: Midnight Club L.A. for PS3

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is the fourth game in the Midnight Club series made by Rockstar. Those are the people who make GTA, so it has to be a good game, right? Who knows....

The best way to see Los Angeles is at 200mph. Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest range of real-world tuners, muscle cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your ride with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome back to the Midnight Club.

The first thing you see when you turn on Midnight Club L.A. is the stunning graphics. It looks amazing. The first thing you see when you start driving down the road in Midnight Club L.A. are the nicely designing buildings and cars. It looks equally amazing. But it's not just the graphics that make this game great.

Midnight Club L.A. has a great selection of cars, and if you buy the complete version of the game, you get even more. By the time I beat the game I had over 20 cars, from my flamed up Corvette Z06 to my fake police Range Rover and my pimpin' Golf GTI.

I found the races harder than any Need for Speed game I've ever played. There are circuits, sprints, time trials, etc. There is a ton of traffic to run into and make you scream while racing, along with a lot of hidden shortcuts along the way, and you have an even chance of winning.

The online world is also fun, with all kinds of races to do, and other events such as capture the flag. If that doesn't make you happy, you can just cruise around and chat with your friends.

Wait, everything about this game can't be totally awesome? Yes, there are downfalls too. The cars in the game don't handle very realistically and will pretty much spin their tires no matter what, and damage isn't as hardcore as I'd like it to be, and this game can be freakin' hard at times, but it's overall a very well made game the rocks.

My rating: 9/10