VIDEO: Audi R8 puts angels in danger in Midnight Club: LA

Midnight Club: LA is on its way, and the developers at Rockstar Games just released a new video of an Audi R8 doing its thing through the concrete jungle. The name of the game: arcade. Or better names might be 'free-for-all' and 'pedestrians, watch out!' It's cut like an MTV video, so it's hard to get a feel for the flow of the action, but all you need to know is that there'll be plenty of it -- action, that is. And if nothing else, it does seem to accurately depict how actual R8 drivers tend to pilot their cars... Follow the jump for the video.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aprime 7:37PM (8/25/2008)
Ridiculous comes to mind.
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KazooCar 2:16AM (8/26/2008)
But will it float/hydroplane accurately?
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JD 8:49PM (8/25/2008)
I just hope it's better than the previous Midnight Club games, but I'm not getting my hopes up yet. It takes more than just pretty graphics to make a great game.
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Pokey 1:34AM (8/26/2008)
Yes, because heaven forbid they should make it like the last one, unrealistically fast-paced, and thus, fun.
I love Forza, and Gran Turismo, but, I also love games like Midnight Club, and even Need for Speed. I tend to get more addicted to Forza and GT because they are more realistic, and I'm constantly tuning the cars, and trying to make them faster. But, I have more fun with these arcade style racers, because the racing is so much more fast paced and exciting.
Sure, the physics aren't realistic, and racing an Escalade is a bit zany, but who cares. Games like these were never meant to be realistic in their gameplay, they are just plain fun.
Ermax18 8:23AM (8/26/2008)
I wouldn't go as far as to say Forza2 or GT5 are realistic though.
Alex 9:13PM (8/25/2008)
The dashboard says... 0... 000000...
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Mingo 10:31PM (8/27/2008)
This will make people with R8s to drive like this in real life and they can then blame the video game. Brilliant!
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Mi key 9:18PM (8/25/2008)
The return of Sidewalk driving. WhEEEE!
Actually not bad, as long as it doesn't have stupid graphics like LA Rush Hour. Now that was a horrible game.
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Trent 10:20PM (8/25/2008)
yes YES YES!!! i love Midnight Club games. I don't have the time or the funds to pick up all the epic games coming out this fall... i think i'll stick to this and fallout. But damn, i can't wait to deck out an R8....
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Masteraal 10:29PM (8/25/2008)
Looks like a pretty poor game imo :|
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hydrogenvodka 11:46PM (8/25/2008)
ugly color! ftw
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Benfolio 1:34PM (8/26/2008)
I can't watch the video and am too lazy to search at work..... are they using the car damage model from GTA IV or not?
Because they should. Because it's awesome.
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Loiosh 10:03AM (8/27/2008)
They are using the same engine at GTA IV, RAGE (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine), but I suspect the damage modeling is disabled.
tifosiotaku 10:40PM (8/26/2008)
I don't even know why EA is even bothering to release a Need for Speed title this year, because Midnight Club LA will take its lunch money.
If EA buys out Take 2 and kills Midnight Club in favor of more NFS titles, I'll be more than a little irked...
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