marketplace.comMidnight Club II builds on the illegal street racing fun found in the PS2 launch title Midnight Club. Like that game it pits you against street toughs in non-linear street races all for bragging rights and access to playter and more sophisticated rides. New in Midnight Club II are the police and the ability to drive a motorcycle.The game begins with you in the charge of a slob named Moses. He acts as tutor teaching you how to control your beater car and how to use power-ups as well as offering overall moral support. He teaches you how to go about the business of the game: earning new gear such as Nitrous Oxide new cars and even new controls. The award of new controls later in the game show how youre a novice driver at the start but by the end youre a pro who can land on all four wheels after a jump expertly control a power slide turn and much much more.Much of the game consists of cruising around three large and well rendered cities: Paris Tokyo and Los Angeles. You dont just challenge someone to a race or sign up for an event and show up. Instead you get a map and have to follow a red dot. The dot is a rival racer. Once you track and chase him down you flash your high beams and then you can race him. Its a clever way of giving you a warm up keeping you immersed in the game and best of all teaching you the layout of each city.Racing is fun fast and furious. This isnt a simulation its an arcade-style racer--but the physics system is internally consistent so it feels more realistic than it actually is. Rockstar has put a fine on keeping you in control keeping the thrill-factor high and giving you a heart stopping sense of speed. The graphics are fantastic and the cities are incredibly detailed. As a counter-point the voice acting is just plain awful.Midnight Club II offers a wide range of game modes ensuring it will be playable for a long time to come: career mission and a mode that lets you just jump into a race. Multiplayer is possible in hotseat mode but it also supports Internet play. Internet lag is bad over dial-up modem (PS2) but broadband players (Xbox Live or PS2) will find the game silky smooth. All of this makes Midnight Club II a great addition to any videogame racing fans library but a must for online fans.--Bob AndrewsPros: Great physics intense action Excellent graphics Plenty of game modes including broadband multiplayer Cons: Poor voice actingProduct DescriptionUtilize deft driving sReduces through Paris Los Angeles and Tokyo.