
Admittedly, that series would toe the line of realism and arcade, but Midnight Club 3 was a predecessor, and more inspired by games of the time like the very popular Burnout series.

That being said, Need for Speed was critical in a change of the genre that strayed from fully arcade racers, and instead blended the likes of realism and racing to separate itself. Midnight Club 3 was initially released earlier in the same year of Need for Speed: Most Wanted-which debuted on both the PS2 and Xbox and their next console generation with the Xbox 360 and PS3. All the places have their own feel and with an amazing soundtrack including over 120 songs-there is no shortage of content in this game. With a stunning mix of open-world clearly inspired by its publisher’s even more popular series of Grand Theft Auto-Midnight Club 3 blends high-octane races including all manner of souped-up cars, SUVs, and motorcycles nearly infinite customization of all its vehicles while also carrying you through four main playable fully-realized open world areas of Atlanta, Detroit, San Diego and, specific to the Remix version, Tokyo.
