Midnight Club: Los Angeles is a
racing video game developed by
Rockstar San Diego and published by
Rockstar Games. It is the fourth installment in the
Midnight Club series. The game features 43 (58 with DLC) cars and 3 (plus one additional with DLC) motorcycles.
[3] The
open world map of
Los Angeles is the size of all three cities from the
previous installments combined.
[4][5] After several delays,
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
was released in October 2008.Midnight Club: Los Angeles is set in the
city of Los Angeles, again providing an option to completely free-roam
(in an open world environment larger than all the three cities combined
from the previous game, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition). New additions are
a 24-hour day-to-night cycle, weather effects and traffic with licensed
vehicles, adding a realistic aspect to the game. The new dynamic
weather system has been reported to alter the gameplay experience,
making the vehicle more prone to sliding on slick surfaces. If any
damage is inflicted upon a vehicle after races, the player does not
necessarily need to drive back to a garage for a full repair, but,
instead, can choose the "Quick Fix" option through which old,
junkyard-esque parts will be added to the car. To get back that "nice,
new car look", the player must actually drive back to repair their
vehicle at a garage or gas station. This also means that totaling a
vehicle is only possible within a single race or event. With the RAGE
system being used for this game,