Midnight Club 2 By - Alex "Joker" Hall E-Mail at BloodLossX@AOL.com V 1.0 Started on - 4/17/03 - Yo listen up little shrimps.......I wrote this FAQ, that means it's all me. So I don't want none of you little punk asses taking what I did and putting it up on your sites taking my credit. Just do us all a favor and e-mail me to get my permission to put it up on your site or whatever and it'll all be smooth sailing. - Well I'm gonna do this FAQ for all the millions and millions of street racers out there. This game is rated T for langauge and some violence so with that I figured I'll go along with the game and use just a few cuss words. Just giving you guys the heads up. Welp lets get down to the basics little shrimps. *** Tokyo and the rest of the cars coming soon!!!!!!!!! *** Table of Contents 1) Controls 2) Unlocked Controls 3) Cars 4) Los Angeles 5) Paris 6) Tokyo 7) Credits 1) Controls - Can't get around if you don't know how to move your car little shrimp so here's Joker to tell you the basics of getting around. The left analog stick is your means of putting you in the direction you want to go. The X button is your gas. Don't get crazy using it. Sometimes you'll need to let off of it to make a turn or to avoid that truck that's pulling out in front of you. Square is your brake. Naturally this is what stops you. Square also lets you move in reverse. The circle button or the R1 button is your hand brake. This makes you come to a stop alot faster, or make tight turns. The Up button on the D-Pad brings up the overhead map The Left button on the D-Pad moves to the previous song on the song list The Right button on the D-Pad moves to the next song on the song list The Down button puts up the minimap. The L2 button gives you a look behind you. Use this to see if any punk racers are trying to sneak up on you. (correction on this control was submitted by the all knowing Amit! Bow before his might!!!!!) L3 or pushing the left analog stick in brings up the high beams. Use this to challenge other racers when driving around. - There you have it. All the basic controls you'll need to climb your way to the top. 2) Unlocked Controls - As time goes by in Career Mode you'll unlock new controls to use. Here's the lowdown on all the controls. - Nitros - This is your big boost here. Use this to blow by the other racers like nothing. Earned in Los Angeles - Weight Transfer - The weight transfer is way to keep your car stable in the air. Use the L1 button and the left analog stick to keep your car nice and stable for landing. When you have a motorcycle this becomes your nitros system. By pressing down and L1 at the same time you can do a wheelie to give a big boost of speed. By pressing up and L1 you can crouch down on the bike and catch some extra decent speed. Pressing L1, Square, and Up at the same time you can do an endo on your bike. Earned in Los Angeles - Slip-Stream Turbo - This is very useful, a free turbo boost. To use this get behind another racer and tail them until your meter gets red. Once it turns red hit the R2 button to use this short burst of speed. Earned in Los Angeles - Two Wheeling - This little trick pops your car on two wheels for tight spots. By pressing the L1 button and left or right you'll pop your car onto two wheels for a moment to ride by people. Earned in Los Angeles - Burnout - By holding down the brake and punching the gas you'll notice your meter start to rise. When it hits the top let go of the brake and send your ass flying by using this technique. 3) The Cars - Alright........here's all the cars you can earn and use while going through Career Mode. To earn new cars you have to earn them in Career Mode. - Cocette Speed: - Acceleration: -- Handling: --- Nitrous: 1 - Citi Speed: - Acceleration: ---- Handling: ----- Nitrous: 1 - Emu Speed: -- Acceleration: - Handling: ----- Nitrous: 1 - Torrida Speed: -- Acceleration: --- Handling: ----- Nitrous: 1 - 1971 Bestia Speed: -- Acceleration: --- Handling: --1/2 Nitrous: 1 - Interna Speed: -- Acceleration: ---- Handling: ------ Nitrous: 1 - Cohete Speed: --- Acceleration: ----- Handling: ----- Nitrous: 0 - Citi Turbo Speed: --- Acceleration: -- Handling: ------- Nitrous: 1 - Monstruo Speed: --- Acceleration: ----- Handling: ----- Nitrous: 1 - Jersey XS Speed: --- Acceleration: ------ Handling: ------ Nitrous: 2 - Boost Speed: ---- Acceleration: ------ Handling: ------- Nitrous: 2 - Bryanston V Speed: ---1/2 Acceleration: -----1/2 Handling: -----1/2 Nitrous: 2 - Schneller V8 Speed: ------ Acceleration: ----- Handling: ------ Nitrous: 2 - Alarde Speed: --- Acceleration: ------ Handling: -------1/2 Nitrous: 2 - Fripon X Speed: ---- Acceleration: ------ Handling: -----1/2 Nitrous: 2 - Monsoni Speed: ----- Acceleration: -------- Handling: ------- Nitrous: 0 - Stadt Speed: --- Acceleration: ------- Handling: -------- Nitrous: 2 - Victory Speed: --- Acceleration: ------- Handling: ---- Nitrous: 2 - Modo Prego Speed: ----- Acceleration: -------- Handling: ------ Nitrous: 3 4) Los Angeles - Ok little shrimp.....here's where you'll start off to build your legend. Don't get nervous now. I'll give you the lowdown of what to expect from all the racers in Los Angeles. - To race in this you must go through each marker as they appear until you can goto the finishing line marker. - Moses - - First race is too easy. It's just a straight shot to the finish line with minimal curves. - The second race has a few sharp turns to watch out for. This race is not hard at all. When you're coming off the highway move to the alley way just to the left of the street markers not allowing you to take the road they're blocking. You can't crash through these markers so don't try. - Maria - - The first race is a bit difficult if you're still learning the game. You have heavy traffic to watch out for and cops in the skies looking all around for you. A note to watch out for, if you're in the lead when getting off the highway for the first time a semi-truck will get in your way to block off your way to get back on the highway. Swerve around it or try going under the truck's cargo to keep on cruising right along. - Ok this race has a bit of a twist to it. You have only Maria to deal with so no worries there. The only thing you have to worry about is the time limit. Each time you pass through a checkpoint you get a new time limit to get to the next one. They don't accumulate on this race so move your butt. This race is fairly easy if you can keep up the pace to reach each checkpoint in time. - Gina - - This race is pretty simple, just keep your eyes out for the check- points since they are spaced pretty far apart. Basically just beat out the other racers and you're off to the next race. Like I said, this isn't too hard. All you have to do is keep up the pressure. - Another simple race, the only part to look out for is the snake part. You'll eventually reach a checkpoint that you should of gone down an alley to get to, and then the rest are behind each other causing you to snake around to get them. Just get through this part asap and make your back the way you came to finish the race. This race isn't exactly the easiest since you're racing against motorcycles. Don't be fooled now, those things can haul some major ass. Just do what you can to beat them out and you'll have a motorcycle of your own to tote around. ***Here's a tip from Kevin Rice that e-mailed me. It's posted in the exact form he e-mailed me, so thank him if his tip is useful for you.*** ** During the race for the motorcycle (where you're racing against motorcycles), it's much easier to get through the slalom (you called it the snake part) by either directly colliding with the motorcycle racers (half will go one way through the slalom and half go the other way) or forcing them to make extremely wide turns by turning into them. It took me a few tries to figure that out, but once it's done, the race is easy. Save your nitrous for the ride back. Once you're through the hard right-angle turn, it's a mostly straight ride through the remaining checkpoints and through the finish line. It's here that you kick in the nitrous. I beat the second place motorcycles by just over eight seconds doing this. ** - This time they put you on a motorcycle to race against Gina and her racers for her car. There are some sharp turns, major traffic, and dumb people that want to pull out of their parking spots to get in your way at the very last moment just to wreck you. So all in all you better pay good attention to the road and keep the speed up if you want to win this race because it's not easy. A turn to watch out for is when you're coming off the highway. This turn will take you to the airport and that's where the cars will turn out on you. Keep an eye out for that. - Steven - - The first race is a race against time. Each time you clear a checkpoint you'll add more time to your current time. If the clock hits zero then you lose, so move that car of yours and reach the finish line already. There's just a few sharp turns to look out for and a cop or two to will be out to annoy you. Shake the cops and tackle the turns to win this race. Also take the short cut through the construction yard to reach the finish line faster when it shows up that for you to reach it. - The last race with him is a very confusing one because you don't know who's winning or losing. There are three checkpoints that you have to clear in any order that you wish to go through them before heading out to the finish line. Forget trying to figure out if you're first or last, just finish the race as quickly as possible. You'll win your self a brand spanking new car if you win this one. - Angel - - Just like in Steven's last race you can go through the checkpoints in any order. The only problem is is that there are way more than in Steven's. Just like in the last one go through as many checkpoints as fast as you can and don't worry about first or last place. Try and get the checkpoints in a straight shot so that you don't have to turn so much to get them. In otherwords avoid driving around to each one individually and get them all in a single go. - You race Angel's old man in this one. He drives a pretty decent car that can floorboard it like nothing. This race has alot of tight turns and other various obstacles to get in your way. Just be aware of your surroundings and watch Angel's dad. This is a one on one race so don't worry about anybody else but him. Just keep the speed up and you'll win. *** Got an e-mail with a tip from MCS Silby for this race with Angel's dad. *** *** Right before the finish line while you're in the dam, you should be lined up with the finish line with the exception of a building. Use nitro on the lip of the dam and you should fly up over the building onto the finish. Because of this I won the race and that hot car. *** - This last race is somewhat long. The checkpoints are spaced far apart and you have to deal with some traffic and cops. Also you're racing against a group of racers instead of just one on one. Not much I can suggest here but to find your own way that you're confortable with and keep the speed flowing on this race. You win this race, you win yourself a new car and Angel's anger. - Hector - - This isn't really a race, more like a challenge. Before you can reach the finish line you must lose all cops on your tail. You can't goto the finish line with cops on your butt so do what you can to lose them and then get to the finish line as fast as possible without attracting more cops. - Yet again another race where you can go through the checkpoints in any order that you wish. The checkpoints in this race are like triangles in that there are three in one spot that resemble triangles There are also a few that are just out of the way. Find a groove that suits you and get this race over with as fast as you can. Like before don't worry about if you're first or last, just finish the race as fast as you can. - This race is gonna be one to the finish. It's long, has, some tight turns, heavy traffic, the occasional cops, you name it. Just race as fast as you can on this one and keep an eye out on the traffic since this is what will give you the most problems in my opinion. If you keep up the pressure and master your controls then you should have this race over with in no time. - Dice - - This is the champ and he's gonna show you why he's the champ. - - Alright........this level by far will be one of the hardest that you'd of encountered so far. The race is long with and extreme amount of traffic, and some of the sharpest turns to watch out for. Cops will try to get in your way in this one, but they're really no threat to you in my opinion. One sharp turn to look out for is the turn onto the highway just after the weaving through the trees. You have to get on the highway and the only way on is a very sharp turn on a check point. This race will test all of your skills to win. Dice drives one of the best cars in the game, with speed that can just equal the motorcycle. Dice will not play around with you for long so do what you can to get the lead and keep it. Finish this race off the best way you can. Also another sharp turn to look out for is the turn to go to the finish line. There's a small opening just to the right of the last checkpoint that will take you right to the finish line. I myself have missed this opening alot before I hit just right, so I'm giving all of you the heads up. Race strong on this one. - More annoying than the first stage with Dice this one gives you more traffic with all the checkpoints spaced extremely far apart. It's going to take everything you have to win this race. There are many tight turns and plenty of surprises to watch out for on this stage along with Dice and the other racers using some pretty fast cars. You will just have to deal with it. At the end when it's time to go to the finish line crash through the glass that's in front of you if hit the checkpoint just right and take that shortcut to the finish. You'll win Dice's sweet ride if you win at this stage so don't screw up. Remember now......keep an eye out for all the tight turns and find your own way of defeating this stage since you can goto each and every checkpoint any way you wish. - With that all said and done you are now the champ of Los Angeles. Time to move on to Paris....... 5) Paris - Blog - - The first race is race with some tight tight turning. You have to race against not only Blog but a few others as well. This race shouldn't be much of a prob for anyone, if you can dodge through alot of traffic that is. Just watch out for the traffic and you'll have the race in no time. - The last race is a bit long. It has some pretty heavy traffic to watch out for and some very sharp turns. There are a few spots that will throw you off like the big jumps and turns offs to go up a ramp and down a ramp to get to checkpoints, but if you watch out for these then you'll have the race. You are racing against multiple racers, so be careful of that. When you see a light blue circle surrounded by a white circle on your radar screen, then be ready to take the first off ramp to go up to get it. It is a bit hard to miss so watch out. The ramp is on your right. Keep up the pressure little shrimp and you'll take home a new car when you win. - Jewel & Julie - - The first race is where you can go through the checkpoints in any order, but I mean c'mon. If you notice they circle around perfectly almost so just pick a side and go that way around back to the finish. I took the right side first and won it on my first try on this stage. There's really not much traffic to worry about. Just watch out for other racers that will come at you head on from taking another route. This race is really simple so if you lose at it the first time, then you better win the second. It doesn't take much to win at this one. - Ok on this one you don't have to worry about traffic too much, it's actually light for once. What you do have to worry about is the narrow roads that must be taken to win this race. The other racers will be so close to you in most of the roads that they will try to slam you into the wall, especially at the the start point. This stage has alot of sharp turns and few checkpoints to confuse the hell out of you since they put them various different places, but as long as you watch yourself around the other racers you should win. Remember now.......you're playing for pink slips on this one. One checkpoint to look out for is the one where you'll have to go down onto the highway and back up into an off ramp. If you're in first like I was and got confused a bit to where this one was, let another racer in front of you show you the way to it. That's what I did and then I punched the nitros to leave his sorry tail behind. - Primo - - Ok......this is yet another race where you can through the checkpoints in any order. They do circle around nicely, but there are a few stray ones. On this you have heavy traffic in narrow spaces. Yep you heard me......you'll be mainly on little streets trying to swerve through heavy traffic and other racers to get to the check points. Now on this one there seems to be many ways you can go to get the checkpoints and finish, so I'm gonna let you decide which route you want to take. Just be prepared for all the traffic and narrow space though. *** Here's a tip from Seppo that he e-mailed me...I'm not sure which race it's for, as he didn't quite make that clear, but maybe you can figure it out and use the tip. *** ** Hey - was just looking at your FAQ for MC2 (nice job, by the way), and I had a tip for the last race with Primo, which I beat last night (just got the game for xbox). Just before the second-to-last checkpoint, there's a shortcut off to the right of the main street, that leads to a ramp that'll jump you halfway over the river, onto a little island. You'll hit the second-to-last checkpoint, despite being like, three stories above it, and if you're racing against someone who stays on the ground, and takes the bridge to the finish, you'll beat them by 3-5 seconds, easy. That, and it's freakin' spectacular. ** - This race is a tough one, so don't take it lightly. You'll be spending alot of time going on and off the highway to get checkpoints so be ready to dodge traffic. Also it seems when you're not on the highway you'll be going through some narrow spaces to get to checkpoints, so watch out. There's alot to worry about on this race, so you'll have to be very alert to win this one. When you're going to the second checkpoint, you can crash through the gates to get to it. Make sure you land on the far side of the highway though or you will miss it. Also after the second checkpoint has been cleared, you will soon run into a place on the highway that you will have to swerve back and forth through arcs in order to get at the checkpoints. Just watch out for all the oncoming and out of view traffic on this one. - Ian - - This race is long, full of traffic, has lots of tight turns, plenty of narrow spaces, and all in all a general annoyance to beat. You are racing against other racers in this one so you'll have to watch out for others as well as Ian. You'll be going back and forth through narrow spaces to get to the checkpoints. A note on winning the race, when you have to go to the finish line you'll notice a glass pyramid in front of you when you clear the last checkpoint. Use a nitros just before you get to it and fly over to buildings right to the finish line. This could save your butt should someone be on your tail to the finish line as well. - In this race you're not only racing against Ian, but motorcycles as well. There are only 4 checkpoints to clear before reaching the finish line, but they're all spread out so far apart. Use as many shortcuts as you can to win this one. This race isn't that hard if do use shortcuts. You end up avoiding the traffic and you get a nice lead on the other racers. You get yourself a new car if you win, so get this one over with. - Heavy traffic galore on this one with all motorcycle racers to boot. The heavy traffic should slow them down enough though to stop them, and if the traffic doesn't knock them off their rides, I know you can! Just be careful of the traffic yourself and some of the tight turns as well. You when you reach the highway part of this stage, you will have to swerve through the arcs to get at a few checkpoints. A note on the finish line, if you go to the street on the right side of the finish line indicator on the radar, you'll find the offramp to it. You'll win yourself a new bike should you win this race. - Stephane - - Here's another race where you can go through the checkpoints in any order. The checkpoints are bunched up in twos or threes in certain areas of the stage. You'll have to go out for the next bunch when you clear the amount at one spot. I can't give you any clear cut direction on how to win at this stage since you can take any direction you want. Just watch out for the heavy traffic and the other racers trying to close in on your tail. - This race make take a few tries to win at. You have heavy traffic and narrow spaces. At one checkpoint there will be a gate right next to it. You must crash through this gate to get to the rest of the check points. When you've gone through this gate be ready for some fun to begin as you will not only have to deal with traffic and racers, but at some points you'll have to deal with dodging pipes. You're going through the underground so yeah watch out for that stuff. This race is fairly long so get ready to get comfy for this one. You'll get the hang of this race if you have to redo it over and over, but we all know we want to get it over with immedieately, so learn this stage as fast as possible. Also you'll come to the glass pyramid at one point. Save a nitro for it to go flying over the buildings to the checkpoint. To do that use the nitrous just as you're reaching the glass pyramid. Once that's done just control yourself to the top of it and watch yourself catch some major air. - Farid - - In this race he says he's trying to keep a low profile (gee I wonder why.....) so the race takes place in the catacombs. Meaning....you'll be racing in the underground mainly throughout the stage. Watch out for pipes and pillars that are in the middle of the passages when going through the underground. You can break through the small pipes and walls on the sides of the pipes and pillars so no worries there. Other than worrying about the tight spaces you'll be in for the most part, there's really nothing to worry about. You're just racing against Farid on this one. This race is fairly easy if you ask me, so like I said.......you shouldn't have much trouble. - Ok.......this stage was way too easy for me. You have to lose the cops on this one before you can cross the finish line. I just went straight to the finish line and lost them on the way. It may not happen like that for you, but this stage is easy. You get his car for winning this one. - Now in this race you seem to be racing some british spy dude or something that wants some documents from Farid's car that you earned. Smoke his ass like ain't no thing. This race is fairly easy. Watch out for some heavy traffic and a few tight spaces. The dude named Owen drives a pretty good car so keep an eye on him in your rear view mirror. Win this race......win his car. Also when going to the finish line, goto the left side of the finish line indicator on the radar and you'll find a small opening to enter to clear the finish line. - Parfait - - Here's the champ of Paris.....show her how to catch an all american smackdown.... - This race is long and drawn out. You'll have heavy traffic to deal with along with plenty of racers on your tail. This race might and probaly could take you a few tries to win, these guys don't fool around. Take as many shortcuts that you know to get to the checkpoints. All the checkpoints are spaced far apart from each other so take note of that. There's alot of pressure riding on this race, so keep your cool and be prepared for those nitro boosts because you will need them. - The girl's got some jokes now along with a vengeful attitude. She's done playing around and is now going all out on you. Think you're ready for this one? This race is long and full of traffic. You'll be going through some tight spots so be ready for them when they show up. There are many ways you can take to win this one, so if you know of many shortcuts to get to the checkpoints then by all means take them. Parfait and her other racers will not play around with you on this race so pull out all the stops that you can to win. You'll get her sweet ride should you win this one. 6) Tokyo 7) Credits - Lets give some credit to me for making this thing and putting up with all the lip service from the game. I mean that is one sarcastic game already..... - Giving a shout out to Amit. Thanks for watching my back and correcting me. You rule. - Gotta give creds to the dudes that made this game. They are on the top of their game. - If I made any mistakes that you feel I should correct post haste..... then please....by all means e-mail me to call me dirty names and say how poorly I made the walkthrough along with the correct information so that I may correct my mistake and put your name where you gave me the info.....thanks a bunch and sees yas Alex "Joker" Hall