Kaffee
02-15-2005, 06:26 AM
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Platform: PS2 Also On: X-Box | PSP
Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar San Diego
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending Genre: RACING
by Demian Linn
02/07/2005
The buzz: It's illegal open-city street racing (in Atlanta, Detroit, and San Diego), but this time it's for really, really rich people. You've probably heard that Dub Edition (named after Dub magazine, giving rappers and rapper wannabes high-end automotive wank material since 2000) is movin' on up to include swank rides like Escalades and Hummers, custom choppers, and concept cars--but you may not know that it's also aiming to deliver more tuning and tweaking options than any other racer (previous Clubs offered only stock unlicensed cars).
How's that gonna work? "Take a '64 Chevy Impala," says Producer Mark Garone. "You think, I want something with a West Coast, lowrider vibe. OK, drop some classic Davin spoke rims on there, add hydraulics, chop the top, add an insane multicolor paintjob. Or you may be into more of a drag-racer-type car. Take that same '64 Impala, jack up the back, put on some really wide tires in the rear and some smaller ones up front, add a wheelie bar, and install a blower [for] extra horsepower. Now you're tearing up opponents off the line with a completely different style."
What could go wrong? Club pretty much started this tuner-culture, street-racing stuff, but now everybody's doing it. And in some cases, doing it really well. Will Dub's spinner rims and pricey rides be enough to catch your jaded eye?
Platform: PS2 Also On: X-Box | PSP
Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar San Diego
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending Genre: RACING
by Demian Linn
02/07/2005
The buzz: It's illegal open-city street racing (in Atlanta, Detroit, and San Diego), but this time it's for really, really rich people. You've probably heard that Dub Edition (named after Dub magazine, giving rappers and rapper wannabes high-end automotive wank material since 2000) is movin' on up to include swank rides like Escalades and Hummers, custom choppers, and concept cars--but you may not know that it's also aiming to deliver more tuning and tweaking options than any other racer (previous Clubs offered only stock unlicensed cars).
How's that gonna work? "Take a '64 Chevy Impala," says Producer Mark Garone. "You think, I want something with a West Coast, lowrider vibe. OK, drop some classic Davin spoke rims on there, add hydraulics, chop the top, add an insane multicolor paintjob. Or you may be into more of a drag-racer-type car. Take that same '64 Impala, jack up the back, put on some really wide tires in the rear and some smaller ones up front, add a wheelie bar, and install a blower [for] extra horsepower. Now you're tearing up opponents off the line with a completely different style."
What could go wrong? Club pretty much started this tuner-culture, street-racing stuff, but now everybody's doing it. And in some cases, doing it really well. Will Dub's spinner rims and pricey rides be enough to catch your jaded eye?