Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

 PSP
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
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  1. GameSpot
    73
    Sure, it's still a mostly fun and sometimes exciting street racer, but when put up against competition like "Ridge Racer" and "Need for Speed Underground Rivals," it seems a lot more ordinary.
  2. IGN
    71
    Is it overly harsh to pound on a game for having dreadful loadtimes?... On the other hand, it's a good game deep, deep, deep down inside.
  3. Gamer's Hell
    71
    The multitude of customizable features for the cars is the most impressive selection seen on PSP, but the gameplay doesn’t compare with titles such as "Wipeout Pure" or "Ridge Racer."
  5. Play.tm
    71
    A good game but is flawed most garishly by its awful loading times. It is both more expansive and more entertaining than its closest competitor Need for Speed Underground Rivals but lacking the intense thrills both Ridge Racer and Burnout Legends offer.
  6. GameSpy
    70
    It does an admirable job of re-creating a complex console game on the PSP ... admirable but for the ridiculous load times. They truly put a damper on the rest of the game, turning what would have been a fantastic, console-like experience into a decent, console-like experience.
  7. eToychest
    70
    Sixty-second load times every time the player moves from one event to another are almost unbearable, and had these been removed our review would have been much more gracious. It is almost tragic that such a wonderful game could be crippled by this singular flaw.
  8. Gaming Target
    70
    As impressive as it is to see the entire game ported to a handheld, the PSP version will always be known for extreme load times.
  9. Worth Playing
    68
    The Final Assessment. Frankly, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is a broken game. The loading screens will take up many hours of your life if any substantial play is put into the game – I kid you not, hours.
  10. PSM Magazine
    65
    If you have the patience of a Zen master, MC3:DE can definitely be fun. Unfortunately, for most the amount of time required to get to the fun just isn't worth the wait at all. [Sept 2005, p.84]
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  11. Game Power Australia
    65
    The poor control compounds the dull and lifeless handling of the cars.
  12. Game Chronicles
    50
    I loved this game on the Xbox but this is totally unacceptable and an excercise in extreme and total frustration. Unless you are a Zen master avoid this game like the proverbial plague.
  13. Game Revolution
    50
    What’s here isn’t really worth the insane load times. While it manages to emulate the console version in terms of content, Midnight Club 3 comes to a screeching halt in its technical problems and overly simple racing.
  14. Eurogamer
    50
    Torturing yourself with frankly ridiculous load times isn't acceptable, nor is the choppy frame rate or the sound stutters. [U.S. version]
  15. Detroit Free Press
    50
    Even while I was driving, the frame rates slipped at times as the PSP chugged to keep up with the blistering action that "Midnight" is known for. That made things like the time-warp slowdown ability seem more sluggish than stimulating.

Awards & Rankings

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#26 Best PSP Game of 2005
18
#18 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005
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#16 Most Shared PSP Game of 2005

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. ilovegames123
    Jul 14, 2014
    10
    IGN was harsh on pounding this game for having long loadtimes because that doesn't describe the experience itself. Just some patienceIGN was harsh on pounding this game for having long loadtimes because that doesn't describe the experience itself. Just some patience required. However, this game was very frustrating for me, in a way that made me determined to complete it, despite it having long loadtimes, and it took me a LONG time to complete, but it was worth it in the end. This is an entertaining game.… Full Review »
  2. MegaR
    May 21, 2012
    10
    Love it! Got it for my PSP and i figured out how to play it! ITS FUN,ITS GOOD AND ITS ADDICTING!

    Who made this? They are cool! I like it    Love it! Got it for my PSP and i figured out how to play it! ITS FUN,ITS GOOD AND ITS ADDICTING!

    Who made this? They are cool!

    I like it and i play it every day!

    Am i right?    … Full Review »
  3. Alexwise
    Apr 12, 2012
    7
    MC3 is a pretty hardcore game as I noticed it. If you want less frustrating races, than go for Midnight Club:LA Remix.
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