Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - Reception

Reception

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. On GameRankings, the game received aggregate scores of 86%, 86% and 75% for the PS2, Xbox and PSP, respectively. On Metacritic, it received aggregate scores of 84/100, 84/100 and 74/100 for the PS2, Xbox and PSP, respectively.

IGN, rating the home console versions a 9.2/10, called the game: "An insanely fast, chaotic, and progressive racing game that betters the second with more accessible racing, without losing its competitive edge." While GameSpot, rating the home console versions an 8.3/10, stated: "The career mode, with its lengthy list of races and deep customization mode, would by itself make the game worthwhile. However, the addition of entertaining online play, arcade races, and a race editor really makes this one of the best street racers currently on the market."

However, Play.tm, rating the game a 74%, says: "Technical faults such as difficultly seeing where you're going and suspect frame-rates are serious issues when it comes to games of such speed requiring cat like reflexes." While Edge Magazine, rating the game a 6/10, says: "There's no question that DUB Edition can be pleasurable, especially in the multiplayer games, but the Career mode too often feels like graft. There are tournaments, one-off street races and 'special' events, but each individual race feels much the same as the last."

For the PSP version, Boomtown, giving it a 9/10, says: "MC3 works surprisingly well on a PSP, despite the grand setting and detail put into the original." 1UP.com, grading it a B, says: "Despite the load time issue, an occasional problem with being able to see certain cars and roadside objects that blend into the dark backgrounds, and a slightly reduced sense of speed overall, there's very little to criticize here."

In contrast, IGN, rating it a 7.1/10, said: "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." Game Power Australia, rating it a 6.5/10, says how "The poor control compounds the dull and lifeless handling of the cars." While Eurogamer rated it a 5/10, saying: "Torturing yourself with frankly ridiculous load times isn't acceptable, nor is the choppy frame rate or the sound stutters."

To date, the game has sold 1.1 million copies worldwide on the PS2, and 1.3 million copies worldwide on the PSP.