Graphics
One thing I like about Midtown Madness 2 is the graphics. When driving around you notice the detail on objects. For example when you hit a tree the leaves fly in your face, as in Midtown Madness 1, you couldn't mow down a tree. Another example is the fact that you run over mailboxes and see letters fly everywhere, or hit a street meter and watch the coins fly onto the street. Also the damage to the cars has been increased and detailed better.As you damage your car and run into things, objects start coming off your car! If you're not careful you'll soon liter the street with your car fenders and wheels! There are some choke points in the game, when you get to an open part in the city, My AMD-K6 500, 128 Ram, and Voodoo2 12 meg card bog down, and the frame rate goes to about 10. Other Than that Angel and Microsoft have done an excellent job on improving the graphics of the game.
Sound
Where do we start? I mean Midtown Madness 2 has some of the best racing sounds I have ever heard. If you start driving and wrecking up your car, you soon get a flat tire and you hear your raggedy tire flopping around under your car. When you press your horn, it's not just a default horn for every car. You have your little horns for your VW Beetle, than you have your monster horns for your Big Rig Diesel. I was speeding on the highway/freeway in San Francisco, and as I was speeding past the other cars on the other side, I hear "whiz" and buzzing as I was going past the other cars. Of Course when I went by a pinto car it wasn't as deep and load, but as soon as I soared past a Van or Bus, you could definitely tell the difference in sound. That's what makes this game a big improvement over Midtown Madness 1. You can hear the raindrops around you, as they pound on the pavement and your car. That's what makes Midtown Madness 2 an exciting game, jumping at thunder or grinning as you past a cop.
