Midway Arcade Treasures 3

Midway Arcade Treasures 3
North American cover art for PS2
Developer(s)	Midway
Publisher(s)	Midway
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)	PlayStation 2 & Xbox NA September 26, 2005 PAL October 14, 2005 GameCube NA October 26, 2005
Genre(s)	Compilation, Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	BBFC: U ESRB: E PEGI: 12+

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is a compilation of arcade and racing games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube. It is the third and final installment following Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2.

Games

Unlike in previous installments, Midway Arcade Treasures 3 only features arcade racing games unless stated otherwise. They include:

• Badlands
• Offroad Thunder
• Race Drivin'
• San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition
• S.T.U.N. Runner
• Super Off Road (including its upgrade/add-on pack, Super Off Road Track Pack)
• Hydro Thunder (console version)
• San Francisco Rush 2049 (console version)

While most of the games in this collection are emulations or recreations of the arcade versions, Hydro Thunder and Rush 2049 are based on the console versions, specifically ports of the Dreamcast releases. Additionally, San Francisco Rush was re-programmed from the ground up; while the tracks and vehicles are the same as the arcade version, the physics engine is slightly different, and the music has been replaced, save for the "What's Your Name?" high score music. However, this version runs at 60 frames per second, which is faster than the arcade.

Super Off Road/Track Pack is the only game on this collection, and in the entire trilogy, that was not developed by Williams, Midway, or Atari Games. It was developed and published by The Leland Corporation. For legal reasons, the image of "Ironman" Ivan Stewart has been altered in the two Super Off Road games; he now has sunglasses and a moustache and both games are now known as simply "Super Off Road" (the original arcade versions were known fully as "Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road"). "Ironman's" Speed Shop was re-named Off-Road Speed Shop, and Ivan himself (the gray, AI-controlled racer) was renamed "Lightning" Kevin Lydy. Ivan's name does, however, remain intact on the high score list ("IVN") and game credits.

Reception

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 received mixed to negative reviews with 66.95% for the PlayStation 2 version, 68.14% for the Xbox version, and 67.03% for the GameCube version from video game aggregator GameRankings. The collection has been criticized for long loading times, lack of bonus content, and the poor aging of titles such as Hydro Thunder.

External links

• Midway Arcade Treasures 3 at MobyGames