Midnight Club 3 - DUB Edition Remix (Europe / Australia)
PlayStation 2
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Reviewed in 2006
88
✪ Reviewed on May 16, 2025
82
Remix version of Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition with additional content and bonus cities. The same excellent street racing gameplay amplified by new customisation metrics. The definitive Midnight Club 3 experience on PS2, preferable to the base edition.
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Category
Racing4 players12+
Split screen
Description
An expanded DUB Edition by Rockstar San Diego released in 2006 (Europe, Australia, US), subtitled "Remix." Adds Tokyo as a fourth city, plus extra vehicles, new races and tuning options. Considered the definitive version of Midnight Club 3 on PS2, and the apex of Rockstar's urban racing branch.
Midnight Club 3 - DUB Edition Remix review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
The definitive version of the entry, this Remix edition is best savored launched at full speed through the city. The large open metropolises, crossed at night, dissolve into streaks: stretched taillights, melted signs, dense traffic grazed by inches. The art direction seeks less detail than the sensation of a clandestine race, that intoxication of cutting through a living downtown without ever lifting off.
Behind the wheel, the game spins a sharp licensed selection of hip-hop, electro and rock that matches the nocturnal tarmac of the urban races. The heavy beats and deep bass spike the adrenaline of the illegal chases. This street soundtrack, polished and immersive, gives the game an authentic urban-night sheen.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Customising your ride down to the last detail, then tearing through nocturnal urban races steeped in tuning culture: everything breathes style and speed. The snappy driving, the shortcuts and the varied challenges deliver an instant rush. Packed with licences and terribly cool, a generous arcade racer, even more enjoyable in multiplayer.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Racing through an open city from checkpoint to checkpoint, weaving through traffic and then customizing your car down to the smallest detail sets up a loop of racing and customization that calls for the next event. Unlocking parts and vehicles keeps reviving the urge. The difficulty is steep and the pace exhausting, but this urban speed and this deep tuning stay catchy.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
An enriched version of the urban racer, this Remix edition adds cities, vehicles and challenges to already abundant content. Racing, customising your rides and unlocking everything extends the experience well beyond the base game. That surplus of content, grafted onto a brisk formula, makes it the most durable version for racing fans.
Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix, Rockstar San Diego's expanded reissue adding cities, vehicles and content to the original version, becoming the entry's fullest form. Still accessible, its desirability rests on this status as the edition to favor rather than scarcity. The savvy pick for those wanting the best packaging of Midnight Club 3 in an arcade-racing set of the PS2 era.
Better with friends
A nighttime city race where you customize flashy machines to challenge the streets of a city given over to speed, several in split-screen. The competition blends aggressive driving, clever shortcuts and showing off, where finding the right line through traffic sorts out the drivers. Stylish and snappy, it turns every crossing into a prestige duel where you rib each other over the slightest error and the rematch beckons at once.
Is Midnight Club 3 - DUB Edition Remix still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2006 on PS2, the Remix version enriches Midnight Club 3 with three extra cities, new vehicles and fresh events. Rockstar San Diego's project blends open world street racing with tuning culture in the spirit of DUB magazine. The arcade driving, nervous and exhilarating, bets on dizzying bursts of speed across freely roamed cities. The vehicle customisation reaches a depth rare for the era. The hip hop and electro soundtrack anchors the title in its year. The brutal difficulty of the artificial intelligence divides. Recommended for fans of free arcade racing seeking the most complete version.
