Games like midnight club: street racing

Midnight Club: Street Racingis a racing arcade game, developed by Angel Studios and published by Rockstar Games. The game focuses on competitive street racing and the import scene. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance platforms, the former being a launch title for the platform. It is the first game inMidnight Clubfranchise, followed byMidnight Club II.

The title of this series is a reference to the Japanese street racing team Mid Night Club. In the late 90's, they were infamous for their high-speed runs down the Bayshore Route on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, which is why the "Wangan" (Bayshore) kanji is also included in the title, although it is also a shout-out toWangan Midnight, as the "midnight" portion of the logo is stylized similarly. Curiously the few Japanese releases of theMidnight Clubgames (the first game and bothLos AngelesandLA Remix) omit the kanji from the logo, presumably to avoid potential rights issues withWangan Midnightrights owners Kodansha.