<s>
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
:	I-Device
Street	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
being	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
franchise	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Midnight	B-Application
Club	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
:	I-Device
Street	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
import	O
scene	O
and	O
illegal	O
street	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
and	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
pioneered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
design	O
instead	O
of	O
predefined	O
circuit	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mysterious	O
group	O
of	O
urban	O
street	O
racers	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
race	O
for	O
pride	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
glory	O
in	O
sleekly	O
customized	O
,	O
enhanced	O
sports	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
to	O
beat	O
her	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
who	O
sees	O
her	O
identity	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
World	O
Champion	O
of	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
winning	O
her	O
concept	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gameboy	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Destination	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
promoting	O
the	O
game	O
Rocstar	O
Games	O
received	O
permission	O
from	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Times	O
Square	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
photograph	O
promotional	O
material	O
and	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2000	O
it	O
ranked	O
fifth	O
in	O
total	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
earned	O
$43	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
NextGen	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
32nd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
console	O
releases	O
reached	O
2.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
and	O
Samba	B-Application
de	I-Application
Amigo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
2000	O
"	O
in	O
both	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
and	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
litany	O
of	O
cars	O
,	O
the	O
huge	O
cities	O
are	O
riddled	O
with	O
secrets	O
and	O
original	O
ways	O
to	O
make	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
single	O
player	O
gameplay	O
and	O
two-player	O
games	O
extremely	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sanders	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
offering	O
a	O
decent	O
helping	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
the	O
bland	O
textures	O
and	O
ubiquitous	O
gameplay	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
somewhat	O
unexciting	O
PS2	B-Device
start.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
decent	O
if	O
not	O
repetitive	O
drive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Skyler	O
Miller	O
of	O
Allgame	O
felt	O
Midnight	B-Device
Clubs	I-Device
GBA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
slow	O
,	O
confusing	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
minus	O
the	O
crime	O
and	O
the	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
while	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GameBoy	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
limited	O
resources	O
,	O
made	O
gameplay	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
