<s>
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
open	O
world	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
CE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
currently	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox-exclusive	O
console	O
release	O
and	O
change	O
of	O
developer	O
heralded	O
a	O
significant	O
graphical	O
improvement	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
graphical	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
race	O
types	O
and	O
take	O
on	O
roles	O
such	O
as	O
taxi	O
and	O
ambulance	B-Application
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
modes	O
were	O
available	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
aggregators	O
GameRankings	O
reporting	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80.24	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
a	O
score	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
recreates	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Paris	O
and	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
maps	O
cover	O
smaller	O
areas	O
than	O
the	O
real-life	O
cities	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
larger	O
than	O
their	O
comparable	O
counterparts	O
in	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
and	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Work	O
Undercover	O
mission	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
complete	O
driving-based	O
objectives	O
that	O
vary	O
for	O
each	O
city	O
:	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
delivery	O
guy	O
,	O
taxi	O
driver	O
,	O
chauffeur	O
,	O
security	O
guard	O
,	O
ambulance	B-Application
driver	O
,	O
police	O
officer	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
agent	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
pizza	O
delivery	O
man	O
,	O
rental	O
car	O
driver	O
,	O
limo	O
driver	O
,	O
car	O
salesman	O
,	O
stunt	O
driver	O
,	O
police	O
officer	O
,	O
and	O
private	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supported	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
for	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
available	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
to	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
two	O
stories	O
in	O
its	O
Work	O
Undercover	O
mode	O
,	O
one	O
set	O
in	O
Paris	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
April	O
2002	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox-exclusive	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
late	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
CE	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Rallisport	O
Challenge	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vehicles	O
were	O
licensed	O
from	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
including	O
Ford	O
Motor	O
Company	O
,	O
Lotus	O
,	O
Audi	O
and	O
Hummer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paris	O
open	O
world	O
stage	O
features	O
the	O
Eiffel	O
Tower	O
,	O
Arc	O
de	O
Triomphe	O
and	O
the	O
Louvre	O
,	O
while	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
features	O
Capitol	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
and	O
Dupont	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
packaged	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
bundle	O
with	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packages	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
developer	O
In-Fusio	O
released	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
cell	O
phones	O
,	O
entitled	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
two	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
game	O
as	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
Brew	B-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
ceased	O
production	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
3	I-Application
Mobile	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
particularly	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Capture	O
the	O
Gold	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
variant	O
on	O
classic	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
gametypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
competitor	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Midtown	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
games	O
as	O
Angel	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
's	O
staff	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
with	O
a	O
better	O
choice	O
of	O
cities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sanders	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
cities	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
future	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
may	O
have	O
improved	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
