Midtown Madness

Player Name Cheats:

Change your player name to the following by clicking "New" in the player selection screen.

Cheats marked with *NO SCORE* will disable race result monitoring and score. You cannot unlock new vehicles with these enabled (for obvious reasons).

Easter Eggs:

Also entered as the player name. Only available in single player "Cruise Mode". These codes activate the corresponding new vehicle.

Code Result 

In-Game Cheats: Press CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-F7 until a box appears on the screen. Type the codes below. These only work in Single Player mode.

No timer in Blitz mode: This cheat makes the timer in blitz mode disappear. It also makes the dashboard disappear. When you are starting the race press your view button and go inside the car. When you are inside look back and while you are doing that press your view button again. Now the timer will be gone. But if you want your time registered, you simply go in the car and just look back. The timer will be running again.

This code can also be used on any other race to get a very good time. 


Game Tips

Tip: If you're finding traffic hard to navigate, get off the road and onto the sidewalk. Most of the vehicles can drive 
quite nicely on the sidewalks between the guardrails and the lampposts, and you'll find a clear path (this works very well 
out on Navy Pier). Also, don't worry about crashing into those massive checkpoint posts on the sidewalk--they're invisible 
(collision-wise) to your vehicle. 

Tip: If you get into a bump-and-grind situation with an AI car, you'll find yourself losing most of the tussles, even 
if you have the bigger vehicle. The best tactic is to quickly sideswipe the car, and then swerve away. If you time it right, 
you can bump the car into oncoming traffic or a building. 

Tip: The AI-controlled drivers always stay on the road, which means that you'll have great opportunities to cut a 
few corners here and there (remember, Chicago has plenty of parks!). When you're off-road driving, slow down a bit and 
try not to make any turns. If you try anything wild on the soft grass, you'll probably spin out and lose any advantage 
you might have gained. 

Tip: To win a race, especially a Checkpoint race, you need to know the course. Take on the course in one of the heavier 
vehicles with no cops and limited traffic, and you'll maximize your chances of making it through the course and learning all 
of the possible shortcuts. You won't win, but you'll gain vital knowledge that will help you when you go back into the race with 
a performance vehicle and full obstacles in place. 

Tip: Vehicle damage is your enemy! There are so many things to hit during the course of the race that you'll often find yourself 
with a wheelless, smoking hulk of a car before you can finish the race. Try to save your damage points for when you really need them (such as making that jump across Navy Pier) and avoid hitting too many lampposts. 

Tip: Easy way to get away from the cops is to wait until the bridge goes up and drop into the water and start over