Midtown Madness 2 is a madcap driving sim that puts a focus on street racing and stunt driving through busy urban areas.
Like its predecessor, Midtown Madness 2 offers a variety of vehicles, courses and modes to blast through at dangerous speeds.
Gameplay is largely unchanged from the previous installment, offering simple controls that are easy to learn in a racer that is difficult to master. Though opinion is divided on vehicle handling, I found the controls and overall handling of vehicles to be superior in Midtown Madness 2 with less tendency to have the back-end come out from under me in the turns.
Graphics are about the same as the original; except I experienced more issues with monitor flashing at the higher settings than in the previous installment. Minimal graphic settings with maximum draw distances, however, run fine without any flashes and have an adequate overall quality.
A big change over the predecessor are two "training" modes which, in fact, serve as story modes for the game; in one you play as a London cabbie learning the ropes, the roundabouts, and all the tricks as you blow through virtual London, while the other you are a stunt driver for action movies.
Midtown Madness 2 is a lot of fun and the story modes offer something for players looking for more than simple racing and challenge modes.
Review By P. Alexander
English 
Comments and reviews
yo chat why does it not work when downloading the iso version like what the heck and the rip versions the only one that works
yes i am drive car
yo diria que pueden agregar scania truck driving simulator 1.0.0 o me tngo que ir ya se descargo
works fine on XP
The most BROKEN and UNSTABLE release ever. The FPS on this version at launch is terrible and trying to mod and patch it without continuous fatal memory crashes is a nightmare. 0/10 stay away and get a physical copy.
yes i am drive car
yes i am drive car
When is midtown madness 3 coming to myabondware?
please play this game
i love midtown madness.
when i am playing this game i fill full of enjoyment
@ RIK
Yes, use Windows98 this game is 25 years old
I enjoyed playing this game back in my childhood,thank you for the upload :)
This is my childhood
Sorry how to play in windows 10?
Just works on Mint Linux.
-download RIP version
-install via Lutris
-have fun
I like gaming very much .I will try to download game on it.
Normaly if it is run in compatability mode with Windows XP works with old games
Also great game!
rip does not work - protected does not start
cd does not work also
can read manual but not fun to when game not work
cannot run in vm
need decent graphics card
that game! it cool
cd check
can not start game
it not patched does not work
does only work when i copy the midtown2 exe into the installation folder over the old exe.
then i start the game only by starting the setup.exe from the cdrom drive.
There's a magipack version available.
just select directx12 in dgvoodoo settings in general tab no lag at all just do it
@foxy359
Try to run the game with dgVoodoo - it's an emulator for older directX games, google it and get the last release.
hey guys anyone know how to play this game smoovely like i load it up and its REALLY laggy as like kinda unplayable laggy is there a way to fix it i have everything on minimum on graphics is there like a way to max it run smoovly with out it dying on me everytime im driving or i hit something
hey man i was asking i did the thing you told to do with the extract and now if i try and play it it says that i dont have the minium display adapter taht meets the requuierments to play this game is there away to make it so i do
Oguz Bro, you're a LEGEND, THANK YOU!
For widescreen resolution 1920x1080 use the widescreen tool from mm2extreme:
https://www.mm2x.com/download-235-midtown-madness-2-widescreen-tool#235
For those who are trying to play this game on a Windows 10 machine in 2023:
1. Download the RIP version
2. Download ddraw.dll from this link: https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/
3. Extract it to the game's installation folder.
4. Enjoy
Thank you My abandonware. the game supports a maximum resolution of 1600. How can i play at 1920 by 1080??
very good game
kiedy bedzie dostępna na normalnych platformach typu steam
How I can get the dgVoodoo patch?
this is a wanderfull game
For sound, go to the main menu, clic option and chose default device. If I picked my specific device it wouldn't work once a race is started, but with default device it works!!
Sometimes it helps tu lower your screens resolution. some games cant start on a uultrawid resolution
이걸 할수 있다는게 감격 스럽습니다 이걸 하고 싶었거든요!
it worked, but without soundtrack in this game? any problems?
This is what I had to do to play a STABLE game that does not crash on Windows 10 Pro x86 ...
Use the ISO (.nrg) image, NOT the RIP.
Use Daemon Tools Lite to mount the image.
Run SETUP from image and install game, do not try to play it yet.
Install XP Compatibility Patch, it's ONLY for THIS game!
Download the Speed Boost patch from ... http://www.mm2x.com/page.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&cid=62&lid=119&ttitle=Speed_Boot#dldetails ... which replaces the executable (midtown2.exe) in the game files.
Change properties compatibility settings of "midtown2.exe" to Windows XP (service pack 3), and set to run as administrator, but still do NOT run the game yet.
If you don't have it already, search and download dgVooDoo2, it's a great Wrapper Engine-Hooker for old games. Follow it's documentation, but generally you simply copy the patched drivers from dgVooDoo2's MS folder to the game's folder.
Now you can run the game, but after the menu loads go directly to the options menu and set the graphic renderer to "Hardware (3D Video Card w/ T&L)", choose your favorite resolution too while you're in there.
Shutdown game and restart it.
Play and enjoy. Everything works great!
#IMPORTANT# How to run on windows 10/11
1. Download Midtown Madness 2 and extract it to anywhere you like.
2. download dgvoodoo (http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/) and copy dgvoodoo cpl.exe to midtown madness 2 and then go to ms/x86/ and copy all the dll files to midtown madness 2.
3. enjoy this classic!
Great game,gonna try it again!
I been looking for this game
why did I get an .nrg file
ONE OF THE AWWSUME GAME FOR MY CHILDHOOD
@Angel Studios. Inc fake ur now known as rockstar san diego
My keyboard doesn't work on this version
can anyone help me,it is lagging on win10 and how to setup and play anniversary edition.
I got the game working using dbVoodoo and the game works great, but there is no sound besides the main menu music. Any fix for this?
To play on Windows 10:
1. Download the RIP version.
2. Do NOT download or install the official Windows XP patch for the game.
3. Install the dgVoodoo patch for the game, in this order:
a. Extract dgVoodooSetup.exe, DDraw.dll (from the "MS" folder), & D3DImm.dll (also from the "MS" folder) and place these files to the installation folder of Midtown Madness 2.
b. Open dgVoodooSetup.exe; click on the "DirectX" tab and change the following: Videocard needs to be changed to "dgVoodoo Virtual 3D Accelerated Card" if it isn't already selected.
c. Click "Apply" and close out of dgVoodooSetup.exe and open Midtown Madness 2.
When the main menu loads, navigate to "Options"; "Graphics"; then change the video accelerator to "dgVoodoo2 w/ T&L" and click "OK".
4. Enjoy!
Patch not detecting the game, keeps aborting
@ANGEL STUDIOS. INC
sounds too good to be true, what are the details? will it be a repack? will it have mm2hook already installed, because i hate having to try to install it because it never worked for me. I need some information, dammit!!
We are planning on releasing a 20th-anniversary copy of midtown madness 2! video can be found on YouTube.
The game lags on Windows 10, decided to download the patch file, works great now! recommending to download the patch file on Windows 10.
Me encanta Midtown Madness. Espero disfrutar mucho con Midtown Madness 2.
Is this game was working succesfully?
Does it lag a lot?,this may help, run it in compatibilty mode
heres how(if u see random digits,ignore that, i copy and pasted this frm a site that has images):
1. In the taskbar search box, enter run programs, then click "Run programs made for previous versions of Windows."
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2. Click Next and the troubleshooter will try to detect potential issues with your apps.
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3. Select the app that's having issues in the next window and click Next.
select app
4. Select a troubleshooting option: use the recommended compatibility setting or choose compatibility settings yourself.
Try recommended
If you choose to use the recommended settings, the troubleshooter will test the app using a previous version of Windows so you can see if that resolves the issue.
test compatibiilty
If you choose the choose to troubleshoot the app, the troubleshooter will ask you which problems you're experiencing. Depending on your selection, the troubleshooter will offer tests and suggestions to resolve the problem, such as testing the display settings for the app.
select problems
5. Click the Test the program button and then click Next.
You can then either choose to save the settings for the app, try different settings, or report the problem to Microsoft and view help articles online.
Choose settings
You'll have to run the troubleshooter for each app you're having compatibility problems with.
Will it run on Windows 10 ?
It laggs too much on windows 10 unfortunately. Any ideas to fix this?
works great! the patch file helped me run it on windows 10
The RIP Ver. Lags My Win 10
nice game super
Nice game
please install it on my computer
A very very thanks to you I loved this game and now I got it!
Other downloaders, you not need to insert ANY CD-ROM drive just extract the zip and open the application named "midtown2.exe" then, enjoy!
I am going to download let's see it working or not!
When I play this game I always love the panoz roadster sound and if you r downloading this game then u should go mm2x.com for racemod maps cars etc
I luv panoz
This game is amazing and playable rather than older midtown madness
hey! i am utterly dumbfounded! i downloaded the rip version, and it literally doesn't know i have headphones plugged in!! it just plays the sound out of my speakers even though everything else is acting normal!! what in the world!!!!!
my childhood was awesome i never express my feelings in words this game is my life when i play and midtown madness 2 too
my profile keeps being deleted
@IZZY this is not a dos game
Hey, I literally cannot figure out how to get the game to work as instructed. Nothing is even appearing in the same way when I try to download and use D-Fend and DOSBox.
Is this Safe?
Hey Thanks All... Been looking for some nostalgic games to play - and Mid-Town was always a fun group of games...
It is 1 heck of game bring back memories love this game
I was playing MM1 from 9 years and then i realized to download MM2 but its so consfusing which file we have to download
I Like this game i am playing this game for last 5 years
AWESOME GAME !I AM PLAYING THIS GAME FOR 10
YEARS.
It's a good game, I liked it alot! But one thing that bothers me is the ISO version, after I installed the game through the ISO version with those virtual mounting softwares, it says it can't find the CD on startup verification. I hope there is a patch to bypass this.
I played only MM1 7years ago. Now I'm 12 years and I wanna play MM2
I Have Da Cd, But It Said: For Windows 98. FRIC ON MA BU-
I LOOOVVVEEE IT VERY VERY FANTASTIC
ITS CLASSIC GAME
This is game is amazing you can even play online using a software called "Gameranger"
thanks for such a game..
downloaded iso version, cant openm with iso burner, cant do anything i downt want rip version
I like Midtown Madness. I never played MM3, but who cares? MM1 and MM2 are very good games. I am a big fan of Midtown Madness. Love it!
Still cant find a work-around for not having the disc, any information yet? Motocross madness 2 works great with the instruction provided in the comments but do not work with this game unfortunately due to there not being a no cd fix to download. :(
And not only that, you can also drive around San Francisco with this.
I did and I loved it.
When I started playing this, I saw where the trees did not look like real trees at all.
They were really big but they came with black leaves.
Setup has detected that uninstallShield is in use. Please close uninstallShield and restart setup.
Error 432.
There's no such thing as uninstall shield anywhere in the task manager.
the game is fucking good
how to install it on iso version?
Firstly i played this game about 10 year ago.Now i m playing this again.
To answer the question of RIP vs ISO, if you want to burn a copy of the cd get the ISO, but if you want the game digitally, get the RIP file.
This game is new for me. I have tried midtown madness. So, I am trying midtown madness for the first time. Let me try it.
We had 4 computer Lan - it was great to drive 4 cars on the same grid - seek-and-hire. In my oppinion great 3d graphic at the time
Do it go places know one else has been
superb game when will you make next version 3.0??
Got this game at age 4 because it was included with the computer my father had just bought. Now I'm a 20 year old woman and this game still makes me laugh like a maniac at unholy hours. If you wanna watch the world burn in a child-friendly way this is the right game. 11/10
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No comment nor review for this game at the moment.