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{{Infobox video game
| title = Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
| image = Midnight Club 3 - DUB Edition Coverart.jpg
| caption = Cover art featuring a [[Cadillac Escalade]] (left) and a [[Chrysler 300|Chrysler 300C]] (right) with the skyline of downtown [[Atlanta]] in the background.
| developer = [[Rockstar San Diego]]{{efn|Ported to PlayStation Portable by [[Rockstar Leeds]].}}
| publisher = [[Rockstar Games]]
| director = Daren Bader
| producer = Jay Panek<br />Glen Hernandez<br />Eric Smith
| designer = Jeff Pidasdny<br />Kris Roberts<br />Mauro Fiore
| programmer = Mark Robison<br>Michael Currington<br>Tim Laubach
| artist = Scott Stoabs<br>David Hong
| series = ''[[Midnight Club]]''
| engine = 
| released = '''PlayStation 2, Xbox'''{{Video game release|NA|April 12, 2005<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=2005-04-12 |title=Midnight Club 3 Speeds to Stores |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/12/midnight-club-3-speeds-to-stores |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329225156/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/12/midnight-club-3-speeds-to-stores |url-status=live}}</ref>|PAL|April 15, 2005}}'''PlayStation Portable'''{{vgrelease|NA|June 28, 2005<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-17 |title=Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - NEWS |url=http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/news.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050717231853/http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/news.html |archive-date=July 17, 2005}}</ref>|PAL|September 1, 2005}}'''''Remix'''''{{Video game release|NA|March 13, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-04-07 |title=Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - NEWS |url=http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/news.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407221855/http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/news.html |archive-date=April 7, 2006}}</ref>|EU|March 17, 2006}}
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]<br />[[PlayStation Portable]]
}}
'''''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition''''' is a 2005 [[racing video game]] developed by [[Rockstar San Diego]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It is the third installment in the ''[[Midnight Club]]'' series. Like previous installments in the series, the game is an arcade-style racer and focuses on wild, high-speed racing, rather than realistic physics and driving. The name is derived from a partnership between Rockstar and ''[[DUB Magazine]]'', which features heavily in the game in the form of DUB-sponsored races and DUB-customized vehicles as prizes.

Players race through [[open world]] recreations of [[San Diego]], [[Atlanta]], and [[Detroit]] listening to 98 (124 in the Remix version) licensed music tracks that include hip hop, rock, and other genres. The game features a number of graphical views after the player crashes into certain objects, or travels across particular stretches of road. There is also the ability to customize a player's vehicle. Other than modifying the external looks, the vehicle's performance can also be improved (with the exception of all "A" Class non-motorcycle vehicles). ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition'' is the first game in the series to feature licensed vehicles. In March 2006, an updated version of the game was released titled ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix''; which featured new vehicles, races and music, as well an additional mode called "Tokyo Challenge" which features an altered [[Tokyo]] map from ''[[Midnight Club II]]''. 

==Gameplay==
''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition'' is an [[open world]] racing video game and the first game in the series to include car modification, both visual and performance. By winning races, the player unlocks new cars and options to customize them with. These options include enhancing the performance, adding vinyls and new paint jobs, and physically modifying the car by changing parts such as wheels, bumpers, spoilers, neon, hoods, and engine components. The cars are divided into four classes: D, C, B and A, depending on their performance.

There are five types of races in the game: Ordered Race, Circuit Race, Unordered Race, Autocross Race, Track and Frenzy. In ordered races the player races through the city on a course marked by yellow-orange flares to reach a finish line. In circuit races the player races along a circuit course through the city for a set number of laps. In unordered races the player is free to go through scattered checkpoints in any order before crossing the finish line. Autocross races take place in a walled-in circuit of the street with no traffic or police, the goal being to finish the circuit faster than a set time. Track events, available in arcade mode, are similar to autocross races, except that the player competes against other races inside the barricaded track, often taking more damage. Frenzy events are also available in Arcade, and are time trial races which have some [[vehicular combat game|vehicular combat]] elements where, for example, the player gets every 15 seconds of a nitrous boost, also the e-brake will not work, and the race only ends when the time is over.

Players can also create their own races in the Race Editor (not available in the PSP version). Players can create either a circuit, ordered or unordered race by placing checkpoints throughout the city, and can change racing conditions such as traffic, weather, and time of day.

===Vehicles===
There are seven types of cars: Tuners, Luxury Sedans, SUVs/Trucks, Exotics, Muscle Cars, Sport Bikes, and Choppers. As the game continues, different clubs that drive a specific type of car will invite the player to race with them: American Royalty Car Club (Muscle Cars), Big Playas (SUVs/Trucks), By Invitation Only (Exotics), Chopper of America Bike Club (Choppers), Luxury Rollers (Luxury Cars), Original Riders (Sport Bikes) and Unbeatable Street Racers (Tuners). If the player beats a club in three races they unlock a special ability for that class. Tuners, Sport Bikes, Exotics, the [[Lexus SC|Lexus SC430]] and [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (R230)|Mercedes Benz SL 500]] (R230) (along with its higher-performance AMG variant, the SL 55) get "Zone" (a form of [[bullet time]] which allows for more precise handling at high speeds), Trucks/SUVs and Luxury Cars get "Agro" (which allows the vehicle to plow through traffic and other obstacles without taking damage or slowing down), and Muscle Cars and Choppers get "Roar" (the only offensive ability, it launches a sonic wave that blows away any vehicles in its path).

===Multiplayer===
The game includes an [[Online game|online]] mode, where players can [[Auto racing|race]] with other players from all around the world. There are also many [[Club (organization)|club]]s available to join, but players can also start and manage their own. Most offline modes are available for play online, while in online mode it is possible to chat in-game, including a cruise mode, capture the flag, circuit racing, ordered racing, unordered racing, tag, paint and [[Autocross]]. Tracks created via the Race Editor offline can be used Online. On [[Xbox network|Xbox Live]], the game also supports voice chat. Xbox Live was shut down on April 15, 2010. ''Midnight Club'' ''3: Dub Edition'' is now supported online with replacement online servers for the Xbox called [[Insignia (Xbox)|Insignia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Insignia - Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition |url=https://insignia.live/games/54540079 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=insignia.live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=2023-11-16 |title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Plot==
===San Diego===
The player begins in San Diego by meeting Oscar ([[David Barrera]]), the mechanic of Six-One-Nine Customs, a tuning garage in San Diego. Oscar guides the player through the game by providing helpful tips and information about races. The player begins with a choice of six cars: a 1964 [[Chevrolet Impala#1964|Chevrolet Impala]], a 1978 [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]], a 2004 [[Dodge Neon SRT-4]], a 2004 [[Mitsubishi Eclipse]] GT-S, a [[Volkswagen Golf Mk4#R32|Volkswagen Golf R32 Mk4]], or a 2004 [[Volkswagen Jetta#Fourth generation (MK4/A4, Typ 1J; 1999–2006)|Volkswagen Jetta]] (''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix'' added the option of a [[Scion tC]]). As the player wins races new customization options and cars are unlocked for purchase.

The street racers available to challenge at the beginning of the game are: Vanessa ([[Mitsubishi Eclipse]] GT-S), Bishop ([[Lexus GS|Lexus GS430]]), and Carlos (1978 [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]). Beating each of these street racers will unlock an invitation to challenge a racing club the rival racer is part of; Vanessa unlocks the Unbeatable Street Racers (Tuners; which rewards the player with a [[Nissan Skyline GT-R#Fifth generation (1999–2002)|Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)]]), Bishop unlocks the Luxury Rollers (Luxury Sedans; which rewards the player with a [[Mercedes-Benz CL-Class (C215)|Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG (C215)]]) and Carlos unlocks the American Royalty Car Club (Muscle Cars; which rewards the player with a [[Chevrolet Corvette (C3)]]) Beating two of these street racers will allow the player to challenge Phil for ownership of his Hotmatch Cuevito, and an invitation to challenge the Chopper of America bike club. Once the player defeats Phil, along with winning one of the three initial tournaments, Vanessa will challenge them again, this time, driving an upgraded Mitsubishi Eclipse GT-S.

After defeating all racers (except for one of Bishop or Carlos) and winning one of the tournaments in San Diego, the player is introduced to Vince ([[Kiff VandenHeuvel]]), a mechanic from Detroit. Oscar mentions that the player has been building a reputation as a skilled racer, and that there are some big time races in Atlanta that the player may be interested in. He tells the player to go to the shipping company to make the trip.

===Atlanta===
The player arrives at a garage in [[Atlanta]] called "Apone Team Racing". The owner, Apone (Dexter Tillis), introduces himself, but is distracted by his most prized possession: a 1964 gold painted [[Chevrolet Impala#1964|Chevrolet Impala]] that he customized and is constantly tinkering with. In Atlanta, the player is challenged by three racers. There is also a tournament going on, for which the prize is a "DUB'd-Out" 2004 [[Cadillac Escalade#Cadillac Escalade EXT|Cadillac Escalade EXT]]. After defeating all racers (except for either Dre and Cheng or Vito and Naomi) in Atlanta, Apone mentions that there are more races going on in [[Detroit]] and that he thinks it is a good idea for the player to check it out.

Street racers in Atlanta are: Roy (1969 [[Dodge Charger (B-body)#1969|Dodge Charger R/T]], later a 1999 [[Dodge Charger R/T (1999 concept)|Dodge Charger R/T Concept]]), Dre (2005 [[Cadillac Escalade#Second generation (2002–2006)|Cadillac Escalade (second generation)]]), Cheng ([[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution#Evolution VIII|Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII]]), Vito ([[Ducati Monster|Ducati Monster S4R]]), Lamont ([[Chevrolet Silverado#Chevrolet Silverado SS|Chevrolet Silverado SS]]; later returns in a [[Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR]] Strassenversion during the US Championship) and Naomi (Hotmatch Skully). Defeating Vito unlocks the Original Riders (Sport Bikes), defeating Dre or Lamont unlocks the Big Playas (SUV/Trucks).

===Detroit===
The player arrives in Detroit and sees a familiar face, Vince. Remembering him, he welcomes the player to town and his shop. He later points to a [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] and says it is the prize to whatever car club turns out the best street racer. A familiar face from Atlanta comes to Detroit, Roy, who is a plot-affected racer but is never seen or mentioned. The player races them a couple of times, as well as the car clubs. Early in the player's Detroit career, a tournament is held and a 1949 [[Chevrolet Fleetline]] (as Oscar describes it "Just the car to win in Detroit!") is the prize. Upon defeating Ceasar in his first encounter, the player scores a challenge from the By Invitation Only Exotic Car Club. Defeating them earns the player a special, rare 2004 [[Chrysler ME Four-Twelve]] (with "Zone" for Exotics being unlocked after the third race). After defeating all racers in Detroit, the player races certain drivers twice in a series titled U.S. Championship Series, which takes place in all three cities. and upon defeating them, is crowned the victor of the U.S. Champion Series. Afterwards, the player returns to Vince's and is rewarded the [[Lamborghini Murcielago]]{{efn|If the player had a full garage, the player will be given the car's purchase cost instead}} from before. Vince says: "It should be driven with respect, and not by some San Diego swinger who thinks he's hot stuff or something".

Street racers in Detroit are: Roy (returning with a [[Dodge Viper#Viper GTS-R Concept|Dodge Viper GTS-R Concept]]; and eventually with a [[McLaren F1 LM]]), Spider (Hotmatch D'Elegance), Leo (1981 [[Chevrolet Camaro (second generation)|Chevrolet Camaro Z28]]), Ceasar ([[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren]], later a [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] and eventually a [[Chrysler ME Four-Twelve]]), Kioshi ([[Aprilia RSV 1000 R|Aprilla RSV 1000 R Mille Factory]], later a [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R]]), and Angel ([[Saleen S7]]; later a [[Cadillac Cien]]).

==Development==
According to the developer Rockstar San Diego, the three cities present in the initial 2005 release of the game were chosen due to their significance to the game's automotive and racing themes. Atlanta was chosen for its pioneering of automobile customization, Detroit due to its status as the birthplace of the U.S. automobile industry, and San Diego for its influence on the development of street racing culture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2005/02/10/in-depth-with-midnight-club-3-dub-edition |title=In-Depth with Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition - IGN |date=February 10, 2005 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510165552/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2005/02/10/in-depth-with-midnight-club-3-dub-edition |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Rockstar Games also developed a ''Remix'' version of the game, which was released in March 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rockstar-games-announces-midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix-coming-soon |title=Rockstar Games Announces Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix Coming Soon |date=February 3, 2006 |access-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331053516/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rockstar-games-announces-midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix-coming-soon |archive-date=March 31, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix''==
'''''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix''''' is a revised edition of ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition''. It is available as a [[List of Sony Greatest Hits games|Greatest Hits]] release on [[PlayStation 2]] and a [[Platinum Hits]] release on [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] (the remix edition of the game is not available for the [[PlayStation Portable]]). The game was released on March 13, 2006, or exactly eleven months after the original version's release. It was released on December 19, 2012, on [[PlayStation Network]] for the PS3, but was removed after a passing of time due to licensing issues.

The game features all of the cities, vehicles, music, and other features from ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition''. This version of the game also allows the player to import the original game data stored on their memory card hard drive to ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix'' to make up for lost progress, thus saving the player from starting all over again.

The following features were added in ''Remix'':
* 24 new vehicles (including some from brands not in the original version, such as [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]], [[Infiniti]], [[Pagani (automobile)|Pagani]], and [[Scion (automobile)|Scion]]).
* [[Tokyo]], as a returning city, which is a slightly updated version of the Tokyo city from ''[[Midnight Club II]]''. It serves as optional career mode, Tokyo Challenge.
* 25 new licensed songs.
* Additional races and battle maps.
* Recolored Menu UI, being recolored from a mostly blue/gold UI to a red/black/silver colored user interface.

== Soundtrack ==
The following music can be found in ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition'' and the ''Remix'' soundtrack is also included. Musical artists found in the game include numerous [[Army of the Pharaohs discography#Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition soundtrack|Army of the Pharaohs]] members, [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[Paul Wall]], [[T.I.]], [[50 Cent]], [[Big Tymers]], [[Mannie Fresh]], [[Fabolous]], [[Bump J]], [[Calyx (musician)|Calyx]], [[Deep Blue (musician)|Deep Blue]], [[Ash (band)|Ash]], Aztec Mystic, [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Kasabian]], [[Marilyn Manson]], [[The Explosion]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Sean Paul]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Lil Wayne]], and other artists. The soundtrack consisted of 99 tracks. The ''Remix''{{'}}s soundtrack consisted of 25 extra tracks; 124 tracks altogether.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/remix/|title=Rockstar Games Presents Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix|publisher=Rockstargames.com|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422141648/http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclub3/remix/|url-status=live}}</ref> A large number of [[Detroit techno]] artists are also featured on the soundtrack, reflecting the game's setting.

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| Edge_PS2 = 6/10<ref name=Edge>{{cite magazine | author = Edge staff | title = Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition review (PS2, Xbox) | magazine = [[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | issue = 150 | date = June 2005 | page = 92}}</ref>
| Edge_XBOX = 6/10<ref name=Edge/>
| EGM_PS2 = 8.67/10<ref name=EGM>{{cite magazine | author = EGM staff | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2, Xbox) | magazine = [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] | issue = 192 | date = June 2005}}</ref>
| EGM_PSP = 7.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine | author = EGM staff | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PSP) | magazine = Electronic Gaming Monthly | issue = 195 | date = September 2005}}</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 8.67/10<ref name=EGM/>
| EuroG_PSP = 5/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Reed | first = Kristan | date = July 21, 2005 | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mc3_psp | title = Midnight Club 3 (PSP) | website = [[Eurogamer]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041536/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mc3_psp | url-status = live}}</ref>
| EuroG_XBOX = 7/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Reed | first = Kristan | date = April 26, 2005 | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_midnightclub3_x | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (Xbox) | website = Eurogamer | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 22, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160322104712/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_midnightclub3_x | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 9.5/10<ref name=GI>{{cite magazine | last = Helgeson | first = Matt | url = http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3AB7B4BC-8FD5-47FE-A40D-F55FC700EE99.htm | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | issue = 145 | date = May 2005 | page = 106 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080111135524/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/3AB7B4BC-8FD5-47FE-A40D-F55FC700EE99.htm | archive-date = January 11, 2008 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GI_PSP = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine | last = McNamara | first = Andy | url = http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200508/R05.0819.1806.20260.htm | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PSP) | magazine = Game Informer | issue = 148 | date = August 2005 | page = 106 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080118123407/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200508/R05.0819.1806.20260.htm | archive-date = January 18, 2008 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 9.5/10<ref name=GI/>
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | author = Atomic Dawg | date = May 9, 2005 | url = http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/45128.shtml | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review for Xbox on GamePro.com | magazine = [[GamePro]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050511105931/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/45128.shtml | archive-date = May 11, 2005 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS2 = B+<ref name=GameRev>{{cite web | last = Sanders | first = Shawn | date = April 22, 2005 | url = http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review (PS2, Xbox) | publisher = [[Game Revolution]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 3, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221654/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GameRev_PSP = C<ref>{{cite web | last = Gee | first = Brian | date = July 13, 2005 | url = http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/psp/racing/midnight_club_3.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070824050012/http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/psp/racing/midnight_club_3.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 24, 2007 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - psp Review | publisher = Game Revolution | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GameRev_XBOX = B+<ref name=GameRev/>
| GSpot_PS2 = 8.3/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web | last = Navarro | first = Alex | date = April 13, 2005 | url = http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-review/1900-6122201/ | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review | website = [[GameSpot]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = October 10, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010174233/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-review/1900-6122201/ | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpot_PSP = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Navarro | first = Alex | date = June 30, 2005 | url = http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-review/1900-6128439/ | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review (PSP) | website = GameSpot | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = August 1, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140801042806/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-review/1900-6128439/ | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 8.3/10<ref name=GSpot/>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Williams | first = Bryn | date = April 14, 2005 | url = http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/604407p1.html | title = GameSpy: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2) | publisher = [[GameSpy]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = February 28, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170228163821/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/604407p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpy_PSP = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Turner | first = Benjamin | date = June 30, 2005 | url = http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/mobius-psp-title-1/630458p1.html | title = GameSpy: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PSP) | publisher = GameSpy | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052721/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/mobius-psp-title-1/630458p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Williams | first = Bryn | date = April 14, 2005 | url = http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/604405p1.html | title = GameSpy: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (Xbox) | publisher = GameSpy | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064931/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/604405p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GT_PS2 = 9.1/10<ref name=GT>{{cite web | date = April 16, 2005 | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=756 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review | publisher = [[GameTrailers]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061028194706/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=756 | archive-date = October 28, 2006 | url-status = dead | access-date = March 23, 2016}}</ref>
| GT_PSP = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web | date = July 11, 2005 | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2005.html | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review (PSP) | publisher = GameTrailers | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090302015340/http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2005.html | archive-date = March 2, 2009 | url-status = dead | access-date = March 23, 2016}}</ref>
| GT_XBOX = 9.1/10<ref name=GT/>
| GameZone_PS2 = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Romano | first = Natalie | date = April 21, 2005 | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_ps2_review | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - PS2 - Review | publisher = GameZone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081230212328/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24018.htm | archive-date = December 30, 2008 | url-status = live | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GameZone_PSP = 8/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Sandoval | first = Angelina | date = July 5, 2005 | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_psp_review | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - PSP - Review | publisher = GameZone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081231232155/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24018.htm | archive-date = December 31, 2008 | url-status = live | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 9.4/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Sandoval | first = Angelina | date = April 21, 2005 | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_xb_review | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition - XB - Review | publisher = GameZone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007012555/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24018.htm | archive-date = October 7, 2008 | url-status = live | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 9.2/10<ref name=IGNRev>{{cite web | last = Perry | first = Douglass C. | date = April 11, 2005 | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/12/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-2 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2, Xbox) | website = [[IGN]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = June 19, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170619080102/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/12/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-2 | url-status = live}}</ref>
| IGN_PSP = 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Nix | first = Marc | date = June 28, 2005 | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/28/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PSP) | website = IGN | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = June 20, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170620131811/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/28/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | url-status = live}}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 9.2/10<ref name=IGNRev/>
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.1up.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition_6 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2) | magazine = [[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] | date = June 2005 | access-date = August 22, 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151108053956/http://www.1up.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition_6 | archive-date = November 8, 2015}}</ref>
| OPM_PSP = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PSP) | magazine = Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | date = September 2005}}</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | magazine = [[Official Xbox Magazine]] | date = June 2005 | page = 72}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
| rev1_PSP = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news | last = Newman | first = Heather | date = July 16, 2005 | url = http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gwebmini16e_20050716.htm | title = 'Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition' (PSP) | newspaper = [[Detroit Free Press]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050917232533/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/gwebmini16e_20050716.htm | archive-date = September 17, 2005 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| rev1_XBOX = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news | last = Schaefer | first = Jim | date = April 24, 2005 | url = http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/game24e_20050424.htm | title = MIDNIGHT IN THE MOTOR CITY: Racer set in a virtual Detroit has plenty of vrrooom | newspaper = Detroit Free Press | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050426010823/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/game24e_20050424.htm | archive-date = April 26, 2005 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''
| rev2_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news | last = Hill | first = Jason | date = May 12, 2005 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Instant-fun/2005/05/11/1115584971864.html | title = Instant fun | newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = July 14, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170714003303/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Games/Instant-fun/2005/05/11/1115584971864.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 84/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition for PlayStation 2 Reviews | website = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-date = May 4, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170504120145/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | url-status = live}}</ref>
| MC_PSP = 74/100<ref name=MCPSP>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=psp | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition for PSP Reviews | website = Metacritic | access-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-date = May 19, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519022608/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | url-status = live}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 84/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition for Xbox Reviews | website = Metacritic | access-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-date = June 18, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170618144955/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition | url-status = live}}</ref>
}}

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of ''Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition'' received "favorable" reviews, while the PSP version received "average" reviews, according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCPSP/><ref name=MCXB/>

The game has sold at least 1.1 million copies worldwide on the PS2 version, and 3.64 million copies worldwide on the PSP version. The PlayStation Portable release received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name=platinumelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php | url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php | title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 | work=[[Gamasutra]] | archive-date=September 18, 2017 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

===''Remix''===
{{Video game reviews
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| 1UP_PS2 = A<ref name=1UP>{{cite web | last = Leone | first = Matt | date = March 16, 2006 | url = http://www.1up.com/reviews/mc3-dub-remix_2 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | website = [[1UP.com]] | access-date = September 6, 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151108184514/http://www.1up.com/reviews/mc3-dub-remix_2 | archive-date = November 8, 2015}}</ref>
| 1UP_XBOX = A<ref name=1UP/>
| EuroG_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Gibson | first = Ellie | date = March 22, 2006 | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_midnightclub3dubeditionremix_ps2 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (PS2) | website = Eurogamer | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = June 29, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160629154802/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_midnightclub3dubeditionremix_ps2 | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 9.5/10<ref name=GI2>{{cite magazine | last = Mason | first = Lisa | url = http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/12811116-68FB-43EF-8418-577DB47EC91E.htm | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix | magazine = Game Informer | issue = 157 | date = May 2006 | page = 97 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080120173025/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/12811116-68FB-43EF-8418-577DB47EC91E.htm | archive-date = January 20, 2008 | url-status = dead | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 9.5/10<ref name=GI2/>
| GSpot_PS2 = 8.2/10<ref name=GSpot2>{{cite web | last = Navarro | first = Alex | date = March 22, 2006 | url = http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix-review/1900-6146442/ | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix Review | website = GameSpot | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = April 24, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150424121916/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix-review/1900-6146442/ | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 8.2/10<ref name=GSpot2/>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Williams | first = Bryn | date = March 20, 2006 | url = http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/697124p1.html | title = GameSpy: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (PS2) | publisher = GameSpy | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = July 1, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701062214/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/697124p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Williams | first = Bryn | date = March 20, 2006 | url = http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/697126p1.html | title = GameSpy: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix (Xbox) | publisher = GameSpy | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = February 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204004604/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/697126p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 8.6/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Grabowski | first = Dakota | date = June 27, 2006 | url = http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_remix_xb_review | title = Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix - XB - Review | publisher = GameZone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007035102/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r28696.htm | archive-date = October 7, 2008 | url-status = live | access-date = September 6, 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 8.8/10<ref name=IGNRev2>{{cite web | last = Perry | first = Douglass C. | date = March 13, 2006 | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix | website = IGN | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = March 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160324164636/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/14/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix | url-status = live}}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 8.8/10<ref name=IGNRev2/>
| OXM_XBOX = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix | magazine = Official Xbox Magazine | date = June 2006 | page = 81}}</ref>
| PSM_PS2 = 9.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Review: Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix | magazine = [[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]] | date = May 2006 | page = 78}}</ref>
| VG_PS2 = 8/10<ref name=VG>{{cite web | last = Orry | first = Tom | date = March 29, 2006 | url = http://www.videogamer.com/ps2/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_remix_/review.html | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix Review | publisher = VideoGamer.com | access-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-date = September 18, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130918080216/http://www.videogamer.com/ps2/midnight_club_3_dub_edition_remix_/review.html | url-status = live}}</ref>
| VG_XBOX = 8/10<ref name=VG/>
| MC_PS2 = 85/100<ref name=MCPS2RM>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix for PlayStation 2 Reviews | website = Metacritic | access-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-date = September 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160904134302/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix | url-status = live}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 87/100<ref name=MCXBRM>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox | title = Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix for Xbox Reviews | website = Metacritic | access-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-date = June 22, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160622093144/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix | url-status = live}}</ref>
}}

The ''Dub Edition Remix'' received "favorable" reviews, more so than the original, according to Metacritic.<ref name=MCPS2RM/><ref name=MCXBRM/>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{moby game|id=/midnight-club-3-dub-edition-remix|name=''Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix''}}

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