The first thing that will strike you about MC3 is just how good it looks – bearing in mind that this is a first-gen PSP title it’s absolutely stunning at times, maybe even nicer than Ridge Racer. Out on the dark city streets it’s just like playing the big console versions, although the frame rate could be smoother. In fact if I have a criticism this seems to be just like the home console versions, so maybe they could have personalised and tweaked the PSP version slightly. But, at this stage of the PSP’s development it’s amazing to be able to play this complex and good-looking an arcade racer on the move. All the cars, SUVs and bikes (and mods) from the original game are here (including all sorts from Lotus through Humvee to McLaren F1 and Ducati), and all three cities (San Diego, Atlanta and Detroit) as well, with no compromise on size or the mind-bending number of possible routes for each race. The cars and bikes handle nicely, with vastly different handling characteristics that make power slides and jumps a joy, whatever you’re driving (or riding).