View From Above

"'Use all your skills to challenge this champion of Paris.' - In-game description"View From Above is the thirty-third Paris career race in Midnight Club II.

Description
The race starts below the Eiffel tower and ends in an alley near the freeway.

After the player accelerates from the start, the player must be careful as Parfait's crew are known to be very fast and use abilities that can push the player over the edge. While the player could use the road to after the first checkpoint, a shortcut ramp can also be used. After the player hits the first checkpoint, they should turn onto a street on the right, and go into an alley, making a left turn through the gate and then another left turn that will lead to a jump.

After the player hits the checkpoint located near the Notre Dame cathedral, they must take a left turn onto the street nearby, and head through an alley at the end of the road. The player will go over a ramp onto a river barge, and then from the barge the player will jump to a tunnel on the lower riverside road. The player must be extra careful as using nitrous at this section will make the player go off course or go too fast and collide with the top of the tunnel. If the player insists in using nitrous, slow down and use in-air controls to avoid colliding with the tunnel's top.

Once the player goes through the tunnel and hits the next checkpoint, the player can either use the jump at the Place de la Bastille or go to the road on the left. Going to the road is easier, as the player will have a simpler course to the next checkpoint, and no longer needing to drive up as many steep inclines.

To clear the next checkpoint located on the street route, follow the street to the roundabout, and steer to the left side of the monument in the middle and back to the right for the next part of the street. The player must keep going and follow the road to the end and then turn right and drive up the hill to the next checkpoint.

After arriving, the player should go down the hill to the east after the player clears this checkpoint, and go to the street in the southeast corner of the park area, and turn left when the player gets to the end of that road.

The player can go to the road for the next checkpoint, although there is a more time-saving, faster way. At the end of the road after leaving the park area, the player should see an alley on the right. The player must go through this alley and follow it onto a ramp, jump through the checkpoint and into a wire tunnel with a red floor, go through this tunnel, and the player will jump from the next roof near to where the Notre Dame cathedral is. Do not use nitrous on this ramp, otherwise the player will end up colliding with the right side of the cathedral.

When the player lands on the ground, the player must turn right to the cathedral, make a quick curve into the park on the left to clear the checkpoint as the player passes by it, continuing their route on this road and go through an alley, following the alley to a ramp that jumps the player onto the river barge, which will lead to the plaza's gates. The player must be careful as using nitro will make them collide with the top of the gates. Cross through the plaza and the player will climb up the hilly streets that lead to the next checkpoint, the player must drive through the park until they reach to its north end and then turn right, heading east to the streets and jump down the hills to the east and go through the street on that side of the park where the finish line is located.

Tips

 * The Boost, the Bryanston V or the Schneller V8 can be used for this race (the former for its handling, the other for its acceleration and the latter for its high top speed).