San Diego, California is the first city in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.
Description[]
The player begins the Career mode game here, in Oscar's Six-One-Nine Garage. After defeating the racers here (except one of Carlos or Bishop), the game proceeds to Atlanta where a DUB Tournament is taking place.
The city has the smallest map of all the three cities in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (four including Tokyo in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix). There is a freeway that travels through majority of the city.
The city also features a harbor, a fairground (possibly Belmont Park) by the beach, houses, industrial area, beach, the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Petco Park (which can be driven through as a shortcut in races), a Water Park (based on real-life Sea World), and more where many races take place. The game's rendition of the city also features the San Diego Naval Base with the USS Kitty Hawk (which can be driven on as a shortcut during races) and a drydocked submarine, as well as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (labelled in-game as "MILITARY AREA").
San Diego also features a trolley system that features moving trolleys, which serve as one of the most dangerous obstacles in the game; colliding with one will cause the player to come to an instant stop and be pushed out of the way by the train. This also happens with the subway trains in Detroit. There are also comedic instances when the A.I. will often plow head on into one of the trolleys and then get sent humorously flying backwards as a result of the force of the collision.
There is a mall here that can be driven through and used as a shortcut, as well as other buildings with glass entrances and parking lots that can also be driven through and used as a shortcut. This city is the only city where it is possible to fall into the ocean (excluding Tokyo). Doing so will cause the player to slowly be sent back onto the road, wasting time. Police in this city use the Chevrolet Impala (SD Cop) and the Kawasaki Police 1000, and will give chase to speeding racers. Being the first cop car in the game, the Chevrolet Impala (SD Cop) is the slowest cop car in the game, while the Police 1000 is one of the fastest cop vehicles and motorcycles in the game.
Racers[]
Normal[]
To complete the city's main walkthrough and progress to Atlanta, the player must defeat every racer except one of Carlos or Bishop and win one of the three tournaments listed below.
US Championship Series[]
Tournaments[]
Initial run[]
Winning one of the three tournaments below is required, along with Phil's defeat to qualify for Vanessa's second encounter.
Each tournament opens after the player defeats the racer associated with the vehicle's Car Club, that the prize vehicle is given out to get the tournament's winner started with the vehicle's respective club race.
Later revisit[]
After defeating Leo in Detroit, a tournament opens up in San Diego.