- Publisher: Empire Interactive
- Release Date: Jul 12, 2005
- Also On: PlayStation 2
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A fun racing title with excellent graphics, good music, and a novel use of rag-doll and environmental physics that work quite well during races and bonus games. Its tracks are challenging and varied.
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The AI of the other drivers is extremely good and can almost have you believing that you are racing against other humans.
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The handling is remarkable, and the fact the tracks are littered with obstacles that bounce and crash realistically makes it all the more fun. Throw in excellent damage modelling and it's plain to see that this game has nailed the core mechanics of an addictive racer perfectly.
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The ‘instant gratification’ test from Flatout is very high which is always a good marker. Flatout does not profess to be anything but an out and out ‘revving foot on the pedal and try to waste the opposition’ game.
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I haven’t had this much fun with a driving game since the first "Driver" game was released for Playstation 1.
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PC FormatFast, fun, and tasteless, but too many misfires to make it a winner. [Christmas 2004, p.108]
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It's a shame, because the action can be hugely entertaining, but without a satisfying structure to hold it all together, FlatOut is at best a fun diversion. [PC Zone]
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Edge MagazineThis is a game that’s as riotously entertaining as it is viciously random... It’s gleeful automobile slapstick, but not for anyone who values skill and achievement more than taking a wrecking ball to their opponents’ racing lines. [Dec 2005, p.114]
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I’d like to thank BugBear for finally spending the time to deliver a fantastic damage model in a racing game.
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PC GamerAn unapologetic arcade smash-'em-up that gets the important stuff right. [Aug 2005, p.70]
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Like a miniature fashion model: short, quite pretty, and as insubstantial as it is fun.
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Multiplayer is the business and the bonus modes will be played for months to come. Too bad full online isn't in this PC version.
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FlatOut basically feels like a slightly more frustrating successor to the original "Destruction Derby" series on the PlayStation 1 (well, the first two games).
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A respectable weekend time-waster. It's got enough going on to fill a late night or two, and not so much that many gamers will pine for it when it's gone.
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For those who just want to race fast, wreck hard, and look good doing it, FlatOut fits the bill.
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Unfortunately, when it comes to actual racing, FlatOut is about as interesting as a public service announcement for seatbelts.
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FlatOut has all the makings of a great budget games, except that it's not great and that it's not budget priced.
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Play MagazineUpgrades on the variety of cars gradually up the speeds and intensity. [Aug 2005, p.50]
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FlatOut doesn't have nearly enough variety in its tracks. Though the layouts will change (sometimes only slightly), there are only a few landscapes, and they do get repetitive. This minor complaint aside, FlatOut is a great arcade-style racer.
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A solid bit of destruction derby/road racing hybrid madness that’s well worth picking up. Bugbear has the tools and talent to make the next game even better and I’ll definitely be along for that ride.
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The racing's solid, but the AI needs work and the lack of internet play is inexcusable.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 138 out of 213
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Mixed: 56 out of 213
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Negative: 19 out of 213
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Nov 23, 2015
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CliftonM.May 1, 2007This is a very fun game to just screw around in and bust stuff up.
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memeAug 4, 2005