FlatOut

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  • Summary: Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars. Fences will shatter, tyre walls will explode, water tanks and barrels will fly across the track into other cars. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel theExperience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars. Fences will shatter, tyre walls will explode, water tanks and barrels will fly across the track into other cars. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel the weight of the car as it collides with and destroys a barn, or smashes into the pack of cars ahead of you, and with 40 deformable pieces on every car sparks are guaranteed to fly! Anything you destroy or alter stays a part of the race, increasing the carnage to unprecedented levels! Broken fences, free rolling tyres, and even mangled parts of cars are left scattered around the track, increasing the mayhem with every lap. An extensive championship mode will keep you 'FlatOut' for months on end, as you battle through a huge variety of races, mini-games and the most outrageous arenas of destruction you could possibly imagine. Unparalleled realistic scenery and debris damage with fully destructible driving environments with 3000 + items on each track to smash. [Empire Interactive]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. The Sydney Morning Herald
    90
    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.
  2. CPUGamer
    86
    I’d like to thank BugBear for finally spending the time to deliver a fantastic damage model in a racing game.
  3. Adrenaline Vault
    80
    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.
  4. GameSpot
    79
    For those who just want to race fast, wreck hard, and look good doing it, FlatOut fits the bill.
  5. PC Format
    74
    Fast, fun, and tasteless, but too many misfires to make it a winner. [Christmas 2004, p.108]
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  6. IGN
    70
    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.
  7. Cheat Code Central
    40
    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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 39
  3. Negative: 4 out of 39
  1. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rateThe game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10 Collapse… Expand
  2. Dimi
    Feb 4, 2005
    10
    Probably the 2004 years most underestimated racing game. It doent get any better today when it comes to driver control and environmental Probably the 2004 years most underestimated racing game. It doent get any better today when it comes to driver control and environmental physics. Besides a very well functioning multiplayer part of course! Absolutely a step forward in the genre. /dimi… Expand
  4. Alexonese
    Nov 18, 2017
    10
    It is very fine and crazy race in history of game industry. I learn how play in this game many hours. I hope that FlatOut 5 will createIt is very fine and crazy race in history of game industry. I learn how play in this game many hours. I hope that FlatOut 5 will create Bugbear Entertainment like FlatOut 2004… Expand
  5. alfaalex101
    Jul 19, 2012
    8
    FlatOut is easily one of my favorite racing games - ever. This includes everything between Midtown Madness to Forza 4. I love realistic racingFlatOut is easily one of my favorite racing games - ever. This includes everything between Midtown Madness to Forza 4. I love realistic racing games although going around the same track over and over just to shave half a second off to rise on the leadboard gets bland after a while. That being said, I don't really enjoy the arcade racers where you smash everything and sparks fly everywhere. FlatOut gets the best of both worlds, asking it's players to slow down and hit their corners good while still rewarding recklessness. The real winner is the physics where you can really feel every bump on the road and the difference between road and dirt and the destruction is very fun. One time I was racing with a pile of two by fours on my flaming engine (looked like a camp fire) another time I had one sticking through my windshield and out the back - hilarious! The AI is really hard and you won't see any artificial AI speed boosting when you're in first place. Comon, there must be some downsides! Yes, trash up your car too much and it will be slower than a tractor on a highway. Trash it up moderately and coming in first place will require you to smash other cars on the corners. Take one - three turns not too well and you might end up in fifth. One rough landing after a jump can send your car sideways and in last place. Can be a very frustrating game but at least you will remember the strife fondly. 8/10

    Did I mention you can smash your player out the car's window and send him flying into other cars?    … Expand
  6. Alvelian
    Dec 14, 2022
    8
    Зубодробительные гонки на машинах с помойки под афигенный саунд. Тупа топ
  7. Nick7000
    Mar 11, 2023
    7
    Хороший представитель гоночных симуляторов. Очень уверенный среднячок, в положительном смысле.Хороший представитель гоночных симуляторов. Очень уверенный среднячок, в положительном смысле.
  8. AGamer
    Sep 15, 2008
    1
    Utter rubbish - play it for about 5 minutes and you'll be bored. Avoid it like herpes. If you want a decent racing game for little $$, Utter rubbish - play it for about 5 minutes and you'll be bored. Avoid it like herpes. If you want a decent racing game for little $$, NFS Most Wanted, done.… Expand

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