FlatOut 2

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 50
  3. Negative: 4 out of 50
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  1. BradC.
    Aug 18, 2006
    9
    Great racing Game. Lots of Fun. Better than the first.
  2. Artgirl777
    Sep 11, 2006
    5
    I can't believe that a driving game doesn't utilize a steering wheel. First flatout used the logitech pro 900 degree wheel, and this one doesn't even use a wheel - what's up with that?
  3. EfeB.
    Jul 11, 2006
    10
    just simply amazing. the physics are just incredible. flat out was great but this one is even better...critics are giving these series such low scores, i have no idea why...they dont even tell you what they dont like...oh its great, oh its so fun...yet their socre is below a 7 out of a 10...this carnage must stop!!!! flat out 2 is so much more advanced than the highest ranked racing games just simply amazing. the physics are just incredible. flat out was great but this one is even better...critics are giving these series such low scores, i have no idea why...they dont even tell you what they dont like...oh its great, oh its so fun...yet their socre is below a 7 out of a 10...this carnage must stop!!!! flat out 2 is so much more advanced than the highest ranked racing games out there, to the point of ridiculousness...simply put: play this game or miss the ride of your life.… Expand
  4. KarlNordstrom
    Sep 21, 2007
    9
    Everyone has their own reasons for liking different games but this one is my favorite (though I haven't played Flatout 2 yet). I grew up on a farm driving these kinds of cars around the fields and this game takes me back there. I also love the physics in this game. I can feel each tire and the response of the suspension when a tire catches a ditch or other object. I like how thereEveryone has their own reasons for liking different games but this one is my favorite (though I haven't played Flatout 2 yet). I grew up on a farm driving these kinds of cars around the fields and this game takes me back there. I also love the physics in this game. I can feel each tire and the response of the suspension when a tire catches a ditch or other object. I like how there are consequences after crashes, leading to tangible changes in the suspension performance. The races are pretty crazy and fun to play multiplayer. The ragdoll mini-games are hilarious but it would be good to have the option of turning ragdoll off during races. It gets tedious. The two faults of this game are: not being able to drive multiplayer in the demolition derby and only being able to drive one car at a time. (When you switch cars, you lose the value of all the upgrades to your existing car.) I can understand, given a number of faults, why the game is rated lower but, in my opinion, it's still more fun than Burnout. That's why I gave it a 9.… Expand
  5. Duke_Nukem
    Sep 22, 2015
    8
    3 words: the "ragdoll mini-games"! Some chips, a few beers and a friend is all you need to have the time of your life with this hilarious game mode. Drive your car fast to the launching point and press R1 to throw your driver through the front window and into a football goal, basketball hoop, darts board... it's so much (sadistic) fun. Imagine if the games Burnout and Pain had a lovechild3 words: the "ragdoll mini-games"! Some chips, a few beers and a friend is all you need to have the time of your life with this hilarious game mode. Drive your car fast to the launching point and press R1 to throw your driver through the front window and into a football goal, basketball hoop, darts board... it's so much (sadistic) fun. Imagine if the games Burnout and Pain had a lovechild and you'll get an idea how much fun this game mode actually is. Not all of the ragdoll mini-games are equally fun and i wish there were more than only 12.… Expand
  6. Untitled94
    Sep 9, 2017
    7
    Pretty much feel the same way about this version as I do the Xbox version. So if you want to see a more fuller review of this game, look at my Xbox review of this game. It's more of the same as the first one.
  7. oldgamer81
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    This is THE worthy spiritual successor to Destruction Derby on PS1: Each track is filled with destructible content like chairs, tables, windows, parking cars, barrels, greenhouses and so on. Sometimes you can take a shortcut though a shop and drive everything from inside on to the streets. The handling is good for you, if you are fed up this exact high-tech racing and sports cars, but wantThis is THE worthy spiritual successor to Destruction Derby on PS1: Each track is filled with destructible content like chairs, tables, windows, parking cars, barrels, greenhouses and so on. Sometimes you can take a shortcut though a shop and drive everything from inside on to the streets. The handling is good for you, if you are fed up this exact high-tech racing and sports cars, but want to ride a broad old road cruiser through the cities, swamps, canyons and forests. And the heaps of game modes, from normal races, bowl races (stadium racing tracks where the first cars cross the road of the later ones), destruction mode to the specials, where you try to toss your driver out of the front window as far, high or precise as possible (aim on a dart board, bowling track or similar) is great.
    The downsides are the high difficulty and the possible frustration that could derive out of that: Luckily you are allowed to repeat the tracks as often as possible even without loading screen punishing you for that. You will have to do it often, because in the beginning you car is slow, the opponents crash each other as often as they crash your car, and when you are first, but hit some broken road sign that you or an opponent put there last round, you might be last pretty fast. The good thing is, if you get used to being not always first, you earn also money by crashing opponents or road obstacles, so you can drive until you tuned your car that well, that you might win some race some day. Anyway, great, full and dirty crash game. Something very different from the, in comparison, rather clean, sleek and empty Burnout series.    … Expand
  8. Xzibit228
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Excellent!!! I like FlatOut 2 very much. It drags on for a long time. This game is not only for car lovers, many will like it.
  9. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 22, 2022
    9
    One of the coolest car games the PS2 has ever had, it's only towards the end of the circuit racing game that the game doesn't get so cool

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Best PS2 Game of 2006
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#81 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2006
61
#61 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2006

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. PSW Magazine UK
    80
    It's not a radical departure from the original game, which is good, but thoughtful additions like hurling your crash-test dummies through the windscreen online and extra emphasis on exploring the many paths on offer in each track mean that FlatOut 2 is the perfect way to continue driving in high-speed wonky lines.
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  2. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    79
    There’s no getting away from the fact that FlatOut 2 is damned good fun, and will bring you back to the days of Destruction Derby and its ilk. However, as much as we appreciate the tweaks – and that’s really all they are – to the first game, there are still a few too many fundamental flaws which bring out a wail of frustration or a tut as you consider how easily certain annoyances could have been avoided.
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  3. Total Video Games
    80
    It's quite honestly an astounding achievement in terms of the implementation of the physics, which should garner the franchise (and BugBear) further success. It's giant step forward from the original title of 2004.
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