FlatOut

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
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  1. Edge Magazine
    70
    This 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]
  2. Play Magazine
    70
    Upgrades on the variety of cars gradually up the speeds and intensity. [Aug 2005, p.50]
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  3. Stuff
    65
    Like a late-night hookup with the town floozy, this game might look promising when you take it home, but trust us, the next morning you're going to wonder why this disc is snuggled up inside your Xbox. Rent.
  5. Game Informer
    65
    FlatOut desperately wants to be the trailer park version of EA's slicker racer, but without the polish, it succeeds in being only a pale imitation. [Aug 2005, p.98]
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  6. G4 TV
    60
    Like a miniature fashion model: short, quite pretty, and as insubstantial as it is fun.
  7. 1UP
    60
    FlatOut basically feels like a slightly more frustrating successor to the original "Destruction Derby" series on the PlayStation 1 (well, the first two games). It does have a lot to offer, but it all feels a bit soulless somehow.
  8. Yahoo!
    60
    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.
  9. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    50
    There just isn't enough here to hold your attention. [Aug 2005, p.83]
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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. The_D4RknesS
    Jan 15, 2023
    9
    this game is insane, for you to see in 2004 practically the beginning of the 21st century A game with perfect physics! Applied to boththis game is insane, for you to see in 2004 practically the beginning of the 21st century A game with perfect physics! Applied to both vehicles and scenery. Nowadays, 18 years later, with super powerful processors running (ray tracing) and there are practically few games where the cars deform in realistic ways because the developers only focus on in the graphic being that the coolest thing is the details and not GRAPHICS and if you put the 2 together it's perfect… Full Review »
  2. aspentitan
    Oct 15, 2020
    9
    Pretty incredible race game for the ps2. This game is extremely immersive with a racing wheel the steering and terrain differences feel right,Pretty incredible race game for the ps2. This game is extremely immersive with a racing wheel the steering and terrain differences feel right, as do the jumps, rolls and crash physics. The game is just all around excellent and has several modes. I keep playing this and can't believe such a great racing game existed back in 2005 on the ps2. It's not so much the racing as the feel and it's implementation and pretty soon you are immersed and back for another play. Most other racing games kinda bore you this one certainly doesn't, at least with all the feedback felt through a steering wheel. The only real knock I have on the game is it does have some rubber banding effect but I have not made it to the higher hardcore races yet so it's possible this is only an entry level issue. I guess the load times are a little long with 15/20 second naps between races but worth the wait. Other race games have higher audio and video quality as well but for a ps2 era both these are at par or better with the system. Crashes and physics in the game rank as best in class on the system, sorry gt4. The game isn't really all that massive either it has a few modes which are gimmicky but I enjoy the main mode enough to rate this as the best arcade/sim hybrid ps2 game. For me, what's here is quality over quantity to my tastebuds likings.… Full Review »
  3. Untitled94
    Sep 9, 2017
    7
    I pretty much feel the same way about this version as I do the Xbox version, so to see a fuller review of this, look at the Xbox version onI pretty much feel the same way about this version as I do the Xbox version, so to see a fuller review of this, look at the Xbox version on here. It's not great, but still fun to play.… Full Review »
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