FlatOut

 Xbox
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
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  1. EdM.
    Aug 8, 2005
    7
    Not perferct but a heckuva lot of fun online. The tracks are challenging with destructable environments and risky shortcuts. I only wish they had more oval type tracks instead of one. They could have put in a couple more with shorter or longer straights and different banking in the turns. You haven't lived until you've played the figure 8 jump track online with seven other maniacs.
  2. BlueFalcon
    Nov 21, 2004
    6
    This title was so promising, but it seems rushed. With only a few changes it could have been a top tier xbox title.
  3. Daz
    Dec 24, 2004
    5
    Firstly, lets get one thing clear - this is nowhere near as good as burnout 3 or PGR2. I actually bought Flatout and crash n burn at the same time. I think crash is much better. Flatout seems to be difficult from the start and after only an hour i felt that the game was annoying. Crash and burn on the other hand is much more fun (especially the kamakaze mode) and i enjoy playing it.
  4. Untitled94
    Sep 9, 2017
    7
    This is a game that can be fun for about 1 or 2 hours at a time. It's not great, but still fun to play. The racing and destruction derby modes are OK, but the main attraction for me is the stunt mini games. Those can be very fun, and the biggest reason to get this game. It's a great game to get for at most, around $15.
  5. dplatt45
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    Growing up in my youth, this game was amazing! I used to play it for hours and be amazed with the crashes and the physics. The physics were great for the time. As I revisit it, it’s definitely aged and looks worse than I remember. I don’t see myself playing this for that long anymore, definitely a game that was better when I was younger but not interesting now. I still give this game anGrowing up in my youth, this game was amazing! I used to play it for hours and be amazed with the crashes and the physics. The physics were great for the time. As I revisit it, it’s definitely aged and looks worse than I remember. I don’t see myself playing this for that long anymore, definitely a game that was better when I was younger but not interesting now. I still give this game an average rating though because of the nostalgic close feel to it that I have connected to it. In all seriousness, this game is average. Still fun to pick up and play at times… Expand

Awards & Rankings

96
#96 Best Xbox Game of 2005
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#33 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 39
  3. Negative: 3 out of 39
  1. RewiredMind
    90
    I say "incredibly destructible", simply because it is. Should you plough into a tyre wall, the tyres will roll all over the track, making navigation treacherous when you find out that your car reacts somewhat realistically when you try to drive through them as if they aren't there on the next lap, and you inevitably end up rolling the car.
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  2. Eurogamer
    80
    An excellent package. Honestly, Flatout is a hairbreadth away from a 9, and legendary status.
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  3. DarkStation
    80
    Empire's release slips under the radar, but manages to surprise us with its incredible ragdoll physics and smashing damage system.
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