That doesn't mean that it's a total lottery drawing of whether or not you'll be able to win as skillful driving will almost always net you a finish in the top three, but it does mean that races never get boring. It's extremely common to find yourself (or any other car for that matter) move from last to first to last to first and so on before a race finally finishes. Cars will constantly smack into each other more and more as a race goes on. What this boils down to is that races become flat-out battles (pun not intended). This applies to each and every racer, so you'll constantly see one computer opponent trying to knock another one out. Everyone starts out calm and collected, but if you start pushing other racers around and attempting to knock them off the track, they'll turn around and do the same to you. The other really cool part about the other racers this time out is that they get vengeful. The result is that when you're in the fifth race of a cup and you're a point behind in the standings, you'll immediately recognize who you need to beat (or knock out) in order to stand on the highest step of the winner's podium. What does work, however, is that they always use the same vehicle for each class of car, making them easy to spot in the midst of a race. According to the splash screens during loads, each one is said to have a unique driving style and personality, though you don't really get a sense of this during any given race. They're fairly generic to be honest, but after a handful of races and looks at the leader board you'll come to know them all by name and curse them when they knock you out.
It's a great mix that makes the game feel much different than something like Burnout while still maintaining a nice feeling of chaotic competition.Īnother nice improvement is that rather than racing against a field of nameless drivers, FlatOut 2 pits you against a group of seven other competitors out for blood. The game is certainly arcade-centric in almost every aspect of its design, but the game's handling does lean a tad towards the simulation side of racing in that you'll have to carefully manage how much gas you apply at any time. Rather than sliding all over the road like a Chihuahua on ice, the cars handle quite well and you always feel in control. One of the biggest improvements in FlatOut 2 is that vehicles handle a whole lot better than they did previously. While many of the changes will likely come off as being subtle or evolutionary rather than revolutionary, the end result is that the game is a great deal more refined and fun than the original. This meant that nearly every object in the world was destructible, including real-time deformation of your car, though the not-quite-perfected physics-based gameplay meant that the actual driving mechanics were a little touchy and unforgiving at times.īugbear has now followed up with FlatOut 2, a game that betters the original in almost every way imaginable and most certainly with regards to its handling and physics system.
The original FlatOut was released just over a year ago and featured a driving and simulation system that heavily relied on physics. And don't forget to bash the so-called "FuckOff" successor on the Steam forums, if you had the madness to do so.Bugbear Entertainment's first foray into the world of console games was quite a solid effort, and more importantly, something rather unique. If you just luckily to own a copy of the original game, play it. If you have a Steam or GOG account, or you have a used game shop that sells it, buy it. For a game that improves vastly and made a good name.īut this risk, it's totally worth it.
Flatout 2, however, is like a 1966 Shelby GT350, it has the qualities of the old game, yet it improved the concept, upgraded the mechanics, and made it different in a good way.Īnd I never risked myself like that. The original Flatout is like the old, original 60's Mustang, it's a great concept that materialized that feels just right. And that's why it has a different feel in it. Surely, if it's just a improvement from the original game, I would assume that this title shouldn't be called "Flatout 2" for god's sake. Sure, many of its elements feel a tad generic, like the track and character design, but what it really comes down to is the racing itself and Bugbear has done a great job at drawing a line between control and complete chaos." IGN "FlatOut 2 is one hell of a fun racing game.
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