Choosing to ignore the current trend of street racing and huge gaping cities doused in neon lights, Finnish developer Bugbear opted instead to focus on the down and dirty world of stock car racing. Strapping yourself behind the wheel of a monstrous muscle car and tearing through construction sites, dirt tracks, and small towns while wreaking havoc is the aim of the game. The twist of course is that if you find yourself careening headlong into an obstacle such as a crane, construction truck or even a wall then your driver is flung through the windshield at warp speed, skidding along the girt and headfirst into a concrete wall or under the wheel of another car.
Sadistic pleasure of course, but isn’t that what everyone needs once in a while in between all the fluffy little creatures spouting an indecipherable language while on a quest to save the flower princess…or something along those lines? In fact, it wouldn’t surprise us in the slightest if FlatOut’s gimmick becomes the basis for many a drinking game some years down the line.
Governing this world of pain in an advanced physics engine implemented by the developer which affects every chunk of metal on your car and the various obstacles littered throughout each course. For example, one particular race played out on a huge construction site houses a number of cranes lying by the wayside. If you manage to ram hard enough into a cram arm you can send it whipping around with the force of a wrecking ball, smashing it into either your own car or whoever’s hot on your tail.
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