Flatout 4 reviews driver#
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Flatout 4 reviews series#

Once you’ve committed to your first car purchase, races are broken up into three series with various tracks and weather conditions tied to them. There are three main classes to choose from, but you only have the Derby Class to start with.

Flatout 4 reviews driver#

'The risk/reward factor for playing dangerously and going complete balls-to-the-wall comes off as much less attractive when compared to driving carefully and being more on your guard.'Īpart from FlatOut Mode, a Career Mode is also available and directly ties into how you acquire more vehicles, customization options, driver avatars, and so on. As long as you earn a bronze in each challenge, you should be able to unlock the next set. Additional challenges can be unlocked once you’ve acquired enough points through the ranking system.

Thanks to the game’s wacky physics engine and its penchant for explosions followed by more explosions, FlatOut Mode is by far some of the most fun I’ve had with the game.Įven more noteworthy are the Arena challenges that essentially turn the game into a demolition derby, with the occasional “tag, you’re it” variation that is “Keep the Flag.” The feeling of nitro boosting your way into a pile of vehicles while narrowly avoiding your own eventual demise is wonderful, and is what makes FlatOut so damn satisfying. For instance, one challenge will have you fling your driver avatar across a decathlon track into a carefully constructed toy block castle, filled with several explosive barrels no less. Essentially, the mode is comprised of tons of challenges that involve around a specific goal or mini-game.

And it does that in several ways.įor starters, the inclusion of the iconic FlatOut Mode is an immediate plus. Best known for their work on the WRC: World Rally Championship series, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity tries its best to fill the big shoes of its predecessors. Thanks to the game’s wacky physics engine and its penchant for explosions followed by more explosions, FlatOut Mode is by far some of the most fun I’ve had with the game.'įast forward to today, and after the disaster (so I’ve been told) that was FlatOut 3, it’s now French developer Kylotonn Games turn to answer the call. 'One challenge will have you fling your driver avatar across a decathlon track into a carefully constructed toy block castle, filled with several explosive barrels no less. Nowadays, they’re much more focused on their current Early Access racer dubbed Wreckfest, that looks to build on the same tone of their prior works. The developers had officially parted ways with the series around 2007 upon the release of FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage. Which is why despite never actually getting too much into the FlatOut series, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity comes across as a surprising distraction.įor those not familiar with the series, FlatOut is an all-out destruction derby style racer that was originally developed by Finnish dev Bugbear Entertainment. That said, the current generation of console games, while arguably on a vicious high-rise thanks to the ample quality releases we’ve had so far in 2017, has yet to quite hit that stride for me in the arcade racing genre.

Flatout 4 reviews Pc#

Till this day, I’m still quite proud of the fact that I was able to acquire a physical PS3 copy and digital PC version of Blur. Titles like Burnout Paradise, Pure, Driver: San Francisco, Split/Second, and especially Blur were some of my favorites. If there’s one thing I certainly miss from the previous generation of consoles, it’s the myriad of great arcade style racing games that were available.