![]() ![]() Sure, you could hold a lead for the majority of a race, but there is always a chance the rival racers will sneak up and speed right past with the boosts they’ve accumulated. This does put a bit of a damper on strategy when trying to place first overall. The games features sort of put it in an awkward position because most of the perks you receive, such as nitrous, are more quickly earned when hitting other vehicles. I will mention that, funnily enough, the game became most entertaining for me when I wasn’t winning. Basically, the core of FlatOut 4 is that you’re here for the destruction, to smash cars and see pieces of debris flying around the course as you realise that fence you just ran through wasn’t going to stop you, so now here comes Mr. This is presumably to vent any form of frustration that is accumulated by racers trying to eliminate you as well. Don’t get me wrong, you still have to win the race, but while racing you can also eliminate other drivers and destroy large portions of the environment as well. With that being said, the game does differentiate just enough of the gameplay to not have it fall into an endless rut of “win the race, go to next series”. In terms of actually racing though, FlatOut 4 is more of the same niches that racing titles offer overall. ![]() Stunts and other modes are unlocked by gaining points in the aforementioned challenges which, thus, leads to crazier and hectic-er modes… yes, hectic-er. Both of these are achieved by launching yourself out of your car at high speeds which, in a very cathartic way, really never stops being humorous. Especially considering that the types of stunts available include car beer pong and a variation on the high jump. ![]() The stunts that the player is presented with are, not only entertaining, but weirdly engaging. Modes such as arena battle, career mode, time trial, destruct-a-thons, and my personal favourite, stunts. The amount of content in-game is absolutely nuts, with a large selection of modes and vehicles to choose and use. Fans of the FlatOut series will not be disappointed with the latest installment and the features that it offers. So where does FlatOut 4 fall on the spectrum of high octane? Quite high I’m happy to say. Racers such as Burnout Paradise, Need for Speed and, of course, FlatOut. One such formula are the high octane, action racers that have been a standard of the genre for quite some time. However, when one departs from the classic race to the finish first formula, there’s an incredibly wide variety of different titles to choose from. You have the usual suspects of Forza, Gran Truismo and, to a lesser degree, the Nascar series. The world of racing games is an interesting one to say the least. Unparalleled realistic scenery and debris damage with fully destructible driving environments with 3000 + items on each track to smash.// Reviews // 3rd Apr 2017 - 6 years ago // By Ethan Butterfield FlatOut 4: Total Insanity Review An extensive championship mode will keep you 'FlatOut' for months on end, as you battle through a huge variety of races, mini-games and the most outrageous arenas of destruction you could possibly imagine. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel the weight of the car as it collides with and destroys a barn, or smashes into the pack of cars ahead of you, and with 40 deformable pieces on every car sparks are guaranteed to fly! Anything you destroy or alter stays a part of the race, increasing the carnage to unprecedented levels! Broken fences, free rolling tyres, and even mangled parts of cars are left scattered around the track, increasing the mayhem with every lap. Fences will shatter, tyre walls will explode, water tanks and barrels will fly across the track into other cars. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel the Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars.
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