I have played about one third of the racing circuits which is enough to write a few sentences about Flat Out. Of course the damage modeling is the best ever from my experience (stuff flies off and cars flip upside down). It also has very good physics( not quite Havoc level) but better then any other racing game I've tried. The jockeying for position is a blast with all that bumping and grinding going on. The graphics are between DX8 and DX9 so that's plenty good enough. The dirt and dust effects are nice just like Rally Trophy. The replays are fun to watch sometimes just to see what was going on behind you. The A.I is very good but not as good as human competitors would be, so thats the only complaint I really have. I'm getting my moneys worth out of the game anyway. Also, having a nVidia card (6800 GT), I can use my 3D shutter glasses to get an amazingly un-flawed stereo perspective. I have played it both with and without the shutter glasses, and both are fun. The partial cockpit view is amazing with the 3D glasses on. You actually flinch at the collisions sometimes. I think this kind of game is more of a simple speed rush gaming experience, rather then say a shooter with a story to follow. You can pick it it up at any time and play for ten minutes, or an hour and a half. You don't have to remember what was going on. Over all it is all a very good racing game.
....... and I don't even like racing games, but this one is just too cool. Racing games always bored the h*** out of me, but when I loaded the demo for this one, I was sold right then. I kept playing the demo until I bou... Read Full Review
As a PC driving game enthusiast I only play driving games with a steering wheel & pedals. Although by nature people would call this an arcade racer but dont let that fool you, there is a good sense of speed, the ste... Read Full Review
