Other times I’d get out ahead and gallop away, winning by 10 seconds or more. On some occasions, after becoming embroiled in some bedlam on the start line, I’d often find myself struggling to catch the frontrunners despite putting in mistake-free laps (if you get turned around or trapped in a first corner pile-up, just restart the race). It’s not so much that it’s very aggressive (it is, but this is a destruction racer). It didn’t take long at all until I was getting very bored of seeing the same track, either forwards or in reverse, every few races.įlatOut 4’s arcade handling model is a bit light but mostly adequate, though its AI is slightly less so. The big problem with the tracks is that they’re quite limited (even with reverse versions) and they don’t really do a lot to distinguish themselves from each other. The tracks themselves are reasonably reminiscent of those found in the old games – debris-filled courses snaking through forests, factories, cluttered lumber yards, a dusty red desert, and frozen towns – but none are especially memorable. The racing itself is a bit less interesting overall.
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It’s good that FlatOut 4 packs a bespoke, same-screen multiplayer stunt mode because if any mode is going to claim even the temporary attention of groups of rowdy revheads and Rocket League lovers, it’ll be this one. You can either tackle these stunts solo, seeking to rule the online leaderboards, or hit them up in pass-the-controller couch multiplayer. Scoring exactly 25 points takes some serious tactics.