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FlatOut 2

January 01, 1970

FlatOut 2 is a 2006 action racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive in Europe and Vivendi Universal Games in North America. It is the sequel to the 2004 game FlatOut.

FlatOut 2
Developer(s)Bugbear Entertainment[a]
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Janne Alanenpää
Programmer(s)Tatu Blomberg
Artist(s)Mikko Kautto
SeriesFlatOut
Platform(s)Windows
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Xbox 360
PlayStation Portable
Mac OS X
Release
June 30, 2006
  • Flatout 2
    • EU: June 30, 2006
    • NA: August 1, 2006
    • NA: October 2, 2008 (Mac OS X)[1]
    Ultimate Carnage
    Xbox 360
    • EU: July 22, 2007
    • AU: August 1, 2007
    • NA: October 2, 2007
    PlayStation Portable
    • AU: March 12, 2008
    • EU: March 14, 2008
    • NA: April 4, 2008
    Windows
    • EU: August 1, 2008
    • NA: September 2, 2008
Genre(s)Racing, action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

This game is themed more on the street racing/import tuner scene than its predecessor. A notable change is the tire grip; players can take more control of their car, worrying less about skidding in tight turns. The game has three car classes: derby, race, and street.

It was released in Russia on June 29, 2006, in Europe on June 30, and in North America on August 1. In 2008, an OS X version of the game was released by Virtual Programming.

An enhanced port was released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and Windows as FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage. A PlayStation Portable port of Ultimate Carnage was released as FlatOut: Head On.

Gameplay edit

Ragdoll physics edit

The ragdoll physics in the sequel have been greatly updated. During the race, the driver may be thrown out of the car if slammed into a wall at a high speed. In the numerous stunt minigames the goal is to shoot themselves out of the car and complete objectives like knocking down a set of bowling pins, hitting the designated spots on a dartboard, score a field goal or fly through flaming hoops. Players must use 'aerobatics' to control the driver in-flight, but overusing it will increase drag, which will slow the driver down and possibly prevent them from reaching the designated target. If the driver falls short of the target, players can use the "nudge". This gives the driver a small upward boost and slightly reduces drag. In the Stone Skipping Stunt minigame, the players must use nudge just as the driver hits the surface of the water to skip the most efficiently and reach the furthest.

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

The PC version of FlatOut 2 received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][19][20] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.[citation needed]

Awards edit

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage edit

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is an enhanced port of FlatOut 2 featuring new gameplay modes and graphics as well as at least two new cars. It was known earlier as FlatOut: Total Carnage. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage was released on July 22, 2007 in Europe, on August 1 in Australia, and on October 2 in North America for the Xbox 360.

The Microsoft Windows version was released through the Steam network on August 26, 2008, and in stores on September 2. There is also a handheld version of the game for the PlayStation Portable called FlatOut: Head On, which was released in Australia on March 12, 2008, in Europe two days later, and in North America on April 4.[45]

Gameplay edit

Ultimate Carnage introduces a brand new series of tracks which are based anywhere from busy streets to storm water drains.

The cars are more detailed than previous games in the series, employing the latest in dynamic lighting and shadow technology, and a greatly enhanced damage and physics engine where each car is made of up to 40 separate destructible parts. The single player game supports up to 11 other AI-controlled cars in each race.

A new multiplayer format is also included; this runs on the Games for Windows - Live system which requires the user to either sign into own Xbox LIVE or Games for Windows LIVE Gamertag, or sign up for one for free. The LAN function is not available in FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, unlike the previous two FlatOut games for Windows.

Reception edit

The Xbox 360 and PC versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Head On version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][43][44]

Hyper's Maurice Branscombe commended the Xbox 360 version for "looking and playing better than ever before", but did not like the soundtracks and stated that "the game's load times are too long".[46] In Japan, Famitsu gave the same console version a score of three sevens and one six for a total of 27 out of 40.[26]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ported to Mac OS X by Virtual Programming.

References edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources FlatOut 2 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message FlatOut 2 is a 2006 action racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive in Europe and Vivendi Universal Games in North America It is the sequel to the 2004 game FlatOut FlatOut 2Developer s Bugbear Entertainment a Publisher s EU Empire InteractiveNA Vivendi Universal GamesDesigner s Janne AlanenpaaProgrammer s Tatu BlombergArtist s Mikko KauttoSeriesFlatOutPlatform s WindowsPlayStation 2XboxXbox 360PlayStation PortableMac OS XReleaseJune 30 2006 Flatout 2EU June 30 2006NA August 1 2006NA October 2 2008 Mac OS X 1 Ultimate CarnageXbox 360EU July 22 2007AU August 1 2007NA October 2 2007PlayStation PortableAU March 12 2008EU March 14 2008NA April 4 2008WindowsEU August 1 2008NA September 2 2008Genre s Racing actionMode s Single player multiplayer This game is themed more on the street racing import tuner scene than its predecessor A notable change is the tire grip players can take more control of their car worrying less about skidding in tight turns The game has three car classes derby race and street It was released in Russia on June 29 2006 in Europe on June 30 and in North America on August 1 In 2008 an OS X version of the game was released by Virtual Programming An enhanced port was released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and Windows as FlatOut Ultimate Carnage A PlayStation Portable port of Ultimate Carnage was released as FlatOut Head On Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Ragdoll physics 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Awards 3 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage 3 1 Gameplay 3 2 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editRagdoll physics edit The ragdoll physics in the sequel have been greatly updated During the race the driver may be thrown out of the car if slammed into a wall at a high speed In the numerous stunt minigames the goal is to shoot themselves out of the car and complete objectives like knocking down a set of bowling pins hitting the designated spots on a dartboard score a field goal or fly through flaming hoops Players must use aerobatics to control the driver in flight but overusing it will increase drag which will slow the driver down and possibly prevent them from reaching the designated target If the driver falls short of the target players can use the nudge This gives the driver a small upward boost and slightly reduces drag In the Stone Skipping Stunt minigame the players must use nudge just as the driver hits the surface of the water to skip the most efficiently and reach the furthest Reception editCritical reception edit ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCPS2XboxMetacritic76 100 18 73 100 19 73 100 20 Review scoresPublicationScorePCPS2XboxEdge6 10 2 6 10 2 6 10 2 Electronic Gaming MonthlyN A5 17 10 3 5 17 10 3 EurogamerN AN A8 10 4 FamitsuN A28 40 citation needed N AGame InformerN A7 5 10 5 7 5 10 5 GameProN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 GameSpot7 4 10 7 7 4 10 8 7 4 10 8 GameTrailers8 10 10 8 10 10 8 10 10 GameZoneN A7 10 11 N AIGN8 3 10 12 8 3 10 13 8 3 10 13 Official U S PlayStation MagazineN A7 5 10 14 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN A7 10 15 PC Gamer US 80 16 N AN AThe Sydney Morning Herald nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 The PC version of FlatOut 2 received generally favorable reviews while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 18 19 20 In Japan Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40 citation needed Awards edit Won IGN s award for Best PlayStation 2 Racing Game of 2006 citation needed Won X Play s award for Best Racing Game of 2006 citation needed FlatOut Ultimate Carnage editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCPSPXbox 360Metacritic79 100 42 74 100 43 80 100 44 Review scoresPublicationScorePCPSPXbox 360EdgeN AN A7 10 21 Electronic Gaming MonthlyN AN A8 17 10 22 Eurogamer7 10 23 6 10 24 8 10 25 FamitsuN AN A27 40 26 Game InformerN A7 5 10 27 7 5 10 28 GameProN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 GameRevolutionN AN AB 30 GameSpotN A7 5 10 31 7 5 10 32 GameSpyN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 33 GameZoneN A8 10 34 8 7 10 35 IGN7 8 10 36 7 7 10 37 8 5 10 38 Official Xbox Magazine US N AN A7 5 10 39 PC Gamer UK 82 40 N AN APlayStation The Official MagazineN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 41 N A FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is an enhanced port of FlatOut 2 featuring new gameplay modes and graphics as well as at least two new cars It was known earlier as FlatOut Total Carnage FlatOut Ultimate Carnage was released on July 22 2007 in Europe on August 1 in Australia and on October 2 in North America for the Xbox 360 The Microsoft Windows version was released through the Steam network on August 26 2008 and in stores on September 2 There is also a handheld version of the game for the PlayStation Portable called FlatOut Head On which was released in Australia on March 12 2008 in Europe two days later and in North America on April 4 45 Gameplay edit Ultimate Carnage introduces a brand new series of tracks which are based anywhere from busy streets to storm water drains The cars are more detailed than previous games in the series employing the latest in dynamic lighting and shadow technology and a greatly enhanced damage and physics engine where each car is made of up to 40 separate destructible parts The single player game supports up to 11 other AI controlled cars in each race A new multiplayer format is also included this runs on the Games for Windows Live system which requires the user to either sign into own Xbox LIVE or Games for Windows LIVE Gamertag or sign up for one for free The LAN function is not available in FlatOut Ultimate Carnage unlike the previous two FlatOut games for Windows Reception edit The Xbox 360 and PC versions received favorable reviews while the Head On version received average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 18 43 44 Hyper s Maurice Branscombe commended the Xbox 360 version for looking and playing better than ever before but did not like the soundtracks and stated that the game s load times are too long 46 In Japan Famitsu gave the same console version a score of three sevens and one six for a total of 27 out of 40 26 Notes edit Ported to Mac OS X by Virtual Programming References edit Kruse Cord October 2 2008 FlatOut 2 Released For Macs Inside Mac Games Archived from the original on October 5 2008 Retrieved April 19 2024 a b c Edge staff August 2006 FlatOut 2 Edge No 165 p 89 a b EGM staff September 2006 FlatOut 2 PS2 Xbox Electronic Gaming Monthly No 207 p 98 Whitehead Dan June 8 2006 FlatOut 2 Xbox Eurogamer Archived from the original on April 10 2007 Retrieved July 13 2015 a b FlatOut 2 PS2 Xbox Game Informer No 161 September 2006 p 88 Indignant Crab August 1 2006 Review FlatOut 2 Xbox GamePro Archived from the original on August 5 2006 Retrieved July 13 2015 Navarro Alex August 11 2006 FlatOut 2 Review PC GameSpot Archived from the original on June 18 2014 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b Navarro Alex August 1 2006 FlatOut 2 Review PS2 Xbox GameSpot Archived from the original on April 14 2014 Retrieved July 12 2015 Turner Benjamin August 8 2006 GameSpy FlatOut 2 PS2 Xbox GameSpy Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 13 2015 a b c Flatout 2 sic Review GameTrailers August 1 2006 Archived from the original on July 17 2015 Retrieved December 7 2016 Bedigian Louis August 13 2006 FlatOut 2 PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Retrieved July 13 2015 Roper Chris August 3 2006 FlatOut 2 Review PC IGN Archived from the original on June 3 2018 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b Roper Chris July 31 2006 FlatOut 2 Review PS2 Xbox IGN Archived from the original on June 24 2018 Retrieved July 12 2015 FlatOut 2 Official U S PlayStation Magazine September 2006 p 76 FlatOut 2 Official Xbox Magazine September 2006 p 80 FlatOut 2 PC Gamer November 2006 p 118 a b c Fish Eliot August 26 2006 FlatOut 2 The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b c FlatOut 2 for PC Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on November 29 2016 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b FlatOut 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on January 2 2017 Retrieved July 12 2015 a b FlatOut 2 for Xbox Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on September 10 2016 Retrieved July 12 2015 Edge staff August 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 Edge No 178 p 91 EGM staff November 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 Electronic Gaming Monthly p 111 Allen Darren September 8 2008 PC Roundup FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Eurogamer Archived from the original on October 2 2015 Retrieved July 14 2015 Purchese Robert March 17 2008 FlatOut Head On Eurogamer Archived from the original on May 19 2015 Retrieved July 14 2015 Fahey Rob June 22 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 Eurogamer Archived from the original on December 16 2014 Retrieved July 14 2015 a b Mags Review Scores Famitsu scores added 40 40 for Mario Page 2 Gamersyde June 12 2008 Archived from the original on November 13 2022 Retrieved December 7 2016 FlatOut Head On Game Informer No 181 May 2008 p 99 Kato Matthew November 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 Game Informer No 175 Archived from the original on April 21 2009 Retrieved July 13 2015 Erikson Tracy October 8 2007 Review FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 GamePro Archived from the original on October 12 2007 Retrieved July 14 2015 Hurh JP November 8 2007 Flatout Ultimate Carnage sic Review X360 Game Revolution Archived from the original on September 10 2015 Retrieved July 14 2015 Cocker Guy March 18 2008 FlatOut Head On Review GameSpot Archived from the original on May 17 2019 Retrieved July 13 2015 Navarro Alex October 8 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Review X360 GameSpot Archived from the original on April 26 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Goble Gord October 25 2007 GameSpy FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 GameSpy Archived from the original on December 2 2016 Retrieved July 14 2015 Sandoval Angelina April 6 2008 FlatOut Head On PSP Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 5 2008 Retrieved July 14 2015 Valentino Nick October 23 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage 360 Review GameZone Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Retrieved July 14 2015 Thang Jimmy September 12 2008 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Review PC IGN Archived from the original on June 3 2018 Retrieved July 13 2015 Roper Chris March 13 2008 FlatOut Head On Review IGN Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Craddock David October 1 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Review X360 IGN Archived from the original on June 24 2018 Retrieved July 13 2015 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Official Xbox Magazine November 2007 p 84 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage PC Gamer UK October 2008 p 82 FlatOut Head On PlayStation The Official Magazine May 2008 p 82 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for PC Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 a b FlatOut Head On for PSP Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on November 1 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 a b FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on August 24 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 FlatOut Head On Release Information for PSP GameFAQs Archived from the original on October 19 2015 Retrieved July 13 2015 Branscombe Maurice September 2007 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage X360 Hyper 167 Next Media 64 ISSN 1320 7458 External links editFlatOut 2 at MobyGames FlatOut Ultimate Carnage at MobyGames FlatOut Head On at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FlatOut 2 amp oldid 1220230999, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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