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FlatOut for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC is best described as a free-roaming racer, as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars. Developed by Bugbear Entertainment from Helsinki Finland, FlatOut promises to be one of the most spectacular racers ever made. The track environment is subject to an advanced physics system unique to FlatOut, and is set to define a new standard in racing games. As you race, 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 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 that is destroyed or damaged will stay that way for the remainder of the race, which will guarantee meyhem with each and every lap. So, drivers beware of broken fences, free rolling tyres, and even mangled parts of cars. The expansive free-roaming tracks also allow you to dictate exactly how you drive your race, whether that be taking every shortcut, jump and by-road you can find, or keeping to the racing line and using your driving skills to cross the finish line first. As well as an extensive championship mode, there will be many online and multiplayer gaming options, with the Xbox version of FlatOut featuring online play for up to eight players - via Xbox Live.
Paul Benjamin, of Empire Interactive commented: "The technology that FlatOut uses is not only breath-taking; it is streets ahead of the competition. The levels of realism are unparalleled, not only can you destroy your car, but you can do it in a way that is truly spectacular - it's so real it's frightening."
With 16 different cars to race, which players can customise and upgrade, and full car damage modelling which also affects the performance of the car - FlatOut is alreading looking very promising indeed. We will bring you much more on this exciting racer before its scheduled release this September, but until then we have the first batch of stunning screenshots for you.
John Grothier
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