FlatOut Ultimate Carnage for PC :Reviewed.

[amrawtanshx]

FlatOut is a series of demolition derby-style racing games developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive.
Well the promised sequel finally hits the PC's .
Though the X360 version was released was released in Oct 2 , 2007
I got my hands on it ... So posting a review..

Modes (7/10)

There are three car classes in the game: derby, race, and street.
Exactly the same as Flatout 2 ... U wont notice a single difference here.The primary aim here is to win races coupled with car banging and wrecking your counterparts:D.The severity with which you hit the car awards you points.

As the name sounds , its filled with lots of derbies to fulfill your car wrecking dreams:cool:.Thats the plus point of the game,which makes it a standout from other racing titles.There are some pretty crazy stunts which were a part of Flatout 2 .., They have been continued here too.
But if have Flatout 2 .. U wont find it interesting .. But the users new to this series will surely will.

Audio.(6/10)

Has mix of metal/alternative/rock songs which add to your experience of high adrenaline racing.
Some artists are ...
32 Leaves - Waiting
A Static Lullaby - Hang 'em High
This Is Menace - Cover Girl Monument
Art of Dying - You Don't Know Me
The Classic Crime - Blisters and Coffee
Dead Poetic - Narcotic
& others too.

Video.(8/10)

This portion has been updated pretty well.Any Flaout 2 user will agree hands down.Noticeable improvement here !
It supports 8X AntiAliasing and 16X Anisotropic Filtering.
At the maximum settings the game looks nice but is nowhere in comparison to GRID.

My verdict (7.5/10)

Reasons to play ...

1.Less technique,more fun.
2.If you are bored of realistic games like GRID,DiRT & ProStreet,this one awaits you.
3.Very cool stunts.
4.Nice graphics.
5.And if wrecking others cars interests you the most. :D

Points where the game lost ...

1.Except for the graphics(which are really commendable for this series)
it is exactly like Flatout 2
2.Realistic Simulation lovers wont appreciate it much.They have GRID & DiRT.
3.Music could have been better.

All in all ... Demolition Racing at its best.:D

Race Starts !
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/989/fouc2008081603480439av2.th.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081603480439av2.jpg)

Off I go...
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7707/fouc2008081603485978zv5.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081603485978zv5.jpg)

A better car.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5190/fouc2008081603525075sq6.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081603525075sq6.jpg)

Sunshine...
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6909/fouc2008081603535020rx2.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081603535020rx2.jpg)

Demolition Derby
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2832/fouc2008081604002767ln2.th.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604002767ln2.jpg)

Wrecked. :D
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8500/fouc2008081604003645zx2.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604003645zx2.jpg)

Stunts are cool ....
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9093/fouc2008081604095116gz8.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604095116gz8.jpg)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4899/fouc2008081604130541aq4.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604130541aq4.jpg)

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2151/fouc2008081604003060qu4.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604003060qu4.jpg)

God help the driver !
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2421/fouc2008081604102212fq2.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fouc2008081604102212fq2.jpg)

[confused]

holy s#!t. my current favourite game is flatout2. was awaiting ultimate carnage for a long time. but now i will have to wait till, oct 1st week, before i can get back to mumbai and play it.(will be stuck here till then)

nice review, and beautiful pix.

[Psychosocial]

Nice review,crap game :|

Nicely reviewed buddy.

!@#$ I am reviewing your review :D.

Anyways, the game is not good. :|

[amrawtanshx]

@ confused.
Its worth the wait.
Hell of a demolition game.

@KPower Mania
Told that GRID lovers wont like it.

[sagargv]

i liked flatout carnage .. dint like GRID all that much. .

[amrawtanshx]

^^
But lacks heavily on Physics and all .... I mean it lacks the realism which GRID provides(I am a GRID fan)

But all in all Flatout Carnage ... Is fine ... Especially Derbies

[R2K]

the cars in that game just looks horrible......seriously

[nvidia]

^^Yeah.. If GRID hadn't come out then this would have been a good game.
This has motion blur and looks good.. GRID doesn't have motion blur:|

[deathvirus_me]

^^ EEhhh ?? GRiD has motion blur .. lol ..

[nvidia]

^^You sure? It not there in mine and i couldn't find it in options

[The Conqueror]

Me too cant find motion blur in options?

[harryneopotter]

wat r the system requirements ? its nt running on my onboard NVidia 6150 with 256 MB shared (from 2 GB Corsair 667 ).

[amrawtanshx]

^^
Then your card must not be supporting required Pixel Shader Model