2/22/2023 0 Comments Flatout 4 all controls![]() ![]() There is a sub-genre of racing games that I do enjoy though, and that is destruction derby. Cars driving around the same sterile track can get repetitive extremely quickly, but throw a little bit of chaos and destruction into the mix, and you have an event like no other! The first demolition derby game that I absolutely fell in love with was Psygnosis’ 1995 title on the original PlayStation, simply titled “ Destruction Derby”, but it was 2004’s FlatOut that propelled my love for the genre to a new level. FlatOut 2 took everything that the original game set out to do, but fine-tuned the gameplay, which resulted in what most would consider the best demolition derby game ever made. The series was brought down a few notches with the release of the mediocre FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction but fret not, because developer Kylotonn is here to fix past mistakes with FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. If you’re familiar with the FlatOut series you’ll feel right at home with the array of options you can jump into on the menu screen. If you’re new to the series I’d recommend cutting your teeth in Flatout mode. It’s here that players will be tasked with competing in a destruction derby deathmatch, destruction derby race, one of the many stunt mini-games (more on those later), and time bomb, which is a time trial that features your death by bomb if you suck. You must perform well in these events if you wish to unlock further events, but what is unlocked from the start will benefit most players before jumping into a career mode. There are 41 total events in FlatOut mode and they all have individual online leaderboards. Once you get comfortable with your skills in FlatOut mode it’s time to purchase a rig and get to twisting some metal in the career mode. ![]() After purchasing your first car you can pay the garage a visit and decide what upgrades to your car would benefit you most. Like any other racing game, these upgrades must be purchased with monies won in races and events. Each car also features unlockable customizable paint jobs, nitro fire effects, and the all important car horn (sarcasm). The cars that can be purchased are listed in 3 categories: Derby, Classic, & All-Star, and each of these categories features a new set of events that you must use the corresponding vehicle in. You’ll have to start off in Derby since that’s what you’ll be able for afford at the start of your career, but the Classic and All-Star events didn’t add much to the game when I was finally able to afford an upgrade. It’s the same events that I completed in my derby car, just a little faster and with a prettier car. Once you complete all of the derby events, there really isn’t anything new at all. The events in career mode are extremely fun at first. Racing through snowy mountains, old industrial complexes, and thick forests is exhilarating! The environments are fully destructible for the most part, and seeing pieces of debris go flying through the air is exciting. Taking out your opponent’s vehicles and parts of the environment will award you some nitro to use when an all-important boost of mph is needed. The first handful of events in career mode had me smiling ear to ear but that smile started to diminish after a few hours of play. The tracks repeat very often, and I couldn’t help but feel like I was traversing the same 4 tracks time and time again. Some races reverse the track, but it still felt the same due to the tracks having the same difficulty. Nothing like a car crash to get the blood pumping What’s here is really good, but there needs to be more. You’ll start off in last place in every single race, which had me rolling my eyes, but then again, starting off at the front would be pretty boring. The cars all seem to control the same no matter what type of vehicle I was driving, and even though I thought the cars handled well, I had a few instances where my car would lose control for what seemed like no reason at all. ![]()
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