Flat Out 2

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• Wider range of racing backgrounds, from the Desert to the L.A. Storm Drains
• Twice as many tracks, with alternate track routes included for the first time
• Twice as many vehicles plus additional car types - Muscle cars, Sports cars, Pickup Trucks and Compacts
• Unlockable bonuses including additional cars, Championship Cups and Destruction Arenas
• Improved opponent AI, with each character showing a unique driving style

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F1UJ50
• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,097 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Driving reckless is no accident!Product InformationThe sequel to the best selling destruction racer FlatOut 2 takes racing to thelimit with numerous enhancements and additions including brand-new muchrequested online multi-player modes twice as many vehicles additional raceenvironments and twice the number of tracks. The mayhem continues off the track!Get ready for no-holds-barred racing with more tracks more cars more rag dollgames city and country settings and...the most mind-blowing crashesever!  In these high-speed races the more damage you inflict thebetter.  The ultimate in turbo-charged cars and the craziest of tracks waitfor your best in destructiveness.  Responsible drivers need not apply.Take destruction to a new level of bone breaking carnage.Product FeaturesWilder and crazier crashesLaunch your driver out of the car windshield on fully destructible trackswith more forceful reaction to the environment.Bigger and better rag doll gamesThink decathlon!  Use your ejected driver to play a variety ofmini-games such as bowling high jump ring of fire darts and more!Demolition and rag doll onlineThe Flatout 2 Demolition arenas and rag doll games are now online!Up to 8 person multiplayerPlay eight person multi-player on your PC!Killer new soundtrackLicensed music soundtrack including top bands such as: Nickelback Fall OutBoy Papa Roach Rob Zombie Audioslave and Yellowcard.Windows Requirements Windows 2000 SP4 XP SP2 Vista Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD 2000+ processor 256 MB of RAM 64MB Graphics Card DirectX Compatible Sound Card 3.5 GB of free Hard Drive space DirectX 9.0c (included on the disc) CD-ROM Drive Internet Play:  Broadband required - 512Kbps connection minimum LAN Play: TCP/IP required Recommended:  Gamepad with 8 buttons minimum (to support all configurable game commands)Chipsets NVIDIA GeForce FX 5 GeForce 6 and GeForce 7 series ATI Radeon 9600 Pro and above Radeon X200 X300 X550 X600 X700 X800 X850 X1300

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent graphics and very fun !, August 22, 2006

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Long time gamer (Minneapolis, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Flat Out 2 (CD-ROM)

This game is a blast to play and looks great! It takes the first game and greatly improves it. Be warned , you'll need a pretty good video card to make this game really shine. ( I'm running a BFG 7800GS 256mg, game graphics set to max. I'm also using a Saitek Cyborg Gold joystick. ) Cars control very well. The physics is not so realistic as to diminish the fun factor. Smashing up your car does not greatly affect the drivability. Your car can be ready to fall apart and you are still able to control it. ( except for the demolition derbies, losing a wheel or 2 does make it harder to control ). There is a much better selection of tracks & cars compared to the first one. The cars & tracks are set up to allow for a much greater speed as well. The game plays more like a race with some demolition derby thrown in. AI is pretty good and the difficulty is not too bad. The mini games can be a little tough. On-line is fun & easy to set up, but dial-up won't work. You have to have DSL. And yes, it does have 5 disks, just like almost every other game released these days. ( like Half-life 2 , Quake 4 , Doom 3 , Call of Duty 2, Farcry ,etc.etc. ) Hopefully soon, DVD's will become the norm, rather that the exception.
If you liked the first one ( but wanted faster cars ), this is definitely worth a look. ! (Check Wal-Mart, they just lowered the price to under $20.00 ). This game is a great value at that price !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FlatOut 2 rocks!, December 27, 2006

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S. Alexander (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Flat Out 2 (CD-ROM)

I have played a lot of racing games and many have dissapointed because of the game physics. If they are too realistic, then it isn't fun. If it is too arcade like, then it isn't intense. FlatOut 2 has the perfect balance between the two. The game is loaded with action and requires you to learn the tracks and the feel of the cars to get better. I love the aspect of having to place well in the race but also having a secondary requirement of crashing up other cars and objects on the road. The harder you hit another driver, the more money you make at the end for upgrades. There are also a number of tracks that let you drive though interesting places like through shopping malls, under grandstands and over broken bridges.

Some of the other reviews say you need a good video card and others complain about it not being a good game on a 128MB card. What did you expect. You have to have a decent card. I have a GeForce 6600 with 256MB RAM. I don't play with on the highest resolutions but it still looks great and plays great. It even plays well on my laptop with an ATI X1400 256MB.

As far as the controls go, that is all user preference. Some say you have to have a wheel, others say keyboard is the best. How do you like to play? That is the important question. This game can be played with just about any method. I use a Logitech Gamepad myself and it is great.

This is probably the most fun racing game I have ever played. And the demolition derby is great at a LAN party. I highly recommend this game!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy, March 4, 2009

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LinXX MiDoups - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Flat Out 2 (CD-ROM)

Madd fun! sick, hyper, crisp, amazing, stunning, realistic, funny... just a few words to describe this incredible game. Graphically it's the best racer I've ever seen or played. Driving dynamics are nice and tight

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