Included in the career's championship cups is a small glimmer of novelty- a new race type called Assault that is Flatout 4's wannabe Mario Kart mode. It's worth pointing out that half of those tracks are just mirrored versions of themselves (bar a couple of figure 8 tracks) but multiple routes through each and plenty of hidden shortcuts keep things varied enough that you'll hardly notice. The AI racers in Flatout 4 have some of the dumbest names I've ever seen in a video game.įor solo racers, Flatout 4's lengthy career mode features 20 tracks in total, all set in classic, well worn Flatout locations like drainage canals, lumberyards, and rocky deserts. It's a literal pain in the arse when it happens, especially as it means losing a few places as you reset yourself onto the track, but crucially it rarely feels unfair. It's this added risk/reward element that gave Ultimate Carnage an extra shot of adrenaline and turned it from a generic stock car racer into something akin to an action scene from Mad Max: Fury Road.īattling against you for first place is a rather aggressive AI which will often try to force you into immovable objects or give you a cheeky clip to the rear bumper and spin you out. This particular cover version also brings along gameplay that's often on par with BugBear's earlier games, especially when it comes to handling which has just enough pendulous weight to make sliding as satisfying as it should be.īuilding up your boost is once again achieved by colliding with your opponents and the various destructible objects that litter the racetracks. Everything from the yellow and black hazard tape decals on the menu screen through to the no name bands pumping out bland pop rock and ska-light tracks oozes familiarity. For fans of Ultimate Carnage there's a real sense of deja vu when booting up Flatout 4. However, so keen is Flatout 4 to atone for the series' recent past, it forgets to put its own stamp on things. Nevertheless, Kylotonn has done a great job in redeeming the series, capturing the look and feel of fan favourite Flatout: Ultimate Carnage with none of the game-breaking bugs that made Flatout 3 such a nightmare to play. The fact that Flatout 4 even exists after the tragic car crash that was Team6's Flatout 3 is an achievement in itself, so having a new developer, Kylotonn in the driver's seat and not BugBear (the original creators of Flatout) could be seen as a rather unnecessary risk.
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