
Aside from being one hell of an Arcade racer, among the very best for the PC this year, and in many regards what the original FlatOut should have been, FlatOut 2 was also the one game that ultimately saved Empire Interactive from a tragic ending, and brought the company back in business. You may remember Empire being acquired in late October by Silverstar Holdings, but what I'm sure you don't remember is ever playing a demo of FlatOut 2... because there simply wasn't any. Up until now, that is.
By some curious twist of fate, Bugbear's latest racing game has received a public demo no less than five months after it was first released, back in Summer. This version includes two tracks (Water Canal 1 and Timberland 3), two special events (Darts and Skyscraper Derby), as well as three cars to choose from. The FlatOut 2 demo is a solid 476 MB and is available for download locally.
Featuring an enhanced version of the original's lauded physics engine and even faster driving track designs, FlatOut 2 also boasts a plethora of improvements, enhancements and additions to make this the definitive FlatOut experience. Twice as many vehicles, a more sophisticated career mode, additional race environments, double the number of tracks; twice as many mini-games along with brand new and much requested online multiplayer modes are just some of the exhaustive features that are included in FlatOut 2.
With over 5,000 fully destructible objects on every track as well as 40 deformable parts on each vehicle, physical interaction in a racing game is taken to unprecedented heights with the destructive element influencing players racing tactics like no other driving game on the market. With a greater emphasis placed on causing destruction on the track by offering greater rewards, game play will be even more frantic than ever. Drivers will need to tear into competitors' cars, trash the local scenery thereby littering the track with all manner of obstacles.




