FlatOut 4
Our Review
The good
- Recaptures the spirit of the original FlatOut games.
- Fun chaotic racing.
The bad
- Damage modelling is too limited for a destruction-focused racer.
- Frustrating physics.
- Paltry cash payouts make it hard to progress in the career.
Summary
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity repairs the damage done to the series by its diabolical predecessor, but it’s not quite the return to form it could have been – it simply doesn’t do enough to innovative or improve the games that came before it and struggles to find its own identity. There’s fun to be had but the damage modelling is too primitive for a crash-centric racer, the physics and AI are frustratingly inconsistent, and the repetitive career suffers from serious pacing issues. FlatOut 4 fills the void of light-hearted arcade racers, but if you’re looking for a game to satisfy your appetite for destruction, you’re better off waiting for Wreckfest.
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48% off Flatout 4: Total Insanity & more deals in PSN sale
Flatout 4: Total Insanity is currently available at a 33% discount for all PlayStation 4 owners. Additionally if you happen to be a member of PlayStation Plus you'll be granted an additional 15% discount which brings the £44.99 title down to just £23.24. Flatout 4 redeems the franchise and is a vastly superior game over […]
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FlatOut 4: Total Insanity slams onto Steam with exclusive content
Kylotonn Games’ crash-centric racer FlatOut 4: Total Insanity has slammed onto the Steam platform a few weeks after initial launch on PS4 and Xbox One with a slew of exclusive content to make up for the delay. In addition to all the cars, tracks and game modes of the original release, the Steam version of […]
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Flatout 4: video guide on how to unlock all the vehicles
One criticism we have with Flatout 4: Total Insanity is the lack of information regarding how to actually unlock all the available vehicles. Well, wonder no more as Bigben Games has released a handy five-minute video which tells us the unlock conditions for all the vehicles found across the three classes within the destruction-based racer. […]
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FlatOut 4: Total Insanity review
FlatOut has a notoriously chequered history. While the original games in the destruction racing series fell under a lot of people’s radars, fans regarded them as alternatives to the popular Burnout series and a spiritual successor to the classic Destruction Derby series. Original developer Bugbear Entertainment went on to develop Ridge Racer: Unbounded and new […]
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Flatout 4: Total Insanity releases for the Xbox One & PS4
Today marks the release of Flatout 4: Total Insanity for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. With the original developer BugBear long since departed, the fourth iteration sees French developer Kylotonn Games take over duties on a series which has now had three developers across just four main numbered titles. Flatout 4: Total Insanity […]
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Flatout 4: Total Insanity overview video
The much-loved Flatout series sees a return this month, however the original developer BugBear have long since departed and now French developer Kylotonn Games take over the reigns after the disastrous effort from Team6. We give Flatout 4: Total Insanity the overview treatment and showcase much of the game's content including the different classes of […]
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The first FlatOut 4 gameplay trailer is here, coming March 17th
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity, to give the game its full title, is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this month. With the announcement trailer only released in February, we have since been waiting for the full gameplay reveal – and here it is: Honestly, not much as really changed since the initial reveal, and […]
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Flatout 4: Total Insanity Steam release confirmed for April
Earlier this month we had official confirmation that Flatout 4: Total Insanity will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in March. However we were left with no details on the PC version of the destruction-based racer, well that is until now. Publisher Strategy First has revealed that Flatout 4: Total Insanity […]
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The first FlatOut 4: Total Insanity trailer is here, March 2017 release confirmed
We would pretend to be surprised about the re-reveal of FlatOut 4: Total Insanity, which you may recall was first announced back in 2015. Recently, a French website claimed that the demolition derby racer was slated for March 2017, and sure enough we now have official confirmation that FlatOut will indeed be returning to PS4 […]
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FlatOut 4 finally has a potential release date, new details emerge
You'd be forgiven for forgetting all about the upcoming demolition derby racer FlatOut 4: Total Insanity currently in development by Kylotonn Games. First announced back in August 2015, the game was originally slated for release in 2016, but was delayed to an unspecified date. We may now know the final release date, however – and […]
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New Flatout title gets full name and more
FlatOut which was announced last month, now has its full name unveiled and some other details, including some screenshots, have also been released. Publisher Strategy First have announced the game will now be called FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. Strategy First have also announced that Tiny Rebel Games will work alongside them and with Kylotonn Entertainment […]
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