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I'm so happy long/high jump made it in, this will be awesome on Xbox Live. Hopefully it will wash the bad taste out that Burnout 3 left.
There are just too many damn good games coming out.
You get a choice of Bronze or Bonus mode, the former racing on tracks against opponents, the latter killing your driver and attempting to blow up other peoples cars. Thats right: the chap driving your car wont have much get up and go after youve chucked him through a windscreen and 100 metres down a track in a perverse take on Longjump (you also get Highjump, a Destruction Derby clone and Circle of Light, which amounts to racing on a figure of eight). The Longjump and Highjump challenges require driving really fast at a brick wall or ramp, then pressing the B button at the required point to eject the driver. The rag doll physics are suitably sick. There are at least another eight unlockable Bonus levels to get into as well, including Darts, Bowling and Super Roundabout. Theres plenty here to divert from the main event (six rag doll games, three destruction derbies and three dirt rings phnaar in total). Kill your chap especially well for high scores and cash to spend on trinkets for your car.
Xbox Live is supported as well, letting eight of you duke it out online. It just tops off an excellent package. Honestly, Flatout is a hairbreadth away from a 9, and legendary status. Theres just a tiny something lacking. Maybe its the way the handling feels just a little too light, or the way the EA-style blocks that pop up telling you whos playing what music hint at what Bugbear would like Flatout to have been. But really, were picking holes. You wont be disappointed by this at all, even if youve already shelled out for the likes of Burnout 3. Its a different beast, and a highly commendable one. Thumbs up, say us.
Rating: 8 out of 10
I'm so happy long/high jump made it in, this will be awesome on Xbox Live. Hopefully it will wash the bad taste out that Burnout 3 left.
There are just too many damn good games coming out.