FlatOut 2™

Oh god, why is there no more games like that one and Flatout uc😔😔😔. Literally the most chaotic and fun racing game i've played so far (uc does'nt count, duh).
9/10 physics,
10/10 playability
10/10 replayability
8/10 graphics,
Honestly, bugbear really locked in with this one. This particular game is GOATED. This is huge jump from flatout 1. The game now feels more arcade yet more chaotic and crazy. It now focuses rather on action than realism unlike the first game.

pretty fun game, this great sequel with a kick ass soundtrack is a perfect flash back to what racers where like in the early 2000's. if you're into Wreckfest than you definitely can't sleep on this one. only thing that lacks is the map variety. other than that it's pretty much perfect.

oh, and also turn off bloom. makes this game WAYY better looking.

If you want to ride a derby, sports or a drifting car in a same game?! look no further, FlatOut 2 got it all and even more different game modes for you to enjoy your time. the number of cars is surprisingly rich for a game from 2006, also don't let me start about physics and damage you can do to your car or to your opponent or even to a map it's self! so what are you waiting for? get this game and enjoy your time!

Awesome physics/driving mechanics and amazing soundtrack. Played this for ages back in the day.

I played the hell out of this game on PS2 like 15 years ago. being on sale for $2 it's worth buying just for the soundtrack. still a kick-ass arcade-style racing game.

Интересная гонка с отличной физикой и разрушаемостью на трассе. Противника можно на полной скорости впечатать в стену. Про музыку я вообще молчу... она шикарна, подходит под происходящее на экране.
10/10 такую игру не то чтобы за 100, даже за 300 не жалко взять.

The best arcade game in the combat racing genre and here's why.

Firstly - Graphics. To be fair, it's already a bit dated. Interface with low resolution, low-polygonal textures. You can see that the game is far from new. Nonetheless, the picture is pleasing to the eye and fully copes with immersion into the world of destruction of FlatOut 2.

What the visuals do well is the effects. That inexpressible feeling of slamming an opponent's car into the wall at full speed is incredibly satisfying, just because of the large number of effects, particles and sounds. The deafening sound of impact, a heap of sparks, small particles of car body and broken glass flying in all directions, all this perfectly conveys the feeling of impact.

The consequences of any impacts are perfectly dealt with by the elaborate damage system. The car body crumples exactly where you were hit, various parts fall off, up to the loss of a wheel.

The physics are also very good. Compared to the original first game, it has been changed in the direction of more arcade, thus the game has become more dynamic, while maintaining the feeling that you are driving a car, not a toy.

Another unique feature of FlatOut 2 is the individuals you'll be racing against. Your opponents are not just nameless cars. Each opponent has a car with its own coloring and a personality with a certain character, which manifests itself in every race and derby. They also have an avatar with a unique appearance that constantly appears when you are near it. In this way you become emotionally attached to your opponents, winning a race or even destroying them becomes something personal.

For example, Jack Benton on his yellow, fast car who constantly avoids collisions with other drivers and takes the first places. Frank Malcov in his heavy car, who always rams everyone. Even in the derby, when left one-on-one with him, instead of destroying the player, he keeps ramming the already destroyed cars of the opponents. There was also a moment in the race when Ray Carter, who usually finishes in last places, suddenly moved up to first place. How hard I laughed when, at the next turn, he failed to control and crashed into a pole. That's what Ray's all about.

It's just mind-blowing that a game with no story or cut-scenes, reveals the characters of the rivals through gameplay so well. I don't just want to come first in a race like in other racing games. I want to beat Sofia Martinez, who I'm sick of losing to.

Speaking of the main campaign. The career consists of three classes of cars: Derby, Race and Street. Each car has its own characteristics and is handling differently.

Each class has a certain number of Cups - small tournaments involving from 2 to 6 races on different tracks. Depending on the place in the race, each racer is awarded points. Accordingly, they determine the final places in the Cup. This system allows the player not to take the first place every time and contributes to the main subject of the game, which I will describe a bit below.

By the way, about the tracks. Each race takes place on a specific map with different track routes. Different maps show different locations. From forests and fields to city roads and race tracks. All tracks are filled with a huge number of destructible objects that fit perfectly into the entourage of the location.

And finally, FlatOut 2's main subject is DESTRUCTION. Why is this the main subject? Because every aspect of the game stimulates you to do so:

1. Cup system, which allows you to not take the first places in races. Thus, the game gives you time to enjoy ramming your opponents.
2. From collisions and destruction of surrounding objects on the track, you get nitro, with which you can either catch up with the leaders and finish in a high place, or continue to smash the rivals' cars and have fun. It turns out to be a kind of a vicious circle of fun gameplay.
3. Economy of the game, which depends entirely on the number of rammed cars of your opponents. More rams - more money.
4. Ingeniously selected, divine music that suits the game 1000%. Listening to the tracks in the game, you just want to press the gas harder and destroy everything.

All of the things I've described above make FlatOut 2 a cocktail of the finest automobile madness. And the cherry on top of it is the FlatOut series' speciality - the driver flying out through the windshield. The driver stunts, dilute the career gameplay nicely.

FlatOut 2 gives incredible emotions every minute of gameplay. Every race is accompanied by absolute fun. That's why I love it so much.
It will always be my all time favorite game.

O.G. childhood game on consoles, holds up well to this day, yet to play it fully and add more thoughts.

always fun when you feel sad just go and smash it on that track!

Best racing game ever, long playtime, fun physics, good music, very fun, best with steering wheel

2006 year > launch this game on your PC > Start racing > listen best ever soundtracks and destroy f***k cars!

Rob Zombie - Demon Speeding
The Chelsea Smile - Nowhere Ride
Alkaline Trio - Fall Victim
Supergrass - Road To Rouen
Nickelback - Believe It Or Not
Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction
Yellowcard - Breathing
Zebrahead - Lobotomy For Dummies
Papa Roach - Blood Brothers
Rise Against - Give It All
Yellowcard - Rough Landing, Holly
Alkaline Trio - Mercy Me
Wolfmother - Pyramid
Audioslave - Man Or Animal
Papa Roach - Not Listening
Underoath - Reinventing Your Exit
Fall Out Boy - 7 Minutes In Heaven (atavan Halen)
Supergrass - Richard III
Nickelback - Flat On The Floor
Rob Zombie - Feel So Numb
Wolfmother - Dimension
Fall Out Boy - Snitches And Talkers Get Stitches And Walkers
The Vines - Don't Listen To The Radio
Audioslave - Your Time Has Come
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Rise Against - Give It All (version)

Legend!

Thank your for restoring Multiplayer in 2025 after so many years! Game is as amazing as it ever was. ❤️

Still just as fun today as the day it released. Modern devs need to pay attention, make games fun again.

Played when it first came out, coming back to it years later it still holds up.

Flatout 2

Overall impression

While playing any of the Need for Speed ​​games, did the thought, like this, cross your mind: "Why are all the cars made of some kind of alloy that only absorbs damage, or why can a mailbox or a wooden fence stop a huge pickup truck?" If so, then Flatout 2 is the answer to such questions and more.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3157894067

What DID I like?

• An almost completely destructible world that can be broken, pierced and torn apart.
  
• Excellent physics of all game objects. Starting from cars controlled by players/bots and ending with decorative items on the track, which, at some point, can cause a loss for somebody.
  
• Car damage system. This is probably the first game where I have encountered such mechanics.
  
• A variety of game modes. Stunts, tracks and classic races.
  
• The uniqueness of each car, which are divided by characteristics into: Durability, control and high-speed. Each of them has strengths, which follow from the names, and weaknesses.
  
• Three divisions of cars. Derby, race, street.
  
• The possibility of winning on the track, not only due to speed, but also for excellent attack skills with your car.
  
• The soundtrack of this game is generally a separate positive point. Here the developers also did a great job with the selection of songs. The end of the song "Rise Against - Give it All" + Full Tank of N2O is simply no comments. You have to feel it :)
  

What I DIDN'T like?

• Lack of difficulty setting.
  
• Lack of ability to play multiplayer with bots.1
  
• Two bots (maybe even three) use cheats to balance forces against the player in the second part of the "campaign" (this can be seen very well on the mini-map when they are behind you).
  
[*] Castes of bots in each of the divisions of cars. There are top drivers, and there are just ... sloppy drivers who fly out of the Solar System with one push.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3157894095

Conclusion

The entire "campaign" of races, tracks and tricks is played with great pleasure and interest. What is most important, each of these types is possible to perform with 1st place. And the living physics of the game makes each race unique. In addition to the great visuals, the soundtrack is just the cherry on the cake.
There are many different racing series, but Flatout 2 is a unique approach to the racing genre from a completely different side, which is definitely worth trying.

I finally finished the game after almost 20 years. Knew it and casually played from time to time, but finished only now. The game is 10/10. Music 11/10. Graphics, mechanics, and everything else are peak for its age. Goodbye another childhood memory.

It's one of the most fun arcade racers out there

-The AI is pretty aggressive, and crashing is half of the fun.
-The handling is fun, takes some getting used to but feels great as you figure it out.
-The UI is quite good. I prefer more dialled back UI that allows me to focus on the racing, but gives me everything I need at a glance, and this one does the job.
-Every track has tons of shortcuts and alternate paths, some of them are necessary to get wins.
-The soundtrack is amazing. You get Nickelback, Rob Zombie, Audioslave, Rise Against, Wolfmother, Yellowcard, The Vines...
-The difficulty ramps up towards the end, but the game still feels a little easy at times, especially as you slap upgrades onto the cars. It does force you to buy and upgrade different cars for the three different racing series, and it is always a bit harder with a new car without tuning, but still fairly easy.
-One thing that does add to the difficulty is random debris being able to push you off the racing line and slow you right down. It seems a little inconsistent what will crash you out and what will allow you to drive right over it. Minor complaint, kind of makes the racing more fun as you get pushed back a couple of positions because of it.
-The maps are a bit samey. They used premade sections of track and snapped it all in place, so you'll see a lot of corners and features getting repeated across the game, which adds to the low difficulty. That said, as you advance they do switch up the tracks so you are always getting something new.
-Do the minigames, it's the best way to get money. They are lot harder here than in the first game.

Honestly, this game is worth it if you like 2000s arcade racers. There was clearly a lot of love put into this, it has aged quite gracefully (if you don't mind mid 2000s piss filters) and is well worth a playthrough.

showing its age but still fun

Great during my adolescence and still enjoyable today.

Played this on a console from an Official Xbox Demo Disc for HOURS.

Now I have this on PC with a Logitech G923 setup; my inner child is happy!

game is not working and i don't know why. game not open but task manager 0% from this game

In the Mouth of Madness.
*Badass Riff with Orchestra*
Down in the Darkness
*badass riff with Orchestra*
No More Tomorrow
*Badass Riff with Orchestra*
Down in the Hollow
*Badass riff with Orchestra*

I'm Demon Speeding-*crashes into a Fence*

Anyways, Play this Sequel, it's fun.

FlatOut 2

Has a total of 6 trading cards.

Blast from the past. Jesus, how many hours have I spent on this one on my dad's old computer...

Amazing improvement compared to the first game!
Even nowadays I consider this game to be really fun and better and other from the racing genre.
And once again, I love RAMMING into them SOOOOO HARD :)

This game is a blast, and playing it on Steam Deck is the best way to experience it in 2025. I can't recall any resent racing games that would be as fun and addictive as glue sniffing! Strongly recommend!

Game holds up great. Even the annoying parts feel like they are part of the fun

---{ Graphics }---
☐ Amazing
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ No idea anymore
☐ MS-Paint

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Gameplay
☐ Decent
☐ Boring
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☑ No story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Gametime }---
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If you have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
☐ Unavailable

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☑ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

---{ Worth It }---
☐ Hell no!
☐ If you have a lot of cash
☑ Worth it
☐ Get it now!
☐ Life is not complete without this game

I need more hours in this game. I need to beat my Team Fortress 2 high score. Which is, 249 Hours.

Good game but it's extremely annoying how upon contact with the sidewalk (on certain maps) or with certain props your car has a 25% chance of flipping over thus ruining your race. They really should have fixed this before release. That alone prevents it from being great.

Initial reaction: San Francisco Rush with more damage. :)

10 hours later: Stop trying to be realistic. Seriously. Look at the game you were trying to make, it ain't that. Also it makes everything else stand out more.

40 hours later: Mario Kart for edgelords. :(

Too bad that Flatout 2 didnt get Steamplay with this update, Openspy has issues (prolly my internet connection) as it had years ago. Still best racing game EVER!

The absolute tank of a game is all

Only writing negative review for this otherwise great game because the stunts are fucking bullshit and instantly makes me want to stop playing.

The only racing game I ever enjoyed. I never comment on the soundtrack, but oh my god, this game has the best soundtrack of all games to this day.

The crashing mechanic makes racing actually interesting as it gives you multiple ways to achieve success, plus its just rewarding to finally catch an opponent and wreck their car. Some of the minigames are really great, most are good, some are just frustrating, but thats ok.

Overall there are a couple things that I would change, but the game holds its own even today. (unless you really mostly care about visuals, which are dated for obvious reasons)

9/10.
They even brought back the online services.

A Nickelback soundtrack just makes everything better, doesn't it?

This is the best FlatOut game. The soundtrack is great, the mini-games are super fun and overall this is just a good way to waste some time.

Разрабы почему игра такая легкая после 1 части!!?? я думал у меня так же гореть от нее будет или даже жоще а тут ваще на изичангичах все

I grew playing this game, I played it a lot when my dad got me the physical CD copy, the gameplay is something I still go back to, one of the best soundtracks in racing games, all the songs became classics in my playlists, also best game in the series.

If anyone is looking for a fun racing game with crashes, ragdols, heavy rock music with classic bands and fun car names, this is for you!!

Choose your car wisely, that'll tell you how easy or hard the game will be, really balanced overall!!!

just no. dont get this. its over glorified by other reviews who only care about nostalgia.for a newcomer it doesnt even feel easy to pickup. it sure is a waste of time thats for sure.

i dont have nostalgia for this and honestly it just came off as kinda overrated and boring.
wow this really is a racing game yet you cant unlock new cups unless you get a perfect score on any of the ones provided. online barely connects to another person's lobby so you may as well just play for the single player grandprix.

oh and enjoy going round a ring for 10 minutes with just one car, you have to individually unlock other cars to play the other modes. forced to playing dirt races for 30 mins. legit bored the ever living sh!t out of me.

also holy hell the controls are god awful on controller, sticks dont feel responsive enough that it feels like im sliding on ice. doesn't even feel fun after coming 4th on long f*cking laps and having to restart the grandprix from the beginning attempting to grind your way through bs rng luck and hope you dont screw up during the race.

only thing i liked was the soundtrack, other than that im just disappointed in this crap i saw so much positive reviews for.

i love it, This game has better graphics on PC than flatout UC on the xbox 360 btw

Recomendo muito! Jogava esse game desde o PS2 e essa versão de PC é muito boa!

Sofia e Jack são os primeiros nomes que vcs vão guardar qnd jogar esse game kkkkk'

I loved this game when i first played it on the Playstation 2 and i still love this game to this very day, the fact it got a update after so many years is just insane, Multiplayer is available again, mods as well? COUNT ME THE HELL IN!!!!

Special in its own way
Among the best
A lot
Very much
Liked
Was cool
Managed to finish it....... had enough fun to give it a like though
I tried....

FlatOut 2 is a perfect blend of speed, chaos, and fun, making it a true classic in the racing genre. The destructible environments, incredible physics engine, and the sheer satisfaction of smashing into opponents set it apart.

While the visuals might feel dated by today’s standards, the energetic and dynamic gameplay more than makes up for it. If you’re a fan of arcade racing games, FlatOut 2 is an absolute must-play.

1. Казульная - никакие препятствия, аварии, столкновения, перевороты по-сути особо и не влияют на отставание в гонке, потому что респавн происходит быстро, и сразу даёт неплохую начальную скорость. В игре про грязные гонки, когда выводишь соперника с трассы, это особо ни на что не влияет, особенно, когда знаешь, что соперники наглые читеры.
2. Душная - боты сначала проигрывают отставая на круг, но в какой-то момент начинают откровенно читерить, 2 случая из моей игровой практики: бот едет быстрее игрока, заносясь то вправо, то влево, у него не получается даже ехать прямо, но обгонять это ему не мешает; боты врезаются раза три подряд, отстают на добрую минуту, но уже через считанные секунды на хвосте. Но есть и плюсы, иногда эти хитрые дурики так разгоняются, чтоб держать игрока в тонусе, что не могут контролировать скорость, и разбиваются вплоть до вылета с гонки.
3. Однообразная - разбили игру на несколько этапов, в каждом по несколько кубков, в каждом по несколько гонок. От "гонок", "ралли" и "стрит-рэйсинга" ждёшь разных типов трасс, а в итоге 100+ раз проходишь 10-15 одних и тех же, по-сути, одинаковых колец, меняются только авто, которые просто не такие ободранные, как в предыдущем этапе.

Из действительно отличных аспектов только станты и саунд. Благодаря им игра и стала легендарной, мне кажется. В остальном видно, что сначала сделали гиперказуальную игру, а когда поняли, накрутили ботам лишних примочек, и вот уже и сложно стало, только неоправданно.

payed this for years when it came out. Great Game. Now I'm lettings my two sons enjoy it.

FlatOut 2's an excellent PS2-era arcade racer that still holds up even under the shadow of Bugbear's newest Wreckfest series. There's a lot to say about this game, and a lot of the talking points don't really flow into too nicely in a paragraph-to-paragraph sort of way, so here's some categorized information:

Core Game-Loop

The progression of FlatOut is a little linear, for my taste. You start with a small amount of money with which to purchase a cheap banger car, you participate in events, and you use your winnings to buy more expensive, better cars to use instead.
Your cars are divided up into "Derby Class, Race Class, and Street Class," each only allowed to drive in their respective event categories so you don't see a $100,000 sports car smoking the competing derby cars in any races.
Within each class, your selection of cars ranges mostly from sporty to muscley to plain-old pickup trucks. But the car at the very right of the list is always better than the cars to the left of it—The Road King is the poster child for FlatOut, for example, but it's also just to the left of the Bullet GT, which is not only less expensive but significantly more powerful.
The progression's a little bland to someone who's seen it before, but it's more than made up for in the racing itself.

There's a gamey "nitro" system that builds up charge as you hit physics objects for the first time on a track, crash into other drivers, and take jumps. I've found it better most times to maintain a clean racing line and keep traction so you can constantly accelerate. But the nitro's an invaluable tool, say, if you suffer a crash and quickly need to return to speed before the people behind you can become the people in front of you, and sometimes racing nice and safely just isn't the winning thing to do.
(You also get paid in cash money for wrecking other contestants during a race, so consider playing nice discouraged. Kill Jack Benton. Kill Jack Benton!)

The AI:

"Who the hell is Jack Benton?" you ask? Well,
The AI racers are another standout feature of FlatOut 2. There aren't many other racers, but they each have their own driving style and car preference, which offers a great illusion of identity and feels much more engaging than if the races were against nameless CPU opponents with a randomly-selected vehicle.
With the AI difficulty, you're more or less only competing with Sofia Martinez, Jack Benton, and Jason Walker, with some additional pony cars behind you to make the competition look bigger. Jack and Jason are more aggressive, more likely to slam into you for no reason and piss you off, but Sofia's just fast. She's very, very fast, and a lot of times the only way to beat her is to catch her slowing down in front of you for a turn, slam her car around, and ruin her race.
Sometimes Ray or Sally can push their way into the front of the pack, but they usually can't hold onto their placement for long. But generally, if any cars are in front of you in a race, it's bound to be either silver, yellow, or black, and if there's one car left at the end of a derby, it usually belongs to Frank Malcov.

The Physics Engine:

Since we've just touched on derbies,
The vehicle destruction was crazy ahead of its time, and even coming to it in late 2024, I found myself impressed by the tech on display. Even now, you don't see vehicle destruction in racing games due to the prominence of licensed vehicles and the consistent stand that car manufacturers take against damage befalling a digital model of their products within a work of fiction.
Compare the indestructible cars in Forza to the destructible ones in FlatOut, Burnout 3, or the like, and you'll see that the differences are stark. Yeah, I guess driving a Dodge Challenger SRT through a Grand Prix, but I think it'd be a lot more neat if my car looked the part after smacking its entire left side into a wall at 100MPH.

The physics objects in the tracks also stood out for a PS2 game, and though they did introduce a level of unpredictability and turn some of my wins into losses, I suppose that was the point, and at least it also screwed the AI racers over sometimes.

The driving physics are somewhat sticky and difficult to get nice drifts with. The derby cars are slower and I assume better at gripping loose ground so I can tolerate that. But even the "street-class cars" tend to cling to dirt and pavement like Velcro as they fly around small corners at close to 80MPH. You get used to it after a little while, and the game feels plenty comfortable to play afterward, but it's still worth noting that all tires in this game are very grippy.

The Race-Tracks:

Boy I sure love a game with a juicy physics engine, don't you? But just like any action game needs a good environment to fight through, a racing game needs good tracks—and FlatOut 2's tracks are all great to race on. Most of them have some alternate route or another—some forks in the road have an objectively faster and slower route to drive, but sometimes the outside routes are better for maintaining speed if you're already going too fast too quick.
There are usually some rocks off the side of the track to punish cutting corners too short, and plenty of jumps that can vary from "the smartest path to take," to "a dastardly trap to put your hubris in check." The variety's perfectly fine for the scope of the game.
Considering the work put into other places mentioned above, I can forgive the somewhat low track variety.

The Sound Design:

This is at the bottom of the list because it's probably the weakest part of the game. The soundtrack itself is good but relatively small and repetitive, with no option to skip a song or blacklist it playing. I can listen to Rob Zombie and Audioslave all day, sure, but some of the other artists got to grate me after a point, and I found myself muting the music to instead put on my own playlist in the background.
This was where I discovered that the sound is primitive even for a PS2 game and the music was here to cover up the sad job they did. The engine cuts out sometimes, every object on the side of the road makes the same whoosh as you drive past it, and while it doesn't affect gameplay at all, you can consider me that little bit less immersed. It's no big problem, to be sure—you're almost definitely going to blast music over the game's own sound effects—but it was almost amusingly poorly done in the moments I'd forgotten to unpause my music alongside my game.

In Summary:

Overall the game's just a little flawed, but it's still outstanding and worth picking up even if you've already played Wreckfest. A $9.99 base asking price is a bargain for sure, and it might as well be stealing if you can grab this thing on a 50% off sale.
8 out of 10

Yeaah, that's fun and nice BUT - long-ass laps, even if you're winning with great advantage that butter ass slippery turning mechanic in most of the cars f you up in one second, and you must retry that longass laps one more time. Playing with stick on the gamepad just straight away giving me thoughts to end myself.