FlatOut 2

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FlatOut 2

Developer(s)	Bugbear Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Empire Interactive
Distributor(s)	Vivendi Universal Games
Series	FlatOut
Release date(s)	June 29, 2006 June 30, 2006 August 1, 2006 Steam: December 21, 2006
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (13+) PEGI: 12+ USK: 12+
Platform(s)	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Media	1 DVD
System requirements	256 MB RAM, 1x DVD-ROM drive, DirectX 9.0c, Windows 2000 or newer (WIN)
Input	Keyboard, mouse, steering wheel (optional)

FlatOut 2 is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games. It is the sequel to FlatOut, published in 2004/2005. The game is a bit more themed on the street racing/import tuner scene.

It was first released in Russia on June 29, 2006, then in Europe on June 30, 2006. The North American version was released August 1, 2006.

The copy-protection on the European version is StarForce v. 4.0.09.01, while the copy-protection on the American version is SecuRom 7.

1 Soundtrack
2 Ragdoll Physics
3 Trivia
4 Reception & Awards
- 4.1 Awards
5 Screenshots
6 External links

[edit] Soundtrack

Alkaline Trio - Fall Victim, Mercy Me
Audioslave - Man or Animal, Your Time has Come
Fall Out Boy - 7 Minutes in Heaven, Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers
Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood
Nickelback - Believe It or Not, Flat on the Floor
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan
Papa Roach - Blood Brothers, Not Listening
Rise Against - Give It All
Rob Zombie - Demon Speeding, Feel So Numb
Supergrass - Richard III, Road to Rouen
The Chelsea Smiles - Nowhere Ride
The Vines - Don't Listen To The Radio
Underoath - Reinventing Your Exit
Wolfmother - Dimension, Pyramid
Yellowcard - Breathing, Rough Landing Holly
Zebrahead - Lobotomy for Dummies

[edit] Ragdoll Physics

The ragdoll physics from the prequel have been greatly updated. During the race, the driver may be thrown out of the car if slammed into a wall at a high speed. In the numerous Stunt minigames the goal is to shoot yourself out of the car and complete objectives like knocking down a set of bowling pins, hitting the designated spots on a dart board, score a field goal or fly trough flaming hoops. Players must use 'aerobatics' to control the driver in-flight, but overusing it will increase drag, which will slow the driver down and possibly prevent him/her from reaching the designated target. If the driver falls short of the target, players can use the "nudge". This gives the driver a small upward boost and slightly reduces drag. In the Stone Skipping Stunt minigame, the players must use nudge just as the driver hits the surface of the water to skip the most efficiently and reach the furthest.

[edit] Trivia

The Flatmobile vaguely resembles the Batmobile from the Batman saga. However it does not resemble a specific Batmobile. The Flatmobile is easily damaged when opponents crash into the car at a perpendicular angle, or if the player slams into a wall at top speed.
The Rocket car is a version of the Sunray street class vehicle and is playable on the Single Race by entering the cheat code "KALJAKOPPA" (this means "basket of beer" in Finnish). The car can reach 240 mph. However, in the Stunt Mini-Games it will not go over 200 M/PH and has a 3-speed manual transmission.
Nearly all of the game vehicles resemble real life vehicles. For example, the Lancea resembles the Datsun 240Z, Lentus, resembles the Chevrolet El Camino, the CTR and the CTR Sport resembles the Honda CRX. The Derby Vehicle, known as the Blaster XL resembles the Ford Bronco and the Canyon resembles the Dodge Ram SRT-10. The Fortune resembles the De Lorean. The Street Vehicle known as Sunray resembles the Nissan Skyline GT-R, the Street Vehicle known as "Speedshifter" resembles the Chevrolet Chevelle and the Street Vehicle known as Road King resembles the S197/2005+ body style Ford Mustang GT. Street & Race class vehicle known as Bullet resembles Dodge Challenger. The Street class vehicle known as Terrator mildly resembles a mixture of Fourth Generation Chevrolet Camaro and Jaguar XJS, the Race class vehicle known as Daytana resembles Third Generation Chevrolet Camaro, the Street class vehicle known as Sparrowhawk resembles a DeTomaso Pantera. Street class vehicle known as Crusader resembles Chevrolet Thriftmaster truck. Street class vehicle known as Scorpion resembles Fastback Ford Mustang Mach 1. Derby class vehicle Splitter resembles a Dodge Daytona.