FlatOut

The graphics aren't bad and the physics is actually good, but the car options feel limited.

It's fun for a while, but becomes tedious very soon. Most surfaces feel like you're driving on glass. Rubberbanding is noticeable but not as much as some other games from this era. My main problem with this game is that it tempts you with many shortcuts but even light crashes will send you flying out of the car. Many obstacles are destructible (fun mechanic is that you get bonus money for destroying them) but some are unexpectedly solid so much that you end up flying through the windscreen even when you drive with moderate speed. Clean driving simply doesn't feel good here and the game punishes you for fooling around, so how to play this properly? Soundtrack is good, and it can run on anything so it's not all bad. It's cheap and it was on a giveaway before. I couldn't use controller normally through the menus but it was working properly when racing.

The graphics still look pretty cool, the controls are simple and gameplay is engaging and challenging. The best to play while you're in meetings :)

Played this instead of giving exam. 9/10

for a literal dollar 25, this is singlehandidly one of the best racing games ive ever played