You'll have a whole load of fun with this game. This is Flat-Out's destructible environments and well thought-out upgrade system before the handling and environments became boring and toned-down for the sequels. Those who are used to Flat Out 2 and beyond might have a hard time hanging on to the car but you'll get in to it, the real challenge is in driving here. It's not particularly hard for a sim veteran like myself but it's nuanced enough, at least, that driving a fast lap or getting a good side-swipe or pit on an opponent feels rewarding. Flat Out 2 has its qualities, of course, and the mayhem was turned up to 11 but it lost that rallying feel and sense of actual vulnerability that made avoiding that stump/rock/barrier/opponent so much more rewarding.
No, don't read another review, buy this game. Play it single-player, then play it multiplayer or go all-out, get all the Baldur's Gate titles and play it Mplayer via the Baldur's Gate Trilogy mod. Do it. Now.
