This is how FlatOut is meant to be played! Nitro is easier to gain by jumping and crashing into objects. Unlike in FlatOut 1, hitting a fence or cone does not stop you in your tracks so it's beneficial and more entertaining to play this demolition derby as it's intended. Computer drivers having faces and names now led me to identify leading racers and kill them, which led me to developing more of a personal story and rivalry with Jack, Sofia and Jason. And thankfully and most importantly, you aren't launched as easily. I crashed into a tree at 100 km/h sideways and didn't launch, I could recover and catch first place despite that shortcoming, and when I do have to reset the game does it on the go instead of dead stop, so the game's flow is so, so, so, so much better!
FlatOut 2 is superior in every way. Driver launching is hypersensitive, crashing into fences and cones slows you down so much it's counter-intuitive to actually build boost when it builds so slowly. It's best to just bump into opponents and use shortcuts the AI cannot comprehend. Just drive clean!
