FlatOut 4: Total Insanity Reviews

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7 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2017

Fallout 4 is a good game under different aspects. Fast and funny, gives different hours of fun for the players who are looking for a dirty and destructive racing game.

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6.8 / 10.0
Apr 27, 2017

Overall, Flatout 4 is an admirable resurrection of a franchise once considered on par with Burnout. Thing is, that sort of game has become passe in the age of realism, and it’s unlikely that Flatout 4 is going to bring it back to the forefront of racing games. Still, if like me, you miss these sort of non-serious racing and crashing extravaganzas, you’re not likely going to be disappointed in Flatout 4. It’s a bit of a dinosaur, sure – but I wouldn’t turn away a Stegosaur if I saw one either.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 18, 2017

All up, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is quite an improvement over the last game in the franchise.

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6 / 10
Mar 18, 2017

The short-lived but exciting FlatOut modes are great fun for a minute, but between the unexciting visuals, frustratingly unpredictable collision physics and overly aggressive AI, racing in FlatOut 4 is too hostile to be fun.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2017

Good arcade racing title with original and fun game modes. However, if you want to try it, better wait for a discount.

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60 / 100
Mar 17, 2017

An irrelevant and bumpy action racing game whose core idea has now overtaken itself.

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7.3 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2017

For those who are tired of driving games where the rules and strategy are important, comes FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. The worst part of the game has AI problems and that it has technical deficiencies.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 28, 2017

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is a fun, nitro-boosted jaunt down memory lane. But while it's good in small does, its lack of variety - in spite a plethora of game modes - and uneven and sometimes frustrating racing experience leaves it running out of gas. Die hard franchise stalwarts should definitely have a look, but newcomers may find it tiring.

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5 / 10
Mar 23, 2017

FlatOut 4 is an average "destruction racer" that fails to deliver a constant dose of fun to the player, who is mostly frustrated by the collisions.

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6 / 10.0
Apr 5, 2017

Flatout 4 is an unpretentious racing game; funny and unremarkable, it's characterized by a driving system easy to learn but not quite satisfying enough.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
May 15, 2017

Flatout 4 feels like a game destined to reinvigorate the franchise and just ran out of steam. I am a massive fan of the original game and its sequel, and while this is light years beyond the abomination that was the third game, it still falls short. More tracks, more variety, and some much needed polish would have gone a long way in bringing back this cult classic. As it stands though, arcade racers still sit dormant in today's gaming landscape.

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JVL
Jarod582
Top Critic
14 / 20
Mar 17, 2017

Against all expectations, Kylotonn Racing Games successfully gives a new breath to a franchise that had hit rock bottom. While our first races on board of yoghurt pots were quite worrying because of unfair physics, the rest of the game turned out to be more convincing and pleasing. Original and varied game modes on a large selection of tracks and arenas, nutty races although a bit muddled without forgetting the arcade mode packed up with fun, FlatOut 4 will have you brush off its few flaws to offer you some good time worthy of the first entries.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2017

For fans of FlatOut your patience has been rewarded; the series has reached its zenith at a time when nobody expected it to resurge, let alone do so with such brutal conviction. For the rest of you, FlatOut 4 is the perfect antithesis of all those sensible racers out there; a real, rough around the edges prospect that demands your attention.

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6 / 10
Mar 20, 2017

Perhaps the main takeaway here is that FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is safer than its name suggests. There's not a lot to criticise in terms of its execution, but its ambition feels firmly rooted in the PlayStation 2 era. There's nothing particularly wrong with that, and if you're looking for a distraction to occupy between juggernaut releases, then the PS4 isn't host to many destructive racers that are better. But while there's fun to be had while you're playing, don't expect this above average car crash to live long in the memory at all.

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Mar 21, 2017

FlatOut 4 starts fast, furious, and certainly makes for plenty of early fun. However, after that initial adrenaline boost has passed, there comes a question about the longevity of the title.

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5 / 10.0
Mar 22, 2017

We desperately tried to like FlatOut 4, but we simply couldn't. Despite some fun game modes and a decent multiplayer offering, the gameplay is sooo confusing, and bugs abound all around. Well, the steep price doesn't help either.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
4.5 / 10.0
Apr 2, 2017

FlatOut 4 is a frequently irritating game that's held down by incredible amounts of grind, it has some saving graces with a variety of game modes and track types, but they don't do enough to balance out against the negatives like AI, physics and more.

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Mar 19, 2017

FlatOut 4 is a little rough around the edges.

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4 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2017

With its weird physics issues and inept AI, FlatOut 4 is a frustrating game that simply disappoints on every level.

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7.9 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2017

A fun racing game filled with lots of different game modes. Too bad the graphic engine feels outdated.

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