If you don't explode outright and get forced to restart the course, recovery is still slow enough that it botches your chances of getting back into the race most of the time.
Even the better rides have a floaty feel to them, and the slightest bump from a nearby car at any speed can send you spinning out of control or flying end over end into the scenery. It's not so hot when you're trying to win a race. FlatOut 3's demolition aspect is great fun when you're in the mood to smash things up. After spending time in the game's other play modes-which range in difficulty from being equally unforgiving to downright easy-unlocking new vehicles with better handling makes returning to the main game a lot more reasonable, but that's not the end of FlatOut 3's woes.Ī big issue is the large number of racers on the track at a given time and their asinine level of aggressiveness. It can take an awfully long period of teeth-clenching frustration to make it through the first small track only to discover you have to start over because you didn't rank in first place out of the 15 psychotic drivers. There's nothing in between "flimsy toy car" and "clunky tank" at first, and it makes muscling through the early stretches of the main racing mode an exercise in sheer aggravation. Tuning up the cars doesn't help much either. You're either able to steer well but are prone to exploding at the slightest touch or built like a tank but about as maneuverable as an aircraft carrier. But the meager selection of cars available from the get-go is wildly unbalanced, and none of them are a good fit for the surprisingly demanding first few courses available. Here, you're meant to work your way through small groupings of tracks, unlocking new courses and cars as you progress from one location to the next. What's mind boggling is it's the least accessible place to start. Without any kind of campaign or story to speak of, FlatOut 3's main racing mode seems the most obvious choice for diving into the gameplay.
Slamming into rival cars and smashing through the scenery en route to the finish line is packed with adrenaline-pumping thrills, yet all the chaotic fun unravels when it starts to get in the way of achieving the staunch precision that's needed to win races and progress. True to its name, this arcade-style demolition racer is over the top in every way. And that's exactly what you find in FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction-only it's amped up to the third degree. The FlatOut series has never been much for realism and instead has favored physics-heavy vehicular carnage at high speeds. There's something infinitely satisfying about causing a 15-car pileup at 80mph that produces fiery explosions, sends twisted scrap metal rocketing in all directions, and flings drivers through the air like rag dolls.
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