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Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

  • Summary: FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to utilize and take advantage of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of the Xbox 360 to produce an entirely new FlatOut experience. Features include: 12 cars racing on screen up from eight cars in FlatOut 2; Five all-new single player and two all-new Xbox Live multiplayer modes including ‘Hunter & Prey’, ‘Beat The Bomb’ and ‘Frag Derby’; Downloadable content support; Widescreen HD resolution (1280x720); Dynamic lighting and shadowing with real-time environment mapping on all vehicles; Increased polygon count, 20,000 per vehicle as opposed to 5,000 in FlatOut 2; 7,000-8,000 dynamic objects per track, up from 5,000 in FlatOut 2; Dynamic shadow maps for every single moving and static 3D object on each circuit; Parallax mapping for skid marks used in the off-road tracks and mud surfaces; Improved particle effects, e.g. dust, dirt, smoke and water. [Empire Interactive] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. 90
    Anyone who's ever laughed with glee at taking down a rival racer in a game of Burnout should be all over it.
  2. FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is a fun filled, balls out adrenaline fuelled, challenging and addictive game which improves on its predecessors whilst remaining faithful to what made them so popular.
  3. 85
    A solid game, and its Stunt Mode alone can be played for endless hours without a trace of boredom seeping in.
  4. Ultimate Carnage is a generous package that can be highly entertaining. But it’s a pity that it fails to apply a comprehensive design overhaul to FlatOut’s robust engine. [Aug 2007, p.91]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. An underrated classic. Good graphics, great physics. The party games are insanely addictive and the core racing is solid too. An exceptional addition to the racing genre. Expand
  2. AdeK
    8
    6/10 single player, but 9.5/10 online, the most fun this side of modern warfare online
  3. HankH
    7
    Not worth the money if you have played FlatOut2. If you havent' then it's a great game, as FlatOut2 was awesome already and this is identical but little tweaks in graphics (tracks are identical etc.). Expand
  4. If you've played FO2, you don't need FO2:UC. And why Bugbear go with Games for Window? Better play FlatOut1, FlatOut2, or FlatOut3. Or FlatOut Wii. Or FlatOut PSP. But not FlatOut2: Ultimate Carnage! Expand

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