<s>
FlatOut	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Finnish	O
developer	O
Bugbear	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
,	O
with	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
distributing	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
FlatOut	B-Application
places	O
emphasis	O
on	O
demolition	O
derby-style	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modes	O
in	O
FlatOut	B-Application
include	O
standard	O
lap	O
races	O
,	O
in	O
either	O
open	O
environments	O
or	O
stadium	O
laps	O
,	O
and	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
deathmatches	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
driver	O
of	O
the	O
sole-surviving	O
vehicle	O
declared	O
the	O
winner	O
;	O
both	O
modes	O
pit	O
players	O
against	O
7	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlatOut	B-Application
is	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
physics	O
in	O
vehicle	O
damage	O
and	O
collisions	O
;	O
dents	O
on	O
vehicles	O
may	O
vary	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
accident	O
,	O
object	O
and	O
angle	O
of	O
impact	O
(	O
falling	O
objects	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
will	O
damage	O
mostly	O
the	O
upper	O
areas	O
of	O
a	O
car	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
roadside	O
items	O
react	O
better	O
to	O
collisions	O
from	O
other	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlatOut	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
truly	O
suicidal	O
"	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
awe	O
of	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
himself	O
fatally	O
through	O
the	O
windscreen	O
,	O
screaming	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
us	O
will	O
love	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
easy	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
authentic	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
were	O
only	O
a	O
$20	O
title	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
heartily	O
recommend	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlatOut	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
100	O
classical	O
Finnish	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
Finnish	O
Museum	O
of	O
Games	O
in	O
Tampere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
FlatOut	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Bugbear	O
released	O
FlatOut	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Carnage	I-Application
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
FlatOut	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Team6	O
Game	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
FlatOut	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
FlatOut	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
&	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Team6	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flatout	B-Application
Stuntman	O
is	O
the	O
Android-exclusive	O
ragdoll	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlatOut	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kylotonn	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
