July 21st, 2008

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage PC

Do you know why I love the games in the FlatOut series? The answer is pretty simple - because they are the closest games to Destruction Derby 2 I could found in the last years! Why Destruction Derby 2? Well, simply because it's one of the best racing games I was playing in 1998-1999, and that's enough! Now, let's leave aside FlatOut and its sequel, FlatOut 2, and move to the latest installment in the series, FlatOut Ultimate Carnage, soon to drop on our computers...

According to Empire Interactive, the publisher of the FlatOut series in the US & Europe via retail outlets, FlatOut Ultimate Carnage should be coming to Windows PCs later this year, first in Europe, and then in the US.

Regarding this third title in the series, Sean Walsh, Empire Interactive Product Manager, said "This really is the first Windows title to offer Arcade destruction racing combined with eye-popping graphics all packaged up with one of the most advanced physics engines ever seen in a racing game."

So far, so good, but I really don't know if I should cheer or not the promised Windows Live functionality, considering the reliability problems had by most games using this, such as Gears of War. Talking about the dates, Europe should see Ultimate Carnage on the 1st of August, while North America, during the first quarter of next year.