The open world driving version of the Forza series features enjoyable challenging racing but there is little new here. The tracks feel a bit repetitive early on and for an open world game, a lot of the joy is often the environment the game puts you in. Think 'Test Drive Unlimited' with it's beautiful picturesque backdrop or 'Need for Speed: Most Wanted' with its high detailed cities with a variety of locations. This feels a bit more bland than that.
Gameplay 3.5/5
Graphics 4/5
Sound 3.5/5
Difficulty 4.5/5
Originality 2/5
This is one of the more unrealistic licensed F1 games you're going to play. It is almost WipEout in a car, with pickups and light handling. Not bad fun though.
This looks pretty good for a '95 boxing game, being one of the first boxing games to render matches using 3D graphics. Even the best boxing video games haven't had me wanting more, and this one is no different with the gameplay being a bit thin.
It doesn't take long to realise why this game has received so many bad reviews from the word go. Unlike the other FlatOut games, it seems cheaply made with odd looking graphics and weak gameplay. The only thing this really has going for it is that there are a wide variety of game modes.
The first 2-3 hours of this are extremely tedious. The battling is just a case of pressing X, X, X, X, X, X et cetera. It heats up a bit from chapter 3 but some more variety from the word go would've been nice. Compared to the old FF games, the battling is a bit messy to me as well with numbers, friends and foes being all over the screen. It's the most linear FF game I've played as well. There isn't a lot of exploring to do. 3.5-3/5