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Hey Seth,

I remember previews for this and being completely uninterested at the time.  I was browsing games on Steam and this one was available for $15.  Went to gamespot and it was reviewed as fair although user reviews were good or better and said it was "underappreciated."  Did a little more digging and found out that opinion was that combat was derivative, levels very linear, but had a great story and fantastic soundtrack.  Watched a trailer and got sucked in.

Agree that combat is derivative of Halo and pretty uninspired, levels are linear, the graphics are very crisp on PC (can't speak to xbox), and there is a fun tongue in cheek sort of cockiness of the main character.  Sort of like Tom Cruise from Top Gun.

Orchestral soundtrack and voice acting are strong.  The story, while not original, is fine and the cutscenes are moderately long and well done.  They do however revert to a 640x480 resolution so they appear grainy on my monitor.  I find myself slamming through the combat quickly so that I can watch the next part of the story and listen to the music.  If I can find the music somewhere I'd like to make some machinima with it.

At $50 I would have been disappointed.  At $15 it's a bargain.  I'm glad I got it.  I'm supposed to get some psionics soon so maybe that will add even more fun.

I'm not sure how long of a game it is...Maybe gamefly it for you.

Originally posted by webdanzer Are you enjoying Flatout, Adam?  I've been a fan of the series for a while.  While not fantastic games, I think they are lots of fun, and deserve more attention than they seem to get.