Inside Hotwire 3D

The next generation debut of the FlatOut franchise couldn’t come at a better time. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage as it called for the Xbox 360 is slated for June 2007. This new FlatOut game is rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to take advantage of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of the Xbox 360 to produce an entirely new, breathtaking FlatOut experience. A playable demo is available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Thus far, we are pleased with our first impression of the game. The controls are relatively responsive and attention to details, which include old tires flying all over the track and drivers getting ejected after a hard collision, are outstanding.

Some of the many brand new design and gameplay components featured in FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage include 12 cars racing on screen up from eight in FlatOut 2, five all-new single player and two all-new multiplayer game modes over the Xbox Live online game service, over 8,000 dynamic objects per track up from 5,000 in FlatOut 2, widescreen High Definition resolution (720p), dynamic lighting and shadowing all with proper real-time environment mapping on all vehicles, downloadable content via Xbox Live, and 20,000 polygons per car up from 7,500 in the previous generation. If what we experience in the Ultimate Carnage demo holds, it’s sure going to be a nice diversion from “Burnout” racing scenes.