Praticamente ignorate fino a un paio di anni fa, le leggi della fisica sono diventate una specie di fissazione per i videogiochi moderni, soprattutto quando vogliono ispirarsi al cosiddetto mondo reale. I risultati non sempre hanno convinto il pubblico o confermato le attese, ma FlatOut vuole differenziarsi dalle più rigorose simulazioni usando la fisica per un solo fine: lo spettacolo.

Players can develop their racing skills and intimidate their rivals on the track with all-new controls, and continue the action off the track with post-race confrontations, including opportunities to settle disputes with NASCAR stars by racing America's top production cars through city streets. Fans react to the drama, idolizing both NASCAR heroes and villains with every move, while owners and sponsors recognize talent and reward success.

My very first thought was: "My god, the understeer! This is insane". But, I know about understeer, and I know about the techniques one need to use to destabilize the car to enter into juicy powerslides, the fastest way to get around a slippery bend. But wait, I can't get the car to oversteer. It's too narrow, too slippery, I'm not paying proper attention to the pace notes...