Smashing up the competition!

Developed by Bugbear Entertainment, FlatOut is one of the most spectacular Racing games you'll ever see! Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around 45 challenging tracks in one of 16 fully upgradeable cars.

The track environment is subject to an advanced physics system unique to FlatOut, and is set to define a new standard in racing games. Fences will shatter, tyre walls will explode, water tanks and barrels will fly across the track into other cars. Every time you lose control, you will truly feel the weight of the car as it collides with and destroys a barn, or smashes into the pack of cars ahead of you, and with 40 deformable pieces on every car sparks are guaranteed to fly!

Anything you destroy or alter stays a part of the race, increasing the carnage to unprecedented levels! Broken fences, free rolling tyres, and even mangled parts of cars are left scattered around the track, increasing the mayhem with every lap. The expansive free-roaming tracks also allow you to dictate exactly how you drive your race, whether that be taking every shortcut, jump and by-road you can find, or keeping to the racing line and using your driving skills to rein supreme!

An extensive championship mode will keep you 'FlatOut' for months on end, as you battle through a huge variety of races, mini-games and the most outrageous arenas of destruction you could possibly imagine. And it doesn't stop there. Online and multiplayer gaming options add even more variety to the game play. Challenge your closest peers, or the best gamers from across the globe and compete in the most realistic racer to date!

Paul Benjamin, UK Product Manager of Empire Interactive commented:

"The technology that FlatOut uses is not only breath-taking; it is streets ahead of the competition. The levels of realism are unparalleled, not only can you destroy your car, but you can do it in a way that is truly spectacular - it's so real it's frightening."

Janne Alanenpaa, (Founder, Managing Director and Lead Designer) of Bugbear Entertainment added:

"We are extremely excited by the level of technology we have managed to create, and working closely with Empire has enabled us to make FlatOut a truly stunning and unique driving title."

• 16 different cars to race, customise and upgrade

• Full car damage modelling which also affects the performance of the car

• Unparalleled realistic scenery and debris damage with fully destructible driving environments with 3000 + items on each track to smash!

• Carefully tuned car physics to give a truly realistic feel to each car

• 45 tracks to master over 5 different environments including the challenge of snow-covered terrain.

• Two-player split screen mode for a AAA racing experience with friends

• Online play for up to eight players (Xbox version to utilise Xbox Live!)

• A whole host of extra fun enhancing mini-games including 'Figure of 8' and 'Demolition Bowl'

FlatOut is coming. Be Ready.

FlatOut will be released for the PlayStation® 2, Xbox, PC CD-ROM for Q3, 2004.

Release: PlayStation® 2, Xbox, PC CD-ROM scheduled for Q3, 2004 Age Rating: TBC Developer: Bugbear Entertainment RRP: £34.99 TBC

About Empire Interactive Empire Interactive is a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software that has been established for 14 years. The company floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange in July 2000. Headquartered in the UK, Empire Interactive also has offices in the US, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company develops and publishes a varied range of titles across all platforms in the US, Europe and Asia. Further information about Empire Interactive and its products can be found at: www.empireinteractive.com 

About Bugbear Entertainment: Bugbear Entertainment Ltd. is a software development company located in Finland, developing entertainment software for PC and next generation game consoles. The company was founded in March, 2000. Their first title was the award winning Rally Trophy, which was published by JoWood Productions Software in November 2001. Bugbear Entertainment is expanding from PC to the console markets, strengthening their foothold in the racing game genre, and is taking part in the Xbox Registered Developer Program. For more information please visit www.bugbeargames.com 

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