The basic breakdown is this: Flatout 2 is a 3D racing simulation game with a heavy leaning toward arcade-action, due mostly to the extreme violence that is so essential to the personality of the franchise. The only other series that does this is Burnout; however, Flatout seems to have a certain punk-rock "psychobilly" sensibility that gives it a dirtier, meaner mood and atmosphere. It is essentially a mutant crossbreed of track-racing styles and full-scale demolition derby.