A great game which gives you racing, car battles, stunt shows and more like bomb runs, pass the flag, etc.  It could have been more refined but hey for the price you can't go wrong.  It isn't perfect but I was able to make a decent race track with some practice with the editor and with the different options you can create a vast variety of courses.  The cars and trucks aren't licensed but they do look similar to certain old and new cars so you get a wide range from a 4x4 pickup to common cars to exotics plus the addition of mini-guns and missiles!

I've been playing this ever since I got it.  Luckily it was on sale and I didn't have to pay the high initial release price since I was weary from the problems of the original Flatout game.  I thought this was going to be like the original but with new tracks and cars - WRONG!  Don't bother with the first one, this one is the version to buy because you don't stop on a dime when you hit tires, trees, cars, poles, etc.  Ok, maybe buildings and concrete walls, some larger trees but this time around they did the smash 'em and race 'em derby style right on the money.  You have more series, more tracks, more cars, more upgrades, more everything plus they improved the arcade driving 110%.  Way to go!!!

On the heals of the hot Ford Racing 3, we get Ford Street Racing.  This game takes you to various tracks and the streets including a new computerized team racing feature and other goodies including a variety of Ford Motor Company vehicles.  The vehicles now receive damage so you just can't bash your way through the race depending on which type of game you play.  Problem is that you can be damaged and still go as fast as before.  This game is ok in the long run but I prefer Ford Racing 3 over it since you can race more variety of vehicles, tracks, races, etc.

I should add that you do get to drive other vehicles in the "Challenges" part of the game where you drive a generic Full-Size Pick-up Truck, Minivan with NOS, Garbage Trucks and other vehicles.  These challenges keep getting harder and harder plus more frustrating as they go on but it is a way to keep the game interesting once you finish the career part.  They also are good if you are working on the career section and wish for something different.

The key to playing these games is fun.  I've maybe went anywhere from 75% to 97% through on some and tried again just to get to the same point.  I just don't let the game frustrate me so I just put that one away and move onto to another.  Yes, the AI cars and tracks do have to be challenging but as long as it isn't stressful since games are supposed to be fun.