When comparing FlatOut 2 vs Burnout Paradise, the Slant community recommends FlatOut 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best LAN party PC games?” FlatOut 2 is ranked 72nd while Burnout Paradise is ranked 98th. The most important reason people chose FlatOut 2 is:
Multiplayer is still possible in 2021, with a patched exe.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Multiplayer
Multiplayer is still possible in 2021, with a patched exe.
Pro Competing racers have personalities
Each driver has their own driving style and uses the same car each race. It creates storylines and allows noticing a player at a distance. This is especially useful in tournament races, since it's possible to get an overall better standing not just by driving better, but by eliminating the competition as well.
Pro A huge selection of cars
The game has about 75 cars available in 3 different categories that can be unlocked by progressing through the game.
Pro Great speed in a huge open world.
Pro Easy to sink hours into
Every road and intersection is potentially an event to complete.
Pro The most entertaining open world racing game
Paradise City is full of iconic places, and this makes it easier to roam because it's easier to remember them.
Cons
Con Online component has since been abandoned
As there's is practically no-one playing the game since it's release in 2006, the online counterpart of the game might as well be obsolete.
Con Starting and loading the game takes time
Con No circuit based events
Most races are point to point straight line races which lessens the challenge in an open world.
Con Reseting failed races takes time
There's actually an option in menu to restart current event.
Con Not a proper Burnout successor
The game is entirely based on the city and the open world and revolves everything around these two things plus collecting scores. The events seem less interesting and undertoned as well as slightly repetitive. Appears as a spin-off more than belonging to the main series, even in the title Paradise is written bigger than Burnout.