When comparing FlatOut 2 vs Carmageddon: Reincarnation, the Slant community recommends Carmageddon: Reincarnation for most people. In the question“What are the best PC arcade racing games?” Carmageddon: Reincarnation is ranked 8th while FlatOut 2 is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Carmageddon: Reincarnation is:
It's possible to thoroughly damage and destroy each vehicle in the game. And the game highly encourages such behaviour with one of the more commonly achieved winning conditions being to destroy the competition.
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 Great damage mechanics
It's possible to thoroughly damage and destroy each vehicle in the game. And the game highly encourages such behaviour with one of the more commonly achieved winning conditions being to destroy the competition.
Pro Public beta released
As of February 14th 2015 the public beta has been released for Carmageddon: Reincarnation. This includes all cars, levels and multiplayer, the full game.
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 In early access
The game is currently in pre-alpha development stage and as such is poorly optimized, buggy and unstable.