This feature is extensively used in special events, when the player is required to launch a driver to a specific distance, height, or at a target.

[9] The Sydney Morning Herald gave the game a score of four-and-a-half stars out of five and stated: "The handling is remarkable, and the fact the tracks are littered with obstacles that bounce and crash realistically makes it all the more fun.

Throw in excellent damage modelling and it's plain to see that this game has nailed the core mechanics of an addictive racer perfectly".

[22] The Times gave the PS2 and Xbox versions a score of four stars out of five and wrote that the truly suicidal "will be in awe of the driver's ability to launch himself fatally through the windscreen, screaming, while the rest of us will love the game's easy and responsive controls, and the authentic feel of the cars".

[4][5] Detroit Free Press, however, gave the Xbox version a score of two stars out of four and said that "if [the game] were only a $20 title, I'd heartily recommend it.

The third entry, FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction, developed by Team6 Game Studios and published by Strategy First in December 2011 exclusively for Microsoft Windows.

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity developed by Kylotonn for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows was released in March 2017.