CheatCC writes: "Flat Out: Head On is a decent little racer, as far as handheld racing games go. It's not at the head of the racing pack, but you can't go wrong spending a few hours with it, which is why I would recommend it as a rental. It lacks depth. It's not that it's not a fun game, but the challenges are presented in short bursts, almost in a mini-game format. The racing can be unintentionally difficult thanks to the cheating A.I. and loose control system. As an arcade racer, Head On mixes up the gameplay to keep us from getting bored with it too quickly."
andPOP writes: "I'll be brutally honest, I've been putting off trying out Flatout: Head On for one very poor reason, with the re-release of Final Fantasy 4 every time I reached over to pick up a portable system instead of reaching for the PSP to do some work, I'd pick up the DS to play some FF. Eventually however, I buckled down and got to work and boy did I not realize what I was missing! When I first try a game I like to watch the entire introduction video before pushing start because I feel an intro should get you excited to play and show you what kind of game it is. Flatout did this fantastically as I watched cars crashing left and right and brilliantly detailed explosions occur, granted these were not the in-game graphics, but boy howdy how it got me excited!"
FlatOut's inaugural run on the PSP is just as much of an action-packed, feature-rich event as you'd expect. The fun throw-the-driver-from-the-car minigames are all here, and the developer has kept a lot of the unpredictable crashes and trash-strewn environments.
The graphics are impressive for the handheld console and the pick up and play elements combined with the carnage and mayhem that ensues from the tournament levels is enough to keep you entertained for more than a weekend.
Flatout: Head On is a great pick up and play car game that will have you oh-ing and ah-ing as you crash into yet another obstacle or take out another race competitor.
