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  1. Jun 26, 2018
    1
    So played first crew, spent 100+ hours in that game. It was amazing and fun and exciting, graphics were alright, cars felt like cars. Now this comes out and lets compare to the first part:
    - Graphics: same if not worse.
    - Sound: worse and not barely linked to whats happening to the vehicle in game (Im talking gear switches etc) - Physics: cars/planes/boats they all feel the same - like
    So played first crew, spent 100+ hours in that game. It was amazing and fun and exciting, graphics were alright, cars felt like cars. Now this comes out and lets compare to the first part:
    - Graphics: same if not worse.
    - Sound: worse and not barely linked to whats happening to the vehicle in game (Im talking gear switches etc)
    - Physics: cars/planes/boats they all feel the same - like soap on watery surface. Completely cardboard.
    - Map : smaller than the original, replaying same races over and over again? Really?!

    All in all it doesn't feel like a work on mistakes from the first game ( cuz lets face it: not perfect) instead we got some horrible feeling arcade race/flight/boat thing. I tell you this, try it and then try NFS Most Wanted for example, or even better underground 2. We can all agree neither of theese games are sims, both arcade, but I can bet you will have same or even better experience with old NFS than this. And lets not compare it to any other arcade racing game that is NOT released yet.
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  2. Dec 2, 2018
    6
    VERY grindy game. Probably the most grindy game I can remember playing of late. You have to grind to buy cars, then you have to grind to level the cars up. Getting the first car for a discipline leveled up to the maximum takes something like twenty hours. Then, to grind out the "set" that you want takes another 20-40+. I cannot even guess how long it might take to get a desirable setVERY grindy game. Probably the most grindy game I can remember playing of late. You have to grind to buy cars, then you have to grind to level the cars up. Getting the first car for a discipline leveled up to the maximum takes something like twenty hours. Then, to grind out the "set" that you want takes another 20-40+. I cannot even guess how long it might take to get a desirable set where all the item affixes are desirable, but I haven't met anyone that has managed such a feat. It's ridiculous.

    The netcode is DRAMATICALLY better than the previous game and among the best I remember seeing in an online game, but the playing experience is largely solitary. There are a dozen or so races across a dozen or so disciplines, but good luck finding people you enjoy playing with. There aren't, presently, any facilities for matchmaking or even global chat channels or anything.

    On the up-side, the game is gorgeous. The number of licensed automobiles is very large, including a pretty fantastic selection of popular motorcycles. If the idea of zooming around on a decked out H2 or S1000RR or even a Street Glide sounds appealing, The Crew 2 is the best option I have found short of doing it in real life.
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  3. Apr 9, 2021
    8
    This game is pure madness. It's so addictive. I used to play the open beta and it was "nah, alright" back then, but now, man. I really recommend getting this one. It's as arcade as it could be, but that's the very point, to be absurd, mad and extremely fun! 9/10 cause they could have made the controls better, but other than that (after a while spent in controller options menu) I love it so much!
  4. Feb 19, 2021
    4
    По сравнению с первой часть значительно больше контента. Но во всем остальном игра деградировала ужасная графика ужасная физика сюжет-да его просто нет!! Юбики всеми силами пытались убить серию и у них это получилось
  5. Aug 17, 2022
    1
    I bought this game in 2022 without reading any reviews which was my mistake. Ubisoft and Ivory Tower are a joke, probably the worst arcade racer i have ever played.
  6. Sep 30, 2018
    4
    I really enjoyed the first Crew. It wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it a lot.

    Some of the issues were the driving felt a little flimsy there wasn't much weight to it and the cars felt like they were floating. Then you had the end game which was just an RNG grind. BUT overall it managed to be a fun arcade racer. Albeit a bit of a short lived one. The Crew 2 had a few things to do
    I really enjoyed the first Crew. It wasn't perfect but I enjoyed it a lot.

    Some of the issues were the driving felt a little flimsy there wasn't much weight to it and the cars felt like they were floating.

    Then you had the end game which was just an RNG grind.

    BUT overall it managed to be a fun arcade racer. Albeit a bit of a short lived one.

    The Crew 2 had a few things to do for me to improve on the first one. The biggest one was make better use of the map. More races. More events. More stuff to do in this monster of a map.

    Second was they had to tune the driving to give it a better feel and just generally take the first game that extra step forward.

    They didn't do that. The driving in this game is even worse than the first one. You could literally be pod racing in outer space as far as the physics in this game are concerned. Absolutely terrible.

    Then they decided to make it some surreal joke with stupid jumps in the city and ridiculous courses. Why? What was wrong with just driving? You have an entire frigging map worth of roads why do we need to jump over buildings instead?

    The "story" is gone. I wasn't a massive fan of the story in the first game but I give them props for trying. It at least gave some context to the map and gave you something to follow.

    In this you are some moron who drives because he wants followers for social media. It's utterly pathetic. We went from a pretty gritty (though a bit shallow) story about a guy getting revenge for his brother's death to a loser who only wants to gain the approval of strangers on the internet.

    The flying is kind of crap. It uses the same controls as GTA which is fine. It is still pretty fun to just mess around. But the races and missions using flying are just sad. Fly through green circles with your plane at the correct orientation for points. Or do a set of pre-defined tricks for points.

    Honestly I had more fun in planes messing around. One time I spent about 20 minutes trying to fly my plane through a mountain car tunnel. It was really fun. Actually got some satisfaction when I managed to squeeze through while actually touching my wings on the walls on either side.

    And then we have the absolute nightmare in this game that is LOOT. When you finish a race you get loot. They actually call it loot as well. You get a little orb on the floor with a huge coloured beam coming out of it that you need to collect.

    I mean is this really the mentality of the gaming industry right now? That the average gamer needs the reward centre of their brain triggering after every race? It's utterly pathetic.
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  7. Jul 17, 2018
    0
    A really shallow game, not interesting at all. What a downer not even arcade worthy
  8. Dec 4, 2018
    3
    I just can not understand why Ivory Tower/Ubisoft decided to completely ruin this game? Why did they add things that no-one was asking for? Why did they take away things that made the original Crew great? When I first bought The Crew (the 1st version), I got it on sale and wasn't expecting much...but I was blown away at how great it was. I couldn't wait for the second version...all theyI just can not understand why Ivory Tower/Ubisoft decided to completely ruin this game? Why did they add things that no-one was asking for? Why did they take away things that made the original Crew great? When I first bought The Crew (the 1st version), I got it on sale and wasn't expecting much...but I was blown away at how great it was. I couldn't wait for the second version...all they had to do was improve on what the original was...maybe expand the US, or take it to Europe, and update the visuals? But what they did instead was TAKE AWAY parts of the great racing game, reduce the quality of some visuals, and then add this window-dressing that no-one was asking for (boats, aircraft, and hovercraft). I admit I don't mind the aircraft (because I was a pilot for 15 years), but I absolutely HATE the boats and hovercraft. So, the solution is simple right - just don't play the boat parts???? NO! The game FORCES you to play them (and upgrade them) in order to advance. There is even one Boss (The Duke) that talks about how boats/hovercraft/aircraft take away from pure-racing...BUT THEN HE USES A STUPID BOAT IN HIS BOSS-RACE!!!!!!!!
    Also - why do I have to go through the same stupid sequence of being slowed down, and then drive to the start point of every race? It might be OK if the person talking actually said something important (like explained to you how to drag race - instead of you having to figure it out/google search) - but they usually just spout off uninteresting-dribble that I guess is supposed to be "story line."
    And what is this "Live Extreme Series" crap?!?!? They used to have monthly events (in The Crew) where you could compete against others for prizes, but they also had a free-roam aspect in these events where you could upgrade your vehicles faster because the parts where better than normal free-roam. Now in this Live Extreme Series, you just race 3 different classes of vehicles (and a boat or hovercraft is always one of them), and only the top 2000 players in the world get something. I don't even think you get upgrades at the end - but if you do they are unremarkable.
    I got this game on sale for half-price on black Friday, and if I could get a refund I would. This game is pure frustration with some good racing mixed in.
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  9. Jul 3, 2018
    0
    Worse than the first Crew, released 4 years prior. Severe lack of things to do, you have to repeat the same things once and again. And on top of that, I did my rewards program while it was still advertised on uplay, didn't receive any, and they tell me the cut off day was the 26th, the pre-release, while they still had the advertising running in uplay of the rewards!

    Lesson learned.
    Worse than the first Crew, released 4 years prior. Severe lack of things to do, you have to repeat the same things once and again. And on top of that, I did my rewards program while it was still advertised on uplay, didn't receive any, and they tell me the cut off day was the 26th, the pre-release, while they still had the advertising running in uplay of the rewards!

    Lesson learned. NEVER buy anything from Ubisoft, ever again.
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  10. Jun 28, 2018
    6
    -Voice acting is cheap, cheerful and really annoying. The urge to skip cutscenes is a constant.
    -Menus feel cheesy and bloated, I wish there was a real 3, 2, 1, GO! instead of the viewing my car from various different angles
    -Graphics are pretty but nothing to shout about. The world mostly feels open and empty and I could achieve the same levels of fun from GTAV or other open world games
    -Voice acting is cheap, cheerful and really annoying. The urge to skip cutscenes is a constant.
    -Menus feel cheesy and bloated, I wish there was a real 3, 2, 1, GO! instead of the viewing my car from various different angles
    -Graphics are pretty but nothing to shout about. The world mostly feels open and empty and I could achieve the same levels of fun from GTAV or other open world games that include racing.
    -Sound is very mediocre. The backing tracks to most of the game are frankly annoying as hell and warrant instant turning off in the settings.

    Overall the game is actually quite fun, though the race mechanics feel quite dull, you can't really do "tricks" in any of the vehicles except maybe the plane, the game has everything you would expect from a car game, you press one stick to go, the other to brake and one button for turbo. Something mario kart did better nearly a decade ago.

    Really, i don't understand Ubisofts directions with games in recent year, they seem to be constantly churning out mediocre half finished and boring crap then selling you the other half of the game for 33.99 in a "season pass"

    I would say this is a "good" game but not at the current price points. This is a huge cash grab from Ubi to reap back profits on a pretty mediocre product.
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  11. Jul 12, 2018
    2
    What a horrendous waste of money. There seemed to be almost no effort put into it, no matter how hard I tried looking. It’s almost exactly the same map recycled from 4 years ago, but with worse lighting and detail. There are cool locations, but you are encouraged to never see them and just fast travel, probably to hide the graphical downgrade.
    The game advertises the multiple methods of
    What a horrendous waste of money. There seemed to be almost no effort put into it, no matter how hard I tried looking. It’s almost exactly the same map recycled from 4 years ago, but with worse lighting and detail. There are cool locations, but you are encouraged to never see them and just fast travel, probably to hide the graphical downgrade.
    The game advertises the multiple methods of transit, but boats are mildly entertaining at best and the plane races are something I wouldn’t do if I were paid. The car racing is pretty good, except the horrendous rubber banding, which means no matter how well you race, one crash could cost you the entire race.
    The economy means you can barely afford new cars, and makes no sense, with worse cars being only marginally cheaper than better ones.
    The 2 points are for the cars which are modelled pretty well
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  12. Jul 1, 2018
    4
    "Мы игру слипили из того что было." - сделано в юбисофт.

    Такая же хрень как и первая часть, универсальный гонщик на все виды транспорта - серьезно!? Гонки на утюгах, один вид звука при столкновениях во что либо, пустой открытый мир. Несколько кат сценок в начале для завлекалочки, а потом все топорно на движке сделано. Сюжет в игре!? Нет, такого не завезли.
    "Мы игру слипили из того что было." - сделано в юбисофт.

    Такая же хрень как и первая часть, универсальный гонщик на все виды транспорта - серьезно!? Гонки на утюгах, один вид звука при столкновениях во что либо, пустой открытый мир.
    Несколько кат сценок в начале для завлекалочки, а потом все топорно на движке сделано.
    Сюжет в игре!? Нет, такого не завезли.
  13. Jul 16, 2018
    1
    This is basically The Crew 1 but with added boats and planes,and what do they actually do to make the game fun ? Not much. You know why ? Because the developers thought that adding something like that would magically increase sales,they were basically lazy to improve on what they screwed up with the first game but they can add boats and planes just for the sake of it.
    -When flying a
    This is basically The Crew 1 but with added boats and planes,and what do they actually do to make the game fun ? Not much. You know why ? Because the developers thought that adding something like that would magically increase sales,they were basically lazy to improve on what they screwed up with the first game but they can add boats and planes just for the sake of it.
    -When flying a plane,you cant do anything that will make the game better,it becomes boring as soon as you finish the damn tutorial!
    -The rubber banding AI from the first game returned.
    -Upgrading cars is still useless because you can get passed and beaten by a lot slower opponents!
    -Stealing even more ideas from TDU2 (Buying a house and character customization)
    -Wall riding is the worst thing about driving cars,it should slow down the car not make it go faster!
    -No story mode
    -Too much money rewards and free vehicles
    -Always online,obviously - One of the worst things about this game
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  14. Jul 10, 2018
    2
    1) No PvP.
    2) Steering wheel support is awful. Lots of officially supported wheels have no FFB in this game. Who would need a steering wheel in a racing game anyway... (sarcasm)
  15. Jun 13, 2020
    0
    This is the worst racing game I've ever played. After 30 minutes it's easy to see how linear everything is about the game mechanics.

    Upgrading cars is basically non existent, just an arbitrary rating number that goes up with pre determined upgrades you receive after completing races. With that said, the street races are overly difficult, even on the normal setting. Basically to win a
    This is the worst racing game I've ever played. After 30 minutes it's easy to see how linear everything is about the game mechanics.

    Upgrading cars is basically non existent, just an arbitrary rating number that goes up with pre determined upgrades you receive after completing races. With that said, the street races are overly difficult, even on the normal setting. Basically to win a race you need to be going at max speed while making absolutely zero mistakes - that's because the AI is always going max speed and making zero mistakes. It doesn't matter how good of a car you have or how high the rating is, this is a game where a ford focus will beat a ferarri f40 no problem.

    There's no sense of achievement or rewards in this game, sure there's a big catalogue of cars, but they cost a fortune - and to unlock different race modes you need to buy a car. So tell me how is it fun to make $15k a race and spend $300k on a car (that will only be used on a very specific race, say drag racing) and then having to do that grind all over again.

    Honestly, this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how awful this experience was. End of the day, save your hard earned cash and spend it on a racing franchise that knows what they're doing (like a Forza or Gran Turismo).
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  16. May 28, 2019
    3
    I played The Crew 1 and found it okay but they could have made more of it.

    But here with The Crew 2 its a shame.
    Ubisoft / Ivory Tower does not seem to have learned too much from the first part of The Crew, the same obsolete graphics, same performance problems and the same mistakes, problems and deficits.
  17. Apr 9, 2020
    0
    I have not seen so garbage game in ages. I could not find anything positive about the game. Looks, performs and plays terribly. This is the first game I could not figure how to exit it - speaks for itself.
    If you are looking for a similar arcade game, buy Forza Horizon. That is for kids too but at least that is a quality game with a lot of fun.
  18. Apr 9, 2020
    4
    Weird physics, small visual tuning variation, long animation before and after race.
    Nothing nice in this game
  19. Apr 9, 2020
    0
    *Played this during the April 2020 free weekend*

    One of the worst arcade racing games I've played in my entire life.

    NOS doesn't even matter in this game. Also, this game is locked to either 30 or 60 fps.

    Garfield Kart has more realistic physics than this.
  20. Jun 30, 2018
    0
    Плохая физика ,нет вменяемого сюжета. В общем даже хуже NFS .
  21. Jun 30, 2018
    7
    I was excited for that game, but since I played the closed Beta, I wasn't...
    1) The physics are not good. If you drive a car or a plane, it feels the same.
    2) The number of the cities from the 1st game is the almost the same. I would love to see more cities. 3) Although it has many radio stations, the music is bad... 4) The graphics and the sound could be better. 5) After a while, the
    I was excited for that game, but since I played the closed Beta, I wasn't...
    1) The physics are not good. If you drive a car or a plane, it feels the same.
    2) The number of the cities from the 1st game is the almost the same. I would love to see more cities.
    3) Although it has many radio stations, the music is bad...
    4) The graphics and the sound could be better.
    5) After a while, the game feels repetitive and uninteresting.
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  22. Feb 11, 2019
    1
    Reasons why you shouldn't buy this game:
    -There is a game named "Forza Horizon 4" and they cost same.
    -This game actually doesn't have a storyline. Some cinematics appears aftter races that tries to keep you playing it. -The worst graphics that I've seen in a 2018 AAA game. PC graphics = console graphics for this game. You can even compare with any AAA racing game released after 2015.
    Reasons why you shouldn't buy this game:
    -There is a game named "Forza Horizon 4" and they cost same.
    -This game actually doesn't have a storyline. Some cinematics appears aftter races that tries to keep you playing it.
    -The worst graphics that I've seen in a 2018 AAA game. PC graphics = console graphics for this game. You can even compare with any AAA racing game released after 2015. Especially textures and lightning have downgraded. Try to make a trip at mountains, if your eyes don't bleed that may mean you need glasses to see better. The Crew Wild Run has better graphics.
    -AI is OP. They basically don't crash unless you hit them. They can pass the curves at 180km/h while you crash at 100.
    -You have to replay same races all the time because there isn't a storyline and online is dead.
    -Boats and planes aren't that enjoyable. You may be impressed by trailer but trust me, they aren't enjoyable.
    I played 150 hours the first game and played this for ~30 hours and I don't think I'll play anymore. The only improvements are sounds and pyhsics.

    Waste of money.
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  23. Jul 5, 2018
    1
    Ну так обосраться еще нужно было постараться - хотя о чем я, этож Ubisoft.
    По порядку:
    - управление не починили, самолеты и лодки вообще тихий ужас - графоний местами даже хуже стал - карта как по мне стала скучнее - тюнинга меньше - баги/глюки, один старт на PS чего стоит То что "якобы добавили" можно было в качестве дополнительного аддона добавить в первую часть, но нет - этож не
    Ну так обосраться еще нужно было постараться - хотя о чем я, этож Ubisoft.
    По порядку:
    - управление не починили, самолеты и лодки вообще тихий ужас
    - графоний местами даже хуже стал
    - карта как по мне стала скучнее
    - тюнинга меньше
    - баги/глюки, один старт на PS чего стоит
    То что "якобы добавили" можно было в качестве дополнительного аддона добавить в первую часть, но нет - этож не путь "джедая".
    Но ума довести не смогли и решили с нуля начать обозначив сея создание второй частью.
    И все равно - обосрались...

    p.s. Rest in Peace серия The Crew...
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  24. Jun 30, 2018
    0
    It doesn't matter how good the game is, you'll never be able to play it. Once loaded the game tells you it's "unable to connect to servers" and asks if you want to quit. There's doesn't seem to be an offline mode, so congratulations, you finished the game and all it took was one mouse click. The only redeeming feature of the game for me is that I got it free, so at least I don't feelIt doesn't matter how good the game is, you'll never be able to play it. Once loaded the game tells you it's "unable to connect to servers" and asks if you want to quit. There's doesn't seem to be an offline mode, so congratulations, you finished the game and all it took was one mouse click. The only redeeming feature of the game for me is that I got it free, so at least I don't feel cheated. To those that actually paid for it: my condolences, I hop you can get your money back. Expand
  25. Jun 27, 2018
    2
    In my opinion TC2 from Ivory Tower/Ubisoft is for gameconsoles in kidsrooms, because the simplified environmental graphics does not demand high PC-hardware and there is no evolving story with consecutive episodes. So it's simple to do whatever you want & the matches are mostly too easy, but this does not only have advantages: It's like a carnival without deeper sense and plausibleIn my opinion TC2 from Ivory Tower/Ubisoft is for gameconsoles in kidsrooms, because the simplified environmental graphics does not demand high PC-hardware and there is no evolving story with consecutive episodes. So it's simple to do whatever you want & the matches are mostly too easy, but this does not only have advantages: It's like a carnival without deeper sense and plausible background, just to put on a show for artificial followers. Doing this the fun factor doesn't come up through the locomotion physics either: above all roadcontact is missing never mind finetuning for driving, water does not affect boats and wind does not exist for airplanes. Obviously lacks a plenty of experience with racingcompetitions in every kind of these. Also the sounds do not create a special atmosphere, besides there's only a glorified USA-area. Does the future of videogames look like this? That soulless game is the Jack of all trades as master of none, whose advertising promises more than it is! In fact for everything only 24GB of storage is required instead of the announced 55. All in all my aroused expectation for such a high-priced title is kinda disappointed, therefor here are at least 2 out of 10 points (always same smooth intro & clearly arranged car selection are given, smart will be exited via hidden radio menu anyway microtransactions cannot be dangerous here). Since i'm bored of Microsofts mainstream Forzas, ultimately i prefer the spirit of eArts matured NfS-Ghostseries currently Payback. Expand
  26. Jan 12, 2019
    0
    Хуйня,первая часть лучше,юбисофт всё испортили ,Форза 4 ТОП
  27. Dec 22, 2018
    4
    Just bought for $30 and even at that price, it's still not worth buying unless you love grinding or paying for cars with real money. After 10 hours I've deleted the game as I can see where this is going. When will game developers learn that greed will eventually kill gaming?
  28. Jan 20, 2020
    1
    Убогая аркадная гонка от юбисофт. Физика никчемная, машины как коробки себя ведут, при этом там встроен горизонтальный гироскоп - перевернуться на крышу практически нереально. Управляемость убогая, графика для 19 года хреновая. Интереса ноль, игровой процесс как обычно у юбисофт, убогий и скучный. И вот этот вот мусор продается за те же деньги, что и Форза например. В общем, очередноеУбогая аркадная гонка от юбисофт. Физика никчемная, машины как коробки себя ведут, при этом там встроен горизонтальный гироскоп - перевернуться на крышу практически нереально. Управляемость убогая, графика для 19 года хреновая. Интереса ноль, игровой процесс как обычно у юбисофт, убогий и скучный. И вот этот вот мусор продается за те же деньги, что и Форза например. В общем, очередное говно от юбисофт, они компания стабильная, у них не из говна только Сидж и Райман леджендс - остальное скучный хлам. Обходите стороной, если кто-то предложит - плюньте в рожу. А, один балл за то, что лагов мало - в принципе, более-менее стабильно работает. Унылое говно, но стабильненькое такое. Expand
  29. Aug 18, 2019
    0
    after awesome The Crew 1 with great potential and good tuning options .. like in the 0 racing game before.. and i spent such a much time in The Crew 1 and i love that Wild run DLC .. so i was really excited for Crew 2 .. but i didnt want to play with boats or fkin plane.. i wanted to be like Crew 1 and with more options better graphic and that would be great.. but no.. The Crew 2 isafter awesome The Crew 1 with great potential and good tuning options .. like in the 0 racing game before.. and i spent such a much time in The Crew 1 and i love that Wild run DLC .. so i was really excited for Crew 2 .. but i didnt want to play with boats or fkin plane.. i wanted to be like Crew 1 and with more options better graphic and that would be great.. but no.. The Crew 2 is terrible and with zero charisma... dont buy it.. its bulls*it Expand
  30. Dec 8, 2020
    0
    A "would be" arcade game that has gone all the way into "pay to win" scheme.
    They add new content, which is locked behind store, they add new cars, which are locked behind store.
    You got Deluxe edition? You got season pass and all?
    Well, pay us more, because we painted these cars in black&white now.
    No thanks. Forza Horizon is much less greedy.
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 26, 2018
    70
    Open world is sadly underutilized: there’s no need to explore it to find new races, and unlike original The Crew, mini-activities like slalom are few and far between. [Issue#232, p.54]
  2. Jul 30, 2018
    73
    Diverse arcade racer with an impressively huge game world, but the enormous potential isn't used enough.
  3. Jul 30, 2018
    50
    A great driving game, a poor racing game. Has some technical issues involving controller support and their idea of multiplayer is somewhat unusual for this genre. A game I would happily spend more time with, but can’t recommend highly in its current state.