The Crew 2

 PlayStation 4
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5.6

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  1. Draxonfly
    Aug 23, 2021
    4
    Its ok for the scope of it. Fun and plenty to do, but the long load times, easy to get stuck, floaty controls and Ugly graphics (for today standards) hold the crew 2 back a bit, other than that, its good if you get it on sale.. feels like a game made in 2010 though..
  2. Sethorus
    Jul 31, 2019
    9
    Although it had a very subpar release, with an empty open world and very few activities, the Live updates provided to this game helped shape it up to be a very good racing experience. The addition of PVP and the Weekly Summit will make sure players always return to the game in order to gain more rewards and climb up on the leader boards.

    If you are not able to play the Forza Horizon    Although it had a very subpar release, with an empty open world and very few activities, the Live updates provided to this game helped shape it up to be a very good racing experience. The addition of PVP and the Weekly Summit will make sure players always return to the game in order to gain more rewards and climb up on the leader boards.

    If you are not able to play the Forza Horizon series, you will have a good time with The Crew 2 now on it's current state. Even if you do like Forza Horizon, The Crew 2 might provide a different experience since it boasts of several different types of vehicles and activities.

    The end-game and replayability of The Crew 2 is incredible, with an infinite paragon style leveling system, which provides passive perks to your driver avatar, 3 difficulty modes for the races, daily missions that provide you with paid currency and a weekly leaderboard competition that provide very interesting and worthwhile rewards regardless of how good you are playing the game.

    Vehicle customisation is also very good with the livery system, allowing you to insert funny or beautiful community designs to your car, as well as different visual and color options for the large catalog of vehicles. Sadly, Toyota cars are not available here.

    The game boasts of very beautiful graphics and a large open world where you are free to roam, going from East Coast to West Coast may take 40 minutes on a hyper car and every major US city looks distinct and similar to their real-life counterpart.

    This game now is well worth it's price and the Season Pass is not obligatory for it's enjoyment, you are able to acquire the vehicle using in-game money.    … Expand
  3. joost-013
    Jul 18, 2019
    2
    Pros:
    -Big world
    -Multiple styles of transport -Decent assortment of vehicles -Graphics look ok Cons: -World feels empty, kept using fast travel because driving was just not worth it -Cars feel vague and wobbly -Boats and planes mainly just boring -Ai and rubberbanding in the races is ridiculously broken -Upgrades are lootbox-like and feel very unrewarding -Unlocking vehicles    Pros:
    -Big world
    -Multiple styles of transport
    -Decent assortment of vehicles
    -Graphics look ok

    Cons:
    -World feels empty, kept using fast travel because driving was just not worth it
    -Cars feel vague and wobbly
    -Boats and planes mainly just boring
    -Ai and rubberbanding in the races is ridiculously broken
    -Upgrades are lootbox-like and feel very unrewarding
    -Unlocking vehicles is quite slow
    -Style and ''story'' got a very annoying social media style which feels really tryhard
    -Some menus and features are really unintuítive (I had to google how to restart a race)

    All in all the game is a step down in every way from it's predecessor (which was decent imo). It was the first bad game in a while that didn't just fail technically or in execution but which literally started to anger me.    … Expand
  4. dvxedge
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    Normally, I would never do something like that: a "zero" rating for a video game ... But I tried to play The Crew 2 as it is now part of PS Now. And unfortunately it is simply unplayable thanks to error "0_34". Yes, there are some sort of workarounds and guides - even from Ubisoft themselves - but what the heck!? I need to change internet ports and all that good technical stuff in order toNormally, I would never do something like that: a "zero" rating for a video game ... But I tried to play The Crew 2 as it is now part of PS Now. And unfortunately it is simply unplayable thanks to error "0_34". Yes, there are some sort of workarounds and guides - even from Ubisoft themselves - but what the heck!? I need to change internet ports and all that good technical stuff in order to simply start a video game? Thanks, but not thanks ...… Expand
  5. Trv13
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Grafica inferiore al predecessore, sistema di guida senza alcun criterio fisico, intelligenza artificiale con problemi gravi,effetto elastico disumano, comprate altro c'è di meglio, soldi buttati
  6. SidW
    Jul 11, 2021
    1
    Confusing and misleading navigation system made me go to a wrong way and found there is no menu for reset the race even go back to title menu. Stupid UI.
    Unreasonable recommendation of level. In hard difficulty recommending 210lv, a 243lv vehicle cannot even chase up with others.
    1/10 for good graphics.
  7. dg80cruz
    Apr 10, 2022
    2
    was a huge fan of the first game and was very excited for the crew 2, but every time i re-install hoping it’s gotten better i end up un-installing again less than an hour later. garbage.
  8. Meszroom
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
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    Very big world (whole U.S.)
    -
    Probably the worst driving physics ever created in a racing game... And worse than many non-racing games like GTA5 etc.
    Way worse than the first one
    Bought it on a sale for around 10 Euros and still regret it a lot
  9. Noballsack
    Jun 30, 2018
    6
    The Crew 2 does present some innovative features in the racing genre. Unfortunately it falls short on a technical and mechanical level. Can get very tedious after a few hours.
  10. Righter
    Jun 28, 2018
    5
    This is a game that's absolutely fantastic on paper, and might be a technological accomplishment, but the driving mechanics and crashing physics absolutely ruin the experience for me. The cars just don't respond as immediately as you want them to, and bounce off each other like wooden blocks. Also, you'll often find yourself being spun into a circle just for touching another car.

    A    This is a game that's absolutely fantastic on paper, and might be a technological accomplishment, but the driving mechanics and crashing physics absolutely ruin the experience for me. The cars just don't respond as immediately as you want them to, and bounce off each other like wooden blocks. Also, you'll often find yourself being spun into a circle just for touching another car.

    A shame really, it's like they focused on the world and all the trappings, and somewhere along the line, forgot that a racing game with poor driving mechanics, slow handling, and bad crashing physics just won't cut it.    … Expand
  11. RichieIncognito
    Jul 22, 2018
    4
    While the setup is certainly intriguing, The Crew 2 never comes anywhere close to sticking the landing. The second iteration of The Crew sees your bland protagonist switching seamlessly between, street, offload, air, and water races that span the entire United States. Obviously, the map isn't to scale, but one of the few high points in my play through was watching the scenery change as IWhile the setup is certainly intriguing, The Crew 2 never comes anywhere close to sticking the landing. The second iteration of The Crew sees your bland protagonist switching seamlessly between, street, offload, air, and water races that span the entire United States. Obviously, the map isn't to scale, but one of the few high points in my play through was watching the scenery change as I traveled from coast to coast. While each city definitely has a distinct look to it, each environment is so completely lifeless that the only difference between racing through Norfolk and racing through New York are the visuals. Speaking of things that are completely devoid of personality, the voice acting in this game is absolutely atrocious - think Matthew Perry in Fallout: New Vegas, but instead of just one guy that you have to talk to a few times, it's every character and they never stop talking. Just awful. The vehicle selection is fine, but the prices on a lot of the vehicles seem artificially inflated to tempt you into buying Crew Bux or whatever they're called. The only problem with that is that other than speed, just about everything that I drove (comparing vehicles of the same type, of course) felt very similar. Also, as other reviewers have mentioned, The Crew 2 features some pretty egregious rubberbanding, so don't be shocked when that shiny new GT-R you just bought gets overtaken by a Fiat. The artificial difficulty curve felt a little less heinous in the plane and boat races, but I gave up on those pretty quickly because they were just too dull to hold my interest for very long. Perhaps the devs can fix some of these issues in a future patch, but for now I can't recommend this game as anything other than a "rent - but only if you're really desperate and there's nothing better to choose from."

    utterly lifeless and devoid of personality.

    From the egregious rubber banding to the cringeworthy NPC chatter that is seemingly in your ear at all times,    … Expand
  12. GlassVectors
    Jul 8, 2018
    6
    Let's start off by saying this game is a step up from the first game, but doesn't mean it's a fantastic game. After spending around 25 hours into the game now, the more I play the less I like it.

    You really start seeing the games flaws from 1. This game has some of the worst inconsistent rubber banding ai I seen in a game. I can win a GT race by 30 seconds one second, then get    Let's start off by saying this game is a step up from the first game, but doesn't mean it's a fantastic game. After spending around 25 hours into the game now, the more I play the less I like it.

    You really start seeing the games flaws from
    1. This game has some of the worst inconsistent rubber banding ai I seen in a game. I can win a GT race by 30 seconds one second, then get completely smoked in a street race the next... Cause the ai can take unrealistic speeds through turns.

    2. Two this game has some of the worst physics. It's like hitting a bouncy ball off wood. And if you dare make a mistake the ai will punish you going back to 1.

    3. I don't know what's with Ubisoft game engine, but it produces some of the worst inconsistent lighting in all of it's games. The crew 2 provides no options to optimize visual settings.. which is a shame the game looks pretty.

    4. For lesser skilled players you will have no assist options with driving lines etc. Granted the arcade nature of this game is tended to be on the easier side... People with disabilities might have a tough time with this game.

    For some pros... Yes there is some.

    1. Well not a perfect 10 out 10 the handling in this get is far better then the first title. It feels obviously arcade but kinda has a it wishes it was sim...so can feel little weird at first.... especially with how weight feels.

    2. Solid assortment of vehicles to use, In a nice size map. Also assortment of different kind of races.

    3. It looks nice besides the character models looking like butt, but for a open world game that size...it's good.

    4. Sound is solid, except the music becomes repetitive dribble.

    Overall this game is a huge step forward, but also a huge step backwards at the same time. They took a more ambitious route with the world and what you can do in it, but all also took a very lazy approach with what makes this game beat.. with terrible ai, and bad physics. Hopefully within 3 to 6 months.. lot of it's issues can be patched up. In it's current state I would not recommend this title..not until a deep sale in it's current state.    … Expand
  13. sixsixsixflora
    Jul 14, 2018
    0
    I really wanted to like the Prequel, with it's crime story, bad car handling and huge, filled open world. I was just as exited as I found out there's a Sequel coming. Now, a few weeks into The Crew 2, I am just disappointed. There are a lot of quite useless features, as you have to buy a car up to 4 times and more often in different match up's. This would have worked out so much better ifI really wanted to like the Prequel, with it's crime story, bad car handling and huge, filled open world. I was just as exited as I found out there's a Sequel coming. Now, a few weeks into The Crew 2, I am just disappointed. There are a lot of quite useless features, as you have to buy a car up to 4 times and more often in different match up's. This would have worked out so much better if done like the first game did, buy a car once, then tune it with racing-, rally-, or street-kits. They also changed the HQ system. Now there's only ONE HQ, where to individualise your cars, in the entire overworld. So either you have to drive throughout the whole world or use fast travel. Speaking of which, the overworld in the crew 1 was full of challenges and fun stuff to do and explore, but not this time. It's hardly filled. There's nothing there to explore, just a way too large overworld with severe lack of detail and polishing, just to drive from one event to another. Further, there were inventions made in the first game, such as the navigation line in game, so you didn't had too have a look on the minimap all the time, guess what: it's gone. You spend most of the time looking in the bottom right corner, checking you're still on the right route to you destination than actually playing the game. What the actual **** Ubisoft and Ivory Tower? You took everything that was bad and multiplied it times 50, while cutting out everything The Crew initially did in a great way. The Rubberband AI was a problem a lot of racing games have, but oh my god. If you're in the last place, the first three places rush upon so you can completely forget about completing an event. If you're right on top, the whole field stays behind oneself, so if you crash in the last turn you almost instantly loose the race. "Then start the race over again" you might say, but guess what: they forgot implementing a way to start over a race. Races must be finished before starting over again. What the literal **** Ivory Tower and Ubisoft, just wtf. Don't stop reading: there's more to complain about. Just like the first game, you have to progress your vehicles so later events can be completed, but sometimes, there's such a huge step between the difficulty levels you have to grind the crap outta this game, e.g. the Alpha Racing class, which refers to Formula 1. There are 5 races in this section in total. Just driving the first two, easier ones, pushes your alpha racing car to a level of 221, but to further progress in this series, your car must at least go for a 250, wich means the player has to repeat those two races about 25 TIMES! No, really, what the **** was going on in their minds, while the game was in development? This is a game that reliefs on it's online features, it's just: there are no online features at all. This game is a huge mess. A huge, pulsating dick right in the face of us, gamers. What the **** Ubisoft?… Expand
  14. Chills_Drifting
    Aug 30, 2018
    3
    I love racing games and love to play them but this one is a disaster, sure it has a big open world to race on but it lacks on so many things. Most noticeable the graphics and the gameplay. The Crew was way better than this one. with small details from The Crew didn't end up in the sequel and just made the whole game really boring. if you want to play the Crew just stick with the one thatI love racing games and love to play them but this one is a disaster, sure it has a big open world to race on but it lacks on so many things. Most noticeable the graphics and the gameplay. The Crew was way better than this one. with small details from The Crew didn't end up in the sequel and just made the whole game really boring. if you want to play the Crew just stick with the one that came out in 2014, its a whole lot better than this unrealistic collision game.… Expand
  15. Jeremylamb12
    Jul 6, 2018
    9
    Not a big follower of racing games but you've enjoyed them in the past?
    Can you have fun with games without it being spoon fed to you?
    I owned The Crew 1 at launch. It was mediocre. I'm not really big on racers and the racing in TC1 just felt off for one reason or another(vehicle handling mainly). Also, the color of the world was rather bland. But the IDEA behind it was amazing and    Not a big follower of racing games but you've enjoyed them in the past?
    Can you have fun with games without it being spoon fed to you?

    I owned The Crew 1 at launch. It was mediocre. I'm not really big on racers and the racing in TC1 just felt off for one reason or another(vehicle handling mainly). Also, the color of the world was rather bland.
    But the IDEA behind it was amazing and had to have been every racing game fans dream for many years. Most of the fun I had boiled down to driving on a highway for 20 minutes to Valley of the Giants in the Pacific Northwest. I'm from Oregon so it was one of the closest attractions I could think of that would be fun to adventure to. And it was. I rather enjoyed driving through giant tree stumps and randomly deciding to go off-road and trying not to bash into trees.
    Another fond memory I have of TC1 is finding myself on top of a snowy mountain and trying to get down in the most un-safe way possible. And it was rather rewarding to go searching for hidden car parts too.
    But that's where it ended. I didn't care about any of the events because the actual act of racing felt sluggish and poorly delivered when it came time to competition. I didn't care that there were a bunch of random skill challenges in the streets because I didn't like them anyway.

    So I stopped playing rather quickly...I enjoyed the premise and the feeling of freedom but I had moved on slightly disappointed.

    In comes The Crew 2.
    What's this? TC2 Open Beta? Hmm...well....I'm a super nerd and I check PSN every Tuesday morning and download any free thing I can get my hand on...might as well check it out.

    Night and Day my friends...night and day.
    The vehicles control how you expect them to, boats are fun, planes are fun. Switching between them is fun.
    The colors are vibrant and just plain cheerful but they aren't cartoony or unrealistic. Menu transitions are smooth. The world map loads instantly. It just FEELS better to play and race in the events. Cleaner, more refined.

    Take this odd comparison:

    The Crew 1 felt like your old computer that runs slow but has all of your movies and music and games and programs and all that stuff installed on it... But it takes 7 minutes after login to be able to do anything on it without it crunching and loading at 120 degrees with the fans bout ready to spin off their tracks. And you keep double-clicking that new movie you purchased online but it's not quite working so you click it once and hit Enter instead. Then 3 minutes later it opens the movie 3 different times and you have to close 2 of them... And where was that one song from that one band that I liked? I don't remember but if I search through my 300gb of Music I might be able to find it........

    The Crew 2 feels like a freshly formatted computer with more Memory and a better GPU. And all you install on it are you bread and butter videogames and favorite movies and music. Sure you might not have that random duet of 2 of your favorite musical artists anymore but who cares? It sucked anyway. And you don't have all the Nightmare on Elm Street movies downloaded anymore but once again.....who cares you don't need them. And that 1.2 TB F2P RPG that your friends convinced you to download that one time a year ago that you never deleted because "hey it's free and I might play it some day when I'm bored..."??? Yeah that trash game is gone too.

    Missing things from TC2 that were in TC1(launch version):
    1. A bunch of challenges & events
    2. Overhead GPS line
    3. World Landmarks
    4. Online PVP
    5. Custom Races??? Maybe? I'm not sure.
    Yeah, it sucks that these things are missing. I'm not saying that the complaints from TC1 fans aren't valid, they are.
    But everything else is improved.

    New things in TC2 that aren't in TC1(launch version):
    1. Graphics that aren't depressing.
    2. Driving that feels good
    3. 2 new vehicle types that you can switch to whenever you want.....whenever....
    4. Polish/dramatic load time decrease.

    Things that TC1 Ultimate version has over TC2:
    1. Cops and stuff
    2. Graphics are much improved over the TC1 launch version. Much improved.
    3. Possibly faster loading?

    So heres where I'm at. TC1 Ultimate edition seems to be, for the price, a better purchase than TC2(before all of the post-launch content planned). But TC2 regardless of the TC1 updates and DLC will be a happier experience with a greater sense of freedom. I think people are underestimating the joy that comes with the planes and boats. I feel like if you enjoy nature and the outdoors and also enjoy the rush the speed can provide...then you will love this game.

    The Crew 2 is a fantastic DRIVING game and a great racing game.
    If you want a smile on your face while driving across USA doing whatever the hell you want... buy it.... I'm still planning on buying TC1 Ultimate on sale, but I'll take a better polished game with flying and boating over a sloppy feeling game with more challenges.

    Stop the blind hate    … Expand
  16. mazzocchi
    Jul 3, 2018
    5
    Hab jetzt so 8h auf dem Tacho und bin nicht so begeistert, in The Crew 1 gab es viel mehr zu tun in der Open World, all die kleinen Tests waren super und die gibt es in The Crew 2 praktisch nicht mehr,, völlig unverständlich!! Die Story ist total belanglos und eigentlich kann man die Cutscenes skippen, auch da war The Crew 1 besser mit seiner Gangstar Story!!!! Das Upgrade System machtHab jetzt so 8h auf dem Tacho und bin nicht so begeistert, in The Crew 1 gab es viel mehr zu tun in der Open World, all die kleinen Tests waren super und die gibt es in The Crew 2 praktisch nicht mehr,, völlig unverständlich!! Die Story ist total belanglos und eigentlich kann man die Cutscenes skippen, auch da war The Crew 1 besser mit seiner Gangstar Story!!!! Das Upgrade System macht auch nicht wirklich Spass.. Schade... Das einzige was bisschen besser ist, ist das Fahrgefühl und die Grafik.. mehr leider nicht!
    Schade... verpasste Chance für ein Meisterwerk!!!    … Expand
  17. NanoThunderGod
    Jul 1, 2018
    8
    The Crew 2 is an arcade racing game featuring cars, boats and planes. It does what is was meant to do, enjoy the USA with friends. I have played over 8 hours since launch and I can say its a nice game done really well. By no means its a realistic racing game. Its an explore your map kind of game. I have fun beating my friends scores and cars on the freeway. It needs updates but that willThe Crew 2 is an arcade racing game featuring cars, boats and planes. It does what is was meant to do, enjoy the USA with friends. I have played over 8 hours since launch and I can say its a nice game done really well. By no means its a realistic racing game. Its an explore your map kind of game. I have fun beating my friends scores and cars on the freeway. It needs updates but that will come. Im sure of it. Best racing game since Need For Speed Underground.… Expand
  18. SkyFive
    Apr 18, 2019
    0
    It's just bad man. Starting from the rubberband COM, and going to the missing details that would not have been that hard to implement, it's fun for a while until you start to develop cancer in every cell of your body
  19. Skyrant
    Jun 30, 2018
    4
    While the idea for The Crew is an interesting one, the result is bland and boring. It's really difficult to pinpoint the reason why the game is bad because there are so many problems with it.

    The driving is not surprisingly the best part of the game. The driving physics however are as confused as the rest. It's neither arcade nor simulation. It has very noticeable random input lag that    While the idea for The Crew is an interesting one, the result is bland and boring. It's really difficult to pinpoint the reason why the game is bad because there are so many problems with it.

    The driving is not surprisingly the best part of the game. The driving physics however are as confused as the rest. It's neither arcade nor simulation. It has very noticeable random input lag that makes it impossible to enjoy (PS4). The cars don't feel like they have weight or momentum, it's just skidding around in a mix between hovercraft and boxcar. This extends to the off-road races and the really bad motorcycle implementation.

    Jumping into a plane comes with it's own caveats. Most notably exposing the flat and boring looking world. Controls are no better here and doing tricks to impress your followers can get frustrating because the game will not recognize combos for some odd reason whenever it feels like it. Aerobatics planes are not nimble enough and fast planes are simply frustrating.

    The worst mode of transportation is the boat. It has virtually no mechanics other than Nitro Boost and it feels sluggish. There are no real water physics or waves. Jumps have no weight and only slow you down while the point of all the boring water events is to simply GO FAST! Utterly disappointing.

    If that was not enough, the UI designer should be publicly tared and feathered for the atrocity he produced. The whole interface of this game is confused and unnecessarily complicated. It's not the retro 80's style which is oddly quite refreshing to look at, it's the sheer stupidity and immersion breaking aspect that makes this the worst UI i have seen by a AAA game in a long time.

    Anything you do will rip you out of your game experience into a loading full screen menu totally stopping the action and immersion. It should be used as an example of how not to design a game UI.

    Overall the game is a generic racing game that due to it's ambitious map size suffers in the detail department and due to it's jack of all trades multi vehicle gimmick produces only a mediocre experience.

    It might be worth coming back to in 6-12 months when this Early Access release has fully matured and got a few very needed updates. Until then, stay away from it.    … Expand
  20. LOBO5000
    Jun 30, 2018
    9
    I'm going to list all the Pro's first.:
    Huge list of Cars from 67 mustang ( gone in 60 seconds) to high end cars Lamborghini - Veneno Coupé (2013) amazing looking car. It feels like it has everything for everyone. harley davidson hogs to kawasaki dirt bikes. Jeeps to hummers etc.
    Plenty of Iconic area's to race from Las vegas to New york. I live in Long beach California and I raced on    I'm going to list all the Pro's first.:
    Huge list of Cars from 67 mustang ( gone in 60 seconds) to high end cars Lamborghini - Veneno Coupé (2013) amazing looking car. It feels like it has everything for everyone. harley davidson hogs to kawasaki dirt bikes. Jeeps to hummers etc.

    Plenty of Iconic area's to race from Las vegas to New york. I live in Long beach California and I raced on land, Air and water and the main features are there(missing Queen Mary) of Long beach. Good chance if you if you live in the Untied States you'll be able to Race in your nick of the woods or visit some places you always wanted to see.

    You can switch from car to plane to boat easily without loading screens.

    Great graphics from details on cars to the Sun setting and reflecting off your Plane.

    You get your own personal Garage where you can store and display your favorite Cars,bikes, trucks etc. It looks good, well set up and looks like an museum.You later unlock a second floor, to hold more of everything. Also an separate hanger for all your planes and an water yard to see all your boats and jet ski's.

    Invite friends easily to your crew. One person goes to an event and It automatically sends an in game invite to other in your crew ( who can decline if it's not there type of race, I suck at planes) who then within seconds are at the same location and ready to race. Awesome feature is that while in your crew if lets say I crashed in 3 trees and two walls and got 8th but my crew member got 1st, I also get 1st place cash and prizes. Works if I have problem passing lets say irritating, difficult plane race event but my friend is an flying Ace, he or she can help me through it.

    Good customization. Can get a vehicle to look like an famous one or totally original. From car kits to community vinyl wraps, I got one that has One punch Man on my RX 7 drift car.

    It has replay feature which is Awesome. I can see some of the crazy funny stunts and skills pulled off. It replays remind me of gran turismo style in which it has 5 or 6 settings to see it, landscaping, lock on vehicle or cinema.

    CONS:
    The starting Screen is very long. I could fall asleep if I'm trying to start playing at 1 a.m. Yes I play late sometimes.

    Feel as if they spread themselves thin with event because they are SOOOOO many different styles or disciplines. About 4 race events for street racing, 4 or 5 for for formula racing, 3 for monster truck. So if you prefer street racing only, you'll be racing same 4 tracks races over and over again to gain new upgrades for your street car.

    The grind can get a bit rough if your trying to upgrade one cars looks and performance hoping you also get good drops. It feels like an MMO style grind to complete an event and hope to get good drops ( performance parts and visual ).

    During an event you can see body (Visual) damage and during replays BUT during your free roam riding you don't see or get it.

    If your internet goes out or PSN goes down for maintenance or Ubisoft Servers go down, from what I understand, you will not be able to play this game.

    Overall I really like the Game, it's better and an big improvement from the first game.    … Expand
  21. dimape
    Jul 2, 2018
    9
    The Crew 2 impresses with diversity. There's so much to do, the map is huge, there's plenty of different cars. Got tired of street racing? Try flying a plane or riding a motorcycle instead. I played this on ps4 pro and the graphics look great when played on third person view. First person view is less impressive, since the mirrors reflection are terrible. The user interface is terrific. IThe Crew 2 impresses with diversity. There's so much to do, the map is huge, there's plenty of different cars. Got tired of street racing? Try flying a plane or riding a motorcycle instead. I played this on ps4 pro and the graphics look great when played on third person view. First person view is less impressive, since the mirrors reflection are terrible. The user interface is terrific. I got this game because I wanted a forza horizon alternative, but now I see you can't quite compare them. The crew 2 has its own vibe, and there's so much content. I thought the car handling weird at first but after a few adjustments on the settings, now i really enjoy it. This is the best arcade racer for ps4. I enjoy this game even more than gt sports, even being completely different, we don't have gt's lack of content issue in here.… Expand
  22. Bseal
    Jun 29, 2018
    4
    Better than the first but still quite shoddy handling controls. Giant empty world, really fun for about 4-5 hours then you start seeing the sub par quality.
  23. TredZ
    Jul 10, 2018
    0
    Seriously disappointed after several hours playing this game.
    I pre-ordered this game because a friend of mine loved the first one but...
    - Graphics are simply bad, flat, poor. Buildings look like a cube with a simple texture on it. - Collisions are a joke, no visible damages on your car, even if you crash at full speed. You can pass through bushes but the most simple barrier will stop    Seriously disappointed after several hours playing this game.
    I pre-ordered this game because a friend of mine loved the first one but...
    - Graphics are simply bad, flat, poor. Buildings look like a cube with a simple texture on it.
    - Collisions are a joke, no visible damages on your car, even if you crash at full speed. You can pass through bushes but the most simple barrier will stop you directly.
    - There is no real difference driving on the road or grass or anything else.
    - You have to use the nitro just a little to go faster, and when you stop your car keep the same speed.
    - The world is empty and boring, no cops, often you have a car or a tree appear in front of you. I would have liked just one big living city.
    - Bad UX/UI: I use only the menu to select a race, simplest than the map. You can not change the radio station while in the final race. Loading time for everything.
    - Extremely rare loots for challenges. No coop challenges.
    - There is some "long-race" in which you have to drive for 15min+., one error at the end and you have to restart from the beginning.
    - Disconnection means you have to restart everything (back to the main menu). I would like an option "I want to play alone and DO NOT want to synchronize my score, so let me play offline. xoxo"
    - Repetitive: If you don't buy one of the most powerful vehicles, you will have to do the same race again and again just to reach the level required for the next race.

    Worst experience ever in a driving game! No fun at all.

    What was I expecting? A driving game with challenges, one living map (as GTA V), cops, coop challenges/races, only streetcar (not planes or boats...).
    This game does not worth the full price, get it at 10$, no more.

    Race game 20y ago: Play. Learn the track race. Train. Win based on your skills.
    The Crew 2: Play again and again the same race to win loots and BE ABLE to win the next race.

    NB: My friend shares the same opinion of this game and think that the first one is a lot better.    … Expand
  24. Eulogy612
    Jun 26, 2018
    9
    Not sure why this game gets so much hate. Its not perfect and its not for the hardcore sim racing fans. With that being said if your ok with arcade racing mechanics (think GTA 5, need for speed) Then IMO this is the best arcade open world racer since NFSU2. Note: I'm not comparing this to FH3 as I consider that a Simcade where as this is definitely a different kind of game.
  25. kantorr
    Jul 1, 2018
    0
    The Crew 2 is a racing game that utterly fails to deliver with its core gameplay. Driving physics are awful. For progression you'll be racing against AI, because there is no multiplayer in this always online title, and each race will be a landslide win or loss thanks to the worst rubberbanding I've ever experienced. The AI will rocket out of the gates (with cars that have 50% theThe Crew 2 is a racing game that utterly fails to deliver with its core gameplay. Driving physics are awful. For progression you'll be racing against AI, because there is no multiplayer in this always online title, and each race will be a landslide win or loss thanks to the worst rubberbanding I've ever experienced. The AI will rocket out of the gates (with cars that have 50% the "performance" stat as yours) and maintain a lead for a while before puttering out and letting you have a win. Or, as the case is with my current boat race, they will kill your hopes and dreams by passing you at breakneck speeds while you are pushing past top speed with a full nitro boost. It is not fun to race when you are either handed the win or simply not allowed to win because the AI says so.

    The other parts of the game are equally low quality. Did I mention no PvP at launch? The graphics are abysmal with low-effort textures pasted on low effort buildings stamped across a bland landscape. There aren't even any car damage indications. The rally raid races are time trials which boil down to "tree dodging simulator" more than a race. The photo mode doesn't seem to work and the UI is just horrible. The loot box "performance parts" are worthless because the AI scale difficulty with rubberbanding.

    PROS:
    +Lots of vehicles and vehicle types
    +Neat AF 3D map

    CONS:
    -UI
    -AI rubberbanding
    -No PvP
    -No splitscreen either?
    -Bland boring map
    -Car handling
    -Fake loot box performance parts    … Expand
  26. 98763
    Jun 27, 2018
    9
    The crew 2 is the best arcade racer available for the ps4. with it's humongous map, stunning 3d models, and satisfying vehicle switch mechanic, it gives Forza some serious competition. it's also suitable for hardcore and casual players with it's loot system. not to mention the 2 new cars we get every month and the large updates every 3 months. the game also doesn't include any loot-boxesThe crew 2 is the best arcade racer available for the ps4. with it's humongous map, stunning 3d models, and satisfying vehicle switch mechanic, it gives Forza some serious competition. it's also suitable for hardcore and casual players with it's loot system. not to mention the 2 new cars we get every month and the large updates every 3 months. the game also doesn't include any loot-boxes (unlike need for speed payback). with the games diverse motorsports there's something for everyone, with more disciplines on the way. this is definately a buy… Expand
  27. ahriyo
    Jul 2, 2018
    10
    A fun and beautiful game, with several vehicles and thouhands of possibilities !
    The gameplay is arcade oriented and perfect to get into the fun directly !
    Several activities: photo quest, tuning, custo, events, skills... That's cool :) Ok, PVP is not there ! But has been announced very soon ! You're looking for fun alone or with friends ? Go Ahead ! You want simulation and PVP    A fun and beautiful game, with several vehicles and thouhands of possibilities !
    The gameplay is arcade oriented and perfect to get into the fun directly !

    Several activities: photo quest, tuning, custo, events, skills... That's cool :)

    Ok, PVP is not there ! But has been announced very soon !
    You're looking for fun alone or with friends ? Go Ahead !
    You want simulation and PVP right now? Wait a bit :)    … Expand
  28. Beast979
    Jul 2, 2018
    8
    Overall I really enjoyed this racing game. Controls feel good to me for most of the vehicles (not fond of the rally cross controls or the planes). Graphics are nice on the pro, and there are some nice features overall with quite a few races if you put all the vehicles together. That being said, the problem I have is there are a lot of race types that did not get enough love. For instanceOverall I really enjoyed this racing game. Controls feel good to me for most of the vehicles (not fond of the rally cross controls or the planes). Graphics are nice on the pro, and there are some nice features overall with quite a few races if you put all the vehicles together. That being said, the problem I have is there are a lot of race types that did not get enough love. For instance there are only like 5 drag racing courses (there are plenty of straight roads in the game they could have made into drags, but they didn't), For rally cross there are only 3...a lot of the classes need more tracks. There is no real reason to explore the open world like there was in crew 1...another missed opportunity. I love however how you can form crews with your friends and race.....truly a blast. that is where the game really shines is in the co-op mode with friends. Overall i have definitely enjoyed enough hours in this game to make it worth buying....just hoping they add more tracks and content.… Expand
  29. jugadorhardcore
    Aug 29, 2018
    0
    ubisft insist with this fail. apperently they dont get notice that the crew was "the crap"
  30. Rowbro
    Jul 13, 2018
    7
    25 hours into the game and have completed nearly 60% of all events. Played the Beta and enjoyed the feel of it and hoped that the Beta was only a snippet of the real game but nope, turns out Beta was pretty much the whole game. Must admit at this stage the game is getting pretty boring and there needs to be much more to do. Not overly convinced that further free updates will add that25 hours into the game and have completed nearly 60% of all events. Played the Beta and enjoyed the feel of it and hoped that the Beta was only a snippet of the real game but nope, turns out Beta was pretty much the whole game. Must admit at this stage the game is getting pretty boring and there needs to be much more to do. Not overly convinced that further free updates will add that much but it does desperately need an online multiplayer. Racing against the in game AI is rather Pish especially when they are supposed to look like other online players..Game is fun for a while but nothing special, not sure I'll keep long enough to appreciate any future updates.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 53
  3. Negative: 1 out of 53
  1. Gamers Heroes
    Aug 26, 2018
    70
    The Crew 2 is a vast improvement on the original in every aspect. The environments offer a vast, exciting, and expansive world to explore. The huge variety of racing events, alongside a near endless progression system, promises hours of play time, and the car customization is the best we have seen this generation.
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  2. games(TM)
    Aug 9, 2018
    50
    Lack of design risks and personality spoil the ride. [Issue#203, p.74]
  3. Games Master UK
    Aug 9, 2018
    60
    The Crew 2 spreads itself too thin and doesn't take enough advantage of its sprawling open world. [Issue#333, p.54]
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