The Crew

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 662 Ratings

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  1. edutra1976
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrível. Uma jogo de corrida arcade tosco. O carro parece deslizar na estrada como se fosse de gelo, e quando faz a curva ele gruda no chão como se fosse cola. Gráficos de PS3. Se sair da estrada o carro atravessa o matagal como se o matagal fosse transparente. O mapa é grande, isso é verdade. Mas o game é decepcionante.… Expand
  2. Dog4life
    Dec 2, 2014
    4
    A mediocre arcade racing game that suffers from bad graphics, low texture detail and also cars looks almost better in NFS underground 2.
    Too few cars to choose from. The story is a joke told by cheesy cutscenes.
  3. DarwinTheCat
    Dec 3, 2014
    3
    How is that people continue buying Ubisoft games?. The Crew has a terrible story (not that you buy a racing game for its plot), outdated graphics (almost PS2 quality) and a plethora of glitches that will keep you raging for hours.

    Please vote with your wallet and stop supporting Ubisoft.
  4. themiso
    Dec 2, 2014
    4
    It doesn't look too bad, but not great either. Undercover cop story ? Really ? Another below average game from Ubisoft. The world is big whch is plus, but it takes little bit more than just a size to satisfy :)
  5. Satus
    Dec 2, 2014
    0
    Arcadre Racing game with PS2 graphics and bad car handling. Some MMO elements and Ubi Soft typical Map und collectibles. Only some cars to choose from. Don't buy this crap
  6. Malooga
    Dec 23, 2014
    3
    "Dude! Did you see my new car?"

    "What, the Subaru concept car that's not actually available at ANY retailers worldwide?!" "Yeah man, fricken' sweet huh? I won it in a pink-slip race in The Crew! You can't really make out the details that well, and I can't really say if it handles realistically but I DO own it...virtually." "That's pretty cool man." Insert different car model,    "Dude! Did you see my new car?"

    "What, the Subaru concept car that's not actually available at ANY retailers worldwide?!"

    "Yeah man, fricken' sweet huh? I won it in a pink-slip race in The Crew! You can't really make out the details that well, and I can't really say if it handles realistically but I DO own it...virtually."

    "That's pretty cool man."

    Insert different car model, repeat conversation. 3/10    … Expand
  7. ravenheart42
    Jan 6, 2015
    0
    I really have tried to have fun with The Crew, but it ends in anger, frustration , and wanting to kill the game !!, when you pay this much money for a game, you want it to be fun, life has frustration enough, when I sit down to play my PS4, I want to enjoy a game, with The Crew, the controls are terrible, and I've moved them around trying to have control of my car, but it still slidesI really have tried to have fun with The Crew, but it ends in anger, frustration , and wanting to kill the game !!, when you pay this much money for a game, you want it to be fun, life has frustration enough, when I sit down to play my PS4, I want to enjoy a game, with The Crew, the controls are terrible, and I've moved them around trying to have control of my car, but it still slides around like it's on ice, bottom line this game is awful, and I wish they would stop putting out such awful racing games that only leave you angry and pissed off, like Need For Speed The Run, which had potential, but did the same thing made you feel like you got ripped off, please stop it with these awful games wasting our money and time !!!… Expand
  8. FrontierGames
    Dec 13, 2014
    1
    This game sucks and this junk need to be the worst racing game ever,the graphics are terrible,the bugs are horrible and the worst of all.Not released for PS3 or Wii u because of this silliness of Ubisoft and Ivory Tower
    explaining that Xbox 360 has better hardware.Competitor for be the Worst Racing Game of the Next Generation.
  9. Xylog
    Dec 31, 2014
    3
    Too many random, uncontrollable events (obstacles/crashes/loss of control/rubber bands) makes progress very slow, difficult, repetitive and frustrating. Graphics are ordinary but gameplay and especially control are worse. Progression and achievement pretty much a spin of the roulette wheel. Tedious, frustrating, not much fun.
  10. WhyteWlf1
    Apr 12, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The fact that the driving is vague and could be overlooked. The boring start up mods and bad facial art could be ignored. Unfortunately the absurdly long install AFTER you've completed the useful pro log that is so poorly written it makes Drstiny's storyline stand talk. And heaven forbid should your system end up going idle, this insanely long install stops. If you pause the app, or close it, the download stops. So, if you can accept this sort of stupidity, set aside 8 hrs to stair at the car that didn't want to spend your entire start up budget on to begin with. I'm NOT waiting for the rest of the install. I'm deleting this tragedy.… Expand
  11. Cpal4554
    Jul 7, 2018
    3
    Very disappointing game. The graphics have improved after some updates, but the environments are still boring. Driving is unbelievably frustrating, you pretty much crash into stuff, turn the wheel, crash into stuff on the opposite side. It's arcady like Need For Speed, but without the fun. Also, it contains monster trucks which is awesome, except they're nothing like monstertrucks. YouVery disappointing game. The graphics have improved after some updates, but the environments are still boring. Driving is unbelievably frustrating, you pretty much crash into stuff, turn the wheel, crash into stuff on the opposite side. It's arcady like Need For Speed, but without the fun. Also, it contains monster trucks which is awesome, except they're nothing like monstertrucks. You can't drive over anything, you can't crush anything, it's just a bigger car crashing into stuff. Frankly, GTA V is a better racing game, with much better monster trucks. I wanted The Crew to be good, but the reviews are true, this game is really, really bad considering what it could and should have been.… Expand
  12. hansdelacroix
    Jun 4, 2020
    2
    What can I even say? The game is just one of those games where you just lose focus. The games physics are awful. It's like driving on the moon. The game lacks a personality as well. The story is very forgetful, I don't even know what's happening most of the time with the story. The game lacks cars as well as most of them are generic same 'seen already in a dozen games' I would avoid this racer.
  13. zahid634
    Jan 22, 2015
    0
    you cant change the controls, not enough details what to do, you keep on driving for nothing. All the cars have same handling and very loose, too much of the movie very very time wasting. Ubisoft has failed its attempt to copy NFS RUN. There are only a few challenges which keep on repeating. Waste of money.
    NOT RECOMMENDED.
  14. Captiosus
    Dec 8, 2014
    4
    Let's critically examine what Ubisoft themselves have called "The Crew". They have referred to it as a MMO, open world, competitive racing game. Unfortunately, about the only part of their own assessment that is correct is the "open world" part.

    The Crew is not a very good racing game. Car and world physics are atrocious and even after upgrading cars with performance parts players will    Let's critically examine what Ubisoft themselves have called "The Crew". They have referred to it as a MMO, open world, competitive racing game. Unfortunately, about the only part of their own assessment that is correct is the "open world" part.

    The Crew is not a very good racing game. Car and world physics are atrocious and even after upgrading cars with performance parts players will find their cars sliding all over the road. A slight tap on the wheel or stick will result in either minimal movement or spinning off course, all in the same car with the same parts. AI is frequently "boosted" to foster competitiveness against the player in the campaign so the player's upgrades often feel for naught when an AI left in the dust several miles back suddenly passes the player at Warp Factor 5 to take the win within the last 100 yards.

    The Crew is not a good MMO. Let's start with the obvious in that it's not "massively multiplayer" in the slightest. Each part of the world you inhabit has a cap to the number of people that can also be in it. I believe the cap is 8, total, as I never saw more than that in any given area. That's hardly massive and more akin to a large lobby system. Beyond this point, The Crew's "end game" revolves entirely around multiplayer racing. Once the player finishes the story, that's IT from a PVE standpoint. Cap at level 50 and the entire goal of the game is PVP/Faction Wars. Since Ubisoft themselves have referred to the game as an MMO, this comparison is warranted: Imagine World of Warcraft where you play a story mode to get to max level only to find out all end game progression is 100% pvp battlegrounds, rated battlegrounds, and rated arena. The Crew's end game is merely PVP grind hidden behind racing and grindy gameplay alone does not make something a MMO.

    The Crew is a not a good competitive racer. Multiplayer is plagued by lag, rubber-banding, and other persistent server issues and it favors players with more money than sense. Perk Points that fundamentally enhance and/or alter player abilities can be bought with real money over and above the finite amount players can earn in-game. Cars in varying tuner classes can also be purchased with real money. Combined with the inherent imbalance the so-called "MMO" elements bring to the table, there's very little competitiveness in the multiplayer racing.. which effectively devalues their ENTIRE "end game" design.

    The Crew is not a good looking game. Graphically, it's dated out-of-the-box. Defenders claim this is merely due to the open world nature of the game, to which I cry "BS". They could have done much, much better in this department with the current crop of consoles. Even the PC, while it gets better framerate, suffers these lackluster, cartoonish textures and models.

    The only real solid point to The Crew is the open world venue. Driving around in the micro-United States is a fun endeavor in and of itself, but it's one that can be fully accomplished within an hour of two of starting the game. Once you've driven around all the backroads and dirt roads and had your moments of "wow, they put that in?", you're stuck with a game whose core - racing, competitive multiplayer, and MMO or RPG elements - is rotten.    … Expand
  15. Enforcer122
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    Another poor, unfinished, lifeless game created and released for profit by Ubisoft. The first problem I have with this game are the inclusion of micro-transactions. If I pay decent money for a game, the LAST thing I expect is micro-transactions, it's unacceptable. I drive around in cars which don't feel good, the best racing games make the car feel alive, like you're actually driving in aAnother poor, unfinished, lifeless game created and released for profit by Ubisoft. The first problem I have with this game are the inclusion of micro-transactions. If I pay decent money for a game, the LAST thing I expect is micro-transactions, it's unacceptable. I drive around in cars which don't feel good, the best racing games make the car feel alive, like you're actually driving in a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. On this, it feels like an empty box with two wheels. Not to mention you drive around a lifeless terrain, filled with nothingness. I just don't get it, such a poor game, could of been so much better. I'm not buying another Ubisoft game again after this and Watch dogs.… Expand
  16. Fodan10
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    So so bad there is nothing fun, it's just same as Need for Speed Most Wanted. I wasted my money. I don't recommend. I expected for a lot of fun and giant map, yes it is a giant map but it's dull and full of boring things. Do not buy this bad game.
  17. ImSoto
    Dec 9, 2014
    1
    Here's a fast list of everything you expect for a game and it fails on.
    - AI... Is complete garbage, they don't actually race or even follow the rules they will rubber band up to 260mph to catch up along with the fact if you wipe out, you lose and if they wipe out they're back in the race in 2 seconds. [1/10]
    - Graphics... I really love the fact that they copied most of the U.S and    Here's a fast list of everything you expect for a game and it fails on.
    - AI... Is complete garbage, they don't actually race or even follow the rules they will rubber band up to 260mph to catch up along with the fact if you wipe out, you lose and if they wipe out they're back in the race in 2 seconds. [1/10]

    - Graphics... I really love the fact that they copied most of the U.S and made it realistic however since this is a racing game and there's only around 4 type of NPC cars and 23 drivable cars by the player its a joke. Even JC2 had more car models and it wasn't a racing game and had better foliage. [5/10]

    - Multiplayer... It doesn't exist unless you manually port forward, and lets say you do manually port forward for a "mmo". You'll be stuck with maximum number of 7 other random people which you will never play with due to everyone being on a different mission or the fact PvP lobbys take over 10 minutes to join most of the time for only 4 people. [1/10 is this 2002?]

    - Plot... It's a racing game which they felt the need to add a plot which is one you've seen play out hundreds of times its boring and repetitive and nothing new. [4/10]

    - Physics and handling... Yeah this is the worst game I've ever seen within the last 4 years of physics of games that simple even a brand new indie gamer could import a physX engine and call there game a masterpiece compared to this. Hit a car at 200mph? Dead stop no crash or anything. Hit the ground from 60ft in the air? Do a single bounce. Do a ramming mission and ram the other guy over? His car just flips back over at the end of the cut-scene. Ram full speed into a curved protector? Keep the speed and instantly change directions. [1/10 they at-least added basic collision detection for models... right?]

    Overall I wouldn't buy this game unless you want to say to your friends as a story "this one time I bought a game from Ubisoft/Ivory Tower for racing for $60 biggest joke of my life that's why I don't buy from them anymore".    … Expand
  18. Volitile88
    Dec 7, 2014
    4
    Honestly, I seen the trailer for The Crew and loved it. It looked fun, something i could get on with my friends and just play for hours then I got the game the other day and just a sub standard racing game which you have to be always online which doesn't annoy me to much but Ubisofts' servers are pretty terrible for me, keep being disconnected from these error codes etc. etc.

    The    Honestly, I seen the trailer for The Crew and loved it. It looked fun, something i could get on with my friends and just play for hours then I got the game the other day and just a sub standard racing game which you have to be always online which doesn't annoy me to much but Ubisofts' servers are pretty terrible for me, keep being disconnected from these error codes etc. etc.

    The driving in The Crew is derpy the car bounces around off random bumps in the road or offroad causing me and other players just to spin out crashing into each other resulting in lost time on most Co op missions then restarting it, many times. It tries to blend a sort of realistic racer with arcade type driving and it's does not work that well.

    Graphics don't really affect my buying of games as long as it has great story, characters and gameplay but this has none of the above.

    Story did surprise me as I did not think the crew had one, but it is nothing special or unique.

    There are micro transactions. You can buy your way to have the best cars pretty much from the get go, but most of the games car classes are restricted by level so you are going to have to actual play through to get them all, if you can manage it without becoming bored.

    The map is pretty huge with is my only positive point.

    To conclude, if you want an open world racer where you can play with friends Forza Horizon 2 is probably the best thing out right now for XB1 and there is Drive club for PS4 there is also Need for Speed Rivals if you want the cop vs racer game, all are leagues better than The Crew.    … Expand
  19. baleemic
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    It has that 90's Ford feel- that it's not a quality product. It feels unfinished, scripted, and buggy. Traffic sometimes comes to a standstill, you win or lose challenges for reasons you don't know and the story is awful. It can at times be entertaining
  20. Rumbles
    Dec 4, 2014
    3
    I had the opportunity to play the closed beta of The Crew. And I was really excited about it. The problem is, this game is terrible. Terrible characters, terrible story and boring gameplay. I was looking forward to some in depth car customisation, but unfortunately it's just straight forward upgrades. No playing around to find a balance, just higher level, better car.
  21. luki4no
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    Don't trust the 10 score you see around. It's an outdated product. Poor graphics. Amateur game play/physics. Overwhelming/redundant information on screen. Didn't catch the story as I played only a fraction but I'm sure it's a cliche. It takes way too much time to enter and exit the map (loading). I'm so sorry I got it as a gift, planning to give it away asap.
  22. captain9fingers
    Jan 1, 2015
    0
    Way to difficult. You can't progress until you complete specific missions which are really really hard. This game is not fun it's a frustrating mess. If you like doing the same thing over and over again then this might be for you but my second hand copy is about to become third hand.
  23. Rush--21
    Dec 27, 2014
    3
    The giant scope of this game is the reason for its downfall. They spent way too much time creating a massive world, forcing the core functionality to take a backseat. A few of the issues:

    The ai adapts to your driving. Your comp slows down and speeds up depending on how you drive. You aren't rewarded for driving well (ie putting your comp in your dust). The better you drive, the    The giant scope of this game is the reason for its downfall. They spent way too much time creating a massive world, forcing the core functionality to take a backseat. A few of the issues:

    The ai adapts to your driving. Your comp slows down and speeds up depending on how you drive. You aren't rewarded for driving well (ie putting your comp in your dust). The better you drive, the better they drive. Your driving skill is absolutely meaningless.

    Graphically, this is not next gen game. The Crew is on par with last gen driving games.

    Handling is atrocious compared to other AAA driving games. If you're looking for a great racing game, look into NFS. While its open world is smaller, the gameplay is on point.    … Expand
  24. IGNsus
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    Hmmm this seems like another flop by Ubisoft. After the colossal disappointments in Unity, Rogue, Watch Dogs, and more, I think they should probably refocus on making games better and dial back on the marketing (looking at you Dan's gaming). Or maybe stick to churning out 5 Tom Clancy games per year. Whatever works I guess.

    As for me, I'll just stick to GT and Forza, thanks.
  25. jonnygg
    Dec 3, 2014
    0
    Quite enjoyed the open Beta and liked the original TDU many years ago, so couldn't resist buying this, choosing to ignore the 39 negative scored points, 40 with mine now.

    WARNING! The game is broken at present. I've played or rather not played it for 120 minutes now, either it never stops loading or it tells me the services are unavailable. Very poor.............. Once its    Quite enjoyed the open Beta and liked the original TDU many years ago, so couldn't resist buying this, choosing to ignore the 39 negative scored points, 40 with mine now.

    WARNING! The game is broken at present. I've played or rather not played it for 120 minutes now, either it never stops loading or it tells me the services are unavailable.

    Very poor..............

    Once its working I might re evaluate my score.    … Expand
  26. Noremac258
    Dec 8, 2014
    0
    Just plain awful. From bugs to glitches this game has it all! The graphics are straight out of a game from 2011, Driver: San Francisco. The driving mechanics are just awful compared to even TDU2, another open world racing game.

    If I could get my money back I would. I will never purchase another Ubisoft game ever. Please don't purchase this game until it's under 15 dollars. My actual    Just plain awful. From bugs to glitches this game has it all! The graphics are straight out of a game from 2011, Driver: San Francisco. The driving mechanics are just awful compared to even TDU2, another open world racing game.

    If I could get my money back I would. I will never purchase another Ubisoft game ever. Please don't purchase this game until it's under 15 dollars.

    My actual rating would be about a 4 because the map is nice and I hope someone will port it to another game.    … Expand
  27. Youssow
    Dec 4, 2014
    0
    Once again, Ubisoft LIED to its fans. Some of their own employees put a 10 on the website so you can't see how bad this game is. Ubisoft is the cancer of video games and if the government of Quebec didn't give them 235 millions, they would have been dead by now
  28. system11
    Dec 10, 2014
    1
    Car costs and money earning in this game are designed to push you towards grossly expensive currency micro-transactions. Hard to recommend a full price game trying that approach. Typical Ubisoft.
  29. umirez
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    this game like need for speed underground2 and near need for speed most wanted
    and i think ubi did not see need for speed col
    ubi pls tell you time zoom on division
  30. Dafenix
    Dec 6, 2014
    1
    The Crew could have been a really great open world driving game...

    Until someone decided to just wing it and not actually learn how vehicles handle in real life at all. Or when someone decided to implement a false sense of challenge by having every single AI vehicle drive around the same level as yours if not better. This also includes the police. "Car levels" should be renamed    The Crew could have been a really great open world driving game...

    Until someone decided to just wing it and not actually learn how vehicles handle in real life at all.

    Or when someone decided to implement a false sense of challenge by having every single AI vehicle drive around the same level as yours if not better. This also includes the police.

    "Car levels" should be renamed "e-peen" levels since your car level and its stats don't actually make a marginal difference in any way. You could be 100 car levels over the recommendation for a race and be 100 levels over the cars in it... And you'll always get that one car that's somehow faster than yours. It gets to the point where there is no point to the "back on track" function since if you make a single mistake in a race you aren't going to win since the guy in second place is almost always right behind you. The only exception to this is if you drive dirty and try to put him into a wall to slow him down long enough to get a big enough lead to give yourself an advantage. If you've taken the time to get better parts for your car and are a good driver that should make a difference. Someone at the developer decided it shouldn't.

    Takedowns are the worst. YOU have to hit THEM to do any kind of damage to their "health bar". If they hit you they don't take any damage to their health. If you hit them and put them into a wall they take damage from you but not from hitting the wall.

    It's as if no one play tested this game. Or if anyone did and though it was a good game they have a twisted idea of what "fun" is. This game is less fun than Dark Souls due to the unfair nature of it's difficulty. Even Dark Souls gives you a fighting chance if you have the right level of skill. Not to mention the core gameplay in Dark Souls won't see you magnetized directly into every vehicle and object you can hit or literally spawn traffic right in front of you to run into and destroy your chances of winning the race.

    The graphics also look like middle era PS3 graphics. Even on PS4.

    This game could have been good if they'd had a different group of people making decisions about what would make the game "fun".

    I give it a score of 1 because I did have SOME fun with it. But not enough to avoid getting rid of it less than a week after purchase. Shame is Ubisoft finally fixed an error that was causing a lot of people not to get their preorder DLC.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 60
  3. Negative: 6 out of 60
  1. GameTrailers
    Feb 18, 2015
    62
    The Crew can be enjoyable for some casual cross-country joy rides, especially if you have some friends to drive along. However, it comes up entirely short of most of its goals, and makes a wreck of car handling and competition for the sake of lackluster MMO mechanics.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 7, 2015
    60
    An ambitious hybrid of racing and role-playing that fails to deliver a meaningful story or make the most of its extraordinary setting. [Feb 2015, p.85]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Feb 7, 2015
    50
    While moments of genuine beauty exist, they occur in the context of a game that otherwise simply cannot compete with its contemporaries when it comes to visual presentation - a symptom, perhaps, of the seven-year development cycle. [Feb 2015, p.104]
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