U bisoft Ivory Tower's 2014 release of The Crew didn't exactly take the world by storm. The ideas within this first open world driving effort from the publisher were commendable though.

As much as Willie Nelson likes to sing about them, road trips aren't always the perfect getaway. Driving along the open road, sharing p...

Fast Fav makes everything better; The cheerier tone is a welcome change; A jack of all trades..

...but master of none; Still no offline mode

is big, confident, and stuffed with arcade racing action – land, sea, and air. There's undoubtedly something still charming about a racing game that lets us drive an F1 car across the Golden Gate bridge, fly a Spitfire through the Grand Canyon, and crash a monster truck through Central Park, but its...

sprawling racer wastes its potential

Ivory Tower is in the running to champion open-world racing by introducing many new ways for you to crown yourself the king of speed. Everything from cars, bikes, boats, planes and hovercrafts are at your fingertips to race around and do tricks with to your heart's content.

Lots and lots to keep you busy; Playing with friends is great fun; Cities received visual upgrades; Flying is actually fun; Free DLC heading your way

Lack of tutorials makes learning to fly not so fun; Other areas didn't get the same visual upgrade; Driving in snow is like driving on an endless white bed sheet; Can't play offline

I'm in two minds about this game. Firstly, it is fun.... a lot of fun ..... but that comes with a warning. This is old school arcade racing, by which I mean it's not just forgiving, but forgiving and dumb. For example, there is no penalty for cutting corners on or going off track on track events.

The first thing that Ivory Tower did when they started on a sequel for The Crew was ditch its idiotic story and ham-fisted narrative. Instead, The Crew 2 features an open world playground to drive and race through.

Hmm parts of the game look good some do not some of the gameplay controls need a lot of work as well think a patch or several will fix it don't think myself the season pass content is worth the cost Still if u like a wide open area to explore this is the game 4 u

I despised the first Crew video game. I won't lie. I won't sugar coat it. The Crew was a horrible game on so many levels. Ubisoft obviously listens because they made The Crew 2 way better. I am not just talking about racing boats, bikes, and planes. I am talking about toning down the bad content.

I'd kept low-key tabs on The Crew 2 ahead of release, intrigued by the prospect of switching between cars, boats and planes. It looked fun, and having got my teeth nicely into the first game a few years ago , I was hoping for a similar enjoyable experience.