After some public launch hiccups for the latest addition to Ubisoft's super-popular stealth franchise, many were calling for the company to visit Madam Guillotine for its poor handling of such a big launch.

Massive game; +Arcade Fun; +Plenty to explore; +Good varied soundtrack

Dire story -Cluttered UI; -Without friends could get old quick

The Crew is, ironically, a game held back by its own ambition. It wants to be an MMO where everybody is permanently locked inside their cars which, while somewhat odd, is an interesting idea.

The Crew is a very ambitious racing game for the PlayStation 4 that requires players to infiltrate an illegal racing street gang known as the 5-10s as they drive around the country from Los Angeles to Miami Florida in order to find out who was responsible for your brother's death.

The Crew has been quite the ambitious undertaking by a completely new development studio as Ivory Tower has offered some interesting ways to play a racing game. The open-world aspect is one I found myself enjoying more often than not as having an entire nation to drive across was thrilling and quite...

"I, for one, welcome our new car overlords"

An odd mix of Test Drive Unlimited, Assassin's Creed, and Destiny. And while the combination is tastier than it sounds it also has an awful lot of lumps in it.

The open world map is a hugely impressive achievement, both technically and artistically; The mission design is generally good and everything can be played with friends

The handling model is not very satisfying and the computer opponents alternate between frustrating and boring; Ranking system discourages personal skill and encourages repetition

We've got the feeling that we'll come across as grumpy in this review, so let's make one thing clear from the start: The Crew is an above average racing game that we've had a great deal of fun with.

The Crew has been an interesting case throughout the lifespan of its development. To begin with, everyone positioned it ads one of the biggest racing games to release on the "future generation" of consoles.

Car customization is executed upon fairly well; Tons of potential

Story is a joke; Handling is too loose; Feels stuck in the past; Map design is lazy and misleading; Co-op leaves something to be desired

I play(ed) the game on PC. Don't believe the haters and their negative reviews. The game is loads of fun and reminds me a lot on the old NFS games like Underground and Most Wanted. The map is incredibly huge and the races are rich in variation.

The Crew is one of the most infuriating games I've ever played. Not because it's bad, but because it should have been a masterpiece. Make no mistake: The Crew is built on an absolutely astonishing feat of development.

Enormous; varied and amazing playground to explore with friends; Car customisation is a blast; levelling and progression can be compelling; Many impressively epic multiplayer races to partake in

Shockingly awful storyline and characters destroys personality; kills fun and restricts progress; Inconsistently enjoyable and unforgiving events; spongy offroad handling; infuriating UI and AI; Invasive and unwelcome dual currency inflates the economy; Always-online: all the issues of MMOs with...