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...

The Crew's massive world is well worth exploring for any petrolhead, it's just a shame it can't deliver on any of its other promises. The concept of playing as a "crew" is crippled by one major flaw, and that's a lack of people to play with, drawn from a disinterested community.

+ Massive world is impressive in scope; + Fun PvP modes

- Terrible story; bland missions; - Sluggish handling; - Cash-grab microtransactions; - Doesn't look that good; - This is a last-gen game

Unintentionally, The Crew has one particular trait in common with Ubisoft's other recent title Far Cry 4 : It's better when it's not analyzed in depth. At best, this open-world racer is a road trip fantasy, giving you the freedom to drive smoothly and briskly across its condensed, slightly deformed...

Extremely expansive world; King of the road trip; plenty of landmarks; Ready for co-operative play

Convoluted plot; boring characters; Decent but not fully grounded racing mechanics; Crew Credits; really; Tags

The Crew presents an ambitious vision of an online racing ‘CaRPG’, but is severely let down by its other design decisions, writes James Cullinane.

A beautiful world; Endgame isn't without its joys

Grinding; Microtransactions; Traffic AI is appalling

Imagine an open world racing game with a huge map of the mainland USA that allows you to tune and customise every major aspect of your car. On paper, this idea sounds brilliant. Add to that [...]

Huge Map; Racing and Skills Variety; Car Customisation; OST

Car Handling; Environmental Rigidity; Opponent; Cop and Traffic AI; Collectible Cutscenes; Always Online

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

The Crew 's greatest achievement is its vast, beautifully rendered condensation of the United States. Dozens of major cities, landmarks, hills, valleys, backroads are all represented, and the game's current-gen horsepower gives us a sense of scale unlike anything we've ever seen.

I found myself enjoying the story, the online co-op, and the free roam open world; however, but what made me absolutely hate this game was the following:(1.) The AI. If you hate the rubber band effect, you'll hate the AI on this game.

I bought this game for my kid who was badgering me to get it. I completely regret it. In the opening parts of the game, someone is shot on screen and the main character is shown mourning as cops arrive and threaten to shoot him.

The Crew, for me at least, was a repetitive let down with over aggressive Police AI and frankly, not that much to do despite so many activities and locales. I loved how you could drive the entire USA, but in all that land there really wasn't that much to do besides races and the odd speed or slalom...