The open world nature lets creative players think up of great games. Even simple exploration is a lot more fun with friends horsing around at the same time. The best moments of The Crew 2 all come from hanging out with friends with the game’s map as a blank canvas. Multiplayer is where The Crew 2 shines, even if it’s not feature complete. The events themselves are good, offering a wide variety of disciplines that would theoretically keep the game pretty fresh if it wasn’t for the incessant need to grind. The slog to get enough high-quality parts to reach the recommended levels for hard mode races is tough and will require playing the same races ad nauseum. There isn’t much incentive to drive around and explore alone as its always more efficient to grind events for money for new car and mods. The jump between normal and hard challenges is also very high, almost always requiring a player to own a higher-level car to be competitive.
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Stunt-based challenges and off-road races are much easier than their road-based counterparts. The difficulty level jumps around erratically at times. Hardcore car fanatics will be able to tweak the handling of their car in the advanced options.
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The game is oriented for the average gamer, with its simple controls and forgiving starting difficulty level. Mechanically speaking, The Crew 2 is a pretty standard arcade racer. Instead, players are forced to keep testing their luck by continuing to grind out more drops.
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It’s completely randomized as there is no way to craft mods for specific vehicle parts or reroll one of the two bonus effects found on pink mods. These bonus effects either improve the performance of the vehicle under specific conditions or increase rewards. Blue mods give one bonus effects, while pink offers two. Mods come in rarities of green, blue, and pink. Each discipline has its own parts that can be freely swapped out between any vehicle in that discipline. These parts are needed for improving vehicle capabilities so hard mode events can be completed. Mods of varying quality can be found scattered across the map or earned as rewards for winning races and stunt challenges. The Crew 2 is an RPG/racing hybrid with the vehicle modification system. The boats and planes in The Crew 2 are not as diverse, but there are a few recognizable names like the legendary Spitfire and P-51 Mustang airplanes. As usual, Toyota is mysteriously absent from the roster. Most major car brands are present in the game, along with a few more niche manufacturers. The Crew 2’s vehicle list seems like a diverse bunch to me. I consider my car knowledge to be about the level of the average consumer. The game features fifteen disciplines spread between the four motorsport families that are unlocked as the players gains more social media followers for finishing and winning events, completing challenges, executing stunts, and taking photos with specific objectives in the frame. Dotted across the landscape are races, stunt challenges, freestyle events, and photo opportunities. The game offers a large map filled with small towns, back country roads, and race tracks to explore. The Crew 2 is an open world racer set in a miniaturized version of the United States of America. The random interjections in the middle of races where characters will comment on the player’s progress is a major sore spot, as those lines tend to be corny and cringe inducing. The writing is forgettable and serves as context for the game. Instead, the game embraces the social media age and sets players on a vague journey of being the best racer who is swarmed by social media followers.
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Unlike the original game The Crew, The Crew 2 pretty much skips out on having any sort of real plot.
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The Crew 2 offers four motorsport families that will introduce players to different aspects of motorsport culture: street racing, pro racing, off-roading, and freestyle. The Crew 2 is building upon the previous games’ open world experience by adding several new disciplines, such as stunt flying and racing boats. It’s time to return to the wide-open roads of America in The Crew 2 with three of your best friends. Price: $59.99 USD – Available Here / $99.95 AUD – Available Here Video Review
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Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows (Reviewed)