Skip to main content
GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+ The Games, Movies, TV & Comics You Love
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
flag of UK
UK
flag of US
US
flag of Canada
Canada
flag of Australia
Australia
  • Games
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Hardware
  • Video
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Guides
  • Deals
  • More
    • PS5
    • Xbox Series X
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • PC
    • Platforms
    • Tabletop Gaming
    • Comics
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • SFX
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
    • Newsletters
    • About us
    • Features
Total Film
Gaming Magazines
Gaming Magazines
Why subscribe?
  • Subscribe from just £3
  • Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love
  • Try a single issue or save on a subscription
  • Issues delivered straight to your door or device
From$12
Subscribe now
Trending
  • Grounded 2
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Switch 2 Starter Pack
Recommended reading
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds screenshot of Sonic in a vehicle going over water with Knuckles racing up behind him with GR+'s Summer Preview 2025 banner
Racing Games I played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for an hour and its chaotic item-based destruction reminded me of how fun it is to be bad at a kart racer
MindsEye
Action Games GTA veteran's new open-world game uses a camera trick while you drive "to make you feel like you're on the edge of control, almost like you're in a Fast & Furious film"
Cyberpunk 2077 running on Asus ROG Ally
RPGs Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3's new driving modes are inspired by chill YouTube videos of people cruising through Night City, and the GTA 5 fan in me is thrilled
GTA Online Casino Car - Grotti Furia
Grand Theft Auto GTA Online new cars arriving with the Money Fronts update
Sam Porter Bridges flexes for the camera in Death Stranding 2
Open World Games Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
Locomoto screenshot of a bear conductor wearing a strawberry hat as they pull the train lever
Adventure Games Locomoto is a train management adventure with Animal Crossing vibes and Minecraft-like crafting that's already claimed hours of my time
Sam balances across a ladder high up in the mountains in Death Stranding 2
Open World Games Death Stranding 2 is my favorite online game this year, even though you never directly see any other players
  1. Games
  2. Racing
  3. The Crew

The Crew is everything you expect from an MMO, except you drive cars

Features
By Lorenzo Veloria published 8 April 2014

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Cross country racing

Cross country racing

The Crew is an open-world MMO, but without the typical axe-wielding, magic casting, raid-running fantasy action you're used to. Yes you'll take quests, gather loot, and engage in PvP challenges, but all your time and experience points go towards making the fastest car in the country and becoming the worlds most badass street racer in the mission-based story mode.

When you first start off, you're in Detroit, but you won't stay there for long. The entire US is open for you to explore. In my demo, I was able to drive from the Motor City all the way south to downtown Miami (in about 10 minutes). As you cruise down the highway, you'll run into emergent challenges like the slalom. It's sort of like the olympic skiing event, but you're weaving through traffic as you maneuver your car through holographic gates for points. Other speed trials an co-op challenges pop up constantly, always giving you something to do and potentially, better parts to earn for your car.

The open world racer isn't all about street racing either. There are different classes of cars which allow you to take on different types of terrain. The Dirt spec cars get you into rally races, Circuit spec is for traditional, technical driving, and Perfect spec is for those who want to make their car look like it was on the set of The Fast and the Furious. Between blazing past the US landmarks, a huge variety of activities to take part in, and a vast array of customization options to tinker with, The Crew looks like it is going to be a monstrous racer.

Check out the following slides from more information and images

Page 1 of 6
Page 1 of 6
It will take you hours to drive across the entire world in the fastest car.

It will take you hours to drive across the entire world in the fastest car.

Page 2 of 6
Page 2 of 6
The customization options allow you to make your own unique racer.

The customization options allow you to make your own unique racer.

Page 3 of 6
Page 3 of 6
Every area of the country feels different.

Every area of the country feels different.

Page 4 of 6
Page 4 of 6
You'll drive in city streets

You'll drive in city streets

Page 5 of 6
Page 5 of 6
...and out in the wilderness.

...and out in the wilderness.

Page 6 of 6
Page 6 of 6
CATEGORIES
PC Gaming PS4 Xbox One Platforms PlayStation Xbox
Lorenzo Veloria
Lorenzo Veloria
Social Links Navigation

Many years ago, Lorenzo Veloria was a Senior Editor here at GamesRadar+ helping to shape content strategy. Since then, Lorenzo has shifted his attention to Future Plc's broader video game portfolio, working as a Senior Brand Marketing Manager to oversee the development of advertising pitches and marketing strategies for the department. He might not have all that much time to write about games anymore, but he's still focused on making sure the latest and greatest end up in front of your eyes one way or another.

See more PC Gaming Features
Read more
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds screenshot of Sonic in a vehicle going over water with Knuckles racing up behind him with GR+'s Summer Preview 2025 banner
I played Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for an hour and its chaotic item-based destruction reminded me of how fun it is to be bad at a kart racer
MindsEye
GTA veteran's new open-world game uses a camera trick while you drive "to make you feel like you're on the edge of control, almost like you're in a Fast & Furious film"
Cyberpunk 2077 running on Asus ROG Ally
Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3's new driving modes are inspired by chill YouTube videos of people cruising through Night City, and the GTA 5 fan in me is thrilled
GTA Online Casino Car - Grotti Furia
GTA Online new cars arriving with the Money Fronts update
Sam Porter Bridges flexes for the camera in Death Stranding 2
Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
Locomoto screenshot of a bear conductor wearing a strawberry hat as they pull the train lever
Locomoto is a train management adventure with Animal Crossing vibes and Minecraft-like crafting that's already claimed hours of my time
Latest in Racing
An orange car in The Crew.
Ubisoft CEO addresses Stop Killing Games after overseeing the deaths of The Crew and XDefiant: "Support for all games cannot last forever"
Trackmania player Wirtual
"I can't move my hands": After 92 hours, 264 attempts, and 12 days of grinding, Trackmania player beats 4-hour ice gauntlet after his opponent in the $3,800 race had finally gone to sleep
Umamusume fan art by DasDokter
Steam users obsessed with a pink horse girl sent so many kilograms of grass to the real horse she's based on that it broke the food donation website: "It's very crowded right now"
Umamusume: Pretty Derby horse girls racing
Horse girl gacha gamers are so obsessed with pink racer Haru Urara that the farm that owns the real-life horse she's based on, who never won a single race, had to respond
Bee Wario pops a trick off Crown City Bridge in Mario Kart World
Nintendo has made my biggest problem with Mario Kart World even worse
Jet The Hawk, Shadow The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog, Knuckles The Echidna, Eggman, and Tails The Fox race towards us on a variety of vehicles in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, emerging from ring portals depicting various levels from Sonic history
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is getting Minecraft characters and Hatsune Miku to make sure people are "not just playing it when it comes out, having fun, and that being it"
Latest in Features
Caleb Landry Jones as Walter in Harvest
I loved the folk horror elements of 28 Years Later, and this new nightmarish medieval movie follows in its footsteps in all the right ways
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in 2012's Dredd movie.
As a life-long Judge Dredd fan, here's why I'm excited – and more than a little nervous – about Taika Waititi's new movie
Steam Deck OLED with game library on screen sitting on woodgrain desk
After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot showing Link, a male character with elf-like ears, blond hair, and bright blue eyes
The Legend of Zelda movie is exciting, but I'm still begging for 5 specific video game movies to get adapted next
Ghost of Yotei screenshot of Atsu with her arms raised as she wields a katana
I had to stop playing Ghost of Tsushima after 47 hours, but Ghost of Yotei is winning me back by channeling the coolest anime ever made
A screenshot of the upcoming RPG, The Outer Worlds 2
I'm convinced that 2025 will bring us the next Baldur's Gate 3, and these are all the upcoming RPGs that may prove me right
  1. DK and Pauline look surprised in Donkey Kong Bananza
    1
    Donkey Kong Bananza Review: "Destruction isn't just a flashy gimmick for the Minecraft generation, it's one of the best inventions Nintendo has had in years"
  2. 2
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 review: "A nostalgic, must-play hit for fans"
  3. 3
    College Football 26 review: “Thanks to rivalries and dynasty, this is the greatest show on turf”
  4. 4
    Mecha Break review: "This mech battler makes up for lacking customization with a varied roster that lets me live out my Evangelion fantasy"
  5. 5
    Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review: "This tarpunk delivery epic is more Metal Gear Solid than ever, for better and worse"
  1. David Corenswet as Superman inside the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's Superman.
    1
    Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU"
  2. 2
    Jurassic World Rebirth Review: "An unscary sequel that needed a little more time in amber"
  3. 3
    M3GAN 2.0 review: "A bold sequel with a slightly underwhelming conclusion"
  4. 4
    28 Years Later Review: "Enough terror, splatter and suspense to satisfy”
  5. 5
    Predator: Killer of Killers review: "Great characters, thrilling action, and gorgeous Arcane-esque animation"
  1. Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun in Squid Game season 3
    1
    Squid Game season 3 review: "A staggeringly excellent final season wraps up one of the greatest Netflix shows ever"
  2. 2
    Ironheart review: "A relic of Marvel's content-at-all-costs era"
  3. 3
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 review: "The show's most assured run of episodes to date"
  4. 4
    Doctor Who season 2, episode 8 spoiler review: 'The Reality War' is "a mix of the good, the bad, and the truly baffling"
  5. 5
    Doctor Who season 2, episode 7 spoiler review: 'Wish World' is "an exciting and ambitious" start to the season finale, with hints of WandaVision

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

  • About Us
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Careers

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...