The Crew 2 is starting soon: Here is what you should know before buying

Are you thinking about buying The Crew 2? Get to know everything important about the game in our comprehensive overview, from the vehicles and missions to the online mechanics and the story! Is it worth buying the arcade racer for you?

Ivory Tower’s latest game The Crew 2 is about to launch. Before the release, you could enjoy two separate beta phases (open and closed). The Crew 2 will be released on June 29, 2018, for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

For the consoles PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, improvements have also been announced. What these will look like is currently still unknown. These could manifest in a higher resolution or frame rate. HDR could also be possible.

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What is The Crew 2 about?

What kind of game is The Crew 2? The Crew 2 is an arcade racing game with online features. You can rely on different vehicles and even pilot airplanes. In the online modes, you can compete against your friends or even race in co-op.

To progress in the story, you need to collect followers in The Crew 2, with whose help you level up and gain access to new events. You collect followers through victories, but also through cool actions in the open world (e.g., drifts and speed traps).

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Who is The Crew 2 not suitable for? If you expect a racing simulation like Gran Turismo, you should stay away from The Crew 2. It is an arcade racing game, not a simulation. You can also only have a slight influence on your vehicle parameters in The Crew 2.

If you enjoy spending time fine-tuning downforce, brakes, and gear ratios, you won’t be happy with The Crew 2.

Numerous Improvements

Many criticisms of the predecessor are said to have been eliminated: According to the developers themselves, many player criticisms have been addressed or at least reduced in The Crew 2:

• The connection quality is said to have improved significantly
• The dumb AI from the predecessor has been fundamentally revised
• The physics characteristics of the vehicles are said to have been improved, and
• they have raised the graphical quality a notch.

In terms of graphics quality, The Crew 2 has indeed made a decent leap forward. Particularly the water animations and lighting effects look fantastic.

However, what I could not observe during the beta was an improvement in driving physics. Sudden speed losses at smaller obstacles and the somewhat vague control were noticeable in the beta.

Clichés and stereotypes in the story of The Crew 2: What I saw of the story during the beta phase didn’t knock me off my feet. The dialogues were flat. It remains to be seen whether the story in the main game will be more interesting than the preview in the beta.

At its core, it’s about the conflict potential between illegal street racing and legal racing – with its pros and cons. I’m curious whether Ivory Tower will manage to create more depth in the story as it unfolds.

The game world stretches across the entire USA: As in the predecessor, the United States of America have been recreated – albeit in miniature format. Many landmarks like the Hoover Dam or the Las Vegas Strip are included. You can also explore the swamps of Maine with your boat.

Your headquarters is located in Miami – there you can customize your vehicles. According to the manufacturer, it takes you 40-60 minutes to drive from coast to coast with your vehicle.

Online Requirement is Mandatory

A persistent world, or: always online: Ivory Tower promises a vibrant game world where you can encounter other drivers and which regularly features events. However, this also means that you must be online at all times to play The Crew 2.

The vehicles offer a lot of variety:  Unlike the predecessor, The Crew 2 does not limit itself to street racing; you will also be racing on water and in the air.

Over 200 different vehicles are waiting to be tried out. The following types of vehicles are available to you:

• Sports cars,
• Monster trucks,
• Buggies,
• Motorcycles
• and even Formula 1 cars

from all kinds of brands to choose from. Whether Ferrari or Harley Davidson, every fan will find something for themselves here.

The selection of just over a dozen aircraft and boats with which you can discover new perspectives and locations in The Crew 2 is not quite as extensive.

Various racing modes to collect followers: The racing modes are linked to the vehicle and offer different challenges. You won’t always win the events just by being the fastest. The following modes are available at launch for The Crew 2:

• Free Mode
• Aerobatics
• Drift
• Jetsprint
• Motocross
• Powerboat
• Rally Raid
• Street Race
• Touring Car

Online Modes – PvP and Co-Op

The online features – together or against each other? In The Crew 2, you can choose whether to play the story alone – or in co-op with friends. Up to four players can participate together in a race in a “Crew”. In addition, The Crew 2 offers competition in various disciplines:

• Top speeds from speed traps
• Set best times in races
• Score points in freestyle events

However, those who want to experience “real” PvP in The Crew 2 will have to wait until December 2018 and the second live update.

What is there to do after “beating” the game? Ubisoft and Ivory Tower promise to support the game even after launch. This will be achieved with a mix of free and paid content. The vehicle roster is expected to be expanded by two additional vehicles every month.

Players who purchase the Season Pass will get earlier access to these vehicles. The first live update – Gator Rush – will be released in September, adding hovercrafts and new racing modes.

You can find out how it works in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZbzk0YI7w8&feature=youtu.be

The system requirements for The Crew 2 on PC

What do you think of The Crew 2? Will you buy it?

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