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The Crew

 
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The Crew was an online-only racing video game developed by Ivory Tower in partnership with Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. The game released on Playstation 4, Windows, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in December 2014, and on Amazon Luna later in November 2020. It is the first game released in The Crew series. The Crew is succeeded by the 2018 sequel The Crew 2.

The Crew features a main focus on access to a wide range of vehicles whilst exploring a scaled down version of the United States. The Crew had shipped 2 million copies worldwide by January 2015 which lead to Ubisoft's acquisition of the game developer studio Ivory Tower in October 2015. The Crew received 2 major expansions over its lifetime: The Crew Wild Run released on November 17, 2015 and The Crew Calling All Units released November 29, 2016.

The Crew and its downloadable content were delisted from all official storefronts on December 14, 2023 after Ubisoft announced on the same day that the game would be decommissed due to "upcoming server infrastructure and licensing constraints". The servers of the game were shut down on March 31st, 2024 rendering the game completely inaccessible for all versions of The Crew.[1]

Story

Main article: The Crew/Story

The Crew story focuses on Alex Taylor who works alongside FBI Agent Zoe Winters to expose the corruption of FBI Special Agent Bill Coburn and take down Dennis "Shiv" Jefferson. Doing so will require Alex to complete various races and jobs to climb the ranks of the 5-10 Motor Club with the help of his crew.

Gameplay

The Crew offers many different modes with the activites ranging up to 20 hours long in content time. Various events such as races, and free-roam skills are available for the player to partake in. The player's events and skills performance are ranked in the form of 5-10 medals: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

FreeDrive

Main article: FreeDrive

Players can explore the country freely in FreeDrive. Various activities such as events, skills, and getaway can be activated whilst in FreeDrive.

Events

The Crew's offers a range of main events for the player compete in and earn rewards such as money, parts, and vehicles. Some of these events are given in the form of missions required to progress through the story.

Skills

Main article: The Crew/Skills

Players can also participate in mini-games known as skills challenges throughout the world which are triggered in FreeDrive when the player drives through them and involves completing challenges such as shaloms and precision which require the player to travel through all gates in the correct position before the time ends. Introduced in the Calling All Units expansion were crate skills that require the player to courier a package while engaging in a police pursuit. Crates can be played with other players in which they become either a racer or a cop. Scores on these skills and events are saved to a global leaderboard.

Getaway

Main article: Getaway (Mode)

Police presence is prominent throughout the world with various departments operating in certain jurisdictions. Players will be pursued by police upon filling the "Police Watch" meter which is done by performing acts of reckless driving. A range of police units will join the pursuit and use various tactics to apprehend the player depending on the wanted star level the player has obtained. The pursuit ends when the player or most wanted either successfully escapes or is busted by the pursuing units.

Crew

Players can invite others to join a crew (2 - 4 players) and play most events and free-roam together.

Collectibles

Various collectibles are scattered throughout the world which helps reveal other events, skills, and unlock specific vehicles.

Data Stations

Main article: Data Stations

Data Stations are Ground stations that reveal the location of story missions, skills, and landmarks in area still undiscovered by the player. There are a total of 30 data stations to collect.

Landmark

Main article: Landmark

Landmarks are spots that show famous landmarks and other prominent points of interest to the player. Player is given a first-time small reward upon finding them.

Wreck Parts

There are a total of 20 wreck parts to find with 5 parts in each region. Finding all wreck parts will unlock the Proto HuP One.

Achievements

100% completion of all events, skills, and collectibles is required in order to unlock all 51 PlayStation trophies: 38 Bronze, 10 Silver, 2 Gold and 1 Platinum and all 50 Xbox achievements worth 1,000 gamerscore.

Vehicles

Main article: The Crew/Vehicles

The Crew features a large quantity of vehicles available to unlock and purchase through various methods. Certain specs are available to purchase for each vehicle at different car dealers. These cars can be further modified with visual and performance parts to the player's liking. There are a total of 6 specs in the base game:

  • Fullstock: The base spec for all vehicles and is highly limited in customization options.
  • Street: Available to the player right away and is tailored to normal street driving.
  • Dirt: Unlocked at Lv 10. Features vehicles and parts tailored for paved dirt driving.
  • Performance: Unlocked at Lv 20. Acts as an upgraded spec to Street.
  • Raid: Unlocked at Lv 30. Features vehicles and parts tailored for extreme offroading.
  • Circuit: Unlocked at Lv 40. Features vehicles and parts tailored for closed course circuit racing.

The Crew Wild Run expansion would introduce 3 new specs:

  • Drag: Features vehicles and parts tailored for drag racing.
  • Drift: Features vehicles and parts tailored for drift events.
  • Monster: Features vehicles and parts tailored for Monster Truck events.

See also: The Crew/Specs

The Crew Calling All Units expansion would introduce the addition of unlockable police vehicles which exclusive events require them.

Map

Main article: United States

The U.S. map in The Crew features over 1,000 real-world landmarks and is about 1,900 square miles. The map is split into five main regions: Midwest, East Coast, The South, Mountain States, and West Coast. Each region features its own unique geographical features.

Soundtrack

Main article: The Crew/Radio Stations

Songs in the game are categorized into different radio stations. Genres include EDM, Hip-hop, Rock and more. Composed music was created by Joseph Trapanese.

Game Releases

Wild Run Edition

Main article: The Crew/Wild Run Edition

The Crew Wild Run Edition was released on November 17, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. Included along with the base game was The Crew Wild Run.

Complete Edition

Main article: The Crew/Complete Edition

The Crew Complete Edition was released on November 17, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. Included along with the base game was Season Pass and The Crew Wild Run. Ultimate Edition would replace Complete Edition a year later.

Ultimate Edition

Main article: The Crew/Ultimate Edition

The Crew Ultimate Edition was released on November 29, 2016 for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. Included was nearly all downloadable content available for The Crew including The Crew Wild Run and The Crew Calling All Units expansions.

Downloadable Content

Main article: The Crew/Downloadable Content

The Crew has various downloadable content available which includes two expansion packs and five car packs.

Reception

The Crew received mixed or average reviews on Metacrtic across all platforms with PC scoring 71%, PlayStation 4 scoring 61%, and Xbox One scoring 64%. The game was praised for its open world but criticized for its online functionality and driving physics.

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2015 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards Game, Original Racing Won[2]

System Requirements

PC

Component Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1 (64bit only)
CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz
AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz (or better) 		2.5 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9300
2.6 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620
(2.66 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 recommended for 30FPS / 3.4 Ghz Intel® Core™ i7-2600K or 3.6 Ghz AMD FX-8150™ recommended for 60FPS)
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 or AMD Radeon HD4870
(512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Disk Space 18 GB available space
Sound Card DirectX-compatible
Network 1024 kbps or faster broadband connection

Additional Notes

Supported Video/Graphics Cards at the time of release:

  • AMD Radeon™ HD 4870 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 / R7 / R9 series
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / TITAN series

Controllers

Peripherals for PC

  • Fanatec ClubSport Wheel
  • Thrustmaster TX Racing Wheel
  • Thrustmaster T500 RS Racing wheel (with Ferrari GTE 458 Challenge Rim)
  • Thrustmaster T300RS Racing WHEEL
  • T500 RS Gear Shift
  • Thrustmaster T100 (Thrustmaster F430 Force Feedback)
  • Thrustmaster Ferrari Red Legend
  • Logitech Driving Force GT
  • Logitech G27
  • Top Drive Free Bird Wireless Racing Wheel & Top Drive GT Wheel / Pedals
  • Twin Wheel F1 Combo Wheel
  • Simraceway SRW-S1

Note: gamepads outside of the list above may work but are not officially supported.

Media

Videos

Trivia

  • Following the decision to shut down The Crew and the removal of the actual game license from all owners' game libraries, Ubisoft's actions quickly gained widespread media coverage as it was seen as controversial. While certainly not the only online-only game around, its problems lie in the fact that about 90% of the game revolved around, and could easily be enjoyed solely through singleplayer. While it made sense for the multiplayer to have the dedicated online connection, the majority of the game could've easily been left playable with an offline mode/patch, like the many games that came before it. But instead, access was outright taken away entirely.
    • Following this controversy, a YouTuber named Ross Scott reported that he intends to file a class action lawsuit against Ubisoft, stating that "The Crew was sold under a perpetual license, not a subscription, so we were being sold a good, not a service". Ross also launched the campaign "Stop Killing Games" in an effort to have players file complaints to gain the attention of multiple governments globally to act on video game shutdowns. More specifically, requiring companies to have an end-of-life plan when they decide to drop support, so that players and license owners can be left with a functional product after support ends (usually either through an offline patch or, more rarely, through open-sourcing the server tools or code).[3][4]
  • A community under the name of "The Crew Unlimited" is working to preserve the game by emulating the game's server connection to make it playable, both through offline play as well as community servers. It is currently in Beta Phase 1.5 to a select few people, but with excellent progress.[5]
    • The team also plans on potentially reviving older versions of the game, especially pre-Wild Run, due to Wild Run not only downgrading the graphics and art style, but also completely breaking them outright.

External links

References

  1. ↑ An Update on The Crew (ubisoft.com)
  2. ↑ NAVGTR Awards (2015) - IMDb
  3. ↑ Stop Killing Games
  4. ↑ The Crew (video game) - Wikipedia
  5. ↑ Ubisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown,... | PC Gamer

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