The Crew is an open and persistent world for racing across the United States. It takes 90 minutes to drive from coast to coast in-game. The single-player campaign is 20 hours long, and entails infiltrating criminal groups. Missions can be played alone, with friends, or with online co-op matchmaking The multiplayer mode lets players create teams to compete online in races and other gametypes There are no in-game loading screens or pauses. Players can also build cars with a tie-in app for iOS and Android.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
INTEL CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHzAMD CPU: Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
Nvidia GPU: GeForce GT 545 DDR3
AMD GPU: Radeon HD 5570 1024MB
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Win Xp 32
Direct X: DX 9
HDD Space: 10 GB
Recommended System Requirements:
INTEL CPU: Core i5-655K 3.2GHzAMD CPU: Phenom II X4 900e
Nvidia GPU: GeForce GTX 460
AMD GPU: Radeon HD 5830
RAM: 6 GB
OS: Win 7 64
Direct X: DX 10
HDD Space: 10 GB
Game Play
The Crew uses the entire United States as its playground, allowing players to drive from coast to coast and cruise through interesting destinations along the way. However, it isn’t a straight recreation of the US highway system; the team has taken some creative liberties to make the world manageable. In my hands-on time, I was hoping to drive around my home turf of Minneapolis, but found that it doesn’t exist in the game’s geography. The Midwest appears to primarily consist of Detroit, Chicago, and South Dakota’s Black Hills.
Much of that sounds like standard racing game fare, but the online component of The Crew promises to add a new element. You aren’t just driving around in world by yourself; the roads are filled with other real-life drivers. You can team up with them to form your own crew and complete missions, and every mission and event allows for cooperative play. This is done seamlessly in the world, with no lobbies to sift through. The game also has PvP (though its specific format and functionality is still under wraps) and a companion app that you can use to customize your vehicles.
