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The Crew

Get behind the wheel of this revolutionary action-driving game. The Crew delivers a massive open-world United States, full of highways, alleyways, dirt roads and more. Join up with others to take on…

62 1 December 2014

The Crew is an adventure developed by Ivory Tower, released 1 December 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Crew is

The Crew is an adventure game developed by Ivory Tower and released in 2014. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Babel engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Street racer Alex Taylor's life is shattered when his older brother Dayton, leader of the 5-10 motor club, is gunned down before his eyes. Framed for the murder by a corrupt FBI agent and betrayed by the club's ruthless new boss, Shiv, Alex is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. Five years later, FBI agent Zoe Winters offers him a way out: a temporary release in exchange for going undercover to expose the corruption and bring Shiv to justice. To do it, Alex must infiltrate the 5-10s and climb their ranks from the bottom, proving himself behind the wheel in race after race. His mission takes him across a vast, open recreation of the United States, from Detroit and Chicago to New…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

The Crew holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 64, across 187 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 166 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2Quad Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz or better AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3 GHz or better, 4 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or higher). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Crew launched on 1 December 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Dlc

Expansions

Quick answers

The Crew — frequently asked questions

When did The Crew come out?
The Crew was released on 1 December 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Crew?
At minimum, The Crew needs Intel Core2Quad Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz or better AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3 GHz or better, 4 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or higher) graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Crew?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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