The Crew Motorfest Is Forza Horizon on PS5, and It's Brilliant | Push Square

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If you fell off Ubisoft's The Crew series following its second entry or are too intimidated by its myriad updates, then The Crew Motorfest is the perfect opportunity to jump back in. Taking what worked in The Crew 2 — its big open world and vehicle variety — the third instalment opts for a Forza Horizon 5 feel with more casual racing and a focus on car culture and open world fun. Following the publisher's June presentation, we went hands on with the racer and came away very impressed with the attention to detail and a new Playlists system.

There is no beating around the bush, though: this is absolutely Ubisoft's take on the Forza Horizon formula. Rocking up at a festival site on the tropical island of O'ahu — loosely based on Hawaii — you'll partake in races on and off the track to become the best driver around. You can also get behind the wheel of bikes, boats, and planes, but our demo was all about the four wheels of a supercar.

Being able to operate those other vehicles is probably what's actually going to set The Crew Motorfest apart from the Playground Games series, but we can't speak to them right now. What we can discuss is Playlists, which give you races to win and the means to progress through the game. These are sets of races with a common theme that reward currency and motors, with four available in our hands on session. One focused on Japanese automobiles, a second went off-road, another was based on F1 cars, and the last was all about Lamborghini. With the new Revuelto supercar on the front cover, it's hardly a surprise the company has an entire section of the game dedicated to it.

These Playlists wouldn't normally be anything more than a standard Gran Turismo event, but Ubisoft has gone the extra mile here