A fair number of racing games are on the market to keep fans happy. With a great mix of arcade and simulation racers, the spread is impressive to suit your preference. In decades gone by, there were only a handful of top choices dominated by big-name developer houses. This has all changed again over the past 5-10 years, in which new challengers could carve out a fanbase. One such franchise has been The Crew, which impressed with its first game in 2014 and all but staked its claim as a top contender in 2017 with The Crew 2. With a much more extended waiting period between the first two games for its third instalment, The Crew Motorfest has finally landed, so here is the full review.
The Crew Motorfest – Enjoy a Free Five-Hour Trip Across Hawaii
Although it came as a bit of a shock to some fans, if you pay attention to the change in naming convention, it foreshadows the significant changes to come in the franchise – at least specific to this title. Whereas the maps of its predecessors were a scaled-down version of the USA, the latest game features a much-reduced map of one of the islands of Hawaii, although with some added benefits. The game remains an open world at its core, with the major overhaul being the festival approach, which seems to be the modern trend. There’s a lot of change over its standard model, taking direct aim at its rivals, namely Forza Horizon 5 with the most overlapping detail. As a result, one cannot escape the comparisons between the two games, with The Crew Motorfest cramming its version, with all its previous goodies, into a more packaged approach. But does it work for its fanbase it previously lured away from Forza and other big names from the past?
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