The Crew

The Crew
Developer(s)	Ivory Tower, Ubisoft Reflections
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Series	The Crew
Release Date(s)	December 2014
Genre(s)	Racing Video Game, Open World
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Successor	The Crew 2

The Crew is a video game developed by Ivory Tower and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. The game is set in an open world map where the player can race or do missions to earn money. There's also competitions that the player can enter once they reach a certain level also known as The Summit.

A sequel was released in June 2018.

Plot

The Plot involves Alex Taylor being pursued by a local law enforcement near Detroit. After losing the cops, he finds a Chevrolet Camaro that Harry loans him.

Five years later, Alex encounters FBI Agent Zoe Winters, who informs him that he will be temporarily released from prison if he agrees to cooperate with the FBI in exposing Coburn's corruption, and finding the truth behind Dayton's murder (his brother). In doing so, Alex has to infiltrate the 5-10 motor club and climb up its hierarchy. This way, Alex makes his way to exact revenge on Coburn and bring him to Zoe, and later find his brother's murderer, the then leader of the 5-10s, Dennis "Shiv" Jefferson.

After getting released from prison, Alex accepts his first mission to help the Detroit 5-10, Troy. After doing a series of missions for him, Alex is sent to St. Louis to kill that city's V2. Alex and Zoe frame the V2's death, but Troy finds out that she is still alive. Troy sends his crew to get Alex and the V2. Alex manages to escape, but Troy finds and kills the V2. Alex then gets a call from Herschel Craig, the Chicago 5-10 who is competing for the V4 of the Midwest along with Troy. Craig gives tasks to Alex to claim territory from Troy by beating his records. Alex is able to get his 5-10 ink by helping Craig recover a stolen car from Europe. Alex is sent to New York City soon after to help a V6, Eric Tsu.

Alex goes to New York and is reunited with Harry, who agrees to help him with his mission. Alex gets a dirt car and meets Eric, racing him and later doing missions for him. Meanwhile, Zoe and Alex are suspicious of Harry when he gets secretive. It is later revealed that Harry is trying to help Dayton's girlfriend, Connie, by stealing and selling cars, but first Alex and Eric have to recover them. Alex also has to deliver something to a mysterious person, later revealed to be Coburn. Harry has Alex follow him with Connie and her son in the car so they can get on a bus going upstate. Alex gets his V2 ink, and is asked to go to Miami.

Alex goes to Miami and meets Alita, Shiv's ex-girlfriend. She challenges Alex to a race to see if he is ready for the job he has to do. After winning, he is tasked with claiming The South from Cameron Rockport, a dangerous former 5-10. Coburn then calls Alex for help in taking down Shiv from the V8. Coburn has him take down much of Cam's crew, but becomes difficult when Cam's crew goes after him. After winning the South from Cam in a race, Alex notices Coburn's plan of killing Cam, and is forced to save Cam. He goes to Miami Beach to get him, only to find out Cam is already taken away by Coburn's crew. Alex gets in an off-road truck so as to crash the car Cam is in. Cam gets in the truck with Alex as they escape Coburn's men. Cam then leaves the South. Afterwards, Shiv notices Alex's activities and gives him the V4 ink. Alex is then sent to Las Vegas.

Alex goes to a diner and meets Roxanne, a technology whiz whose sister joined the 5-10s. It is revealed Roxanne's sister has been shot dead by Shiv. Zoe finds out that Coburn is selling impounded contraband. Alex does more missions and gains enough evidence to help Zoe take him down. Alex travels to the location of Coburn's contraband and collects it. Coburn finds him and tries to escape. Alex follows him to the airport in Vegas, where Zoe arrests him. After Coburn is arrested, Alex gets a call from Shiv saying he is invited to "The 5-10 Face-Off" in the West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle).

Alex goes to LA and meets Vincent, a former pro racer that Harry wanted Alex to see. Vincent was injured in a race incident that ended his career after a 5-10 sabotaged his race car in a bet. He later killed the 5-10 out of revenge. Vincent agrees to help Alex in Face-Off events, but Shiv adds a twist to each event. For example, during a race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, he calls the police. In a street race, Alex is forced to race in a car that isn't as fast as the other racers's cars. Towards the end of the game, Alex manages to win the Face-Off. However, Shiv finds out that Alex is trying to kill him, and sends an army of 5-10s to go after Alex. Alex escapes and goes to Shiv's victory party. Shiv challenges Alex, but Alex realizes that the people he met on his mission are his family. He suggests to settle it in a race. Alex wins, but Shiv refuses to give up, leading Alex to chase him down along the coast. At the end of the game, Shiv is confronted by the police as his car is wrecked, and Alex explains his love for racing.

Expansions

Wild Run

In 2015, The Crew's first expansion titled Wild Run was released. The expansion introduced new vehicle types including motorbikes, monster trucks, drift cars, and drag racing cars. Wild Run also introduced The Summit, a new mode comprised of weekly competitions that include different sets of races, as well as a variety of overworld activities. These activities would be tracked on a leaderboard in which players are given different rewards based on their position on the leaderboard. Players in the top 3000 would be awarded platinum, top 6000 gold, top 9000 silver, and anything below being bronze. Rewards include money, car parts, and even early access to new vehicles one month before they would be added to the car dealership.

Calling All Units

A second expansion titled, Calling All Units was released on November 29, 2016. The expansion introduced the ability to drive new police vehicles, as well as the addition of twelve new story missions based around the expansion. Several new free roam activities were also introduced in the expansion, with one involving having to deliver a crate to a specific location while being chased by several police cars in addition to other players. Pursuit Tech was also added to the game, giving players the ability to immobilize drivers that they are chasing, or slow down drivers that are chasing them.

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References

• The Crew on Wikipedia