If you choose to race, your ultimate goal is to become the 'King of Motornation', which you achieve by beating the game's racing progression. You can play it at your own pace and in your own way. Here you will find skill-based mini-events (such as speed-traps and slaloms), loot boxes with upgrades to your vehicles and opportunities for photos which can earn you money. In both the original and the second game you participate in races to earn money or explore the large map that spans forests, swamps, grasslands, mountains and cities.

You can also extensively customise their colour, livery and appearance (and share this with other players if you like). You can instantly switch between them while you're exploring the map and race all 3 types of vehicles. Unlike most racing games, The Crew offers boats and planes as well as cars.

It's a lot like Forza Horizon, although can be played on PlayStation and PC as well as Xbox. The emphasis is on enjoyable and exciting driving more than realism. The Crew is a series of open-world racing and exploration games set in a scaled down version of the United States.

The crew 2 gameplay