The Crew Motorfest Preview: Racing in Style

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Car lovers have a lot to be excited about over the next few months between the release of Forza Motorsport, the Gran Turismo movie, and The Crew Motorfest from Ivory Tower.

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Luckily, I got to sit down and drive a few laps in Motorfest at the Ubisoft Forward during Summer Game Fest, and the game is bringing something special to the table.

The Crew Motorfest will see players back in that open world, but this time on the island of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian archipelago.

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The Crew Motorfest will leave you spoiled for choice. Since I could play through several different races, I saw various cars, ranging from brands like Lotus and Porsche to classics like Ferrari.

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The use of color in The Crew Motorfest did not go unnoticed either, with everything from the tracks to the characters to the cars splattered in bright neons and dark blacks.

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The Crew Motorfest is diving into its campaigns with a new twist called Playlists which are “carefully designed to immerse players in a different car culture universe through a series of tailored races, themed events and challenges.”

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I sat down for under an hour in my preview, smiling and laughing the entire time. Part of that is because I’m a terrible driver—not in real life—but the rest was because The Crew Motorfest is a blast.

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An open-world racer takes you from pavement to off-roading, from night racing to days, across beaches, and crashing into other players. Thankfully, the game’s handling system is a little gentler than that of something like Gran Turismo, but that doesn’t mean it drops you down to the level of Mario Kart, either.

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Forza Motorsport Preview: Racing into the Next Generation

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The Crew Motorfest Preview: Racing in Style

Car lovers have a lot to be excited about over the next few months between the release of Forza Motorsport, the Gran Turismo movie, and The Crew Motorfest from Ivory Tower.

Luckily, I got to sit down and drive a few laps in Motorfest at the Ubisoft Forward during Summer Game Fest, and the game is bringing something special to the table.

The Crew Motorfest will see players back in that open world, but this time on the island of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian archipelago.

The Crew Motorfest will leave you spoiled for choice. Since I could play through several different races, I saw various cars, ranging from brands like Lotus and Porsche to classics like Ferrari.

The use of color in The Crew Motorfest did not go unnoticed either, with everything from the tracks to the characters to the cars splattered in bright neons and dark blacks.

“THE CREW MOTORFEST IS DIVING INTO ITS CAMPAIGNS WITH A NEW TWIST CALLED PLAYLISTS…”

The Crew Motorfest is diving into its campaigns with a new twist called Playlists which are “carefully designed to immerse players in a different car culture universe through a series of tailored races, themed events and challenges.”

I sat down for under an hour in my preview, smiling and laughing the entire time. Part of that is because I’m a terrible driver—not in real life—but the rest was because The Crew Motorfest is a blast.

“SOMETHING THAT WILL BE HUGE FOR THE CREW 2 PLAYERS IS THE ABILITY TO IMPORT YOUR COLLECTION INTO THE CREW MOTORFEST.”

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