Overall, The Crew 2 is an incredible technical achievement but some questionable design decisions let the game down. The visuals and vehicle handling are vastly improved, the scale and diversity of the open world recreation of the United States is still impressive, and the ability to switch between cars, boats and planes on the fly is a fun and innovative novelty. Unfortunately, The Crew 2 fails to fully utilise its best assets: the gargantuan map is barren, lifeless and doesnt have enough activities to engage you outside main events, while the much-touted vehicle-switching mechanic is rarely used in the campaign and the novelty wears off fast in free roam.
Ultimately, this leaves you with a repetitive, unengaging campaign featuring some of the worst rubber-banding AI in a racing game and shallow social media-savvy characters with bad voice acting, and a limited online multiplayer. As a result, The Crew 2 falls short of its massive potential. However, if the first game is anyth…
Source: N4G PC The Crew 2 Review – Team VVV