The Crew: Wild Run

Note: You need a beta key to play the The Crew: Wild Run Closed Beta.

Open-world is not a term you usually associate with racing games, but there are a couple examples out there. Test Drive Unlimited and Fuel come to mind, both of which allowed you to drive freely across large maps. In fact, Fuel has one of the largest open-world map ever designed, which is quite the shame when you consider the fact that there’s not much to do on it nowadays.

The Crew: Wild Run is an expansion pack that’s about to add a lot of content on top of the original game, which includes new vehicles, game modes and races. The map is obviously the same, since it is already huge enough, but there are new weather conditions to deal with now. Plenty of new game modes and tuning specs have been integrated to expand your range of options.

Wild Run comes with motorcycles as well, which provide you with a unique experience. Monster trucks, drift cars and dragsters have also been added, all of which can come in handy at one point or the other. Monster trucks are obviously perfect for off-road conditions, but they are also vital in stunt shows. In missions, you are free to roam an entire arena filled with ramps and crazy jumps, although you also have to gather points by collecting certain objects.

The open world element is also probably the reason so many people are interested in the game. Thankfully, The Crew does not disappoint in this regard, and you are truly free to drive as much as you want and wherever you want. Fast cars and motorbikes are perfect for highways and city roads, while SUVs and monster trucks do a great job once you decide to leave the asphalt and see the nature.

Visually, there are not many changes in this regard either, but the game looks incredible anyway. Every car is modeled as close to the real thing as possible, and you can alter their looks with a variety of tuning options. Each showroom across the map holds a few car models, and you only need enough money to purchase them. The sound is nice as well, but it’s not exactly top-notch, unfortunately.

All things considered, The Crew: Wild Run is pretty much on point when it comes to new content. Bikes and monster trucks are tons of fun to fool around with, not to mention all the new tuning options that can be purchased. Hence, if you enjoyed the original game, this expansion should be on your watchlist as well.