Its Ubisoft versus Electronic Arts in the open world car racing game championship of the world. Both games were offering a next gen showing but which would take the lead and leave the other trailing in their wake.
The CrewThe demo on show is the same one we saw at E3, you begin with a little free roam then go back to base to customise your car. Al this is done on rails as the mods are chosen you, So my Porsche was given chunky tyres and a heavier chassis making a pig of car to handle. This was a great touch as those change should make the handling of the car worse and so I was pleasantly surprised it felt so realistic. | 
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On the realism front The Crew brings you to real world locations, in this case Miami Beach filled with people and you are allowed to mow these people down with gay abandon. It sounds odd but in most Car games people are not on screen but thankfully The has left them on the street. Unfortunately the game felt a little flat to me and the open world tasks were not that engaging meaning the game did not win me over.
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| Need for Speed RivalsA new studio has joined the Need for Speed world and with a little help from the masters at Criterion (view of Paul) they seem to have caught lightning in a bottle. The eight player challenge I played was one of the best racing experiences I have had. In a huge and extremely detailed world it was four on four as the cops tried to take down the crooks in a classic bash and crash world. The graphics were smooth with no pop in and amazing crash visuals. |
The game felt very reminiscent of Hot Pursuit with the cops versus crooks gameplay. If the game can deliver on its promise of seemless transition from single to multiplayer then it will be the game to have in this genre.
Obviously we will have to wait and see on that front but for now I'm a Rivals fan.
Obviously we will have to wait and see on that front but for now I'm a Rivals fan.
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