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Another expansion for the MMO racing game by Ivory Tower. It features a mini-campaign consisting of 12 missions, in which you can play as the other side — the policemen. The gameplay consists of dynamic and spectacular pursuits, and you can now use previously unavailable gadgets and abilities. The policemen can use electromagnetic charges and call for air support, while the other participants use flash grenades and infinite nitro.
The Crew: Calling All Units for PC, PS4 and XONE is the second expansion for The Crew, the MMO racing game released in 2014; the game is set an open world, emulating the whole United States. Like the base game, the expansion was developed by Ivory Tower, which belongs to Ubisoft.
Mechanics
The Calling All Units expansion allows you play on the side of the police. In the new side-campaign (which consists of 12 missions) you can unlock previously unavailable vehicles and mod them into police cars.
You can also participate in pursuits, which can involve other players. In contrast to the pursuits featured in the base game, the participants can now use special gadgets and abilities. For example, the policemen can use EMP charges and call for air support, while their “prey” can use flash grenades and infinite nitro.
Other
Curiously, you don't need Calling All Units to participate in the abovementioned pursuits on PC, PS4 and XONE. You can play as the “prey” with only the base game installed. However, to play as the police and unlock new vehicles and missions, you need the expansion.
Last updated on October 27, 2016
Videos and Screens
[1:34] The Crew: Calling All Units launch trailer (PL)
[1:49] The Crew: Calling All Units launch trailer
WellPlayed: 5 / 10 by Zach Jackson
The Crew’s newest expansion whilst fun on occasions fails to deliver on its police-themed concept
God is a Geek: 5 / 10 by Gary Bailey
Calling All Units is a fairly basic expansion to The Crew, offering very little in the way of content. But its new PvP chases help turn it into the MMO it was originally meant to be.
Digitally Downloaded: 2.5 / 5
Calling All Units doesn’t set out to do anything new, it’s pretty much an online only version of Need for Speed: Pursuit. The new mechanics of chasing down others online with a group of others is indeed fun, and for the most part the online does work. The story does nothing exciting whatsoever, but it does teach the new mechanics and how they work. Fans of The Crew will likely get something out of this, but it's not nearly enough to turn The Crew into an essential game, either.
The Crew: Calling All Units Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Ivory Tower
Publisher: Ubisoft
The Crew: Calling All Units System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460/Radeon HD 5870 or better, 30 GB HDD, Windows 7(SP1)/8.1 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 580/Radeon HD 6950 or better, 30 GB HDD, Windows 8/8.1 64-bit
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