Fast & Furious Crossroads

Aug 31, 2020

Overall, Fast & Furious: Crossroads is a fabulous celebration of the sloppy, sometimes-inexplicable dumbness, sometimes-inspired madness of the films it shares a name with, and I loved every minute of it. Disclosures: This game is developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Namco Bandai.

Aug 10, 2020

That's why I mostly love Fast & Furious Crossroads. I do think there's something questionable about it being a full-price release, and I do think the engaging multiplayer content (which I'll detail in a separate feature) will likely die on the vine thanks to that. But what's here is a sumptuous feast for franchise fans and adrenaline junkies alike - more than enough to whet your appetite for next year's F9. While sixty bucks might be a big ask for most, anybody who's longed for a return to dumb mid-aughts car games, or anyone who broke down into heaving sobs at the end of Furious 7, will likely get their money's worth from this one. Plus, you get to play as Michelle Rodriguez.

Aug 27, 2020

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Sep 8, 2020

Fails to meet minimum standards delivers a cheapened frustrating experience that is only tolerable in finite quantities. 2.5 Disappointing Picture the scene, fast cars that you will never ever drive or own, racing down a long winding coastal road; and in hot pursuit of a really, really bad guy. … … Oh wait, just watch this: This game opens like a blockbuster movie of its name sake; derivative of the storylines of its name sake, and other similar titles, but with even more game-player road carnage than should be possible. The most notable calling-card for this game is the participation of some A-list actors, most notably Vin Diesel and Sonequa Martin-Green among others. The campaign story-line of this game has you getting involved in the darker underworld after you totally swore you were done with it, yet somehow you managed to get dragged into it because of a bad debt and the threat of the mob, one thing leads to another and you are enlisted into hunting down a major terrorist.

Aug 10, 2020

Many of us lived through the era of video games that was overflowing with bad movie-to-game adaptations, and Crossroads is a pointed reminder of those days, showing just how far games have come since then. It’s a mess of a game that hones in on why the Fast movies are great, but will make you want to put the controller down to watch one of those movies instead.

Aug 16, 2020

Fast & Furious Crossroads is yet another uninspired licensed game with lousy driving mechanics, dated graphics and a short, forgettable story. The few unique ideas Slightly Mad Studios does bring to the table, like the ability to easily switch between multiple drivers with unique gadgets and an original multiplayer experience, are bogged down by too many boring missions and droll writing that saps away at most of the opportunities for anything resembling excitement.

Aug 21, 2020

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Aug 20, 2020

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Sep 11, 2020

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Aug 21, 2020

The biggest sin that Crossroads commits is being boring; a sad take for a franchise that is definitively not. Whether you like the series or not, you can’t argue that the films are almost always bombastic and entertaining, whereas here it’s just really uninteresting and flat, doing both the Fast and Furious franchise and driving games both a disservice. There are some bad licensed games out there that I could still recommend to the hardcore fans out of love for the series but Fast and Furious Crossroads is so bad that only the absolute die-hard fans will get any enjoyment out of this one. And even then, you may want to strongly reconsider this stain on an otherwise loved franchise. Fast and Furious Crossroads review code provided by publisher.