There is no overworld map, and no way to explore these environments on your own. And then there’s another cutscene, and afterward, you drive somewhere else. It plays out like this: You learn something about the story, drive to the next area, maybe fight some other cars on the way, maybe do some stunts, maybe racing, maybe just driving. It’s not an open-world game, since there’s no open world, and almost no freedom in how you tackle each mission or even how you get to the next section. I don’t want to even guess at whether any of this is considered canon, or what that would even mean for this particular franchise.Ĭrossroads is not a racing game, since so few of the missions involve racing. All the big stars are there, but it’s the newer cast members who do most of the heavy lifting. You’ll control different characters in each mission, sometimes jumping between them multiple times in a single mission, although the game will tell you when to do so. Image: Slightly Mad Studios/Bandai Namco Entertainment The voice actors all sound like they’re actually trying, which is a positive sign in this kind of licensed game, but the rest of Crossroads can’t keep up with the cast’s efforts to make something out of this mess. It’s about what you’d expect from a Fast and Furious story: minimal logic, but lots of mayhem. The story involves a secret, historic underground criminal organization of highway thieves that clashes with the game’s heroes, raising the stakes until cars are flying through the air, wrecking balls get involved, and vehicles get turned into mobile hacking platforms.

They operate in the world of the Fast and Furious films, and when they find themselves in over their heads, they reach out to a contact who might be able to help: Letty (Rodriguez), who gets the rest of the “family” involved. A criminal underground of highway thievesĬrossroads introduces a new crew of street racers and outlaws led by Vienna Cole (Martin-Green). Fast & Furious Crossroads isn’t a total wreck, but its many basic problems destroy any chance it had at being enjoyable. I understand that impulse, especially after playing the game itself.

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