<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online-only	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Ivory	O
Tower	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Asobo	O
Studio	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
open	O
world	O
environment	O
for	O
free-roaming	O
across	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Contiguous	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
role-playing	O
and	O
large-scale	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
:	O
Wild	O
Run	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
:	O
Calling	O
All	O
Units	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
Motorfest	O
,	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
development	O
and	O
schduled	O
to	O
be	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
open	O
world	O
environment	O
for	O
free-roaming	O
across	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
contiguous	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
main	O
cities	O
(	O
one	O
in	O
each	O
region	O
,	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
Midwest	O
)	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Detroit	B-Application
and	O
Chicago	O
in	O
the	O
Midwest	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
the	O
East	O
Coast	O
,	O
Miami	O
in	O
The	O
South	O
,	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
the	O
Mountain	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
the	O
West	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
 '	O
scores	O
are	O
automatically	O
saved	O
so	O
friends	O
can	O
try	O
and	O
beat	O
their	O
scores	O
,	O
in	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
how	O
Autolog	O
works	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
cars	O
with	O
a	O
tie-in	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
creative	O
director	O
Julian	O
Gerighty	O
has	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
large-scale	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
with	O
main	O
character	O
Alex	O
Taylor	O
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
being	O
pursued	O
by	O
local	O
law	O
enforcement	O
near	O
Detroit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
released	O
from	O
prison	O
,	O
Alex	O
accepts	O
his	O
first	O
mission	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
5-10	O
lieutenant	O
Troy	O
(	O
Joel	O
Steingold	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
Asobo	O
Studio	O
leading	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
Ivory	O
Tower	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
providing	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
used	O
Dunia	O
as	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
engine	O
modified	O
with	O
Ivory	O
Tower	O
's	O
proprietary	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
took	O
place	O
on	O
6	O
to	O
10	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
members	O
also	O
took	O
place	O
from	O
25	O
to	O
27	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
UBI30	O
,	O
a	O
promotion	O
which	O
would	O
bring	O
seven	O
Ubisoft	O
free	O
games	O
to	O
PC	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
from	O
September	O
14	O
to	O
mid-October	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
subscribers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
program	O
from	O
June	O
16	O
to	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Joseph	O
Trapanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
"	O
Heavy	O
As	O
a	O
Feather	O
"	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
trailer	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
:	O
Wild	O
Run	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Ivory	O
Tower	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
:	O
Calling	O
All	O
Units	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
alongside	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
bundles	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
Calling	O
All	O
Units	O
and	O
Wild	O
Run	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
overall	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
immense	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
issues	O
relating	O
to	O
its	O
online-only	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
complicated	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
72%	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
and	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
60%	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
and	O
64/100	O
based	O
on	O
18	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
59%	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
reviews	O
and	O
61/100	O
based	O
on	O
60	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
is	O
an	O
astonishing	O
achievement	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
vastness	O
but	O
also	O
its	O
level	O
of	O
fidelity	O
and	O
the	O
authenticity	O
of	O
its	O
character.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
clichéd	O
story	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
feels	O
like	O
an	O
average	O
arcade	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
delivering	O
an	O
impressive	O
playground	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
struggles	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
game	O
experience	O
around	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
that	O
good	O
after	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
play	O
due	O
to	O
server	O
issues	O
,	O
you	O
find	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
leave	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
in	O
your	O
dust.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
has	O
shipped	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
its	O
other	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
Motorfest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Motorfest	O
would	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Hawaiian	O
island	O
of	O
Oahu	O
.	O
</s>
