Racing game Fast & Furious Crossroads from Slightly Mad Studios had, or rather wanted, EA to show how to make racing arcades à la Need for Speed. The title of the film series of the same name was postponed due to the postponement of the premiere of F9 (Fast and Furious 9), but even that did not help him when entering the market. The players criticized him harshly and it was one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Studio belonging Codemasters it had no luck at all in 2020. He didn’t please the rock fans either Project CARS 3. And now this story is slowly coming to an end. The publisher, Bandai Namco, has announced that it will withdraw the game from sale.
It will happen next month. At the same time, not even two years have passed since the release. Fast & Furious Crossroads debuted in August 2020. At official website there was a report that the title would stop selling on April 29. That was unexpected fast and furious. It couldn’t be resisted. Of course, if you bought the game digitally, it will remain in the library and you will be able to download it again, the publisher assures. All previously purchased DLCs will also be available to you. Fortunately, the end of sales will not be affected by online support either. The servers will continue to operate as before.
Metacritic Fast & Furious Crossroads in the PC version called it the fourth worst rated game of 2020.
It was supposed to be a big game under the famous Hollywood license. She did not lack famous actors or ambitions. But in the end, it all ended in a triumphant mess, which best illustrates the end of sales. Metacritic Fast & Furious Crossroads in the PC version called it the fourth worst rated game of 2020. And it’s also funny that, although Ian Bell of Slightly Mad Studios wanted to show EA how to do Need for Speed, a few years later his the team under the wings of the Codies ended up in the arms of Electronic Arts. Maybe they discussed it with the authors of the NFS…
The Fast & Furious brand, or Fast and Furious, if you will, has had a few games on its account during its existence. In addition to success in the form of standalone spin-off Forzy Horizon 2, it also experienced other decent failures. At random we can name the game Fast & Furious: Showdown from 2013. And if you still don’t have enough fast and furious, you can try the game Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3Rwhich is inspired by the children’s animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers by Netflix.
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