Fast & Furious Crossroads
| Fast & Furious Crossroads | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuring Dodge Charger, Pontiac Firebird, and Ford Mustang being chased by a hovercraft with an explosion of a police car flying | |
| Developer | Slightly Mad Studios |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Director | Andy Tudor |
| Composer | Stephen Baysted |
| Series | Fast & Furious |
| Platforms | |
| Release | August 7, 2020 |
| Genres | Racing, action role-playing |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Fast & Furious Crossroads is a 2020 racing action role-playing game developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the Fast & Furious franchise, the game bridges the story between the films The Fate of the Furious (2017), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and F9 (2021). The game was scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2020, but was delayed to August 7 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon release, the game received negative reviews from critics.
Gameplay
Fast & Furious Crossroads is set across global locations and features main characters from the Fast & Furious film franchise. The game offers a new storyline and action, and features a wide selection of cars. In addition to the single-player mode, which focuses on the story, a multiplayer mode is also available in the game.
While the majority of Fast & Furious Crossroads is focused on racing, players must also fight enemies and avoid traps by using equipped weapons on their cars.
Plot
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Cast
- Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, a former criminal and professional street racer who has retired and settled down with his wife, Letty, and his son, Brian Marcos.
- Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz, Dom's wife, and a former criminal and professional street racer.
- Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, an ex-habitual offender, expert street racer and a member of Dom's team.
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Vienna Cole.
- Asia Kate Dillon as Cameron "Cam" Stone.
- Imari Williams as Lamar, Roman's friend.
- Christian Lanz as Sebastian, Vienna's friend from Spain.
- Andres Aguilar as Mauricio, a Spanish street racer.
- Peter Stormare as Ormstrid, the man who owns a business enterprise called "OCM".
- Tamika Simpkins as Salome.
- Usman Ally as Kai.
Development
The game was announced during The Game Awards 2019 and was set to be launched in May 2020 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One following the release of F9 to theaters. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced both works to postpone. On May 27, 2020, it was announced that the game would be released on August 7, 2020.
Bandai Namco announced that the game would be delisted from all platforms by the end of April 2022, with all sales ending on April 29.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 34/100 PS4: 35/100 XONE: 49/100 |
| OpenCritic | 4% recommend |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | PC: 42% PS4: 40% |
| Destructoid | 3/10 |
| Easy Allies | 4/10 |
| Eurogamer | Avoid |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| IGN | 4/10 |
| PC Games (DE) | 3/10 |
| Push Square | 3/10 |
| Metro | 2/10 |
Fast & Furious Crossroads received "generally unfavorable" reviews on all platforms according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by only 4% of critics.
IGN gave the game a 4 out of 10, stating that it is "short, shallow, and surprisingly simple, and it's nothing less than a crashing disappointment in virtually every department".
References
- ↑ Seagrave, Richard (May 27, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Gameplay Looks Suitably Fast and Furious". Gamespew. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ↑ Jonathan Kingston (December 2, 2020). "Fast & Furious: Crossroads - All You Need to Know Before the Launch". Geek Vibes Nation. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ↑ "First Gameplay of Fast & Furious Crossroads Revealed". Universal Brand Development. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Fast & Furious Crossroads Video Game Available Now". Universal Brand Development. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Byrd, Matthew (December 13, 2019). "Fast and Furious Crossroads: Release Date and Trailer". Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ O'Leary, Nick (December 12, 2019). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Speeds Onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in May 2020". Business Wire. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Scott, Ryan (December 13, 2019). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Game Trailer Takes Toretto on a Wild Ride". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Caraan, Sophie (December 18, 2019). "Vin Diesel Stars in 'Fast & Furious: Crossroads' Spinoff Video Game". Hypebeast. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Higham, Michael (December 13, 2019). "Fast And Furious: Crossroads Coming In May, A Movie-Based Game". GameSpot. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Holt, Kris (December 13, 2019). "'Fast & Furious Crossroads' game promises heists and bro-hugs in May". Engadget. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Croft, Liam (March 13, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads May 2020 Release in Doubt After Fast 9 Delay". Push Square. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ↑ Purslow, Matt (May 27, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Delayed". IGN. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ↑ Ryan, Leston (March 30, 2022). "Fast & Furious: Crossroads Is Being Delisted Less Than Two Years After Release". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- 1 2 "Fast & Furious Crossroads for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- 1 2 "Fast & Furious Crossroads for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- 1 2 "Fast & Furious Crossroads for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- 1 2 "Fast & Furious Crossroads". OpenCritic. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- 1 2 Wöbbeking, Jon (August 13, 2020). "Test: Fast & Furious Crossroads (Rennspiel)". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ↑ Moyse, Chris (2020). "Review: Fast & Furious Crossroads". Destructoid. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ↑ Huber, Michael. "Review: Fast & Furious Crossroads". Easy Allies. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ↑ Robinson, Martin (August 10, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads review – a car crash". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ↑ Reiner, Andrew (August 10, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Review – Going Nowhere Fast". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- 1 2 Reilly, Luke (August 12, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ↑ Dörre, Christian (August 29, 2010). "Fast & Furious Crossroads im Test: Endlich noch mal eine richtige Lizenzgurke!". PC Games (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ↑ Croft, Liam (August 10, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads Review". Push Square. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ↑ GameCentral (August 10, 2020). "Fast & Furious Crossroads review – a complete write-off". Metro. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
