Payday 2: Crimewave Edition Reviews

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8 / 10.0
Sep 20, 2016

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is the perfect game for current-gen owners who have always wanted to rob a bank, but never wanted to go to jail.

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3.9 / 5.0
Aug 13, 2015

Teamwork is very important in the Payday series and not one member of the team is expendable. Each Heist has your crew complete certain tasks so knowing your role is very important. Playing an average Heist good Payday players will have one person working the primary objective like working the drill, one person doing the secondary objective like finding extra loot, one rounding up Police officers and the last one laying down traps and securing an escape route. There's nothing better than executing the perfect Heist and I mean that!

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6 / 10.0
Jul 30, 2015

The Crimewave Edition does too little to Payday 2 to make it a really worthwhile update.

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7 / 10
Jul 29, 2015

Fantastic game still marred by annoying issues

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3.8 / 5.0
Jul 9, 2015

Payday 2 Crimewave Edition boasts countless new and revolutionary features such as the Crime.Net feature that allows for seamless and riveting gameplay sequences. All in all, it's a good experience on the PlayStation 4 console but if you played the previous game on the PC, PS3 or XBox 360, than you might want to pass unless you didn't access the new DLC.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 8, 2015

The most thematically coherent heist game on the market, Payday 2 offers a refreshing respite from military and sci-fi shooters

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8.6 / 10.0
Jul 6, 2015

Payday 2 Crimewave Edition brings all the fun of Payday to the console. It's the game to buy if you're looking for a new, smart shooter.

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2 / 10
Jul 1, 2015

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is an embarrassing, broken release that should be avoided by consumers and is a black eye on the current state of video game publishing.

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IGN
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Jul 1, 2015

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition doesn't look all that great, but it plays better than ever this time around.

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7 / 10
Jun 25, 2015

We didn't review the original release of Payday 2 – which is part of the reason why we are scoring this Crimewave Edition – but even then, this was a game with a lot of depth and variety to the scenarios it put you in, and that's great fun to play cooperatively. Though it still has its flaws, the added content and changes that have been brought together in the Crimewave Edition build upon the original release and mean that there's plenty of reasons to sink back into a life of crime.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jun 24, 2015

A content stuffed version of 2013's Payday 2, what Payday Crimewave Edition lacks in single-player allure and aesthetic sheen, it more than makes up for with its irresistibly compelling multiplayer heists.

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6.8 / 10.0
Jun 23, 2015

More work could've been done to make Payday 2: Crimewave Edition the ultimate value for fans of the series – especially when it came to making the AI perform up to snuff. Still, the abundant amount of content, combined with strong multiplayer options, make it a heist worth trying with the right squad of goons.

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8 / 10.0
Jun 22, 2015

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is fully loaded. New gameplay mechanics, solid controls, and John Wick.

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Digitally Downloaded
Matt S.
Top Critic
Jun 22, 2015

Payday itself has become a very influential game, with other titles, such as Ubisoft's upcoming Tom Clancy's The Siege clearly cribbing ideas from it. I'd be cautiously interested in seeing a third Payday somewhere down the track, as I do think there's room for the developers to build a greater degree of narrative context into the action, and perhaps a touch more variety wouldn't go astray. For now, though, this is a fine multiplayer experience to have sitting on the PlayStation 4.

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Jun 19, 2015

For all of its promise, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition suffers from the effects of a few too many negatives. When it works well, the co-op style of the action is brilliant, coupled with an exceptional score. Unfortunately, the action-packed heists are often dulled by the poor graphics and downright stupid AI. The higher difficulty levels will require a fair amount of dedication to unlock the equipment needed to complete them, and it's doubtful whether the rewards will merit sticking it out long enough to gain all of the achievements. It seems that Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is another sad case of what could have been, if only the graphics and some other aspects had been treated to an extra coat of polish.

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8 / 10
Jun 19, 2015

[I]f you skipped this game last generation or have been going straight since its last outing, it's well worth turning to a life of crime and stealing away this shooter for your PS4.

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Jun 19, 2015

I wish I had better things to say about 'Payday 2: Crimewave Edition'. On the surface it looks a lot like a less shiny 'Grand Theft Auto' with a heavy emphasis on co-op, but in the right circumstances it can be a fun experience. It has many of the common hallmarks of online games, right down to the leveling system, but there is just something about pulling off a slick bank job that is deeply satisfying. Still, until its broken multiplayer has been repaired, it's best to steer clear of this one.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jun 18, 2015

Hilariously fun with friends, but avoidable otherwise. It's also the best deal on the game, containing all previously released DLC.

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71 / 100
Jun 17, 2015

With over 50 updates worth of content and a score of miscellaneous improvements, the value is definitely present with Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. Lack of a concrete story and various unpolished dimensions of the game lend poorly to its overall conception, however underneath its faults and beyond the connection and host issues, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is a solid experience with tons of hours to invest in the progression system

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Drew Leachman
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jun 15, 2015

Communication is very important and playing solo is too much of a chore, but if you can get a few friends to play with you, this is a pretty great game to own. I highly suggest giving it a shot.

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