Payday 2: Crimewave Edition Reviews
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.
Payday 2: Crimewave Edition doesn't look all that great, but it plays better than ever this time around.
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.
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.
The most thematically coherent heist game on the market, Payday 2 offers a refreshing respite from military and sci-fi shooters
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.
Fantastic game still marred by annoying issues
The Crimewave Edition does too little to Payday 2 to make it a really worthwhile update.
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!
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.