Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

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 game has been expanded thoroughly in the last two years, and is getting another round of support from the devs. If you haven't tried it yet, this current gen edition is a great chance to do so.

It’s mildly disappointing to see the framerate capped, and that bots are still in the same state after all this time, but Payday 2’s deep mechanics and purity of vision still make it one of the best, yet most overlooked multiplayer games you can play today.

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.

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is way better than the original, although it still forces you to play multiplayer in order to fully enjoy the experience. Keeping that in mind, if you're looking for an unusual co-op first person shooter, this game should give you several hundreds hours of fun.

Better than the original, Payday 2 is a brilliant co-op action game that recreates perfectly the lives of a group of bank robbers.

Even with all of its problems, it's really hard not to fall a little bit in love with Payday 2: Crimewave Edition – purely from the thrill of pulling off capers with a crew.

With its deep gameplay and lots of missions, weapons and abilities to unlock, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is a solid choice if you're looking for a good cooperative heist shooter.

Payday 2 Crimewave Edition boasts countless new features such as the Crime.Net feature that allows for seamless and riveting gameplay sequences.

If you already have the previous edition of PayDay 2 (especially the PC version), you might see the Crimewave Edition as a robbery in broad daylight. If you don’t – it’s the best “robber simulator” there is. [09/2015, p.45]

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.

This is not the best remastered game we've seen –some technical issues, not too much new content–, but it still is a really fun experience.

The Crimewave Edition offers a lot of content. Together with the familiar intense gameplay, this game is explosive and deep at the same time. Unfortunately the things that annoyed gamers two years ago are still there and that is a real shame.

There's enough tactical depth. [Aug 2015, p.92]

Payday 2's novel heist-based gameplay is still worth checking out for those interested in a refreshing cooperative experience. For veteran criminal masterminds, however, the return of easily fixable problems and lack of account migration make it hard to justify the jump from previous versions.

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition offers solid and entertaining cooperative action. It is best played with like-minded friends that are willing to interact, communicate and orchestrate heists. Sadly though, the progression system demands a heavy time investment in order to unlock weapons, which may be an impediment to some players.

A honest remaster of a criminal co-op FPS that is definitely worth a try, but only if you haven't already done it elsewhere.

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.

For now, though, this is a fine multiplayer experience to have sitting on the PlayStation 4.

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.

The remastered edition of a game which wasn’t very good when it was released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC two years ago. Overkill Software has included all the DLC, but hasn’t solved the issues of the original. There are some good ideas, but also some bad things.

Crimewave Edition is a good option for those who are interested in a solid cooperative game and never played the game before. It has tons of content packed with the original game. Unfortunately, this remastered edition also includes many problems of the original release affecting the whole experience.

A remarkable co-op shooter that's especially enjoyable with friends, though this version is still plagued by the problems that downgraded the PS3 edition's quality. Shame, 'cause with all downloadable content included in the package, this really isn't such a bad deal.

While Payday 2: Crimewave Edition promises to be a worthy update to a beloved last-gen title, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is a buggy and frustrating mess. It's a real shame, because this version is packed to the brim with content, and when you can finally join a session the game play is as brilliant as ever.

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

This game struggles with a lot of crashes and this is why we definitely do not recommend anyone to buy it at this moment. If you trust the problems will be fixed and you can handle the mediocre graphics and AI, Payday 2 will still be a good shooter for you.

A less than impressive remaster, that still isn’t up to par with the PC version, but there’s a lot of content here and the bank-robbing co-op remains a fun novelty.

If you already own the original on PS3 or Xbox 360 there's not an abundance to write home about. If you don't, Crimewave Edition is still worth your time, but it's far from the perfect score.