Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

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.