Payday 2 Xbox 360
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75

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  • Summary: PAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gang – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they hit on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree. The new CRIMENET network offers a vast array of dynamic contracts - choose anything from small-time ime store rips, cyber-crime or major bank vaults for that major PAYDAY. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. EGM
    Aug 13, 2013
    85
    Payday 2 is pure first-person shooter fun that, while not about to turn any heads visually, is certainly a knockout as far as gameplay goes. Fans of four-player co-op will get a great deal out of Overkill’s heist-themed sequel.
  2. ZTGD
    Aug 22, 2013
    80
    Payday 2 is a great game when you have the right participants. This is a co-op game, and that cannot be stressed enough. If you intend to go in solo, there is little here to warrant a purchase. However, if you have a regular crew of three friends willing to take on heists with you, there is little else like this experience. Not to mention it is extremely fun when played right.
  3. God is a Geek
    Aug 13, 2013
    80
    A hugely enjoyable game, and it’s obvious that the developers have thought long and hard about every single aspect of the gameplay, keeping everything that worked from the previous game and doing away with, or improving, all of the other aspects.
  4. Gaming Nexus
    Sep 30, 2013
    80
    A rough single-player mode and unfriendly online matches mar an otherwise fun first-person shooter.
  5. XGN
    Oct 7, 2013
    75
    PAYDAY 2 is a game with a lot of potential and good ideas, but the final version of the game has a few defects. Sometimes the AI will be doing things which are quite strange. Luckily, PAYDAY 2 is saved by its mods, unlocks and co-op mode.
  6. GameOver.gr
    Oct 3, 2013
    70
    As a single player game it's just a mediocre shooter, but bring on some friends and you'll have hours upon hours of mindless fun.
  7. games(TM)
    Sep 23, 2013
    50
    For a game that focuses on the presumably brisk and stressful art of armed robbery, Payday 2 involves one heck of a lot of waiting around. [Issue#139, p.96]
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  1. Positive: 32 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 46
  3. Negative: 8 out of 46
  1. SirMaestro
    Aug 13, 2013
    10
    The game is great and will only get better with each update DLC. Some peple experience minor connection problems but the ones I know that had thoose problems have been easily fixed and is enjoying the game right now. Recommend everyone who likes FPS and want a new experience compared to the same old CoD and BF is giving. Game 10/10… Expand
  2. ghost75142
    Aug 18, 2013
    10
    This game is the Sh!t. the single player game may be worthless, but who cares, the multiplayer is so fun you will forget all about single player. i give it a 10.… Expand
  3. Skull-o-mania
    Aug 20, 2013
    10
    If you play this game offline that's unfortunate, because that aspect of the game is pretty broken even most of the critics say so. But online play is amazing. I can see this game evoling that I hope that with another installment there is more expansive levels, competitive modes (cop vs robbers). Even though some of the game play here is receptive, and police ai are nothing more that overwhelming. The idea that is put forth is solid.… Expand
  4. KinkInspector
    Sep 23, 2013
    8
    This game is only for those with internet, otherwise don't bother picking this up. The team AI is complete garbage but otherwise this game is a fantastic coop experience. I've put in a solid 20+ hours into this and it never gets old.… Expand
  5. maxtheman
    Aug 23, 2013
    8
    All it's many problems aside, Payday 2 is a blast. Sometimes the grind gets old, but when it's good, its incredible. I'm completely hooked and can't wait to get home to play.… Expand
  6. xinsavior
    Oct 15, 2013
    6
    From the beta period up until a few week after its release I would have been more than happy to give this game an 8 or 9 as a score, but a certain patch that was released broke the reward system, making it impossible to make enough money and xp to buy skills, weapons, parts, etc. Up until that point, the game was VERY solid, its replay value was very high as you tried to make it through missions either as silently as possible or as quickly as possible, seeing how well you can do. But now the missions don't feel rewarding enough and quickly feel like you're playing a mission simply to grind money and/or exp instead of playing a mission to play the mission.

    Inside the missions though the gameplay is great, it's easy to go down so you really have to take advantage of teamwork and be careful. Not the most tactical game, but definitely requires you to think before you do anything and trying to go solo will only get you killed.    … Expand
  7. Pious24
    Aug 24, 2013
    2
    This game is so glitchy; grabbing money bags through walls, a lot of grinding and super repetitive. This game would benefit from highlighting threats such as security cameras as Left4dead series has.… Expand

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