[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-payday-2-crimewave-edition":3,"game-payday-2-crimewave-edition":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":30,"reviews":33,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":182,"userReviewCount":183,"previewCount":183,"publishers":184,"developers":185,"userReviews":186,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},19305,"Payday 2: Crimewave Edition","Put a crew together for the second entry in the thrilling heist shooter PayDay. Don the masks of the original PayDay crew -- Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains -- and descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree. The new CRIMENET network in PayDay 2 offers a huge range of dynamic contracts and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to major league cyber-crime or emptying out major bank vaults for that epic PAYDAY. While in D.C., why not participate in the local community and run a few political errands?\n\nUp to four friends co-operate on the hits and as the crew progresses the jobs become bigger, better and more rewarding. Along with earning more money and becoming a legendary criminal comes a new character customization and crafting system that lets crews build and customize their own guns and gear.\n\nPayDay 2: Crimewave Edition brings the award-winning shooter to gamers with enhanced features and a stash of new bonus content, giving fans the ultimate PayDay experience.","19305\u002Fco1wn3_webp","19305\u002Fivukbzbjfzdunv5c0fqe_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FiOHfD10NJ2w","2015-06-16",70.3,20041,"payday-2-crimewave-edition",null,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"505 Games",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Overkill Software",[28,29],"Shooter","Arcade",[31,32],"PlayStation 4","Xbox One",[34,50,66,82,97,112,126,140,153,167],{"id":35,"author":36,"outlet":39,"summary":45,"review_url":46,"review_date":47,"original_score":48,"normalized_score":49},45784,{"id":37,"name":38},3950,"John-Paul Jones",{"id":40,"logo":41,"name":42,"website_url":43,"score_format":44},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","10","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","2015-06-24","7.5",75,{"id":51,"author":52,"outlet":55,"summary":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":63,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},37753,{"id":53,"name":54},3575,"Caleb Hayward",{"id":56,"logo":57,"name":58,"website_url":59,"score_format":60},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","100","When you awoke this morning, did you find yourself craving the adrenaline rush of first person combat, the thrill of planning and executing a masterpiece heist, or the morally questionable satisfaction of gunning down wave after wave of law enforcement? No? Well most people don’t. However, if the answer was yes to any of the aforementioned questions, chances are you may well want to stay inside today and play some Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. Just don’t go outside.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","2015-06-17","71",71,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":77,"review_url":78,"review_date":79,"original_score":80,"normalized_score":81},38555,{"id":69,"name":70},3751,"Dean James",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":76},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","5","While not as innovative as it once was in the current gaming landscape, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is the definitive Payday experience on consoles that will provide hours of multiplayer fun.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","2015-06-11","4.0",80,{"id":83,"author":84,"outlet":87,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":94,"original_score":95,"normalized_score":96},73542,{"id":85,"name":86},4788,"Vince Ingenito",{"id":88,"logo":89,"name":90,"website_url":91,"score_format":44},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Though it doesn’t exactly put the added power of the PS4 and Xbox One to full use, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is the best-looking console version of Payday 2 you can get, and the best value on any platform for obtaining its wealth of downloadable content. 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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2015\u002F07\u002F02\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review","2015-07-02","8.3",83,{"id":98,"author":99,"outlet":102,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":109,"original_score":110,"normalized_score":111},64551,{"id":100,"name":101},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":103,"logo":104,"name":105,"website_url":106,"score_format":44},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Overall, whilst Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is not perfect, it’s a unique title that offers an unparalleled co-op experience. It’s not short on content either, with a vast amount of jobs to complete across numerous difficulty levels that cleverly modify the objectives and enemy waves within them rather than just altering damage parameters. It’ll take a huge chunk of time to create the criminal mastermind you desire to be, but for those with the persistence and patience to work through its flaws it’ll be a rewarding journey filled with the joys of success and also the bitter taste of defeat. Just make sure you have a few friends at hand to back you up, or at least a willingness to make new ones, as trying to tackle things alone or with a group of randoms is bound to leave your experience feeling sour.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2015\u002F06\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","2015-06-25","7\u002F10",70,{"id":113,"author":114,"outlet":117,"summary":122,"review_url":123,"review_date":94,"original_score":124,"normalized_score":125},46630,{"id":115,"name":116},90,"Tyler Treese",{"id":118,"logo":119,"name":120,"website_url":121,"score_format":44},67,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPure-Xbox-Logo.jpg","Pure Xbox","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002F","There is no excuse for an online co-op focused game to ship with the online side of things not working. It is even more inexcusable that a patch hasn't been released yet to remedy the situation. At the time of writing, the game has been available for three weeks and is still broken. 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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002Freviews\u002Fxbox-one\u002Fpayday_2_crimewave_edition","2",20,{"id":127,"author":128,"outlet":131,"summary":136,"review_url":137,"review_date":138,"original_score":139,"normalized_score":81},47794,{"id":129,"name":130},4090,"Alex Stinton",{"id":132,"logo":133,"name":134,"website_url":135,"score_format":44},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","As a law abiding citizen, committing robbery is probably the last thing on your mind. That said, somewhere inside your deepest thoughts – whether you'd admit it or not – you've probably pondered what it would be like to throw off the shackles of society's laws, and turn to a life crime. In Payday 2: Crimewave Edition for the PlayStation 4 you can exercise your dark side, trying your hand at a wide variety of criminal escapades, all without the risk of having to explain to you loved ones that you might not be around for seven to ten years.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps4\u002Fpayday_2_crimewave_edition","2015-06-20","8",{"id":141,"author":142,"outlet":145,"summary":150,"review_url":151,"review_date":109,"original_score":152,"normalized_score":111},77358,{"id":143,"name":144},5580,"Stefan L",{"id":146,"logo":147,"name":148,"website_url":149,"score_format":44},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2015\u002F06\u002F25\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","7.0",{"id":154,"author":155,"outlet":158,"summary":163,"review_url":164,"review_date":165,"original_score":166,"normalized_score":111},103874,{"id":156,"name":157},5636,"Matt Bertz",{"id":159,"logo":160,"name":161,"website_url":162,"score_format":44},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","No game has captured the thrill of the heist quite like Payday, which is why more than nine million criminals in training have flocked to the series since its debut in 2011. Rather than prep a new release for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, 505 Games is following the recent trend of porting successful games from the previous generation to the platforms with Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. The results are a mixed bag.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fpayday_2_crimewave_edition\u002Fb\u002Fplaystation4\u002Farchive\u002F2015\u002F07\u002F08\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review-.aspx","2015-07-08","7.00\u002F10",{"id":168,"author":169,"outlet":172,"summary":177,"review_url":178,"review_date":179,"original_score":180,"normalized_score":181},160224,{"id":170,"name":171},11813,"John Gray",{"id":173,"logo":174,"name":175,"website_url":176,"score_format":44},147,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F","“An enormously addictive smash-and-grab of excitement” - Robin Banks","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Fpayday-2-crimewave-edition-review\u002F","2015-07-06","8.4",84,10,0,[21],[26],[]]