Payday 2 Crimewave Edition review – wildly violent, heartwarmingly co-operative
by Ian Dransfield from Technology | The Guardian on (#AYK9)
The refreshed PS4 and Xbox One version of this anarchic co-op shooter is worth staking out for those who missed it first time around
Two weeks ago, the delightful Splatoon arrived to daub the staid world of the first-person shooter with luminous joy paint. It promised a day-glo family-friendly revolution - and now here comes Payday 2 Crimewave Edition.
Not only does it look like every other gritty crime blaster out there, it's also yet another repackaged release, originally launched on the last-gen consoles in 2013, and now given a fresh spray job for the current platforms. Despite all this, Crimewave Edition is still well worth your time. Because it is insane.
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