Payday 2

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Payday 2
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Studio SwedenSweden Overkill Software Starbreeze Studios Sumo Digital (switch port)
SwedenSweden
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Publisher ItalyItaly 505 Games (2013–2016) Starbreeze Studios (since 2016)
SwedenSweden
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 Windows August 13, 2013 PlayStation 3 August 13, 2013 August 14, 2013 Xbox 360 August 13, 2013 August 16, 2013 Linux March 21, 2016 Nintendo Switch February 23, 2018
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North AmericaNorth America
EuropeEurope

North AmericaNorth America
EuropeEurope

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world
platform Windows , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , PS3 , PS4 , Linux , Nintendo Switch
Game engine Diesel 2.0
genre Ego shooter
Game mode Single player , co-op multiplayer
control Keyboard and mouse , gamepad
system advantages
preconditions
medium DVD-ROM , download
language German , English
copy protection Steamworks
Age rating
USK from 18
PEGI recommended for ages 18+

Payday 2 is a computer game from 2013. It was developed by Overkill Software together with its parent company Starbreeze Studios and published by 505 Games (Overkill Software separated from 505 Games on May 30, 2016). Payday 2 is the successor to Payday: The Heist , which was developed by Overkill Software alone. An implementation for the Nintendo Switch was published on February 23, 2018 . The goal of the first person shooter is to plan and carry out robberies and the like in co-op mode .

Gameplay

The game is built up in missions known as "Heists!" There are hardly any connections between the missions, the game is instead designed as a co-op shooter in which up to four players start a robbery together. In the single player mode , the player is provided with three bots as a substitute for human players, but they only shoot, carry bags when you throw them at them and can help you up. They cannot take over other gameplay elements (interact etc.). To compensate for this disadvantage, bots have significantly more life points than human players.

There are four main characters or "Original Heisters": Dallas, Chains, Wolf and Hoxton. Since Hoxton was in jail, Dallas’s younger brother as Houston had to fill the gap.

Almost every mission can alternatively be played in stealth mode. Some of the missions stretch over several mission days, with others an escape occurs. In contrast to the usual first-person shooter games, the player in Payday 2 has to do without a crosshair as a target aid.

Extensions

Since its release, a large number of both free and paid extensions, so-called DLCs, have appeared . These mostly contain new missions, weapons (modifications) as well as new game functions and playable characters.

The following DLCs have been released so far:

  • Armored transport
  • Gage Weapon Pack # 01
  • Charlie Santa Heist / GO Bank Heist
  • Infamy 2.0 update
  • A Merry Payday Christmas Soundtrack
  • Gage Weapon Pack # 02
  • The Death Wish Update
  • The Election Day Heist
  • Gage Mod Courier
  • Gage Sniper Pack
  • The Shadow Raid Heist
  • The Big Bank Heist
  • The Official Soundtrack
  • Gage Shotgun Pack
  • Gage Assault Pack
  • Gage Spec Ops Pack
  • Miami hotline
  • Gage Historical Pack
  • The White XMAS Heist
  • Clover Character Package
  • The Diamond Heist
  • The bomb heist
  • Hotline Miami 2
  • Dragan Character Package
  • The Overkill Pack
  • The Butcher's AK / CAR Mod Pack
  • Infamy 2.0
  • The Butcher's BBQ Pack
  • The Butcher's Western Pack
  • Scarface Character Pack
  • The Meltdown Heist
  • The Alesso Heist
  • Sokol Character Package
  • The Golden Grin Casino
  • Gage Ninja Pack
  • Yakuza Character Package
  • Gage Chivalry Pack
  • Point break heists
  • The Goat Simulator Heist
  • Wolf pack
  • Sydney Character Pack
  • Biker Character Pack
  • The biker heist
  • John Wick Weapon Pack
  • Scarface Heist
  • John Wick Heists
  • h3h3 Character Pack
  • Border Crossing Heist
  • Tailor Pack 1
  • Cartel Optics Mod
  • San Martín Bank Heist
  • Federales Weapon Pack
  • Tailor Pack 2
  • Weapon Color Pack 1
  • Breakfast in Tijuana Heist
  • Fugitive Weapon Pack
  • Weapon Color Pack 2

On May 10, 2017 it was announced that all DLCs can no longer be purchased individually and are only available through the Ultimate Edition . Since October 25, 2019 you can buy all DLCs individually again and the Ultimate Editon is now called Legacy Collection.

reception

reviews
publication Rating
PS3 Windows Xbox 360
4players k. A. 70% k. A.
GameStar k. A. 86/100 k. A.
PC Games k. A. 82% k. A.
Meta-ratings
Metacritic 74/100 79/100 75/100

Payday 2 received mostly positive ratings ( Metacritic : 79 out of 100 (Win) / 75 (Xbox 360) / 74 (PS3)).

The game sold 1.58 million times within the first month after it went on sale, 80% of them through the digital distribution channel . Thanks to good advance sales figures, the game had already paid for itself before it was released. The good sales of Payday 2 , its predecessor and the game Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons contributed to Starbreeze's first sales profit in the 2013 financial year since it was founded in 1998. In 2013, Payday 2 won the Golden Joystick Award in the Best Multiplayer category .

On October 16, 2015, Overkill made Payday 2 a game with microtransactions with the update Black Market , the new system is very similar to that of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive . After a robbery has been won, there is a chance of a safe, which is stored in the Steam inventory. The announcement led to major protests as the developers had recently given assurances that it would never be a game with microtransactions.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Payday 2 for Linux released. In: linuxgaming.de. Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ PAYDAY 2 - Now available in Europe for Nintendo Switch . In: Gamers . February 23, 2018 ( gamers.de [accessed February 23, 2018]).
  3. ↑ PayDay 2 Test (PC) - Bank Robbery Deluxe - GameStar. Retrieved August 4, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Official website with all DLCs
  5. ↑ Payday Wiki: All DLCs (English)
  6. ↑ Samit Sarkar: Payday 2 getting Ultimate Edition, all future DLC to be free updates (update). May 10, 2017, accessed on May 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ About The Author: PAYDAY 2 Community Update: The Winds of Change - Starbreeze. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ a b Meta evaluation Payday 2 (Windows). In: Metacritic . CBS Corporation , accessed April 27, 2015 .
  9. ↑ a b Meta assessment Payday 2 (PlayStation 3). In: Metacritic . CBS Corporation , accessed April 27, 2015 .
  10. ↑ a b Meta evaluation Payday 2 (Xbox 360). In: Metacritic . CBS Corporation , accessed April 27, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Test: PayDay 2. Retrieved on February 20, 2014 .
  12. ↑ Test: PayDay 2. Retrieved on February 20, 2014 .
  13. ↑ Payday 2 in the test: motivating, but also demanding co-op shooter. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .
  14. ↑ The making of Payday 2: from '1.5' project to heavyweight sequel - part two. In: VG247.com. December 13, 2013, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Record result thanks to PayDay 2 and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. In: gamestar.de. February 27, 2014, accessed October 23, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Golden Joysticks 2013: Full list of winners ( Memento from May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  17. ↑ PayDay 2 - promise broken: microtransactions are coming - GameStar. GameStar.de, accessed on October 23, 2015 .
  18. ↑ PayDay 2 - microtransactions defused, new heist available - GameStar. GameStar.de, accessed on October 23, 2015 .