Payday: The Heist

Sometimes a game has premise so terrific you wonder why it hasn’t really been done before. In the case of Overkill Software's PAYDAY: The Heist you are presented with classic crime scenarios based off of movies like Heat, The Inside Man, and The...

Payday: The Heist is a fun 4 player co-op shooter in the vein of Left 4 Dead, and plenty of fun with friends. That said, it is a little rough round the edges, and that might put some players off.More Articles >>>...

My crew and I have entered the bank and scoped the place out. Two of them find the bank manager, who has the keycard that we need; while I wait in queue at the tellers, and another teammate is upstairs with a view of the whole room. Once the time is...

After the genre-altering success of the Left 4 Dead franchise, it is surprising to me that there hasn’t been an explosion of more 4 player online co-op games. I can name a handful that have run with the concept, but not many worth mentioning. Now,...

Despite its flaws, I found Payday to be more Ocean's Eleven than Small Time Crooks; it's got some clever moves, a fun sense of imagination, and it makes you appreciate (and rely upon) every member of your cast. Not since Left 4 Dead have I wanted to...

Pros: Takes the art of bank robbing seriously; fun with four player co-op; decent enemy AI

Cons: Visuals are designed for console hardware; average friendly AI; objectives can be vague

The Heist opens abruptly with a view of a fortified vault safe guarded by electrified steel bars and CCTV cameras scanning for intruders. At the bottom of the screen are four arcane symbols that represent the four types of puzzles that need to be solved...