| Payday: The Heist | Overkill Software / Sony Online Entertainment | 2011 | |
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A squad-based first-person shooter, Payday: The Heist lets gamers don their patriotic insane clown masks and engage in bank robberies, jail breaks, and carjackings. Payday owes a lot to Left 4 Dead in that both are four-player, first-person shooters with a heavy focus on cooperation, but it owes more to American crime movies. Each stage is a heist, taking heavy inspiration from films like "Heat" or "Point Break," where you and your crew have to case the place, accomplish objectives, defend your position, and somehow manage to get out alive. Payday's cops are organized, effective, well-armored, and use some actual tactics, frequently making their attacks under the cover of smoke grenades or supporting one another with irritatingly accurate sniper fire. Running off on your own isn't instantly and immediately lethal, but it's still a really stupid idea given the sheer amount of opposition that pops up. The four playable characters begin the game functionally identical, different only in how they look. As you pull off successful jobs, you earn experience for your character, and each level comes with an additional perk that you can pick ahead of time. In the event one of your team members goes down, they're automatically taken into custody by the police. Getting them back requires you to take hostages by tying up the civilians in the area, waiting until a lull in the gunfire and releasing them to the cops in exchange for your teammate.
In July 25/2012, a free No Mercy hospital map was released that was a crossover from a Left 4 Dead location. In addition to the new heist, it adds the new Overkill +145 difficulty level, new zombie masks for the crew, and a zombie theme. See also: #Wolf Pack DLC |
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