PAYDAY The Heist [Download]

by Sony

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• ASIN: B005QF1OSG
• Release Date: October 20, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,865 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #43 in Video Games > PC Games > Games > Action > Shooter
  • #68 in Video Games > Digital Games > PC Game Downloads > Action

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

PAYDAY The Heist is an action filled first person shooter game that lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next "big score". Navigate diverse urban settings with three partners in crime - controlled by either AI or your best buddies in co-op multiplayer. Load out with an array of weaponry and equipment as you embark on a spectacular crime spree through six high-stake heists, including banks robberies, prisoner extractions and armored car hijackings. Time for a PAYDAY - Cash in Before you Cash Out! Six High-Intensity Heists: Whether you're blowing the roof off a building to extract a safe via helicopter or emptying the vault at the First World Bank, these action-packed heists will have players on edge and always checking their six. Interactive Co-op Gameplay: Whether AI or live, your crew of four must operate as one to get the "big score." Sharing extra ammo and med kits, helping regen wounded partners, guarding key positions, taking civilian hostages or cracking through various security measures - it's all for one and one for all. Endless Replayability: Dynamic environments, adaptive enemy behavior, shifting entry points, FBI agents repelling down on ropes through the skylights, SWAT teams crashing through the windows and special units crawling through the ventilation shafts makes each play-through of every heist a unique fight. Massive Character Progression Tree: Players choose a specialty - assault, sharpshooter or support - to gain weapons and equipment that fit their preferred form of violence. Unlock trip mines, silenced pistols, machine guns and much, much more. More DLC: Additional heists, weapons and equipment means PAYDAY - a digitally distributed AAA quality title for less than half the price of a retail game - is total OVERKILL. System Requirements   Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Win 7, Vista and XP Processor: P4 3 GHz or Athlon FX-53 Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2 RAM: 1 GB RAM 2 GB RAM Hard Drive: 3.33 GB Video Card: NVIDIA 8800 or ATI x1900 NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850 Additional Info: None

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Requires Steam account for game installation and activation.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 'PAYDAY: The Heist'...Getting better with each patch. The Pros and Cons. 4 1/2 Stars October 24, 2011

By R. Nicholson TOP 1000 REVIEWER

'Payday' is a FPS computer game from Sony Online Entertainment. This was a 'Steam' download and was priced at less that $20.00. This can be played either as a single player or on-line as 4 player co-op. (with friends or random players)

The Game:
You are one of four bank robbers. You are given instructions by your boss who is in contact with you with an earpiece. The jobs are straight forward...get in, get the loot and get out. Except that things never, ever go as planned, and this is what makes this game so good.

The Pros:
1.) tense, gripping, non-stop action. Hard to explain just how visceral this game is.

2.) enemies (the cops) are randomly inserted for each game...so every game is different (although the maps are the same). Same as L4D2.

3a.) experience factor...as you continue to play you gain experience...allowing you better weapons, larger ammo clips, armor, etc. Also your skills as a shooter noticeably improves with experience. But don't be fooled by these apparent RPG-like upgrades...this game is primarily a FPS.

3b.) experience factor...players (in co-op) can easily play together (to a limited degree) even though they may have significant differences in experience levels. Higher level players will have better weapons and access to some advanced items Playing on easy, normal, hard or overkill seems to change the cops' toughness, how often and how many of them will appear on any given map.

4.) mid game joining is now possible since the latest patch...a major improvement.

5.) diamond heist and slaughter house maps now playable on normal, hard and overkill (were previously only playable on hard and overkill).

6) a pulsating, staccato theme played in the background.... This music perfectly compliments the sense of urgency that prevails throughout the game.

7.) although playable as single player (and this is a useful format for getting acquainted with the game or map) it is in the 4 player co-op that this game shines. To succeed you MUST play as a team (in some ways even more so than L4D).

8.) initially, the game looks deceptively easy...it isn't. There is a learning curve with this game. You must be patient and you must communicate and work as a team. Players that go off on their own or teams that go too fast tend to meet grizzly endings.

9.) you now can push a key to talk!

10..) played through 'Steam'...'steam' sets up your co-op games and keeps your games updated with the latest patches as needed.

Cons:
1.) when another player is joining a game already in progress, the game being played freezes for 10 to 15 seconds while the new player is getting in.

2.) you cannot open or close doors...didn't realize how much of an advantage this was in L4D2 until couldn't do it in 'Payday'. It would have added a little more realism and at the same time provided some momentary shelter to heal or reload.

Impressions:
A great game...if you like that rush you get in L4D2 when you play co-op with really good players or friends, then you'll absolutely loved this.
It is tense, visceral with a sense of urgency...all enhanced by a pulsating musical background theme.
Since mid-gaming joining has begun, playing with friends is much easier
It is almost as good as L4D2...and all for less than $20.00.
However as it is...4 1/2 Stars

Ray Nicholson (cujo) Read more ›

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value February 23, 2012

By gadzookz

It's not realism, but it gives you the visceral rush feel of being in every "heist-gone-wrong" movie. Every match is 15 minutes of pure adrenaline. Drop in. Nick some loot. Blast some cops. GTFO.

It's like the bank robbery clips from movies you watch on youtube, with all the "one-more-job" dialogue and girlfriend-with-a-heart-of-gold angst cut out.

I bought it on release for $20. I've gotten far more entertainment out of it than many $50-$60 games.

At $5, it's a steal.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Payday - A Simple Amoral Shooter that's a BLAST! October 24, 2011

By Prez

Do you like the "Left 4 Dead" games? Did you like the movie "Heat" with De Niro, Pacino, Sizemore, and Kilmer? Then you will like "Payday-The Heist". The game dispenses with any complex mechanics and focuses on immersing in you in movie heist-inspired scenarios and thrusting you in chaotic, intense shooting action. Those who feel squirmy about shooting police better stay away, as you'll rack up huge body counts of them in "Payday", but otherwise this game is a joy.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun, very replayable... February 23, 2012

By Amanda McClelland

- game elements (objectives, npc locations, enemy spawns) change from game to game, making each game feel relatively unique

- one to four player co-op against extremely crafty AI

- extremely replayable, dedicated players often have hundreds of hours logged

- brilliant adrenaline pumping soundtrack

- good variety of weapons and tools augmented by a leveling system

- unique rubberband netcode makes game run smoothly regardless of players' distance from each other

- sense of teamwork and accomplishment from really thrashing a heist is amazing

- the higher difficulties are quite hard, very easy to fail on if a team doesn't work together well

- the developers constantly work to improve the game and tend to be very vocal within the game's community

- there's an upcoming DLC pack that will expand the game content significantly

- it's super cheap, even without a sale going on

I cannot recommend this game enough.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate criminal FPS adrenaline rush February 28, 2012

By Media Man VINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

Published in 2011 by Sony Online Entertainment and Developed by Overkill Software (founded by ex-members of the now defunct Grin Studios), Payday: The Heist is a cooperative first-person-shooter in which you play as one member of a four person professional criminal heist group. Objectives vary from robbing banks, stealing money from drug-lords, busting convicts out of a prison convoy, stealing diamonds from a high-rise security vault, high jacking a gold-filled armored convoy and stealing back currency printing plates from a traitorous accomplice. To accomplish these goals the players arm themselves with a variety of firearms and equipment which increases as you successfully pull of heists. During the jobs you'll encounter multiple levels of law enforcement from security guards to blue uniforms to various heavily armored S.W.A.T. and even spec ops "Sam Fisher" lookalikes. You'll also be responsible for subduing and controlling multiple amounts of civilians found amongst the heists. Combine all of these factors with the main plan of get in, get the loot and get out and you're in for one h*ll of a ride. Here are my thoughts on the incredibly unique and engaging masterpiece that is Payday: The Heist;

Pros

+ Random enemy generation creating a unique play experience every time.

+ Gritty, thrilling and frantic non-stop action that's the perfect emulation of any of your favorite heist movie scenes (Heat, The Town, Dark Knight etc.)

+ Steep but extremely challenging and rewarding learning curve that requires perfected teamwork. The sense of accomplishment after finishing a particularly tough heist is incredibly satisfying.

+ 3 very noticeable levels of difficulty. Normal, Hard and Overkill....

+ Absolutely brilliant soundtrack score by composer Simon Viklund. The music is a perfect distorted electronic combination of breaks, drums, guitars, synth and pulse-pounding beats. I can't wait for the official soundtrack to be released as it will be an instant purchase. By far the best score I've heard for a game of this genre for a long time.

+ Amazing dialogue and flawless voice acting on every level, especially by the four main characters. Profanity is handled perfectly and never feels forced. Character dialogue never feels repetitive or gets tiresome.

+ Some of the best co-op gameplay since the Left 4 Dead series.

+ Dedicated development who are feverishly working on DLC to keep us addicted heisters happy.

+ Experience levels and RPG-style upgrades are well designed allowing players of all levels to play together without terribly noticeable effects. Lower reputation players will simply have access to fewer guns, items and other upgrades but it's not a game changer.

+ Devilishly clever opponent AI.

+ Affordable.

Cons <All very minor>

- Storyline is thin and disjointed.

- No anti-aliasing or other advanced graphics options for PC as I believe this is a port from the PS3.

- Currently there are only 6 heists to choose from although more are on the way with DLC.

- Learning curve may be too difficult and frustrating for the average FPS player.

- Map layouts don't change.

- NPC AI can be sketchy and downright frustrating at times.

- Unable to open or close doors. This would be extremely beneficial when you have to hunker down and survive police assault waves.

- Mousewheel doesn't allow you to switch between weapons (at least not that I've figured out).

- All NPC's can roll, tumble, slide and climb over ledges but the player cannot.

- Smoke bombs are the only deterrents the police use at the moment. I would really like to see more, especially flashbangs that would blind you temporarily and tear gas which would make your vision blurry and eyes water.

- When an out of game player joins a game in play it freezes the current game for all players for approximately 10-20 seconds depending on the new player's connection.

- Could use more guns (also coming in the DLC)

- Primary and Secondary weapon choices are locked in their own trees. It would be nice to choose the Locomotive Shotgun and Compact-5 at the same time for example to work on achievements, rather than only being able to choose one or the other. I don't think this would be a game imbalance.

- Some clipping issues where enemies can take you down between floors and walls without seeing you can be frustrating.

Payday: The Heist is easily one of the best games I've played in years. Its unique premise combined with the random fast-paced gameplay creates a criminal joyride that I've never before experienced in a game. Throwing in the addictive missions and cooperative gameplay and you've got yourself a bona fide hit. The boys at Overkill Software deserve huge accolades for creating a game that brings to life the things one could only dream about doing in real life. Despite some minor technical issues, Payday: The Heist is a masterful co-op crime spree that no one should miss out on. 5 stars, more if I could! Read more ›