Payday 2 is an immersive and intense "Crime Fantasy" experience and one of those games you like to talk about at a campfire.

It’s mildly disappointing to see the framerate capped, and that bots are still in the same state after all this time, but Payday 2’s deep mechanics and purity of vision still make it one of the best, yet most overlooked multiplayer games you can play today.

Better than the original, Payday 2 is a brilliant co-op action game that recreates perfectly the lives of a group of bank robbers.

This was a game with a lot of depth and variety to the scenarios it put you in, and that’s great fun to play cooperatively. Though it still has its flaws, the added content and changes that have been brought together in the Crimewave Edition build upon the original release and mean that there’s plenty of reasons to sink back into a life of crime.

Payday 2's novel heist-based gameplay is still worth checking out for those interested in a refreshing cooperative experience. For veteran criminal masterminds, however, the return of easily fixable problems and lack of account migration make it hard to justify the jump from previous versions.

The remastered edition of a game which wasn’t very good when it was released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC two years ago. Overkill Software has included all the DLC, but hasn’t solved the issues of the original. There are some good ideas, but also some bad things.

The co-op heists of Payday 2 hijack new-gen, bringing with them a gym bag full of updates and DLC, but also some familiar problems. Great for newcomers, but non-essential for seasoned criminals.