The new PS4 and Xbox One Crimewave edition delivers plenty of these moments, too. Working with a smart team of crims, focused on objectives and covering each other’s’ backs, the score pounding through the speakers or your headphones, it’s a joy to play.
Crouched behind a shattered window in what used to be a bank, firing away with an assault rifle at squads of incoming cops, rushing to revive a downed comrade as the bullets fly, it feels like you’re on the set of Michael Mann’s Heat, doing your best to keep your head above water as the carnage kicks off. When Payday 2: Crimewave Edition gels, it’s one of the most exciting co-op shooters around.
