Payday: The Heist

Overview

Payday: The Heist is a four-player online cooperative shooter developed by Overkill Software on the Diesel Engine and is a downloadable title published by Sony Online Entertainment for the PC and PSN. Payday features six different scenarios in which the players must cooperate in order to complete the given objectives, with settings ranging from a bank, to a prison, to a corporate office building. All of the scenarios are independent of each other and can be played in any order, and there is no overarching narrative.

Players can choose to play as either an assault, sharpshooter, or support class. Each class can be leveled up over the course of play, and as new levels are reached, new weapons, items, and abilities become accessible. Abilities affected by the leveling system include healing, ammunition dispersal, and binding hostages. Respawns are determined by the number of hostages the player is willing to trade. Objective locations and path requirements vary from session to session, and some optional objectives become available at times that, while not required, can speed up the players' progress in the mission when completed.

Over the course of a mission, the police will come in waves and the AI will adapt based on the player's performance. Police officers utilize a variety of armaments, including smoke bombs and tasers, and some wear heavy armor, requiring more firepower in order to successfully take them down.

Characters

There are four different playable characters:

• Wolf (Bloody mouth mask)
• Dallas (American flag mask)
• Chains (Vertical eyes slit mask)
• Hoxton (Droopy face mask)

Levels

There are six different levels, or "Heists," as the game calls them:

• First World Bank
• Heat Street
• Panic Room
• Green Bridge
• Diamond Heist
• Slaughterhouse

Downloadable Content

On August 7th, 2012, DLC titled "Wolfpack" was released for the game. In addition to adding new trophies & a raised level cap, it features:

• 2 New Levels: Two new heists to play, called "Undercover" and "Counterfeit." An added bonus is that as long as the host player has purchased the DLC, any other players can play in it with them, even if they have not purchased the DLC themselves.
• New Weapons: Including an auto handgun, new assault rifle, a grenade launcher, and a deployable sentry gun.
• New Character: "The Technician," who has a new skill set and equipment, including the sentry-gun and tool kit.

PC System Requirements

Minimum	Recommended
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: P4 3 GHz or Athlon FX-53 Memory: 1 GB Video Card: NVIDIA 8800 or ATI x1900	OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2 Memory: 2 GB Video Card: NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850