10 Pre-Order Bonuses That BROKE Their Video Games

PAYDAY 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter premised on committing various crimes - bank robberies, armoured car hijackings, holding up convenience stores, and drug trafficking. A huge part of the game is figuring out the right combination of weapons, disguises, partners, and planning to successfully pull off the heists.

Given the importance of planning to successfully completing missions, it was surprising what Overkill Software and 505 Games offered as a pre-order.

Purchasing the Career Criminal Edition in advance gave players quite an advantage right from the start of the game. You were given access to a unique high-end red dot scope, a whackload of in-game cash, unique accessories, early access to online beta testing, game-long discounts for all items and weapons you bought, and, perhaps most importantly, an in-world style heist guide and blueprints for every heist.

These last two items alone would have been worth the pre-order as they provided a ton of hints and tricks and, in the case of the printable blueprints, gave you an actual physical method of planning your routes and revealing objectives that aren't shown on your in-game map.