PAYDAY 2

PAYDAY 2 is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, and Strong Language. This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a bank robber for hire who takes on various heists/jobs. Players traverse a modern city and earn experience and skill points on their way to becoming elite criminals. Players use pistols, machine guns, and sniper rifles to shoot and kill various human characters (e.g., rival gangs, police/SWAT team members). Players have the ability to shoot random civilians, though there is a penalty for doing so. Combat is accompanied by realistic gunfire, screams of pain, and large blood-splatter effects. Some weapons (e.g., explosive vest) cause characters to explode, resulting in chunks of flesh strewn around game environments. In one level, players can enter a room in which pornographic material appears to have been filmed (e.g., video camera pointing at a bed; TV showing a scantily-clad woman on the bed). The game also depicts paintings and drawings of women in suggestive poses and/or revealing outfits. Some missions require interaction with illicit drugs: in one mission, players cook and defend batches of meth; another mission requires players to guard and transport bags of cocaine. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” are heard in the game.