Crookz - The Big Heist

Skilltree Studios · Aug 25, 2015

Teen

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Crookz is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection. Implement a successful strategy by assembling and kitting out your team before the job and planning the best way in.

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Critic 7.4 (5 critics) · Gamer 8.2

Critic reviews

Shacknews
Steven Wong · Aug 25, 2015
7.0
Crookz is challenging, despite its comedic trappings, and it's easy to get obsessive over it. However, unless leaderboards or pulling off the perfect heist in the lowest time really appeals to you, there's not much reason to replay old missions. There's a decent collection of unlockable challenge missions, but game loses some of its charm when a mission forces too many criteria, like time limits and crew selection.
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The Escapist
Billy Inlow · Aug 25, 2015
8.0
If you're the kind of person who plays any genre that has a stage take longer than 20-25 minutes on average or wanted a non-lethal variation on Payday, this is something you should get as soon as possible. However, if you have trouble concentrating on the same thing for a long time if it's moving slowly, you might want to save your money for something more appropriate.
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Game Watcher
Nick Horth · Oct 28, 2015
8.0
While the game never abandons its forgiving approach, increasingly ambitious and interesting level design and a steady drip of new items and skills continue to provide a satisfying new challenge throughout the game’s accomplished story campaign. Crookz is a very enjoyable crime caper, and one of the most pleasant surprises of the year.
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Game Reactor
Martin Eiser · Sep 27, 2015
8.0
Sometimes Crookz: The Big Heist feels a bit like a puzzle game. We end up looking for the perfect way to complete the mission as quickly as possible while trying not to forget any valuable loot. However, the game also gives us the feeling of being a sandbox game in which we can have some fun and experiment.
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4players.de
Mathias Oertel · Sep 07, 2015
6.2
Doch trotz all dieser Vorzüge werden die anfänglich spannenden und auf Laufwegs-Optimierung abgestimmten Überfälle irgendwann zur Routine. Es gibt wenige Überraschungen und noch weniger zufällige Ereignisse, die einen bei den Raubzügen in spannende Panik versetzen. Wer einen taktischen Überfall-Planer erwartet, bei dem man die Aktionen seines Teams minutiös, vielleicht sogar sekundengenau koordinieren muss und dann voller Freude sieht, wie der Plan aufgeht, ist hier falsch.
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