Description
Max Payne has nothing to lose. His wife and son are gone, killed by Valkyr junkies. His DEA partner Alex is gone, killed by forces unknown, and Max is blamed for Alex's death. The mob is out to get him. The police are out to get him. The only way out is with guns blazing...
Max Payne is a 3rd person action shooter with a twist... Instead of just running around and shoot like Lara Croft, Max has a trick called Bullet-Time (tm). First seen in "The Matrix" movie, Bullet-Time slows the action WAY DOWN so you can shoot the bad guys full of holes before they take three steps... But your amount of bullet time is limited.
Perform rolls and leaps like those you see in action movies and perform bullet-time runs or shot-dodging. Take on all comers armed anywhere from baseball bats to Ingram sub-machine guns, even grenades and Molotov cocktails. Salvage ammo, weapons, and painkillers from this hellhole version of New York to keep your fighting edge. See plot develop in graphic novel-style panels. Will Max Payne see his revenge?
Alternate Titles
- "英雄本色" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Yingxiong Bense" -- Chinese title
- "Max Heat" -- Working title
- "Dark Justice" -- Working title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Windows |
Nov 22, 2001 |
94 out of 100 |
94 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Windows |
2001 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Xbox |
Feb, 2002 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GamePro |
Windows |
Aug 08, 2001 |
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90 |
| Gaming Target |
Xbox |
Dec 21, 2001 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Gamekult |
Windows |
Jul 30, 2001 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Game Revolution |
Windows |
Aug 01, 2001 |
B+ |
83 |
| Super Play |
Windows |
Aug, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| JeuxVideoPC.com |
Windows |
Nov 10, 2001 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
| Game Revolution |
PlayStation 2 |
Dec, 2001 |
B |
75 |
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Trivia
Cultural reference:
In the Ragnarock club there are references to the supernatural horror literature of
H. P. Lovecraft - the so called
Cthulhu Mythos. One of Jack Lupino's books is titled
Necronomicon, and one of his personal "spells" mention the name "Cthulhu" as one of the dark gods that he invokes.
Another cultural reference:
In Part I, Chapter Six, Max Payne enters a small flat. There is a gun lying on the counter, and a gangster can be heard whistling in the toilet. The toilet doors are locked tight, unless the player picks up the gun, which makes the adversary flush the toilet and come out.
This is a reference to
Quentin Tarantino's cult movie
Pulp Fiction:
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Pulp Fiction spoiler below!]
This area closely resembles the scene of Vincent Vega's death, when Butch sneaks into his apartment and shoots Vic with his own gun which he left on the counter in the kitchen.
