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?

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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

[v1.2] Maximize the Payne!	Windows	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749)
A brilliant action game with a lot of style	Windows	Unicorn B. Lynx (53162)
Great game? Yes. Innovate? Yes. Blockbuster? No.	Windows	JPaterson (9132)
Payne To The Max!	Windows	Classic Nigel (145)
Revolutionary John Woo meets the Matrix Film Noir shooter	Windows	vulture (14)
A fun but short game with too much of the same in it.	Windows	Zovni (9114)
One of the greatest disappointments I've ever experienced.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4480)
Maybe not as good as the computer version but still damn good!	PlayStation 2	Matt Ogles (15)
The first of a kind. Max Payne is just a must-have.	Windows	Schadenfreude (578)
Great game the 'cartoon' strips rule.	Xbox	David Lafferty (18)

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The Press Says

GameZone	Windows	Aug 07, 2001	9.7 out of 10	97
Game Informer Magazine	Windows	Oct, 2001	9.5 out of 10	95
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm)	Windows	Nov 22, 2001	94 out of 100	94
GameSpot	Windows	Jul 27, 2001	9.2 out of 10	92
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Aug, 2001	90 out of 100	90
All Game Guide	Windows	2001		90
PGNx Media	PlayStation 2	May 11, 2002	8 out of 10	80
Christ Centered Game Reviews	Windows	Jun 01, 2005	77 out of 100	77
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Nov 10, 2001	15 out of 20	75
Game Critics	PlayStation 2	Jul 24, 2002	6 out of 10	60