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
| GamePro |
Xbox |
Dec 12, 2001 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| Withingames |
Windows |
Aug 09, 2001 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| Kingdom of Desire |
Windows |
Apr 06, 2007 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Gamekult |
Windows |
Jul 30, 2001 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Gameplanet |
Windows |
Aug 10, 2001 |
  |
90 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Windows |
Aug, 2001 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
PlayStation 2 |
Feb, 2002 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GMR |
Xbox |
May 09, 2004 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Gamezilla |
PlayStation 2 |
Dec 22, 2001 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Xbox |
May 13, 2003 |
B |
75 |
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Trivia
OK, on the last skyscraper mission, jump off the building. Instead of shrinking down to give the effect of falling, you actually fall for about 4 seconds. Pretty neat, huh?
