79
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.5
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

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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Max Payne PlayStation 2 $0.57  
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User Reviews

Maybe not as good as the computer version but still damn good! Matt Ogles (15) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A very big disappointment. Exodia85 (2193) 3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars3.14 Stars

The Press Says

Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) Jan 28, 2002 83 out of 100 83
PSX Extreme Dec 23, 2001 8.3 out of 10 83
Gaming Target Dec 21, 2001 8.2 out of 10 82
IGN Dec 11, 2001 8.1 out of 10 81
PGNx Media May 11, 2002 8 out of 10 80
Game Informer Magazine Feb, 2002 8 out of 10 80
Gamezilla Dec 22, 2001 79 out of 100 79
Game Informer Magazine Feb, 2002 7.75 out of 10 78
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) Jan 14, 2002 76 out of 100 76
Game Revolution Dec, 2001 B 75

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
XP SP2 4 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13177)
Jun 04, 2008

Trivia

In Part 1, Chapter 6, when you're chasing Vinnie, there is a billboard for Captain Baseball-Bat Boy, the comics you see throughout the game.


This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (9991), karttu (4476), Kabushi (48861) and Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2187)
 

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