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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 (Jewel Case) Windows $1.00  
Max Payne Special Edition with Mousepad Windows $0.49  
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User Reviews

[v1.2] Maximize the Payne! Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (13163) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
A brilliant action game with a lot of style Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60462) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars
A real treat for action fans. Drew Dorton (61) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
Great game? Yes. Innovate? Yes. Blockbuster? No. JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
Streamlined action games never looked so good. Sycada (177) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Ages Well and Still Fun! Santa Bronze Star Contributing Member (847) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
Payne To The Max! Classic Nigel (145) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
Revolutionary John Woo meets the Matrix Film Noir shooter vulture (14) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
One of the most unique gaming experiences to date! James1 (248) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars
As close as you will come to "play" an action movie Kasey Chang (3695) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Clubic Aug 01, 2001 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Withingames Aug 09, 2001 5 out of 5 100
Gamer's Pulse Jul 31, 2001 98 out of 100 98
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) Nov 22, 2001 94 out of 100 94
HardGamers Aug 16, 2001 94 out of 100 94
PC Gamer Oct, 2001 90 out of 100 90
Gamekult Jul 30, 2001 9 out of 10 90
Jeuxvideo.com Jul 31, 2001 18 out of 20 90
GameSpy Aug, 2001 90 out of 100 90
PC Zone Benelux Oct, 2001 90 out of 100 90

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
XP SP2 4 Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (13163)
Jun 04, 2008

Trivia

Early on the V drug was not only a mind-warping drug, but also body-warping. It fact it made its users grow into hulking giants with glowing green eyes. In fact, early script drafts deal with super soldiers. There were even work in progress screenshots which shows Max fighting these super soldiers. All this was scrapped as it looked silly and was too similar to Sin.


This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (9991), karttu (4446), Kabushi (48045) and Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2187)
 

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