85
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
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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User Reviews

Great game the 'cartoon' strips rule. David Lafferty (18) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

GamePro Dec 12, 2001 5 out of 5 100
Gaming Target Dec 21, 2001 9 out of 10 90
IGN Dec 10, 2001 8.9 out of 10 89
Gamezilla Jan 10, 2002 85 out of 100 85
Game Revolution Dec, 2001 B+ 83
HardGamers Mar 22, 2002 82 out of 100 82
GMR May 09, 2004 8 out of 10 80
Jeuxvideo.com Mar 22, 2002 15 out of 20 75
The Video Game Critic May 13, 2003 B 75
Gamekult Mar 20, 2002 7 out of 10 70

Forums

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

Trivia

The D o p e f i s h (an enemy from Commander Keen 4, the D o p e f i s h is usually put into games as an easter egg) appears in Max Payne.


This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (9991), karttu (4446), Kabushi (48039) and Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2187)
 

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