Max Payne 3 for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I think the point I realized this was not the Max Mayne games I was used to was when I put 200 assault rifle rounds into the skull of a guy in a T-shirt and he wasn't even phased (on Normal difficulty, mind you). Max payne 3 tries desperately to continue the dark and gritty and realistic tone of its predecessors and utterly falls on its face as its actual gameplay embraces a cartoonish fantasy land more fitting for Duke Nukem.

This games reminds me of when a friend tells you how much you just MUST see a movie. Then it turns out terrible. I will be honest, I never played the last 2 MP games because I was in and out of the gaming scene at the time with alot going on. But I don't think that had ANYTHING to do with my terrible experience. Right away the game felt VERY stiff. The cover system got me killed me multiple times. I got stuck on a wall where I could not even move for about 2 1/2 minutes and finally failed the mission before I could get off the wall!

The graphics were pretty sub-par minus the details of the back drops. Everything else was kind of bland it seemed. I did really enjoy the effects that played during cut scenes however. But other than that it was very bland. I also enjoyed the fact that the games gives you lots of attempts to retry if you fail and usually starts you out in a good point. And that is a good thing because with all the bugs causing me to get stuck on the floor and various other things I died alot. And I consider myself a pretty patient gamer but I was mad and yelling most the time.

Overall without going into a ton of detail I can tell you the game just felt very unfinished and buggy. The amazing story the critics like IGN raved about was very boring to me. But then again about 3 hours into the game I became so mad I ejected the disc and sent it right back to gamefly. What a waste.