Max Payne for PlayStation 2

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Action Adventure

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Release Date 12/7/2001
Publisher Take Two
Developer Neo Software/Remedy
Platform PS2
Genre Action Adventure

Number of Players 1

Blood, Violence

Game Description

A retired cop turns into a vigilante and hunts down scummy drug dealers in this gritty third-person action shooter. Max Payne mixes cutscenes and bloody shoot outs to deliver a cinematic journey through the worst parts of city life. Players can slow the action down to a Matrix-inspired "Bullet Time," which allows for extra-dramatic combat scenes. Packed with an impressive array of weaponry, voiceover, and light puzzles, this action title is not for the squeamish.

Critic Reviews

GameSpot Review (8.0 out of 10)

Created by Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment, Max Payne was in production for a very long time. It's a gritty third-person shooter that's clearly inspired by the stylish cinematography and choreography of the Hong Kong action movie genre, particularly the work of director John Woo. Like ma...more

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Average Member Rating: 7.5 out of 10

creepy and cool. (8 out of 10)

posted by devinS (GRESHAM, OR) on Apr 17, 2006
Member since Sep 2003
8 out of 8 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

This game is very good. The controls are very straight forward, and repetitive, but has a good story and feel to it. I do like the film noir comic book style, very oldfashioned. The bullet time gameplay is pretty cool. I really like how bloody the game is, one of the bloodiest, i also love how d...more

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