Max Payne
from: Rockstar Games
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Product Description:
Max Payne is the game where your life has fallen apart in a New York minute, and you have to get revenge before you can move on.Dark and gritty just went to a whole new level!
Amazon.com Review:
Max Payne's wife and baby daughter were slain by junkies hopped up on adangerous new synthetic drug. For three years, Max has worked undercover to findthe source of these drugs, and, just when he's almost got it figured out,somebody ices his superior and pins the murder on him. Now it's payback time asMax faces off against the Mob, the police, and much, much worse. MaxPayne has jumped from the computer screen to the PlayStation2 and there'sgoing to be hell to pay.
Max Payne uses extremely realistic graphics to showcase a grittyfilm-noir-inspired New York City. Payne stalks subways, tenements, nightclubs,and even government installations as he takes his vengeance out on a horde ofgun-toting bad guys. Taking a page from the visual style of famed directorJohn Woo, as well as TheMatrix, Max Payne lets the player launch into a slow-motion modegenerally known as "bullet time," which makes dodging enemy fire and dishing outyour own return fire a breeze, all while leaping side to side. While this looksextremely cool to do, it also evens the odds and can only be used for limitedamounts of time, making it a strategic as well as aesthetic option.
And speaking of aesthetics, the game is packed with exciting moments, weapons,and locations, even if the enemies get a little redundant after a while. Thelevel design ranges from inspired (a multilevel parking garage) to humdrum (awarehouse) and several levels actually take place in the twisted wonderland ofthe hero's warped psyche. The graphics are state of the art, though admittedlythe PlayStation2 doesn't have the power to render them as well as the Xbox orPC, but most people won't notice the difference. The introduction scenes consistof painted photos presented in graphic-novel style, which is a stylistic choicethat pays dividends, even though the writing is hilariously bad and the voiceacting is, if possible, even worse.
Needless to say, all this is violent, disturbing, and not at all for the kids.Pay attention to the Mature rating; it's not there for decoration. --BobAndrews
Pros:
Amazon.com Product Description:
Max Payne is a stylish, urban, revenge-driven action game based in New York City's grimy underground. A groundbreaking rendering engine allows for heart-stopping, photorealistic visuals and breathtaking movie-quality effects as Max Payne fights his way to uncover the truth. The game combines elements from Hollywood action thrillers with the latest in video game technology to deliver a highly original gameplay experience.
Max Payne is the game where your life has fallen apart in a New York minute, and you have to get revenge before you can move on.Dark and gritty just went to a whole new level!
Amazon.com Review:
Max Payne's wife and baby daughter were slain by junkies hopped up on adangerous new synthetic drug. For three years, Max has worked undercover to findthe source of these drugs, and, just when he's almost got it figured out,somebody ices his superior and pins the murder on him. Now it's payback time asMax faces off against the Mob, the police, and much, much worse. MaxPayne has jumped from the computer screen to the PlayStation2 and there'sgoing to be hell to pay.
Max Payne uses extremely realistic graphics to showcase a grittyfilm-noir-inspired New York City. Payne stalks subways, tenements, nightclubs,and even government installations as he takes his vengeance out on a horde ofgun-toting bad guys. Taking a page from the visual style of famed directorJohn Woo, as well as TheMatrix, Max Payne lets the player launch into a slow-motion modegenerally known as "bullet time," which makes dodging enemy fire and dishing outyour own return fire a breeze, all while leaping side to side. While this looksextremely cool to do, it also evens the odds and can only be used for limitedamounts of time, making it a strategic as well as aesthetic option.
And speaking of aesthetics, the game is packed with exciting moments, weapons,and locations, even if the enemies get a little redundant after a while. Thelevel design ranges from inspired (a multilevel parking garage) to humdrum (awarehouse) and several levels actually take place in the twisted wonderland ofthe hero's warped psyche. The graphics are state of the art, though admittedlythe PlayStation2 doesn't have the power to render them as well as the Xbox orPC, but most people won't notice the difference. The introduction scenes consistof painted photos presented in graphic-novel style, which is a stylistic choicethat pays dividends, even though the writing is hilariously bad and the voiceacting is, if possible, even worse.
Needless to say, all this is violent, disturbing, and not at all for the kids.Pay attention to the Mature rating; it's not there for decoration. --BobAndrews
Pros:
- Photorealistic graphics
- Fantastic cinematic action
- Terrible writing
- Even worse voice acting
Amazon.com Product Description:
Max Payne is a stylish, urban, revenge-driven action game based in New York City's grimy underground. A groundbreaking rendering engine allows for heart-stopping, photorealistic visuals and breathtaking movie-quality effects as Max Payne fights his way to uncover the truth. The game combines elements from Hollywood action thrillers with the latest in video game technology to deliver a highly original gameplay experience.
Features:
- Experience a relentless, story-driven game as Max fights for justice while uncovering plot twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century’s worst blizzard
- Photo-digitized textures, radiosity lighting, hardware T&L and painstaking detail combine to create super-realism
- Play It Your Own Way puts the most powerful, easy-to-use game editor ever released in your creative hands
- Blood and violence
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great game, but not for kids by any means
I am not the biggest fan of 1st person shooter games. The only two games of this nature that have interested me has been Rainbow Six and Max Payne. With that being said, I must say Rainbow Six is a way up there in the ranking and Max Payne is by no means number 2.
The rating for this game needs to be taken extremely seriously. Although they show Max Payne (player) being holed up in an impossible situation (thus what he does can probably be viewed as ethical), he is required to get out ... Read More
Rating: - Frustrating At Times, But Still One Of The Best Games Out There!!
I bought this came for the computer when it came out in '91, just because it looked cool. It ran sluggish on my computer, so I gave up after a while. Then it came out for Playstation 2 and I was all over it!
So much has been written about this game that I'll just give my perspective on it.
The Good: The graphics are top-notch, especially for the time when it came out. Despite what others have said, the storyline, writing, and voice acting are superbly executed!! I love the ... Read More
Rating: 
- max payne
max payne is a third person shooter that's a lot of fun the games best feature it the bullet time that allow player to slow down time i would recommend this game very fun and great story
Rating: 
- Great Game.... for PC
Max Payne is a great in every sense of the word. The engaging twisting storyline, and combat, the music, the graphics (for '01). Everything.
But the controls suck.
Never have I played a game with such bad controls that it made me depressed. Do NOT buy this for PS2. Buy it for PC.
Rating: - One of the Best Video Games EVER!!!
This a really awesome video game! It has the best plot, best action, best voices. Max Payne had the American Dream; friends, house, beautiful wife, baby daughter, but one night, all that is taken away! His wife and baby were murdered by junkies on a drug called Valkyr. After three years of being undercover, he finally has a lead on a dark night and NY is having the worst snow storm ever! Max is supposed to meet Alex Balder at Roscoe Street Station. When Alex is shot, Max is framed for murder. Max must ... Read More
- Great game, but not for kids by any meansI am not the biggest fan of 1st person shooter games. The only two games of this nature that have interested me has been Rainbow Six and Max Payne. With that being said, I must say Rainbow Six is a way up there in the ranking and Max Payne is by no means number 2.
The rating for this game needs to be taken extremely seriously. Although they show Max Payne (player) being holed up in an impossible situation (thus what he does can probably be viewed as ethical), he is required to get out ... Read More
- Frustrating At Times, But Still One Of The Best Games Out There!!I bought this came for the computer when it came out in '91, just because it looked cool. It ran sluggish on my computer, so I gave up after a while. Then it came out for Playstation 2 and I was all over it!
So much has been written about this game that I'll just give my perspective on it.
The Good: The graphics are top-notch, especially for the time when it came out. Despite what others have said, the storyline, writing, and voice acting are superbly executed!! I love the ... Read More
- max paynemax payne is a third person shooter that's a lot of fun the games best feature it the bullet time that allow player to slow down time i would recommend this game very fun and great story
- Great Game.... for PCMax Payne is a great in every sense of the word. The engaging twisting storyline, and combat, the music, the graphics (for '01). Everything.
But the controls suck.
Never have I played a game with such bad controls that it made me depressed. Do NOT buy this for PS2. Buy it for PC.
- One of the Best Video Games EVER!!!This a really awesome video game! It has the best plot, best action, best voices. Max Payne had the American Dream; friends, house, beautiful wife, baby daughter, but one night, all that is taken away! His wife and baby were murdered by junkies on a drug called Valkyr. After three years of being undercover, he finally has a lead on a dark night and NY is having the worst snow storm ever! Max is supposed to meet Alex Balder at Roscoe Street Station. When Alex is shot, Max is framed for murder. Max must ... Read More
