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Max Payne
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Remedy's film-noir action game puts players in the role of grizzled cop Max Payne as he tries to clear his name of murder.
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Max Pain

Hey mum, look at me, I'm John Woo! *slomo dives through a window and shoots 3 guys*. It's winter in New York and Max Payne has nothing left to lose and has decided Eff it, he's taking on the criminal… Read more

"The truth was a burning green crack through my brain... I was in a computer game."

Super fun gameplay that combines bullet-time with a "shoot-dodge" mechanic, allowing you to dive through the air in slow motion as bullets whiz past you. Every bullet is a physical object in the game… Read more

Maximum Payne, Minimum Fat

Remedy 's first Woo / Matrix inspired, action packed, third-person shooter in the Payne franchise delivers on what you might expect yet is somewhat limited in scope compared to their future efforts. P… Read more

A surprisingly good GBA port of a fantastic PC game.

When the original Max Payne came out on PC, it was not only the most graphically impressive game at the time of it's release, capturing the spirit of Film Noir and Hong Kong action films like that of… Read more

Pushes action-adventure shooting into a new dimension.

Starting at the very beginning, how can you beat a game with a title like 'Max Payne'? It is probably one of the best play-on-words for ages, and is definitely a great brand in the making. Luckily, th… Read more

As rewarding as it was on the PC and X-Box.

Now, this is a game. A few months after being released on the PC and the X-Box, Max Payne has finally been released for the PS2 and, for the most part, it's just as strong of a game as it was on the P… Read more

Max Payne is an awesome action game with a great story

Max Payne is a third person shooter graphic novel, and its an experience that you won't want to miss out on. This game has you using Max and seek out to avenge your family, using multiple weapons roam… Read more

Max Payne is dark, gritty, relentless, and simply badass

S Max Payne is not only an incredibly well designed, all-around fun game. It's an example of how well story and atmosphere can be implemented flawlessly into a videogame and ultimately be the strong p… Read more

A relentless classic, Max Payne is a film noir masterpiece

Even after eight long years, Max Payne still remains as one of the finest third-person shooters ever made. With it's thrilling mature-themed story, over-the-top "film noir-style" presentation and awes… Read more

rip off

Max Payne was a great success on the pc but for some reason rockstar down graded this great game to a lame game. 2002 saw the success of halo and other great games but on the pc rockstar made a game c… Read more

Max Payne PC review-

I had heard about Max Payne through a friend so i picked up the shareware version online, a couple of days later i was hours into the First part of the full game. Max Payne is an Action game in which… Read more

Compulsory for any fan of action games!

My initial impression of "Max Payne" was a very good one. I waited and waited for the titles' release date from the first day I heard of it. I wasn't into PC gaming back when it was originally announc… Read more

The best 3rd person shooter ever

In max payne (which is the name of the character and the game why i have no idea) anyway in max payne you play a cop which is a change of scenery for third person shooters. The game starts you out in… Read more

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