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Max Payne
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Rockstar Games
EAN: 0710425290923
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: This item comes with no original case, box, sleeve or artwork. Media ONLY. Discs, tapes and games will ship in clear generic case. This item MAY have been a previous rental.
Item Dimensions: 8058040780
Label: Rockstar Games
Manufacturer: Rockstar Games
MPN: 29092
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Studio: Rockstar Games
Features:- This item comes with no original case, box, sleeve or artwork. Media ONLY. Discs, tapes and games will ship in clear generic case. This item MAY have been a previous rental.
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Editorial Review:
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, he's hunted by cops and the Mob. Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for a new breed of deep-action game. Prepare for pain.Format: XBOX
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Rating: M - Mature
UPC: 710425290923
Max Payne's wife and baby daughter were slain by junkies hopped up on a dangerous new synthetic drug. For three years, Max has worked undercover to find the 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 as Max faces off against the Mob, the police, and much, much worse. Max Payne has jumped from the computer screen to the PlayStation2 and there's going to be hell to pay.
Max Payne uses extremely realistic graphics to showcase a gritty film-noir-inspired New York City. Payne stalks subways, tenements, nightclubs, and even government installations as he takes his vengeance out on a horde of gun-toting bad guys. Taking a page from the visual style of famed director John Woo, as well as The Matrix, Max Payne lets the player launch into a slow-motion mode generally known as "bullet time," which makes dodging enemy fire and dishing out your own return fire a breeze, all while leaping side to side. While this looks extremely cool to do, it also evens the odds and can only be used for limited amounts 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. The level design ranges from inspired (a multilevel parking garage) to humdrum (a warehouse) and several levels actually take place in the twisted wonderland of the hero's warped psyche. The introduction scenes consist of painted photos presented in graphic-novel style, which is a stylistic choice that pays dividends, even though the writing is hilariously bad and the voice acting 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. --Bob Andrews
--This review refers to the PlayStation2 version of the game.
Pros: - Photorealistic graphics
- Fantastic cinematic action
Cons: - Terrible writing
- Even worse voice acting
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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A FANTASTIC ACTION TITLE 9.25 OUT OF 10
Max Payne dishes out thrills like there's no tomorrow, and is definitely one of the original Xbox's finest action titles. It may be a third-person shooter, but that doesn't mean it isn't as cool as any other shooter.
WHAT THE GAME IS: You are Max Payne; a cop whose life has gone down the crapper because of the murders of his wife and baby, and now he's being accused of murder of a cop. So you must take out mafia and gang groups with a large arsenal weapons and descend into the New York underworld ... Read More
Rating: - Great game
This game was better on the PC, but the Xbox version was really fun as well. I loved the action sequences and the storyline is top-knotch. I did not care for the ending, and the part where you are drugged up and have to walk through the maze is a miserable experience to say the least. Other than those incidents, this game is incredible. Enemy AI is great, and the graphics are fantastic. You MUST experience the 'bullet-time' to appreciate this game in its fullest.
I highly recommend this ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome! Satisfies your New York Minute Cop Videogame addiction
Max Payne and its bullet time was the first game to allow the gamer to experience this innovative concept! What a breath of fresh air! I love the comic book picture storytelling and the linear story. Like reading a detective novel. Very interesting.
Rating: - Lacking in depth, but not in substance
The best thing Max Payne has going for it is a tremendously effective immediate atmosphere. From moment one, you feel like you're a part of this gritty, grimy, underground world. You're convinced that drippy, rusty pipes and dirty snow are the only constants in your own life, and all of that helps to make the central character, Max himself, much more understandable and sympathetic. All of the little things work together, from the graphics to the storytelling to the various ambient sounds to the characters ... Read More
Rating: - Fun!!!
This game is highly original and really fun. I'd have given it 5 stars but the beginning wasn't very fun and the sequences where you have to get through that maze and when you have to walk on that rope and follow the screams were pointless, tiring, frustrating and stupid. But besides that, it was awesome! The bullet time shooting and dodging is great. The guns rock as do the molotov cocktails! Once you play for around 1 hour, the game gets so frickin' fun!!! At the halfway point, when you're in the mansion, ... Read More
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