Max Payne

Features

• You play as Max, a fugitive undercover cop hunted by both the cops & the mob. There is no hope for Max to win in this cat and Mouse game -- all he can do is take out as many of them as he can. How he does it is up to you.
• Unique 3rd-person perspective takes into the darkest parts of New York
• Shoot it out with thugs and crooked cops in the worst blizzard in a century
• Play in Bullet Time -- slow-motion timing that lets you dodge shots
• Dark and gritty just went to a whole new level with Max Payne!

List Price: $9.99

Amazon.com Review
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

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