Max Payne

by Remedy Entertainment

2001

Shooter

Great

Shooter

Great

About

Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard. The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.

Publisher: Gathering of Developers, MacSoft Games, 3D Realms, Rockstar Games, Feral Interactive, Take-Two Interactive
Engine: MAX-FX
Modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Thriller
Perspective: Third person
Age Rating: M — Mature 17+

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Where to Buy

Steam

Available in Bundles

Max Payne Bundle

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