Abstract: ReplayWhile the story mode is understandably somewhat routine, it also offers an ’arcade mode’ for score attack play. Online competition is also a lot of fun, even if it does unfortunately require players to go through several matches to unlock more th...
Abstract: Those of you who made it through Max Payne 2 (and happen to possess a particularly well-focused memory) might recollect a hint of optimism in our hero's closing line: "I had a dream of my wife. She was dead. But it was alright." Well, nine years later,...
Abstract: What kind of guy is Max Payne? He's the type who, amidst an outnumbered gunfight, has the ability to pop pills with one hand and shoot guys with the other. What sort of guy am I? Depressingly, my eyes leak if I take tablets without a glass of water. I'...
Abstract: Max Payne 3 ReviewIn the past few days I've killed a lot of people. I killed them in the favelas of Sao Paulo. I killed them in a flashback New York graveyard. I killed them on a posh boat.I shot some in the head. I shot some in the legs. I even nipped...
Abstract: Nearly a decade has passed since Max Payne last brought his brand of violent street justice to a dark and unjust world, and videogames have changed dramatically in this time. And Max has changed with it, under the new direction of Rockstar Vancouver ...
Tight, terrific gunplay intensified by bullet time and hardhitting violence, Great writing, voice acting, and cutscene presentation, Detailed environments that get destroyed in spectacular fashion, Impactful sound design, Fun, chaotic multiplayer.
Max's shootdodge maneuver is sometimes frustratingly ineffective.
Carolyn slows down time to fire a bullet through the beating heart of Max Payne 3 in this review....
Abstract: Whenever I think of Max Payne, I can hear the world’s smallest violin playing quietly in the background. Senor Payne has certainly been through a lot in the dozen or so years since we first met him. The original game (2001) saw his wife and newborn dau...
Spectacular characterisation and narrative pacing. Physics, animations and gunplay are grounded in authenticity and feel substantial. Multiplayer and arcade mode add longevity.
Occasionally bound by genre tropes. Very occasionally overplays presentation effects.
