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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/Third-Person 3D Shooter

RELEASE DATE

15/OCT/03

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood, Intense Violence, Strong Language

DEVELOPER

Remedy Entertainment Ltd

PUBLISHER

Rockstar Games

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 2, Xbox, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/max-payne-2--the-fall-of-max-payne-ibm-pc-compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/max-payne-2--the-fall-of-max-payne-playstation-2, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/max-payne-2--the-fall-of-max-payne-xbox

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

mafia 64
bad guys 50

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

noir 133
Dark 85
violent 39

DESCRIPTION

Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment's embittered vigilante cop has put his troubled past behind him and is ready to begin a new chapter in his life with Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The stylized third-person shooter, which initially turned heads with its combination of gritty environments, film noir style, and use of bullet-time effects for dramatic shootouts, returns with an enhanced graphic engine and completely new storyline. The Fall of Max Payne chronicles the title character's romance with a sultry siren named Mona Sax. Things are never easy for Payne, however, as Sax just so happens to be a murder suspect who leads him down a dark path from which he may be unable to walk away from.

The new graphic engine allows for motion-captured movement, facial animation from a cast of professional actors, lip-synching, new lighting techniques, a rag doll physics model using the licensed Havok development kit, and redesigned 3D characters. Players will walk through cities as rain splashes down onto the streets with puddles reflecting the glow of neon signs, streetlights, and other details of urban life. The groundbreaking use of bullet time effects for slow-motion combat has been redesigned to incorporate different rates of speed for more theatrical gunplay. Max Payne is now a member of the NYPD, so missions involve interrogating prisoners, speaking with witnesses, and more. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/Third-Person 3D Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

15/OCT/03
TOP TRAITS:

bullet time, noir, Max Payne
DESCRIPTION:

Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment's embittered vigilante cop has put his troubled past behind him and is ready t... more

players 980

followers 2

#756

POPULARITY: PC PLATFORM

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Viqor played Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on 26/MAY/12

“Did the last part of Max Payne 2 today, and began to reflect not on what I thought of the game itself, but how it affected me. See, when this game came out in 2003, I was just getting back into PC...”

created 29/MAY/2012

Viqor played Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on 24/MAY/12

“While the level design and scenario definitely takes a back seat to the gameplay in Max Payne 2, the game definitely has a couple of standouts. In particular, the construction site is probably one...”

created 29/MAY/2012

Viqor played Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on 23/MAY/12

“Started, and played through roughly half of, Max Payne 2: the Fall of Max Payne. From the start, it's immediately obvious that Max Payne 2 is a significant improvement over the original. In the...”

created 27/MAY/2012

Nonsense88 played Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on 17/MAR/12

“finished for the first time: on Detective difficulty, in 8 h 36 min”

created 17/MAR/2012

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shivren played Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on 30/JAN/12

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“Steam is selling this enormous pack of Rockstar games for $42, and it's probably the most tempting thing ever. I honestly rented most of these titles rather than bought them, so I don't have...”

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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC) by: SlyistSang

“I love Noir. I love the atmosphere, the feeling, the dialogue, the acting. If ever there were a video game manifestation of film noir, Max Payne 1 and 2 would be it. Set in the modern world we follow the story of renegade Max Payne, who...”

created 10/APR/2010