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fun but not an owner

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

repetitive play, knocking down doors and jumping thru stuff to shoot people gets old, story is sort of thin and even though it has different endings you have to go thru the same stuff

Don't Cross a Man With Nothing To Lose.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold, and snowy New York night. Max was a undercover cop for the NYPD, but now he has been framed for murder. He's a fugitive hunted by the mob and the police. And is fighting a battle he can't hope to win but you do.

Max Payne is from the same people that brought us Grand Theft Auto III and the quality that was apparent in that game is here as well. The game only has one mode, story mode. The story is outstanding and has more plot twists than any other video game I have ever played.

In Max Payne, you fight through several mob families to find out why his wife and baby girl were murdered and how to show the NYPD that he is innocent. Max goes to the very bottom of the barrel of crime and you have to lead him through it all. The bullet-time gameplay feature is very fun to do and makes the game look like the Sci-Fi movie "The Matrix".

By the time you get to the second level of the game, you realize that Max Payne is an action/shooting game that is, in many ways supperior ro other action games. It is very hard but at the same time very fun. Its like a John Woo thriller, straight of Hong Kong, only you get to play it. Max Payne is a great video game experience whether you buy it on Playstaion 2, X box, or PC. So order it and prepare for pain.......

Another great release by RockStar

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto 3 in my opinion were the best games of the year and both were relased by Rockstar. Max Payne has a chilling storyline and terrific graphics and gameplay. My only complaint was I really didn't like the controls on the game. I like games where you only have to use one analog stick instead of two but thats just me. That is why I gave Max Payne a 4 rather than a 5. Other than that this is a great game and you should atleast rent it to see how you like it. The storyline and the awesome moves that Max can make in the game make up for the controlling.

Fun while it lasts...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Let's say I was expecting much more from a game like this. I must agree that the graphics and sound are good, same applies to the 'bullet time' thing, but it doesn't give you a lot of continuous game play... Levels take a while to load, and during the game, you constantly have to stop and wait for the storyline to load, read and listen, not to mention the animation clips, which you cant skip at all... So these are my conclusions:

Highs:
- Realistic gameplay
- Realistic graphics
- Nice weapon arsenal
- Very twisted storyline, be aware of the `M' in the box

Lows:
- Levels take a while to load
- You can only save at the beginning of a level
- Gameplay is basically the same thorough all levels, only different scenarios
- Can't customize controller buttons
- You will finish the game pretty quick...

Verdict:
You'll have fun while you play, but there is no replay value... I highly recommend previewing the game before buying it. Fun factor (2/5)

Max Payne = Migraine

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 17
Date: December 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited when buying this game but once I put it in and
sarted playing, I allmost in ah instint, started to burst out in
tears. Seriously, it's that disapointing, (...) The graphics are terrible, the sound is fitting, the story line
is gripping, the cinema is gawd awful but I still play it, only out of
spite do I play this horrible, just terrible game...

Max Payne: Close but no Cigar

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I recently rented "Max Payne" and I wasn't impressed. Don't get me wrong, I love shooters. I own MGS2:SoL, Half-Life, GTA3, and Red Faction, but this one didn't quite make my Christmas Wish List.

The game starts out basically at the end, and through a series of flashbacks and poorly animated character models, you relive Max's action-packed adventure. The key feature that drew me to this title was the highly publicized Bullet-Time. By tapping L1, you can enter Bullet-Time through the famous, "Shoot/Dodge." Tapping L2 allows you to plainly enter Bullet-Time. The only advantage to this feature is that you don't turn/look in slow motion, allowing you to aim just as fast as you normally could. In short, Bullet-Time kicks major.

But the real turn-off for me came with the plot. It starts with drugged-up junkies murdering your family, then you swear revenge, blah, blah, blah. The story is also unoriginal. Half-way through it involves the Mafia (a real surprise given Max's Italian background). Later you are given an OD of the same drug that the junkies were high on and have an interactive hallucination informing you that you're in a video game (yet another big surprise).

People, please, if you're going to play this game, either borrow it from a friend, or make a stop at Blockbuster. I highly recommend not buying this game. If you're lokking for a good M rated 3rd-Person Shooter, try Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty or Grand Theft Auto 3, trust me. The story, graphics, gameplay, originality, controls, cutsceens, voice acting, character models, ......... and ... are all better than Max Payne's.

P.S. This game got a 3 only because of, you guessed it, Bullet-Time.

Max Payne

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My favorite part of this game is when u get to drive the golf cart. The most fun you can have is on the 7th green near the water, left of the sand trap. PUTTING!! The second best part of the game, the driving range, is very violent. I did not appreciate the realisticness of the blood and gore. It could have been a better game had there been no drive-by slayings, or Titleist putters! I recommend this game to all young kids under 17, and everyone over 56.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, one of the best 3rd person shooters. Its a great game to play for a long time and not get bored of playing it. The slow motion is part of it is great but and it is realistic because you only have a certain amount of it. The game is not that hard but its still a great game to play.

A New York Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne is definitely the best third person shooter ever made. The storyline, graphics, play control, arsenal of weapons, missions, cinema, music, the atmosphere, and the A.I. is more than I could ask for out of a PlayStation 2 game.

Let's start out with the storyline. Max Payne takes place in the grimy streets of New York with crime happening all over the place. Three years ago, Max came home to his house finding his wife and infant son brutally murdered. Essentially the murderers were looking for Max, but when they broke in they decided to seize the moment and make his life a living hell. After this horrific experience Max dedicates the next three years of his life to get hunt down and kill the murderers and any cost, even if it means that he'll be the most wanted man in America.

The graphics and the atmosphere in Max Payne are simply amazing and very realistic. Max and all of the enemies that he encounters all have their own unique details including mustaches, different colored eyes, scars, their clothing, etc. Everything looks like New York with graffiti all over the walls, trashcans on fire, and cars, subways, doors, and buildings drawn in exceptional detail. From the blood of your enemies to the fire from the Molotov Cocktails, everything is done perfectly. Plus you can interact with the environment in numerous ways. For example, you can turn on a vibrating bed, play a piano, get a drink out of a soda machine, turn radios and televisions on and off, look through hidden cameras, etc. Plus with a sniper rifle you can zoom from great distances and there is a camera where you follow the bullet until it reaches your enemy.

The play control of this game is very smooth. Moving around, aiming, and shooting in this game is a sinch. I got used to the controls in about 10 minutes and as you use them more and more they become second nature. Plus with an innovative slow-motion feature called Bullet-Time you can move at the speed of a bullet which is very effective in situtations where you are heavily outnumbered in a room or if you just want to surprise an enemy from a short or long distance.

There are several weapons you can collect in this game yo use against your enemies and they all of their own unique feature. Some of the guns are a Leadpipe, Baseball Bat, Pump-Action Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, Desert Eagle, Beretta, Ingram, Jakhammer, Colt Commando, Molotov Cocktails, Gernades, AK47, and a Sniper Rifle. Not only can you find these guns from dead enemies, they can be found in cabinets, display cases, inside of boxes, and in other hidden places. Plus, if you are low on health you can pick up Painkillers which reduce about a third of your damage. You can hold as many as 8 and you should use them wisely because they are sometimes hard to find.

There are over 60 diverse, mission-based levels in Max Payne that are very complex and fun to explore. Some if the missions include jumping off a building onto a subway, escaping from a flaming restaurant, sneaking onto a boat from an abandoned shipyard, eliminating 3 mobsters in a mashion, etc. Not only are these missions well-developed but they are fun and challenging as well.

The cinema in Max Payne is the best I've ever seen in a game. There are over 200 different scenes with excellent dialouge and superb voiceovers that it will seem like Max Payne is a well-made movie. Cinema scenes usually are between levels but sometimes if you find an interesting object in a level or if you encounter a devious mobster, you will get a short cienmatic dialouge. Watching these scenes builds and builds up suspense to for a show-stopping climax at the end of the game.

The A.I. of this game is so incredible that I was blown away from their superb reaction. The enemies get smarter and smarter as you progress through the game. If you are the type who runs down hallways, don't expect the enemy not to hear you around the corner. Plus if an enemy is all alone and you have a more powerful weapon than they do, they will call their friends for backup. If you decide to snipe someone from a long distance, they will immediately react but either shooting back at you or they will run and hide behind boxes to get a better shot at you.

The music and special effects in Max Payne does a very good job with blending in with the atmosphere. If you are duking it out with a mob boss or in a room with a lot of enemies with powerful guns you will most likely hear fast-paced music that will keep your heart racing and adrenaline pumping. But if your just walking through the snowy streets looking for weapons you'll hear a calmer beat.

All in all, Max Payne is one of the greatest PlayStation 2 games ever made and it has endless replay value. I've owned this game for about three months now and I still play it everyday. And to my surprise, it hasn't become boring at all. My recommendation is to buy this game as soon as you can. You'll become hooked very quickly, and you'll love it for all the reasons that I still do today.

Stop making PC ports for that crappy PS2!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne rocks! The PC version was terrific; the Xbox port was even better. But n comparison to PC and Xbox, PS2 [is bad] when it comes to the latest technology in graphics, especially memory and polygon capabilities. It results awful gameplay:
1) a lot worse graphics in the PS2 version - bullet time isn't as cinematic and actually looks cheap
2) framerate problems - its choppy, its laggy, and overall the game feels terrible
3) savegame feature is stupid - in the Xbox and the PC versions you can make a quick save whenever you want (except some higher difficulty levels have limited saves), but in PS2 you need to get checkpoints the old-fashioned way
4) another example of PS2 weakness - loading times are long, and while the PC Max Payne had only one quite brief load at each level, in the PS2 port that level would be divided into like 5 parts, each part would have to load almost twice as long as the start of every level in the PC original, this causes interruption in the action and storytelling
So if you have a relatively new, powerful PC, or an Xbox, get Max Payne for either one of the systems, if you have a PS2, don't even bother buying this port.

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