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You know you need to finish the adventure - you can't stop now! Max Payne has taken the game world by storm and is fast becoming one of the biggest hits in the game industry.

By buying the full game, you get all 24 levels, the complete story with several plot twists yet to happen, many new locations that you can't even imagine yet, new weapons, and you'll run up against many new bad guys who are itchin' to plant one between your eyes.

You also get the level editor and all the game tools, allowing you to make your own levels and modifications, plus you'll be able to take advantage of all the "mods" currently available, with more appearing all the time. Check out this address for Max Payne fan sites for the latest mods and game news: 

http://www.maxpayne.com/mods

Finally, in the full game you'll be able to try the harder game modes as well as New York Minute, a new kind of game mode that has you racing against a countdown timer, and the only way to add more time is to kill, kill, kill! Sound fun? You bet it is!

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Here's what others are saying about Max Payne

95
% - PC Gamer (UK)

92% - GameSpot
"It's not often you get an outstanding and original action game that's not just different from all other shooters to date, but also in many ways superior."
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2799311,00.html 

Gaming Age
"Max Payne's combination of great visuals, tight storytelling, and intense gameplay make it easily the best single-player action game released to date this year."
http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/news/news.pl?y=2001&m=7&nid=25-146.db

93% - PC.IGN
I can honestly say that Max Payne lives up to the hype. The game itself is a third-person shooter that recounts a dark and dirty flashback of undercover DEA agent Max Payne. And when I say dark, I mean pitch black. It's so gritty it almost made me sick at times -- but I mean that in a good way. The story is so well told and so involved that it's like you're playing a John Woo blockbuster on your computer. To say the story in Max Payne is intense is an understatement. It's a non-stop thrill-ride the whole way through. The high-res textures in the game are some of the best I've ever seen, and make the game environments look super-realistic. Max is a title you absolutely must not miss if you're an action gamer.
http://pc.ign.com/reviews/11645.html

Pixel Kill
Max Payne is superb, a thrill ride from start to finish that just gets better and better until you reach the literally explosive ending. Max Payne is an adrenaline-fuelled joy from start to finish.
http://www.pixelkill.com/articles/reviews/m/max_payne/

96% - Old Married Guys
Max Payne has a wow factor of 10.
http://www.oldmarriedguys.com/?cat=1&subcat=7&special=1063

92% - Voodoo Extreme
The graphics in Max Payne are hands-down the best I've ever seen in any third person game released to date. The near photo-realistic texture support is stunning, and the weapon models look authentic down to the ammunition they fire (which you can actually see in 'bullet-time' mode). The game's textures are without a doubt of the highest visual quality, and even with the vividness they posses, don't slow the game's performance down much at all...I was completely engrossed throughout. The level design in Max Payne is fabulous...the nicest collection of levels I've seen in any game, period. Max Payne is by far the most stylish third person action game I've played and I'm still marveling at its beauty and bullet-time inspired game play.
http://www.voodooextreme.com/games/reviews/maxpayne/ 

92% - Peliplaneetta (Finnish)
http://www.peliplaneetta.net/arvostelut/tietokonepelit/101/ 

94% - PC Alpha (French)
http://www.pcalpha.com/articles.php3?article=51&page=1 

91% - TeleFragged
This is hands down the best third-person camera view that I've seen. The aftermath of a gunfight is obvious in Max Payne; dozens of bullet holes and casings litter a room, and many objects will be destroyed, smashed, or otherwise blown apart during the gunplay.
http://www.telefragged.com/reviews/maxpayne/ 

90% - GameOver
Unlike Tomb Raider, Max Payne kicks ass. It kicks some serious ass. We're talking impressive graphics, great story, excellent atmosphere, great music, hilarious (though sometimes forced) one-liners, great puns on games/movies, you name it, it's there.
http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?id=632 

9/10 - PC Arena
The graphics are stunning - probably the best we've ever seen in a computer game. The environments are damn near photo realistic, with walls that crater convincingly when shot. Without a doubt, Max Payne is the Action Game to get for 2001! It looks good and oozes style from every pore. A definitive must-have!
http://www.pcarena.com/action/reviews/maxpayne/review/review.html 

93% - Gameguru
Max Payne gameplay is EXCELLENT and also very intuitive and you should have no trouble getting the movements and how to interact in the world of Max Payne in the 3rd-person perspective. Max Payne is definitely an excellent game, if you like 3D shooters and John Woo movies you must have it!
http://gameguru.box.sk/full.php3?show=5204 

9/10 - FiringSquad
Special effects like explosions, fires, bullets and bullet trails are really a site to behold. Max Payne easily outdoes the competition in any area where those are involved. When it comes to fire effects, other games aren't just not in the same league. If you're in the mood for a stunning action game with what may be the coolest new gameplay effect in years, we can't recommend a better title. Max Payne is going to be the de facto standard third person.
http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/maxpaynereview/ 

98% - Gamers Pulse
A good game/movie/book/comic draws you in and erases that boundary between the media and the reader/watcher/player. Max Payne is a great game in that respect for as you play you start to feel his anger and sadness. Your outrage at the final plot point and the satisfaction at the grand finale are moments of gaming greatness. The end is perfect and damn satisfying. One of the best games to come out in recent memory.
http://www.gamerspulse.com/reviews_2001/PC/max_payne/maxpayne.shtml

9/10 - BarrysWorld
There's action, style and a distinct personality and coolness about the whole game. Bullet-time is possibly the most stylish addition to a videogame since the inclusion of polygons! Graphically Max Payne is amazing, it is a true step up in quality. The game simply oozes personality.
http://www.barrysworld.com/content/reviews.asp?Article=133 

97% - PC Game Central
I haven't awed at a game like this since Half-Life. The gameplay is brilliant...the level of emotional stimulation is unprecedented.
http://www.pcgcentral.com/articles/max/

5 of 5 Stars - TUCOWS Games
I feel that I have changed a bit from playing Max Payne. Like a great movie, I was engrossed in the game and didn't want to let go. I think Duke Nukem should get a little nervous because it's going to be mighty hard to create an action game better than this.
http://surfus.games.tucows.com/review/preview/212352.html

90% & 93% (two reviewers) - Head 2 Head
Max Payne is certainly the best action game this year. The movie-like action scenes etc. are phenomenal and the intense gun play will keep you coming back. Hell, I'll go out on a limb and say that Max Payne is probably the best PC action game to date.
http://www.h2h.ca/maxpayneh2h.shtml

D2K
I've just spent an unhealthy portion of my weekend sitting at my PC, reliving some of the greatest moments in action movie history...Whether it be the much lauded slow motion gunplay or the John McClane style limping when you're on your last legs, everything has been created with a director's eye for detail. Max Payne's story is more competent than some of what Hollywood is churning out right now. It hits harder than anything of it's type in terms of storyline, graphics and on-screen action. Renting out 10 movies might cost the same as buying Max Payne and last you just as long, but being in the movie is far superior to just watching it. Max Payne is the first of the next gen games.
http://www.deadalfs.co.uk/d2k.php3?page=rev_maxpayne

93% - Shred Company
The bottom line on this one? They HAVE pushed the envelope.
http://www.shredco.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2

5 of 5 Stars - GUN (German review)
http://www.gamersunitednetwork.de/html/deutsch/tests/test_maxpayne.shtml

91% - GameSpot UK
Max Payne is about all-out action and once you enter the game proper what you'll discover is a rare visual treat. It's a real tour of New York low-life, and matching the gorgeous environments are a full supporting cast of junkies, hookers, mobsters and their hoods. Excellent character animation and nice facial detail give Max's supporting cast a really distinctive look and menacing feel, and with additional explosive in-game cut scenes it all contributes to a real big-screen blockbuster-style feel. While we're on the subject, it's also a relief to find a game which is unashamedly pitched at a more adult audience and isn't afraid to tackle more sophisticated content and themes.
http://www.gamespot.co.uk/stories/reviews/0,2160,2092568,00.html

9/10 - PC Shooter
In our opinion Max Payne has the makings for game of the year. This game is splendid in every way with its stunning graphics and special effects, bullet time feature, pyrotechnics and other new enhancements. It has a wow factor of 10 that never lets you down. The industry has hyped it up and it is deserving of every bit of it. Even after playing through most of the game we were still in awe. The industry has hyped it up and it is deserving of every bit of it. Even after playing through most of the game we were still in awe.
http://www.pcshooter.com/reviews/max_payne.htm

86% - Prophecy
All in all, Max Payne is an envelope pusher and possibly the game of the year, for a lot of reasons. It does everything right, uses an inventive control method, and fixes everything that is wrong with the genre.
http://www.prophecy.co.za/reviews/review.asp?pid=80&page=2

88% - HomeLan
With photo realistic textures and great looking urban level design, the MaxFX engine truly puts you in the gritty part of New York City.
http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php?id=1276

B+ - Game Revolution
The textures are some of the best we have ever seen - hands down. They're vibrant without being too colorful to detract from the game's dark, brooding atmosphere. The level of destruction and incredible object interaction is enough to make a grown man cry. For example, when a stray bullet bites into a wall, the tiles crumble apart like a crisp Frito under the leaden heel of your neighborhood game geek. And it's not just walls - paper, boxes, bottles, water coolers, glass windows, wooden staircases - every surface and object reacts appropriately when met with speeding hot lead. A true technical achievement!
http://www.game-revolution.com/games/pc/action/max_payne.htm

94% - Intelgamer
The technology behind Max Payne is by far the most advanced gaming technology to date. Max Payne turned out to be worth the four year wait. With an intense storyline, realistic locations, tons of weaponry to choose from, stunning visual effects, and remarkable game-play features, Max Payne might turn out to be the next game of the year, and in this reviewer's book, it already is.
http://www.intelgamer.com/news/showart.asp?ID=1617

91% - FBI Reviews
Max Payne is the pinnacle of great graphics. Mere words can't do this visual effect justice, so I'll just leave it at that. The graphics engine also has photo-digitized textures and a fairly interactive environment going for it--as well as support for the latest hardware. The textures look better than anything I've seen using a 'real life' gaming environment.
http://www.fbireviews.com/reviews/2001-08/05-52025/fbirev.htm

play
Nothing can compare to the sound of a 9mm bullet whizzing by your head in slow motion. Max Payne captures the tension of dodging bullets perfectly with it's unique sounds. When you activate BulletTime, all of the sounds are distant and muffled, and an intense heart beat throbs in the background. This does an excellent job of putting you in the game. Aside from action sounds, Max's well-written monologues are also amazing. Max tells the story through his own eyes, and shares important plot information. The sounds are really involving, and keep you on the edge of your seat the whole game.
http://www.tuplay.com/display.asp?i=53&p=1

97% - PC GameWorld
Plunk down the necessary greenbacks to purchase this game, and then you'll know that you've picked up the latest revolution in interactive gaming. Max Payne, with its unique story delivery and revolutionary bullet-time physics will have you talking for a long time.
http://www.pcgameworld.com/reviews/m/maxpayne/

Gracelessland
Max Payne is probably the most graphically stunning game ever done. Bottom-line, Max Payne is the most fun I've had with a shooter in years. And the reasons are there's a point to playing - the story, and it's challenging without being frustrating.
http://www.gracelessland.com/CGI-BIN/g2000.exe/rev?rev_maxpayne.txt

90% - GameSpy
A hard-packed fistful of PC gaming dynamite, Max Payne delivers a double-punch of amazing visuals and compelling gameplay. When you stack up the excellent storyline, awesome visuals, stellar special effects, and pulse-pounding gunfights, Max Payne is simply one of the most fun action games on the market today. You owe it to yourself to enter the gritty noir world of Max Payne. This title is simply a "must have."
http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/august01/maxpayne/

97% - Game Zone
Max Payne...plays out like a Mickey Spillane novel, while integrating comic book story frames that propel the plot along. No need to worry about reading, character actors voice the story, adding the sense of a 'B' gangster movie reaching out to grab you by the throat...you ain't seen nothing like this game. Stunning is one word to describe the visual portion of the game, but even it fails to depict the deep, rich eye candy players will experience when launching the game. It is graphically breathtaking. And then there is Max's special power, the one that helps him to overcome overwhelming odds. It's called 'bullet time,' and the world goes instantly into an extreme slow-mo mood, with the exception of Payne's guns. Bullet time is the most innovative, awesome use of action sequences seen to date in any game. This game has raised the bar on action shooter games. This is a game that belongs on the shelf of any action/shooter game fan.
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12089.htm

8.5 - MGON
The game is a winner because it introduces a number of significant innovations into the 3D action genre. Some of these are simple like the brilliant use of cinematic elements within the gameplay or the dark comic book storyboard which helps push the plot forward during the between mission segues. However the most amazing new feature in this game revolves around the concept of 'bullet time'. This mode has a massive 'wow' factor, and is a welcome reward for accurate shooting. It is also something we can expect to see popping up in many similar games from here on in, as undoubtedly other developers switch to 'imitate' mode in a big way over the next year or so. The audio is also brilliant with Max regularly stumbling on conversations between gangsters which could have been lifted straight from cool mobster movies like Goodfellas (a bit of an MGON favorite!). The thugs have a lot to say, and their New York Italian mobster accents and the scripting add a lot to the plot and really help you feel you are waging a war against a vicious army of criminals.
http://www.mgon.com/reviews.phtml?id=91720

95% - GamePro
Some people say that in extreme, life-threatening situations, time slows down so that even a gunshot seems to last several seconds. Max Payne's "Bullet Time" feature simulates this effect with stunning results-its third-person gunfights are spectacularly cinematic, and it manages to look as cool and dramatic as a film noir while being more fun than most other shooters. Even without the Bullet Time gimmick, Max Payne would be a first-rate title. The gritty New York City environments are among the most detailed and realistic ever created. Max Payne is a well-polished gem.
http://www.gamepro.com/index.html?/computer/pc/games/reviews/16000.shtml

92% - ActiveWin
Max Payne does definitely qualify as a world of its own. From the first time you enter the game, you are immediately immersed into the dark metropolis that Max lives in, and you actually become Max Payne. While you move through the game, the world also has a very strong sense of being "alive" and real. You are given the opportunity to interact with just about any object in the game, may it be rummaging through the liquor cabinet in some mob boss' headquarters to hacking a computer system at the heart of a corporate empire. Max Payne has some of the most amazing graphics that I've ever seen in a computer game. The level design within the game is simply amazing. Each level looks exactly as it would if it were made in the real world. They look so good in fact, that sometimes I had to stop and wonder if I wasn't wandering around three-dimensional blueprints of actual buildings. In addition to just looking good, the levels are HUGE. In all honesty, I found the detail and care that was put into the levels awe-inspiring.
http://www.activewin.com/reviews/software/games/m/max_payne/maxpayne.shtml

9/10 - Beta World
Not only do I highly recommend this game to gamers but also to movie-buffs. I don't care if this is your first dive into playing a video game; if you're a movie fan, you simply can't miss this game. The Remedy team (creators of the game) really worked to make this game appear more like a movie. Even the CD-ROM comes in a DVD case rather than the traditional CD case. Many games have claimed that they would change action gaming altogether but Max Payne (along with Half-Life) actually did it. At this time of the year (Aug. 3rd, 2001) Max Payne has my pick for game of the year. You've got to play this thing.
http://www.beta-world.com/pc/maxpayne/

98% - The-CAD
Max's story line keeps you interested and wanting to know what comes next every chapter of the way. A stunning graphics engine, creative and deep story line combined with Matrix-like fight scenes makes Max Payne a definite buy.
http://www.the-cad.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=2

94% - GameZilla
Max Payne thrusts you into the middle of a John Woo movie in a game as fun to play as it is to watch. Welcome to the future of gaming where highly stylized cinematic scenes aren't just filler, they're the game. Max Payne is at its heart a third-person shooter, but such a generic term does little to describe this incredible game. It's like controlling a movie. I only really need one word to describe the graphics, WOW! Seemingly photorealistic facial features on the characters combined with an almost completely interactive background quickly sucks you into this world of gritty, underground New York. At times Max Payne is more movie than game, with stunning camera angles, jarring replays and an involved plot that not only moves the storyline along, it sets the tone for a hardcore action experience. If it weren't for the minimal graphic bugs and occasional chunky backgrounds, this game would hit a near perfect score. Payne is one of the most robust, innovative and intense shooters to hit the market since the original Tomb Raider. Look out Lara, I see a Payne coming to theaters near you.
http://www.gamezilla.com/reviews/m/maxpayne.asp

9/10 - Game Planet
This game just oozes polish, like none before it. The hundreds of little moments of genius design, combined with an edgy "graphic novel" presentation of the hard-edged storyline and graphical finesse lift this game into the realms of legend - if you want a game that you can really impress with or one that you'll find yourself spending hours discussing with your workmates, look no further; it doesn't get better than this. This is the game of the year.
http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/Reviews/2319.html

IceCubed
Graphics & Sound. Visually stunning, even at medium default settings MP delivers awesome graphic detail. Sound? I would have to rate it a 10 out of 10. The music deserves some good criticism. It's creepy, mysterious, and I like it. Sound effects: nice job. Especially the voices. Bottom Line: Impressive. Most Impressive.
http://www.icecubed.com/demoreviews/maxpayne.html

Cyber Rat
Playing Max Payne is like starring in your very own action movie.
http://www.cyber-rat.com/articles_maxpayne1.html

Game of the Week (July 27, 2001 Issue) - CTW
Max Payne is the single most important third person action game released since Tomb Raider. The story is ace, and a country mile ahead of the two-bit fodder normally associated with games. The way the initial scenario is revealed is possibly the most effective introduction to a video game we've ever seen. Max Payne sets a new benchmark for action games.

91% - GameOn Magazine
The game should be sought by all action movie and shooter enthusiasts. The graphics impact, with its high resolution textures and particle effects, has few rivals, and the same goes for sound and the comic-strip style of the in-game cut scenes.
http://www.gameon.it/exephp/viewItem.phtml?articolo=3031&menu=REVIEWSEN&tipo componente=REVIEWSEN&PIATTAFORMA=TUTTE

9/10 - CNN.com
Max Payne is a well-polished gem. Everything is done perfectly, from the graphics to the gameplay to the voice acting to the story
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/fun.games/08/10/max.payne.idg/index.html

95% - 3D Gaming News
If you haven't already obtained your copy of Max Payne, go to the store and buy one now. This is not a title to miss.
http://www.3dgaming.net/reviews/pc/mpday2/

9 - MTV3/Taivaskanava (Finnish)
http://scully.mtv3.fi/mfc/page_taivaskanava?sivu=tietokonearviot&pubid=72872

Computer Gaming World (Sept. 2001 issue)
Hands-on Preview: This shooter breaks away from the gaming pack by telling its gritty story through painted comic book-style panels displayed between levels, instead of the traditional clumsy in-engine cut-scenes. But it's the true bullet-time that really punches up what could otherwise be routine gun battles...creating the kind of tension and visual wonder that the best action movies generate. No other game I've played has created the nerve-wracking tension associated with the near-miss. Max Payne lets you watch every bullet fired at you rip a trail through the air, often surprising you with a projectile whistling just past Max's ear...Our exclusive playtesting of Max Payne made it clear that this will be the most stylish shooter in years.

4.5 of 5 stars (97 reviews) - Amazon.com
Max Payne is a film-noir-inspired game about revenge that is unflinching in every way possible. It's dark and moody, extremely twisted, and turns PC action gaming on its ear by featuring state-of-the-art graphics, audio, and cinematic action. Max Payne is the übershooter.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002SUOV/qid=/sr=1-4/103-8307008-8165429

8.5 - Game Forces
Max Payne is one of the most beautiful action-adventures that have yet to be seen. From start to finish, Max Payne is a non-stop, action-intensive thriller sure to keep you glued to the screen in a way no other game has. The integration of the story that just keeps getting more complicated and yet more clearer as you progress fills the game with unbelievable depth. In essence, Max Payne is the fortunate result of what happens when detail is the top priority of a game's development. It has the perfect form of an action-adventure title with the golden heart of a benchmarker. Everything in the game was designed with the player in mind, which is what created this awesome experience. Just think of Max Payne as a hit summer action flick -- it has everything you like about the genre, and since there aren't that many games of this caliber during this season, you're in for a treat.
http://www.gforces.net/reviews/action/maxp/

95% - Games Xtreme
Max Payne is a groundbreaking game. Max Payne is gritty and dynamic, it's chock full of action and doesn't really slow down at all story wise, you're hurled from one encounter to the next with a series of neat twists and turns that would leave a writer like Tom Clancy wondering why he didn't have this level of backstabbing sneakiness. Max deserves an accolade of being one of the most innovative and bloody great action games of 2001.
http://www.gamesxtreme.net/features.php?id=239

5 of 5 Stars - PC Strategy Gamer
Remedy, a developer from Finland, has managed to produce a 3D game engine that looks better than anything to have existed thus far.
http://www.pcstrategygamer.com/article1072.html

88% - Action Trip
Max Payne is a stunning technical (gameplay) achievement
http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/maxpayne.phtml

Blue Screen Of Death
The bottom line: It's a magnificent game that brings the action spirit to the PC...Max Payne is a definite must have.
http://www.bluescreenofdeth.net/reviews/software/maxpayne/

98% - GameVisions
What if someone were to combine the thrills of some of the best movies and games to exist, and glue them back together in an ultra-realistic detective story focusing around a rouge cop and his encounters with the mob in the toughest alleys of New York? You'd end up with a game so addictive, that it would be hard to put down. That game is Max Payne. Max is most certainly up for nomination for Best Action Game and Best Game for the 2001.
http://www.gamevisions.com/reviews/maxpayne/

Fragtopia
Max Payne is one of the most flawlessly crafted, well-written, polished-to-perfection game playing experiences I've ever had. For the pure fun value, this game has got it all, and is easily the best release of 2001.
http://www.fragtopia.com/reviews/maxpayne/maxpayne.html

9/10 - Lismore Online for Gamers
My first impression after I've installed the game was WOW! The game offers some of the most spectacular graphics and sound that have ever been seen in any 3rd person shooter. Real life textures are used for the environment as well as the characters in the game. It gives you the feeling of almost being there. So when the action started heating up I decided to try out this much talked about "Bullet Time". I was stunned! It felt as if I was acting out a scene in the movie - The Matrix. I could actually see the bullets fly past me. This is one feature that's going to make this game unique and stand out above all the rest. Once you've started playing this game there is no way you're getting up out of the chair. The storyline is riveting.
http://www.lismoregamers.com/articles/reviews/maxpayne/

The Triple Helix
Max Payne's environment is the dirty underbelly of New York. Everything in the development of the levels is very detailed and well done. The streets look very accurate and genuine. The weather and the blizzard during the game looked extremely nice. Also, the level design of the game is simply amazing. It's almost as if Remedy brought in real engineers and architects to design and make the maps for Max Payne. The building, warehouses, and even the ship, which is in the game, are very well done and detailed than any other game I have seen.
http://www.thetriplehelix.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=47

Game Raiders
Two big thumbs up for the bullet time in Max Payne!
http://www.gameraiders.com/reviews/reviews.asp?platform=PC&reviewid=525

92.5% - FragLand
Max Payne is a terrific game that is a must-have for anyone who still likes to play games in single player mode. The graphics are awesome, the atmosphere is really well-done and the bullet-time where you can shoot enemies in slow-motion gives Max just that little edge that makes the game superb...you should go out and buy Max Payne right now!
http://www.fragland.net/?body=review&rid=60

96% - Jester News
Max Payne has just changed the future of games.
http://www.jesternews.com/index.php?page=content/articles/max_payne.htm

95% - Games Radar
The real joy of Max Payne is in looking cool while killing people. The game delights in this simple staple and there is infinite replay value in every door-busting, bullet-dodging, frozen moment of airborne muzzle-flash, whistling tracer and diuretic brass ejection. The same room of gun-loving criminals can be cleared in so many individually cool ways, that there are barely enough glorification-of-violence scenes in all of modern film history to draw upon for reference. You have to invent a few moves of your own and that's just fine. Film noir narration from Max carries the plot forward between episodes in one long flashback, leading to how he ends up sniping above the city. It's familiar film technique all the way, but the splicing is carried off with such solid production skill that the game feels completely different in texture to anything you will have played before. Frankly, it makes the best of past efforts seem clumsy and amateur. Max Payne is exactly the type of game that we needed right now to convince the world that this is a maturing market that should be taken more seriously. They say that a media (and ours is still young) takes 30 years to establish itself. We are now in the 30th year of the games industry ( Computer Space was in 1971) and to mark this significant milestone, Max has dragged us by the unmentionables down Hollywood Boulevard and set his Berettas in concrete for all to admire. Never has a darker game made the future look so bright. Max deserves such an accolade not only for the raw enjoyment it will bring you, but for being the most significant game in this industry so far in terms of closing a massive gap between what we expect from a modern film and a modern game.
http://www.gamesradar.com/reviews/game_review_463.html

5 of 5 Stars - Extended Play (a TV show with a companion web site)
Anyone who has seen "The Matrix" could tell you what Bullet-Time is. However, in "Max Payne," you the gamer get to take control and truly be "the one." There is nothing better than blowing into a room full of bad guys, clicking a button, and flying through the air shooting the bad guys in slow motion. It looks and sounds beautiful. Graphically, "Max Payne" also delivers. Nothing looks better in slow motion than seeing the unhappy look on your adversary's face as you empty a clip into his torso. Faces are clear, clothing is crisp, and the texturing makes "Max Payne" look and feel like it's in the real New York City.
http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,23008,3341809,00.html

4 of 4 Stars - The Dallas Morning News (Aug. 16, 2001)
Max Payne redefines every standard for third-person action games, setting new highs in graphics, sound, control and sheer depth of game play and story. The graphics are a step above anything else on the market, and the sound effects, such as when your heart thumps during Bullet Time, are inspired. Max Payne is a clear favorite for Game of the Year on the PC. Play it and you'll see why.

Rolling Stone magazine (Aug. 30, 2001)
Part John Woo movie, part film noir, Max Payne is the action game of the year.