Ok so its time. Max Payne is finally back. Its his first outing on a Next Gen console and he wants to make a big entrance. I was delighted to hear that Rockstar studios were developing the project as I'm a massive fan of their work and yet again they have succeeded in producing a top class game. The game falls just short of being an absolute masterpiece. The artwork, the sound effects, the amazing graphics, the unreal bullet time gameplay and that Max Payne mature theme make this game a great purchase. The only thing I would find a small fault with is the story line as I found it a small bit far fetched. I know, I know all games are bit far fetched such as time travel and futuristic robots etc but I just felt the story lines of the first two Max Payne games were more suited to his background. All that being said I cant stress enough what a great game. this. Its truly amazing.
For all of you who are unfamiliar with the Max Payne games of the past ( not many of you i'm sure :) ) you play as a tragic ex cop Max Payne. His story is one of sadness and loss. He lost his wife and infant child at the hands of criminals in the first game. Max is addicted to pain killers, whiskey and trying to be the good guy saving women. Unfortunately for him the women he wants to save usually end up sailing up shish creek. He has ended up a total walking disaster of a man. For me I found alot of similarities in Max Payne 3 and the movie Man On Fire starring the one and only Denzel Washington. Man On Fire is a movie about a washed up army guy with a pill and drink problem that affects his ability to protect people. Denzels character gets a job as a bodyguard for a wealthy family in Mexico. The similarities to Max Payne 3 are uncanny. Max gets a job protecting a wealthy family in Brazil. Its a series of parties, meetings, drinking and helicopter rides for Max and the wealthy people he protects all the while Max sits quietly in the background with a whiskey in his hand and bored look on his face. At the end of each day he goes home to his tiny crappy apartment and swollows more whiskey and more painkillers. Its an extremely unhappy existence. Things change for even more unpleasant circumstances when each person he was paid to protect ends up getting kidnapped, leading our main man Max into investigative work and ultimately on a path for revenge maybe even redemption. You will find yourself immersed in the beautifully rendered levels and great surroundings. Max hits the Favelas of Sao Paolo, office blocks, football stadiums and night clubs. A lot you Max Payne fans will love the flashbacks to New Jersey really getting back to the original Remedy Max Payne days. I just wish this was more of this in the game that is only fault I could find. Some people say the game gets repetitive buts its simply too much fun to be repetitive. I cant explain the rush you will get leaping through a door in slow mo and emptying your clip into the skulls of four bad guys :). Splat. The bullet time is top class its what the game centers around. Even you know who John Woo would have to appreciate this. It is this mechanic of the game that makes it most fun. You can enter bullet time and everything will go in slow motion giving you time to leap through the air picking your enemies off and making slush of their heads in the process. Its very satisfying indeed.
For all of you who are unfamiliar with the Max Payne games of the past ( not many of you i'm sure :) ) you play as a tragic ex cop Max Payne. His story is one of sadness and loss. He lost his wife and infant child at the hands of criminals in the first game. Max is addicted to pain killers, whiskey and trying to be the good guy saving women. Unfortunately for him the women he wants to save usually end up sailing up shish creek. He has ended up a total walking disaster of a man. For me I found alot of similarities in Max Payne 3 and the movie Man On Fire starring the one and only Denzel Washington. Man On Fire is a movie about a washed up army guy with a pill and drink problem that affects his ability to protect people. Denzels character gets a job as a bodyguard for a wealthy family in Mexico. The similarities to Max Payne 3 are uncanny. Max gets a job protecting a wealthy family in Brazil. Its a series of parties, meetings, drinking and helicopter rides for Max and the wealthy people he protects all the while Max sits quietly in the background with a whiskey in his hand and bored look on his face. At the end of each day he goes home to his tiny crappy apartment and swollows more whiskey and more painkillers. Its an extremely unhappy existence. Things change for even more unpleasant circumstances when each person he was paid to protect ends up getting kidnapped, leading our main man Max into investigative work and ultimately on a path for revenge maybe even redemption. You will find yourself immersed in the beautifully rendered levels and great surroundings. Max hits the Favelas of Sao Paolo, office blocks, football stadiums and night clubs. A lot you Max Payne fans will love the flashbacks to New Jersey really getting back to the original Remedy Max Payne days. I just wish this was more of this in the game that is only fault I could find. Some people say the game gets repetitive buts its simply too much fun to be repetitive. I cant explain the rush you will get leaping through a door in slow mo and emptying your clip into the skulls of four bad guys :). Splat. The bullet time is top class its what the game centers around. Even you know who John Woo would have to appreciate this. It is this mechanic of the game that makes it most fun. You can enter bullet time and everything will go in slow motion giving you time to leap through the air picking your enemies off and making slush of their heads in the process. Its very satisfying indeed.
The graphics are very detailed and every level looks as good as it would for a big block bluster movie and as always Max's narration throughout the game really is the icing on the cake. It will have you really glued to the game and make you connect with Max as a character. His self hating, brutally honest, and dark rants throughout the game leave you wanting to fix this guys life.
You will find the campaign to be lenghty and tough. I played it for about 17 hours before clearing it. Then there is huge replay value as you want to re-live it all again and try it on a harder level setting. Arcade mode then offers you the chance to replay individual levels and try to get high scores on your favourite parts of the game.
The online gaming offers you endless hours of fun. You can join a crew or clan with thousands of friends and play online all night. There are two main things I could fault about this game. I just wish more of the game was set in New Jersey like the previous two Max Payne games that Remedy created. I find the settings in this game to be amazing but just not really the Max Payne I knew years ago. Then secondly seeing as it was a Rockstar game I was really hoping for some level of open world or sand box but found it very linear. Im aware that the original Max Payne was linear but it would have been really cool If it was even like LA Noire (Rockstar) .My friends say im a hypocrite because on one level im complaining its not enough like Max Payne and on the other I wish they change the whole gameplay completely so maybe dont mind me. Just go out and pick up this game straight away and make up your mind because either way its a must have. Great buy, probably one of my best games, certainly wont be trading or selling it and im sure you will agree when you buy it.
My Overall Score: 9/10 (Really Great Game)
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