This allowed players to slow down time at any point – dodging bullets and pulling off John Woo-inspired balletic gunplay. The cocky brother, dodgy politician, rough and down on his luck cop who would rather drink himself to death than suffer another day on this God-forsaken earth.įire fight: Max must escape a burning building packed with baddiesĪdd to this Max's one-liners: ‘My first day off the sauce and I still find myself in the gutter,’ and it’s cocktail for a masterpiece.įor those who haven’t yet played the first couple of games, what made them stand out from regular shooters was the ‘bullet time’ mechanic. What makes the story so immersive are the characters.
Max is then thrust into a rescue mission, battling his own vices along the way. And it’s not long before armed goons turn up and kidnap his client’s wife. He now works as a bodyguard for a rich family in San Paulo, Brazil. It's a wonderfully memorable introduction, and fans of the action film genre will no doubt see parallels to Tony Scott's Man On Fire in its presentation, as you peek through a window into the life of a broken man.
He’s now noticeably more bulky and dishevelled, sporting ragged hair and a beard that Chuck Norris would envy. Addicted to booze and painkillers, he’s a far cry from the somewhat fresh-faced (although slightly constipated-looking) character that gamers will remember from the 2002 original. Trouble in paradise: The environments are brighter this time aroundĬue the opening cut scene. This results in a deep, thought-provoking story accompanied by a wonderfully dark score and addictive gameplay. With Max Payne 3, Rockstar know what gamers want and has carefully nurtured a much-loved franchise and added their expertise to it. The same goes for LA Noire – which forced gamers to think like a real detective and try to judge visual reactions to see if a person is lying. It was about transporting the gamer into the life of a cowboy – breaking horses, hunting for food, camping in the wilderness. Red Dead Redemption wasn’t about going into a saloon and blasting everyone. Rockstar has an ability to immerse gamers into a title unlike no other. The question is, can he still hit the target? Payne is back: And the slow-mo deaths have never looked betterįor most gamers, the wait for Max Payne’s return has felt like a prison sentence – endlessly counting down the days until the hard-boiled ex-cop was once again released on to our screens.īut now, back in a flurry of blood and bullets, Max is here.
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