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Max Payne
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Max Payne (2001)

by Remedy Entertainment, 3D Realms, Feral Interactive, Gathering of Developers, MacSoft Games, Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
Platforms:
Android, iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3
Genres:Shooter
Themes:Action, Thriller
Game modes:Single player
Story:
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard. The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.
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Max Payne remains to this day one of the best games I got to play, despite its age. The atmosphere is incredible (and it might just be the best part of the game), the bullet-time a joy, the story timeless, with its overly-dramatic Noir flair. The italian dub is also insanely good, each line dripping with theatrical goodness. I still own the physical discs, and fire the game up every few years to experience it all over again.mdqp
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user avatar@mdqpuser avatar@mdqp
February 18, 2025
Max Payne remains to this day one of the best games I got to play, despite its age. The atmosphere is incredible (and it might just be the best part of the game), the bullet-time a joy, the story timeless, with its overly-dramatic Noir flair. The italian dub is also insanely good, each line dripping with theatrical goodness. I still own the physical discs, and fire the game up every few years to experience it all over again.
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user avatar@jfictionyuser avatar@jfictiony
February 21, 2025
If Rockstar won't make the effort to keep this groundbreaking, endlessly intense shooter accessible for future generations to find, then I'll just have to put my faith in GoG to keep it alive. Of the many shooters I have played, very few have had the same thematic, mechanical and emotional resonance as Max Payne. It came along at the perfect time in my life, and in some ways it'll never be replaced.
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user avatar@moon_glorioususer avatar@moon_glorious
February 23, 2025
All time great. Serious story that echo's real life and comedic relief in perfect harmony. Simple, fun, gameplay that never gets old. Great performance and a style that still looks good to this day.
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user avatar@VickyHitchgulluser avatar@VickyHitchgull
February 27, 2025
This is a game that I never got a chance to play, but the sequel was something that I couldn't get enough playing just to do all dem fancy slow motion. In all reality, I just want to see Payne's face in slow-mo before I get gunned down by a bunch of confused gangsters. That should be plenty a reason to preserve the game.
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user avatar@WolfZrey4476user avatar@WolfZrey4476
February 27, 2025
This game is a classic, from its graphics to its gameplay. I had beaten the game twice, the second time with my family on Xbox 360. The gunplay may not have aged as well as some others, but personally in this day and age I don't have an issue with it. Max Payne and his classic slow-motion (which allegedly pre-dated the Matrix!) and one-liners gave the game incredible charm. Unfortunately, with the closure of the Xbox 360 store and a broken PC port provided on a different platform, there is no real way to play this game at present time. Max Payne deserves to live on and have it viable to play for modern platforms. "I don't know about angels, but it's fear that gives men wings." - Max Payne
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user avatar@myllerbrazuser avatar@myllerbraz
February 27, 2025
O sistema de bullet time , que era novo em um game ainda nao se havia fwito desso modo Joguei este game sozinho mas , eu nao tinha como nao compartilhar as fases O que tornava desafiador e ao mesmo tempo realista por que a empresa preserva e mantem atualizado a perfomance e por que cai o preco tbm em festivais o que torna ainda melhor
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user avatar@bigbywolf1895user avatar@bigbywolf1895
February 27, 2025
This is unquestionably one of my favorite games of all time. I first played the demo for it all the way back in 2001. and I was instantly hooked. The story, the characters, the action, bullet time, the music, graphic panels instead of pre-rendered cutscenes and of course, the protagonist. I replayed the demo so many times and when I finally beat the whole game it was one hell of a ride. This, alongside No One Lives Forever, is my most desired game to come to GOG, but unlike NOLF we know that Rocstar Games holds all the rights to it. I ask the folks at GOG to contact Rockstar and ask them for permission to release this and the sequel as well here. I would buy it immediately. Easily a 10/10 for me.
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user avatar@mvargasmoranuser avatar@mvargasmoran
March 01, 2025
An actually revolutionary technology game. Bullet time was simply impressive, I remember telling everyone about this game and pushing it like a Valkyr dealer. we need this game!
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user avatar@BeciMasteruser avatar@BeciMaster
March 02, 2025
Remember playing this game after school,and the fact that I now have money,but I can't find place to buy it,just hurts. If someone needs,i have working fix for this game.
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user avatar@OpenRift412user avatar@OpenRift412
March 03, 2025
Max Payne is the quintessential early 2000s PC game, sitting among the ranks of Deus Ex, No One Lives Forever, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. If there's one game worthy of carrying Half-Life's torch of unity between action and storytelling, it's the original Max Payne.
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