- Publisher: Gathering
- Release Date: Jul 23, 2001
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4

- Summary:
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- Developer: Remedy Entertainment
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, Shooter, Third-Person, Modern, Modern, Arcade
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 32
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Mixed: 1 out of 32
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Negative: 1 out of 32
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The most important action game yet made for the PC. Well worth the long wait.
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You leave the experience a little different, and, like a girl that's been burned too many times entering what looks like a good relationship, you leave a little wary as well. You know you've been treated well; you don't feel the scars and scabs that other games have left you with.
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At times MP 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.
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Total Video GamesIndeed the closest contemporary for the game would be "Metal Gear Solid" as it is one of the few games like Max Payne that offers a completely impressive experience from beginning to end, wrapped up in sumptuous presentation and production values.
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There is enough repetitive, standard fare about Max, coupled with its short play time, that makes it hard to flat-out recommend.
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A stunning techincal (gameplay) achievement that may be lacking a decent script to truly lead the way into the era of interactive PC movies.
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In the style of PC Gamer's David Manningesque vocabulary, Max Payne is the most forgettable action game in history. (I exaggerate, of course. It's only the most forgettable action game of the year.)
Score distribution:
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Positive: 202 out of 226
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Mixed: 15 out of 226
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Negative: 9 out of 226
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MichaelSJul 24, 2008
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AndyD.Dec 28, 2006Only one 3rd person shooter game is better than Max Payne, and that is Max Payne II.
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Aug 14, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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