1 Bullet Time! Being able to shoot, dive, and roll in slow motion to take out a room full of baddies is just plain addictive. I never got tired of recklessly running into danger with both guns blazing.
2 Dialogue! If you're a fan of action movies then the dialogue in Payne will have you cracking up. Yes, it is supposed to be THIS bad (the people at Extended Play missed the boat here).
3 The Story! I was always wondering where this game was going to take me. Each time I thought, "This is the end!" a new level began. Every level also made me smile as I could see how film noir and action cinema helped forge the areas that I would be battling through.
4 Time! Unlike many games you don't need to devote your life to playing Max Payne. It's an excellent weekend renter as it's easily winnable within 10 hours. True fans though will enjoy the challenging difficulty levels that can be unlocked once you win the first time.
All in all I recommend Max Payne for Xbox owners who want to spend some time smiling and having a fun time blowing away the bad guys.
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Good game, but it can get monotonous at times. Were it not for bullet-time and/or shootdodging, it really wouldn't be worth recommending at all. But those elements, along with a mediocre-to-interesting (but not exceptionally deep) story, are what make this game fun. Some would call "Max Payne" a gimmick game, because of its heavy dependence upon these elements.If you enjoyed such titles as "Oni" or "Tomb Raider", you'll get more out of this one. This game derives heavily from "The Matrix", and who after watching that movie (or more recently, "Crouching Tiger") hasn't desired to take part in some action sequences where you can actually bend the laws of physics?
Not much replay value, and VERY linear, but it is fun. My in-Laws were bunching around the couch as I showed this game off to my Brother-in-Law last night. =)
This is definitely a must-rent title for everyone, at minimum, and a must-buy for action junkies... at least, until "New Legends" and "Genma Onimusha" arrive and make that purchase decision a little tougher.
Despite a statement made by another individual, though, this is NOT the equal of "Halo". I should know, after helping to run one of the top Halo fan sites for years. But hey... if you buy just one action game for the Xbox, buy "Halo". If you buy two, then also get "Max Payne".
Compared against these two: "Star Wars: Starfighter SE" is interesting, and worth a purchase. DOA3 gets boring when you tire of digitized... eye candy layered on top of just another semi-interesting fighting game... Any other action title isn't really all that interesting at present. I'll have to reassess my opinions after "Wreckless" and the aforementioned "Genma Onimusha" and "New Legends" games arrive in the next few weeks, though. ;-)
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There have been many great action games in the past such as James Bond's Goldeneye and Duke Nukem. But this game puts all of them to shame.Max Payne is one of the most violent action games I've played since Soldier of Fortune. You get a variety of weapons spanning from Sniper Rifles to Baseball Bats. The way you play is very interesting. You simply aim in a third-person view at the bad guys. One of the coolest features in this game is the slow-down meter. The slow-down meter lets you actually slow down the time and lets you shoot in a Matrix-style format. Very entertaining.
Also, Max Payne has one of the best stories in an action game ever. You start out by reliving when your wife and baby were killed by gangsters. All that was left is a V on the wall with a seringe. It's a very scary part of the story with all the screaming and graphic violence. After that, everything goes downhill as you shoot your way through mob bosses to discover a secret on a continuing research project to raise the moral in troops. And to top it off, your now a fugitive. You don't end up being a big hero in the end, but you will be satisfied. I also found the dream sequences to be rather fun to play. Making your way across a thin trail of blood while at the same time being haunted by the death of your wife and baby is a nice touch which adds to the terrifying atomasphere. The only part that may upset some game players is that Max Payne is way to short. There is a timed version you can play when you beat the game, but that isn't quite enough to satisfy players who want more out of the game.
Overall, Max Payne ends up to be one of the most involving and funnest games out there. Just keep telling yourself it's just a game. Highly recommended.
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To summarize as simply as possible, this game is a fun and enticing game expanding upon the 3rd person shooter genre with its own twist, the Bullet-Time feature. The film noir-esque storyline is engrossing though not very cohesive as this jumps from a story of vengence-fulfilling against drug lords, then the mafia, then a top secret government project.The Bullet-Time feature is what makes the game and can best be likened to the slow-motion sequences in The Matrix. Simply put: all the enemies slow down and you move & shoot in realtime while diving, rolling, jumping, etc.
PARENTS BE WARNED: This is a great game, but I think it has one or two chilling sequences for a video game that may not be suitable for the 12 or 13 year old. For example, there are some levels where you walk a ropeline made of blood while you hear your dead wife and baby scream for mercy in the background, all the while drops of blood fall slowly from the sky like rain. I think it's twisted and a new edge for a mature game AND I LIKED IT, but I still do not recommend this for the younger generations. A game like Halo is more euphemistic about blood and gore than this one, so take note if you are buying this as a present.
All in all a great game with a fantastic take of the classic shooter model of video-gaming.
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