Max Payne

Remedy Entertainment · Jul 23, 2001

PC · PS5 · Series X|S

Mature

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PC

Critic 8.6 (4 critics) · Gamer 8.9

PlayStation 5

Not yet released

Xbox Series X|S

Not yet released

Critic reviews

PC Gamer
PC Gamer · Jun 01, 2014
9.0
If you're looking for a great thrill ride, an interesting story, and bleeding-edge technology, Max Payne delivers all of them. As with any engine's first title, its potential is not totally fulfilled, but the graphical novelties outweigh any shortcomings. Fans are already setting to work on modifying their own Max Payne total conversions. We're dying to see what comes next.
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IGN
IGN Staff · Jul 27, 2001
9.3
It's got plenty of style, and enough action to have you hopped-up on adrenalin for hours after playing, leaving you saying, "I can take more Payne. Give me more! More!" It's not deep, but Max Payne is more than a satisfying experience the whole way through, and it's a title you absolutely must not miss if you're an action gamer. Max Payne, you are a delight.
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GameSpot
Greg Kasavin · Jul 27, 2001
9.2
When a game has been in development for an inordinate length of time, you never can tell how it will finally turn out. Oftentimes, such games end up overwrought, incomplete, or behind the times. But once in a while, the extra time and effort paid by the developers is plainly apparent in the finished product. That's the case with Max Payne. Don't worry about what it doesn't have--you'll relish this highly polished, tightly focused, graphically stunning shooter for what it is.
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Cubed3
Athanasios · Jul 09, 2021
7.0
Neo-noir plus John Woo, plus the foreboding atmosphere of Norse myths, in a shooter that's great in everything... apart from the actual shooting. In other words Max Payne should not be viewed as an action game. Repetitive, uninspired, and even unfair, the action on offer is definitely this title's weakest aspect. Therefore, if looking for a great shooter, this isn't it. This is, above all else, an experience. A fantastic one, indeed, but only if you can endure the constant loop of quick saving and loading.
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Gamer reviews

FeddieStomper
Feb 19, 2022 · PC
10
Max Payne
An awesome 6th gen third person shooter with good intense gun fights and demanding for aggressive play style to keep your slow motion meter up.
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IR Gamer
Apr 24, 2021 · PC
8.5
One few games which I started to play in my early days of gaming
Maruf Hassan
Feb 4, 2021 · PC
8.5
It is a very old game made by Remedy and if they are good at something, they are good at giving an engaging character with great monologues. The gameplay is just shooting clunky animated bad guys, which was a new thing for that era but what holds it still in this era is the story-telling and the constant twists that keep coming as you progress through the game. The painkiller chewing sound that regenerates health feels great for some reason.
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Emir Çetin
Jun 7, 2020 · PC
7.8
Good game but need remake because gunplay bad for modern gaming