Max Payne kills literally hundreds of people in this game. The total count for the entire game is 662, but one kill is included for a dream sequence. The total number of kills in the actual game is 661.
The video game is influenced by the classic 1979 film "Mad Max". Max Payne is a policeman, whose wife Michelle and his baby daughter Rose are murdered and his best friend Alex is killed.
Max Payne was modeled after the writer of the game, Sam Lake. Lake also dressed up and played the part of Max Payne for the graphic novel cut scenes that are shown through out the game. Sam Lake's own mother and father portray Nicole Horne and Alfred Woden, respectively.
This game is set in 2001; with the opening prologue taking place on August 22, 1998.
In Part 1, Chapter 2 ("One Way Or The Other" Playstation 2 level): Right at the beginning, there is a hole in the bricks in the wall. Cheat yourself a grenade and throw it in. Your mission objectives now say "I had declared a war against rats" (the Playstation 2 version has no Mission Objectives screen, but if you chuck a few grenades in the hole the trick will still work). A bit later, after walking through some water and taking out a few enemies on a train platform, walk up the wide stairs. In the room at the top are a bunch of rats with Desert Eagles fused to their bodies! In the PC version, you can apparently do the following: Shoot one of the ceiling lamps, hit the base of the lamp and it will fall. The rats will now battle each other. If "your" side wins, the remaining rats will take up defensive positions around you. If your side loses, the remaining rats will come after you.