Max Payne

Video Game
2001
M

IMDb RATING

9.2/10

17K

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A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

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IMDb RATING

9.2/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Alex Balder
(voice)
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Jane Gennaro

Nicole Horne
(voice)
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Adam Grupper

B.B.
(voice)
(as Adam Gruper)
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Peter Appel

Jim Bravura
(voice)
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Tye Alexander

Joey Finito
(voice)
(as Tye Reign)
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Joe Dalo

Vinnie Gognitti
(voice)
(as Joe Dallo)
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Chelsea Altman

Kyra Silver
(voice)

Joseph Ragno

Angelo Punchinello
(voice)
(as Joe Ragno)
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Joanie Ellen

Candy Dawn
(voice)

Ricky Ashley

Captain Baseballbat-Boy
(voice)

Victoria Pontecorvo

BicycleHelmet-Girl
(voice)

Joe Maruzzo

Rico Muerte
(voice)
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John Randolph Jones

Alfred Woden
(voice)
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Jeff Gurner

Jack Lupino
(voice)
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Julia Murney

Mona Sax
(voice)
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Bruce Kronenberg

Frankie Niagra
(voice)
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Storyline

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Trivia
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.

Goofs
A .50 AE caliber Desert Eagle holds 8 rounds (7 in the magazine 1 in the chamber), not 12. A semi-automatic pistol is capable of holding magazines of potentially any size, and it is not impossible that an extended magazine was not being used.

Quotes
Max Payne: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Crazy credits
After the credits, when you complete the game, the following text appears on the screen: Max Payne has only started his journey through the night. The pain has only just begun. More will follow.

Alternate versions
The Xbox version differs even from PS2.
Auto saves and quick saves are still present from PC.
Red brackets were added around the highlighted menu options.
An even different graphic novel font is used than PS2.
The graphic novel panel for Backstabbing Bastard uses the same image as PC, just with the towers removed.
Different menu backgrounds are used.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #25.1 (2001)

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Featured review

9/10

Not just a good game, but a great story

Games don't usually get this good. I mean, this is an absolutely amazing game. From the involving story, the terrific direction, and awesome action and game-play this one has it all.

Max Payne is a cop infiltrating a drug ring and just about everything goes wrong. Everything. It is up to his guts and guns to solve the problem.

While this is a shooter a gritty and realistic feeling pervades the game making it more of a movie. The bad guys are punks, security guards and such. They talk, run, scream, and are afraid to die. They are placed in realistic locations. And speaking of locations...You actually feel like you are in the city. The graphics and story just place you in the moment and you push through the gauntlet of pain and bad guys with sympathies for the character.

There are a few limitations, this is a game after all, like the bad guys have basically one tactic, and some of the action scenes are way over the top, but hey... if this is based off of an action movie, it's perfect.

Basically YOU GOTTA PLAY IT! 9/10

Rated MATURE: unrelenting violence