Max Payne

Max Payne is a third-person shooter that was developed by Remedy Entertainment. The game stood out in 2001 with its neo-noir style and cinematic bullet time mechanic that is reminiscent of The Matrix.

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Third-Person Shooter
Released
July 23, 2001
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Violence
Developer(s)
Remedy Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Gathering of Developers
Engine
MaxFX
Franchise
Max Payne


Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard.

The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time® in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.

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