After the tragedy, Max quit the police force and joined the Drug Enforcement Administration. On one terrible day, his wife and newborn daughter were killed by three junkies, who broke into his apartment after having ingested a new designer drug known as Valkyr. Max Payne was a police officer of the New York City police. more.' That's how addictive it is!'Ĭheck out the original Chatty thread for more stories and memories from Max Payne. 'In the morning, we found my other friend still in front of the PC barely sitting up and desperately clutching the mouse in his hand and whispering 'Must. We played it until 3 A.M., when two of us dozed off,' he explains.

'Two friends came over with the game to check it out just after the release. Shacknews user erdstapa recollects the addictive nature of the gunplay, recollecting how he and some friends played the game into the wee hours of the morning. Shacknews user Xulu decried our failure to mention the popular mod in our initial post, which you can see in-action, below. Max Payne's popularity also spawned some fan-made mods, the best of which was called 'Kung Fu 3.0,' which empowered Max with some crazy slow-motion martial artistry. My girlfriend (now wife) bought it for me, I must have played through it 5+ times.'

Shacknews user friedram echoes this sentiment, stating, 'I really loved this game. Many of us who loved Max Payne when it first came out played through it multiple times, despite its linear storyline and gameplay. Comic book-style cut-scenes and some appropriately melodramatic voice-over narration blended with the revenge-themed story to create an experience brimming with as much style as gunplay.

The introduction of Bullet Time-which allowed players to slow time to a crawl while dodging and returning enemy fire-was brand new, and quite a huge deal at the time. Max Payne delighted and surprised many gamers and critics alike when it was released back in 2001 for the PC with its blend of solid 3rd-person shooting and gritty noir-style presentation. Last Wednesday we added 2001's Max Payne to our growing list of video game classics, presented by.

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