Out NOW!
Hey, the game undoubtedly is the best released this year. What's even more amazing is the local pirateers in Mumbai already hav it on their shelves! Considering the fact that Max Payne officially releases in South East Asia in the first week of November.
As far as the game itself is concerned:
Max Payne has "retired" from the DEA, and has now returned to his roots in the NYPD. Working as a Homicide Detective, we find Max confused yet again, unsure whether he's on the right side of the law or not. I guess I shouldn't give away any more of the storyline... Take my word for it the
story in this one, is as good as the gameplay.
Bullet Time is back, and Max has some new moves (my personal fave is the crouch spin) to go with it. The screen will take on a "film noir" sepia tone when you move into bullet time, which aside from looking extremely cool, helps players to identify that they're still in bullet time after the action stops; this helps to prevent you burning up that precious slow motion hourglass needlessly and was a nice touch.
The AI in this game is no joke, either; both friendlies and bad guys interact flawlessly with you as you move through this dark adventure, and firefights are outstanding in this one; be ready to run from grenades if you crouch behind cover for too long, and prepare for lots of quick loads, as the AI will get the jump on you at regular intervals.
Remedy Entertainment has nailed it with Max Payne 2. This game is incredible on all fronts graphics, production, storyline, game play, physics, and performance. MP 2 is engrossing through and through, and gives players a feeling like never before that they've actually stepped into the story. There's just no getting around it; Max Payne 2 is likely the best
action game I've played, and definitely the best I've seen this year.
The only flaw probably is that its a bit too short... I guess good times fly by a lot quicker.