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Well, they are successfully mimicking Hollywood...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

...by producing dull paint-by-numbers sequels. The original Max Payne was inventive (with its bullet-time interludes and playable nightmare sequences) and moody (pulp comic storytelling and Noir York backdrops), and held my attention despite some pretty serious gameplay and difficulty balance flaws. Unfortunately Max Payne 2 has retained the flaws and added nothing new to the experience.

MP2 is still too easy with Bullet Time assistance, far too many health and ammo powerups, and an overall simple level of play. I'm just an average shooter player, but I breezed through it in a few hours. And maybe due to less inspired level structure than the first (warehouses...ughh), it felt shorter. The complex time-warped romance of MP2 is disorienting and silly, and by the halfway point I had been jerked around by so many false flashbacks and faked death scenes that I really couldn't care less if Mona lived or died.

Yes, the graphics are nice and the storyboarding and character expressions are more realistic, but it will take more depth and innovation to hold my interest in the Max Payne series.

Max Payne 2 - the makings of greatness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne on the PC was one of the craziest games I've ever played. I still play it once in a while for nothing more than its all out gunning madness. It truely was a visceral experience from front to finish, which came all too soon. That is probaly my biggest gripe with Max Payne 2 is that it is also somewhat short. Though, there is greatness to be found in this game. The is depth to be found in it's simplicity. The run and gun tactics make for one intense experince that you will easily want to relive. Graphically, Max Payne 2 on the xbox is pretty sweet. There are no reflective effects such as the ones found on the PC and sacrifices have been made in the explosion department, but its likely you wont notice. The game looks and plays too good to complain. The story is deep and lost me on a couple occassions, still this made me want to replay those levels. No matter what your reason, you will want to revisit this game even after beating it quickly the first go around. Xbox shooter fans, do yourselves a favor and buy this game. It is one heck of an experience offering some of the best graphics, rag-doll physics, and gameplay around. Highly recommended.

Holy Guacamole!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is spectacular! It has no flaws. The first game limited you, and, no offense to the designers, had the most hideous facial graphics ever! In Max Payne 2, he has great facial graphics. The game is more like a movie, it has calm scenes that may be in the NYPD offices and apartments to The Cleaners (Hence the name) and The Fun House (Hence the name again).

~~*Good*~~
~ Sounds
~ Graphics
~ Story
~ Difficulty
~ Intensity
~ Menu Scenes
~ Comicagraphy
~ Inside Reality
~ Violence
~ Bloody

~~*Cons*~~
~ NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rock Star's Finest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The innovative Grand Theft series gets all the press, but for me, Max Payne is tops. As far as 3rd-person action/shooters go, it can't be matched. The graphic novel cut-scenes are compelling and, along with the moody orchestral score ( think the Angel theme ), really draw the player into Max's noir state-of-mind. Yeah it's short, but a game this fully imagined and atmospheric is a rare thing. If only all M-rated games were as sophisticated and intelligent. Sure there's blood, profanity, and a little sex, but it's never excessive or gratuitous and it serves to enhance the grim story, always reminding the player that this ain't Marioland. To wrap it up, every single aspect of this game is expertly done: Gameplay, levels ( the theme/amusement park is genius ), sound, voice-acting and story. Highest recommendation, can't wait for #3!

no words to describe the beauty of the game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

god dam,i have never played the game like max payne 2.when i played max payne,i liked it very much,even the story was so thrilling and it was a blockbuster game and have created a bench mark,no doubt about it,but the sequence "MAX PAYNE 2:FALL OF MAX PAYNE",is orsom.The most likable thing about this game is that it makes the user attach with it.u will find urself emotionally attached,during playing the game when max payne falled in love with MONA SAX,u would find urself as max payne romancing with mona sax.At last when she died u will find tears in ur eyes.The second thing about this game is that,its intense story line up and music that makes u in a thrill ride.The music is so good while playing different levels specially after the level of part 2: blowing up,the music with mona sax in level "out of the window" is chilling and when she finds max payne got shot.i recommend everybody to purchase this game and yes if ur not familiar with max payne u should also go for "max payne".the graphics on havoc engine r very nice,and lightening effects are
wonderful.In the previous version the remedy had used max-r engine ,but this time they have used havoc physic engine and u can find the difference in both the things.

Already waiting for Max Payne 3!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Max Payne 2 may be shorter than the first one but everything is so much better in this game that it will leave you more than satisfied.

First of all, let's talk about graphics. If you're into PC games than you might simply look at Max Payne 2 on the X-box and say that the graphics are just okay. But if you're anything like me you will be deeply satisfied with the detail of the graphics in this game. While Max Payne 1 had good graphics, Max Payne 2 has graphics that are sharper with a lot more attention paid to the small things. In this game you can brush up against things and knock stuff over and shoot bad guys into crates (which look very cinematic in slow motion). I love these features and gives the game a much more realistic feel than Max Payne 1.

Next, the sound is superb. The voiceovers are fantastic (just like in the first Max Payne). The background music gives a very haunting mood to the game and really gets you into the story. Also, the sound effects are crazy. The sounds of gunfire are intense and are some of the best gun sound effects that I've ever heard in a shooter game.

Now, let's move on to the plot. While Max Payne 2's plot isn't quite as captivating as Max Payne 1's was it still draws you in due to some fantastic voiceovers and character twists. The ending of this game is reason enough to get this game.

For those of you who played the first Max Payne and like the gameplay you will be pleased to know that the gameplay has basically remained the same.

Now one thing I see not being brought up here is Max Payne's nightmare levels. Players of the first Max Payne might remember those pain-in-the-@$$ levels trying to jump from one very thin board to the next wondering what the hell the point was. Well, you can now rejoice because while Max Payne 2 does have the nightmare levels, they don't have any frustrating challanges like that anymore. This time you basically get to walk around and enjoy what goes on around you and get more into Max's head at the same time. Bravo!

I have heard some people complaining about Max Payne not being innovative enough but I don't see their points. Why mess with a winning formula? The graphics are great, the characters are captivating, and the controls are some of the most user friendly that I've seen in a shooter in a while. Especially now that the Max Payne 2 is only $10.00 there is absolutely nothing to complain about!

Max Payne 2 will not let you down especially if you loved the first Max Payne game. Get it and enjoy it! I guarantee you that once you play it you will, just like I am, be waiting quite impatiently for Max Payne 3!

Max Payne 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I BOUGHT BOTH MAX PAYNE'S THE SAME DAY NEVER PLAYED PART 1 FOR MORE THAN ONE CHAPTER ANYWAYZ MAX PAYNE 2 IS POWERFULL!!GREAT ACTION GAME AND THE MUSIC PLAYIN IN THE BACKGROUND IS HOTTTHE GAME FEATURES SOME VERY STRONG LOVE SCENES WITH MAX AND MONA AND USIN THE F WORD THE GAME IS SHORT I DONT PLAY GAME FOR LIKE 7-9 HOURS MORE LIKE 45 MINUTES ANYWAYZ ATLEAST 1 HOUR A DAY U CAN PASS THIS GAME IN NO TIME THE LEVELS ARE EASY AND YET REQUIRE SUM THINKIN IN OTHER WORDS BUY THIS GAME FOR NO MORE THEN $30

AFTER ALL I BOUGHT MINES USED FOR $22

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought both Max Paynes and enjoyed them both. Max Payne 2 was great. The only draw back was that it was short but that only irritated me because I was enjoying the story and twists so much. If you enjoy games that actually have a plot then this is one for you. This is one of the best games I have bought up to date.

Short but Sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game, even though being shorter then the 1st is a great sequel, the game starts off a little slow but the enviroment of the game like the police station is incredible, a longer story could of been better but either way it is incredible and fun.

AWESOME, COOLEST GAME EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have Max Payne (the first one) and Max Payne 2 And there are no comparision. Max Payne 2 kicks a** and its graphics are cool. Not to mention the credit song, Late Goodbye by Poets of the Fall! I think that Max and everbody in Max Payne 2 looks different from when they are in Max Payne 1. I am going to recommend this game to anyone (and is you have a young child, dont play around them, this game has many "adult content")

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