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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be put off by the new scenery this is still the Max Payne we all know and love!
19 Nov 2012
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was initially very skeptical to buy this game, I absolutely loved Max Payne 1 and 2 and suddenly it seemed to me such a bad idea to have a Max Payne game set in Brasil with a much colored color pallet than the 2 initial games, since I loved the voice narration and the noir feel of the first games, I thought they had ruined the franchise. So I didn't buy this game right away, and waited for a price drop. I bought this game 2 weeks ago, and having now finished the game, I can honestly say, boy was I wrong. This is still the Max Payne I loved, the voice narration is a treat, with all the different catchy phrases Max says when he picks up the pills. The story, while not being revolutionary is well told, and enjoyable. The gameplay as always is awesome, mixing your typical cover shoot em ups (uncharted style) with bullet time. What impresses more overall though is the attention to detail in every single room/alley we visit and brasilian is spoken throughout the game, and for me as Portuguese I can tell you the voice acting was done superbly. I recommend to everyone still in doubt you pickup this game, hope you have as much fun as I had ;)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Verified Purchase
After playing the game for a few hours you cant let go. This is a fantastic story and Max Payne is back in the gaming business. Buy it and experience intense fighting and drama in a cocktail not seen since Uncharted: Drakes Fortune hit the market. Max Payne is a darker story and the audience should be a bit older though. Have fun!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Max Payne 3 is an unfortunate departure from what made the series so respected and interesting in the first place, and the game's not better for it.
In Max's long absence he's been tarted up considerably by Rockstar; gone is the grey and black noir of New York, replaced with a cornucopia of colour in Sao Paulo where max now wears fashionable suits well cut suits rather than the distinctive old leather jacket. The changes are obviously an overt push to make Max more appealing to a new generation of players. However, it really doesn't help to frame, or support the plot: Max is now working as a private security guard for people he hates. So, it's surprising as to why he becomes so emotionally invested in retrieving a kidnapped socialite. The plot from here is weakly elaborated and elucidated on, with the principle antagonist changing wildly. I really didn't understand what was going on at most points, which for a game with this many cutscenes is really criminal.
The gameplay is quite good early on, gun battles are tense and exciting bullet ballets when compared to most stale shooters on the market. However, things become a little sour about halfway through the game; enemies become more numerous, and they start wearing body armour. This makes encounters with large packs sterile cover based affairs trying to randomly land a head shot. Shots to the chest do negligible damage. Bullet time helps affairs but its mechanics are slightly different from the previous two games the principle difference being Max no longer gains bullet time from kills made whilst using it. In Max Payne 2, Max could become a bullet spewing ball of pain inflicting massive amounts of damage on his enemies.... Read more ›
In Max's long absence he's been tarted up considerably by Rockstar; gone is the grey and black noir of New York, replaced with a cornucopia of colour in Sao Paulo where max now wears fashionable suits well cut suits rather than the distinctive old leather jacket. The changes are obviously an overt push to make Max more appealing to a new generation of players. However, it really doesn't help to frame, or support the plot: Max is now working as a private security guard for people he hates. So, it's surprising as to why he becomes so emotionally invested in retrieving a kidnapped socialite. The plot from here is weakly elaborated and elucidated on, with the principle antagonist changing wildly. I really didn't understand what was going on at most points, which for a game with this many cutscenes is really criminal.
The gameplay is quite good early on, gun battles are tense and exciting bullet ballets when compared to most stale shooters on the market. However, things become a little sour about halfway through the game; enemies become more numerous, and they start wearing body armour. This makes encounters with large packs sterile cover based affairs trying to randomly land a head shot. Shots to the chest do negligible damage. Bullet time helps affairs but its mechanics are slightly different from the previous two games the principle difference being Max no longer gains bullet time from kills made whilst using it. In Max Payne 2, Max could become a bullet spewing ball of pain inflicting massive amounts of damage on his enemies.... Read more ›
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Mike Noden
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
First off, if you liked Max Payne 1 and 2, chances are you will lap this up. As other reviewers have mentioned, I too grew up playing this series and having now just finished the story mode, it makes me really want to go back and play through the whole trilogy.
Max is back and his own brand of depression is incredibly funny, the writing and voice acting are in perfect harmony. Considering Hugh Jackman won an award for his turn as Wolverine for the game of the film, James McCaffrey should be getting an Oscar nod for this. I laughed a lot through the game, so much so that at one point I thought 'they should make a film of Max Pay...oh wait :('.
The physics they're plugging on this game are immense. While I agree with one reviewer's opinion that Max moves very much in the way of Rockstar's other male leads in their games, this isn't a bad thing and the AI characters move very naturally, particularly in how their bodies react to being shot. At the same time, you don't feel like you're seeing the same animation for the kind of shot you deliver; it all depends on the situation and bullet trajectory/force etc, which is great.
The story, in my opinion, is great. The whole world of Max Payne has always been a strange mix of gritty realism, pain, humour, chaos and ridiculousness, and this is no different in that respect. I was dubious of the action moving to Brazil, but it feels natural and becomes a welcome change of scenery. With this change though, they've opted for cutscenes to do a lot of the storytelling as opposed to the old 'comic book' style, for want of a better description. This was odd at first but I soon loved it and the way it blended into the action. Like many have said, the whole experience is like playing through a great film.... Read more ›
Max is back and his own brand of depression is incredibly funny, the writing and voice acting are in perfect harmony. Considering Hugh Jackman won an award for his turn as Wolverine for the game of the film, James McCaffrey should be getting an Oscar nod for this. I laughed a lot through the game, so much so that at one point I thought 'they should make a film of Max Pay...oh wait :('.
The physics they're plugging on this game are immense. While I agree with one reviewer's opinion that Max moves very much in the way of Rockstar's other male leads in their games, this isn't a bad thing and the AI characters move very naturally, particularly in how their bodies react to being shot. At the same time, you don't feel like you're seeing the same animation for the kind of shot you deliver; it all depends on the situation and bullet trajectory/force etc, which is great.
The story, in my opinion, is great. The whole world of Max Payne has always been a strange mix of gritty realism, pain, humour, chaos and ridiculousness, and this is no different in that respect. I was dubious of the action moving to Brazil, but it feels natural and becomes a welcome change of scenery. With this change though, they've opted for cutscenes to do a lot of the storytelling as opposed to the old 'comic book' style, for want of a better description. This was odd at first but I soon loved it and the way it blended into the action. Like many have said, the whole experience is like playing through a great film.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. O. Lennox
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I previously gave this game 3 stars however after completing it I'm giving it 2 for many reasons...
Okay so this game is made by rockstar previously known for making their games extremely hard, not that I have a problem with that, I like a challenge, but losing 95% of your health when you pop out of cover for 1.5 seconds gets annoying, okay so that's one of my gripes, here's another,
the ai, okk its the most frustrating and annoying ai I've ever been against, I don't know if its trying to be "realistic" or not but having to shoot an ai coming to your left cos he's gonna break your cover and then have some shotgun wielding **** come behind you and just shoot you is incredibly annoying!
Also big ups to rockstar for creating one of the most frustrating and stupid levels in possible game history, what made them think about making you shoot/fight against 20 ai whilst your screen is shaking because the buildings gonna fall a good idea?? The amount of times I died because it kept shaking is ridiculous!
Need I say the continous bugs, sound glitches, freezes etc you get the jist, it just feels like they made this game to annoy you.... Oh and before I end it prepare to meet max's last stand, the most annoying thing in the game, okay so I'm on me last little bit of life get shot etc, okk so I have to shoot him in last stand but oh no ran out of bullets so I have to wait 3 seconds for max to die before I start again... Good graphics and decent multiplayer is all its got going for it, don't end up snapping the cd in half like I nearly did because they have some stupid ideas....
Okay so this game is made by rockstar previously known for making their games extremely hard, not that I have a problem with that, I like a challenge, but losing 95% of your health when you pop out of cover for 1.5 seconds gets annoying, okay so that's one of my gripes, here's another,
the ai, okk its the most frustrating and annoying ai I've ever been against, I don't know if its trying to be "realistic" or not but having to shoot an ai coming to your left cos he's gonna break your cover and then have some shotgun wielding **** come behind you and just shoot you is incredibly annoying!
Also big ups to rockstar for creating one of the most frustrating and stupid levels in possible game history, what made them think about making you shoot/fight against 20 ai whilst your screen is shaking because the buildings gonna fall a good idea?? The amount of times I died because it kept shaking is ridiculous!
Need I say the continous bugs, sound glitches, freezes etc you get the jist, it just feels like they made this game to annoy you.... Oh and before I end it prepare to meet max's last stand, the most annoying thing in the game, okay so I'm on me last little bit of life get shot etc, okk so I have to shoot him in last stand but oh no ran out of bullets so I have to wait 3 seconds for max to die before I start again... Good graphics and decent multiplayer is all its got going for it, don't end up snapping the cd in half like I nearly did because they have some stupid ideas....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Max payne
such an awesome game. most games have great game play and graphics but this game has such an immense story it's like a real life sorry being told in a film and just sucks you in. Read more
Published 1 day ago by toto mayanja
4.0 out of 5 stars
My opinion
Good game with amazing aspects such images, scenes and graphics
I dont like the multiplayer mode but campaign is very complete
I dont like the multiplayer mode but campaign is very complete
Published 11 days ago by Henrique
4.0 out of 5 stars
A bad Max Payne but a great game!
"Max Payne 3" is an intense, brutal and incredibly satisfying and rewarding shooter. It just isn't a very good Max Payne game.
The main problem with the game is the story. Read more
The main problem with the game is the story. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Joao Cardeira Jorge
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great third-person shooter!
For all fans of Max Payne, this new installment is fun overall despite the fact it hasn't got the best graphics around. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Ashraf
4.0 out of 5 stars
great
great thanks best game i have played in a while, should be another max payne for playstation and exbox pls
Published 19 days ago by Angus Dingwall
4.0 out of 5 stars
One more Max Payne game!
Having played the previous Max Payne games, I found this one maybe the most improved (makes sense). The story line gets confused at some point and the game can be really difficult,... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Steve Bil
5.0 out of 5 stars
great original product...
the classic max payne is back in this top title with great game play and good graphics if you like the original max paynes then youl like this game would recommend. ....
Published 29 days ago by Philip McMahon
2.0 out of 5 stars
Meh
The game is ok. He's a bit whiny though. The gameplay itself isn't all that great to be honest. It's essentially like the very first one with better graphics. Read more
Published 1 month ago by john
1.0 out of 5 stars
How is this even classed as a game?
FYI: LOVE (REPEAT X INFINITE) Red Dead Redemption - must have play it (and Zombie) multiple times!!
Also really enjoyed the GTA series and original Max Payne game on PC. Read more
Also really enjoyed the GTA series and original Max Payne game on PC. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Scud Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Juegazo!!!
Como casi todo lo que hace Rocstar, es muy bueno y a pesar de que tiene unos años, sigue siendo una compra obligada...
Published 1 month ago by Leo papelit0
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