I bought the game to try something different. What a fun game. I had trouble putting it down and playing another game.

It's been almost 10 years since I last had a chat with my good friend, Max Payne. We were kindred spirits of the early noughties, almost inseparable in those early years. But a lot has changed in the world.

Solidly-paced story; Impressive visuals; Sterling soundtrack; Gang Wars

Matchmaking (online) desperately needs an overhaul; Epileptic fit inducing lighting effects during cut-scenes; Minor graphical glitches

Max Payne 3 is pretty much the same game that Max Payne fans remember. Despite a 9-year gap between games and a totally different developer from the first two titles, Max Payne is still dark and gritty and violent and all about shoot-dodging your way through hordes of enemies.

Superb game that either met or exceeded my expectations, hadn't really played the previous 2 but did watch my brother play them. Thought I'd get the third because why not. The difficulty was just right, you'll die a lot on your first run through on the game and it only gets more enjoyable the more...

Max Payne 3 is an accomplished return for one of gaming's unluckiest and most downbeat protagonists. The restraint shown by Rockstar in not tampering with the core gameplay has paid dividends, delivering a simple, yet rewarding shooter with no pretensions of being anything else.

On occasion, a fresh developer tackling an established series can be a good thing, with the possibility of them breathing new life into familiar mechanics and perhaps bringing their own ideas to the table and such, though there's also the risk of a team unfamiliar with a series not getting what made...

Introduction : Well guys from the off this game is slick, real effort has been made to make this game ooze A grade quality. The little thing's like when the character's talk and certain words pop up on the screen like a hidden message, through to the quit game option where you're propersitioned with...

Story; Realism; Gameplay

Never wanted it to end

If you might recall the original Max Payne beat Matrix to the punch. Quickly after The Matrix hit theaters worldwide, everyone knew that a video game counterpart would soon follow, taking advantage of the trademark bulletime feat.

We like the character of Max Payne; congrats to Rockstar for delivering a game with a unique and spectacular atmosphere; great visual effects; brilliant audio and that goes for both the soundtrack and voice acting; it's still an entertaining shooter

All the shooting and bullettime shenanigans gets tiring after a while; often feels like a GTA game without the free-roam component

Max Payne 3 was meant to be a new chapter in the life of the titular former NYPD detective, who left New York behind to become a bodyguard for Sao Paulo's richest family. But while publisher/developer Rockstar's attempt at a meaningful story may ultimately fall flat, its revolutionary method of...

A seamless interactive story Even in a game as seemingly pedestrian as Max Payne (story, shoot, story, shoot, story, shoot…), Rockstar has crafted a very technologically impressive experience; From the menu, the single-player story mode starts instantly, launching into the opening cutscene.

U sad, bro? Max Payne 3 is set eight years after the events of Max Payne 2, but it's been over a decade since thugs murdered Max's wife and child; Yet he can't; Stop; Talking; About; It.

I could have started this review with a cool film noire-esque intro. I could have pretended I was an undercover journalist on the beat, walking through a snow-covered New York strip wondering where my old pal, Max Payne, was.