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Max Payne

by Remedy Entertainment

  • Released Jul 23, 2001
  • $9.99
  • 7 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 2
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One

89%positive reviews

14,182 positive1,805 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Strong narrative and sharp dialogue

  • Bullet-time gunplay that still feels distinctive

Cons

  • Steam version runs poorly on modern PCs

  • Sound and compatibility issues without fan fixes

Mixed

  • Delisting from some stores divides players

Media

E3 Trailer (YouTube)Gameplay Video (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP (only)

Processor: 450MHz AMD / Intel Processor

Memory: 96 MB RAM (128 MB RAM or greater recommended)

Graphics: 16MB Direct3D Compatible Graphics Card

DirectX Version: DirectX 8.0

Hard Drive: 830 MB Hard Drive Space for full install, 530 MB for minimum install

Sound Card: DirectSound compatible sound card

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Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the…

Ratings

  • 86IGDB players1,806 ratings
  • 74Critics2 reviews
  • 80Overall1,808 scores

Time to beat

  • 7 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 10.9 hStory and extraswith side content

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English
French
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Spanish (Spain)

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