Max Payne 2

Advantages: Graphics, storyline, sound, gameplay
Disadvantages: Length

...Those of you that have played Max Payne will know his backstory but I'll give a quick overview for those that don't. In the first game you discovered Max's wife and child were killed by junkies high on a new drug. Max was blamed for the death of his partner who was killed whilst they were both on an undercover mission. You then set out on your vengeance mission. Max Payne 2 follows on from Max Payne and is set 2 years after. He encounters hitmen and a woman, Mona Sax, who was assumed dead in the first game. Assassins come to attack her, you fight them off and then search for those responsible. Somewhat predictably there is a love story between Max and Mona. The storyline is just as good as the original if not better. The graphics have improved in Max Payne 2 and the gameplay is just as good. The only downside to the gameplay is...

CloudRuler 13.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC)

Max Payne 2- The fall of max payne

Advantages: Its a great game,
Disadvantages: not as long as I would want

...Max Payne is not a happy chappy as you may or may not know from the first Max Payne. After living the American dream he comes home one day to find his family dead, including his lovely little baby, and his house trashed. Naturally, as both a cop and a husband, he goes on an undercover mission to discover who did it etc etc. Anyway, back to the here and now. Max is back and with his lfe still in tatters he finds himself back in the NYPD. While investigating a murder he runs into a woman he previously thought dead. Mona sax, femme fatale murder suspect. She seems to have all the answers he wants but obviously its not going to be straightforward. Max and Mona must fight their way through endless amounts of thugs looking for the answers Max so dearly wants to know. Max Payne 2 is yet another great game from Rockstar. It is possibly...

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Review of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PC)

Max Payne, Minimum Effort!

Advantages: Nice level design, stylish presentation, bullet-time concept, weapons, story
Disadvantages: Some tricky sections, horrible slow-down at times, unskippable cut-scenes, short

...Flashback to 2001, less than a year after the launch of the PlayStation2 and a crucial time in determining how successful Sony's next-generation console may ultimately become. But Sony had a bit of a problem on their hands, and it lay in the shoot 'em up genre. Blasters had for a long-time been a favourite amongst gamers, but despite solid PC-ports of older classics Unreal Tournament and Quake III, the PS2 still didn't really have a shoot 'em up to turn heads and shift consoles - would Max Payne come to Sony's rescue? Rescue is perhaps too strong a word, though Max Payne certainly had the desired effect as far as the gaming public were concerned, breathing new life into a stagnating genre, setting things up nicely for the likes of Timesplitters 2, Medal Of Honor: Frontline and Killzone to continue the good work later on. A third...

tom1clare 27.08.2005 (28.08.2005) · Read review
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Review of Max Payne (PS2)

Max Payne, a real gem

Advantages: Innovitive gameplay
Disadvantages: a bit repetitive to begin with

...The graphics on Max Payne are probably average for a ps2 game these days. It certainly doesn’t rival Metal Gear Solid 2 or Final Fantasy in this category. The environments are well detailed but not very interactive. They sometimes look a bit flat but most of the time the urban setting combined with underground laboratories and shipyards never ceases to amaze. The characters, on the other hand, aren’t as impressive especially Max. The first time you catch a glimpse of his face you’ll have to laugh as he looks more like a cop in need of an urgent trip to the toilet rather than a cop in need of revenge. His coat fluttering in the wind looks surprisingly good though. The enemies are fairly well done but for the most part you’ll be too bust ducking and diving to get a good look at them. The frame rate sometimes changes in...

smooth_criminal_ 29.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Max Payne (PS2)

Max Payne 2

Advantages: Bullet Time, Weapons, Graphics, Sound, Movements (Everything)
Disadvantages: Too Short & A Bit Easy

...Max is back with his legendary bullet-time motion in this sequel Max Payne 2 ? The Fall of Max Payne. Living his nightmare in which everyone he touches dies Max Payne has quit the DEA and is now just a regular NYPD agent, or so you are led to believe. The Comic Book narration, great graphics and decent sounds in the game are all still present, and in some cases even better than before. The phenomenal bullet-time that max Payne is famous for continues to amaze as you dive in slow motion around corners leaving your enemies helpless to your rage. The story shows a love story between Max Payne & Mona Sax with tragic and shocking twists. The weapons available to help you through the game are slightly different than last time although all my favorites are still there. Max can get his hands on Hand Guns, Shotguns, Sub-Machine Guns...

Hicki 23.10.2003 (26.10.2003) · Read review
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Review of Max Payne (PC)

Max is more than mad.. he's insane

Advantages: great action packed entertainment
Disadvantages: none

...Director: George Miller Producer: Byron Kennedy. Writers: Terry Hayes, Brian Hannant and George Miller Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty and Virginia Hey. Released in Late 1981, this hours and a half sequel continues to follow the life of ex-police officer Max Rockatansky, (played by Mel Gibson) as he now wonders the arid desert, trying simply to survive? ** BRIEF PLOT ** Australia has become a crumbling cesspit, full of wondering nomads with only the desire to survive keeping them alive by what ever means necessary, including murder. Max has become a shell of himself since losing his family to a gang of cutthroat bikers, wondering the hot sands in his super charged Pursuit Special, the car he used as a police officer? his only companion being his dog, and his...

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Review of Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior (DVD)

Shorter but Just as Good as the First Max Payne

Advantages: Great Graphics for the PC and Good Graphics for the Xbox Overall and a Magnificent Story
Disadvantages: Shorter then the First Max Payne

...quite shorter then the first Max Payne and ends rather quickly. The story is more of a film noir style story this time around while the first game was a pure action story. The focuses on Max's love for Mona and his guilt. The story is still pretty much told through Graphics Novels but there is a lot more in-game cutscenes now with the actual 3d characters for a good majority of the game and all look rather good. Graphically the game is step-up (depending on which version you play). The character models are better and more mobile (there mouths actually move this time). The enviroments are crisp and realistic. The sound is once again awesome. The physics is also a huge step up. Thanks to the Havoc 2 engine, the character models move realistically and react more realistically when being shot. The bullet-time also get altered and looks...

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Review of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (PS2)

The Return Of Mad Max

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...and yet it hasn't lost any of its appeal. I would still say that it is one of the greatest action movies ever made and I think it will remain up there for a long time coming yet. You can spend enormous amounts of money on a movie, make the stunts bigger and bigger, but it takes real skill to actually make it look 'real' and make the watcher feel as if they are part of the movie. Mad Max I & II both achieve this and exude pure class throughout. Defintely one of my favourite movies of all time and highly recommended to all of an age suitable to watch it - def. over 18. 5 stars all the way....

wampyrii 06.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior (DVD)

Relax with a Max

Advantages: Nice flavour
Disadvantages: Artificial ingredients

...drinks and are not too worried that the ingredients of Pepsi Max read like a chemistry text book, this could be the drink for you. I purchased my Pepsi Max in a twelve pack at Tesco, currently on special offer at £2.69 it usually retails around the £3 mark. As with all fizzy drinks you should avoid drinking them to excess, purely for the sake of your teeth. Pepsi Max is a perfectly palatable drink to enjoy on its own or as a mixer. And well done to the marketing men at Pepsi/Britvic for enabling me to maintain my masculinity when trying to cut down on high sugar drinks, real men shouldn?t drink diet drinks ? but real men can drink Pepsi Max with pride. ●Nutritional Information Per 330ml can:- Energy ? 8.25kj (2 kcal), Protein - 0.33g, Carbohydrate ? 0.33g, Trace of Sodium. Contact details:- Web Site ? www.pepsi.co.uk Address...

stuleg 17.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Pepsi Max

LIVE LIFE 2 THA MAX

Advantages: Great Taste, No Sugar, Often Very Cheap
Disadvantages: Bewar Imported Cans

...I don’t think there is too much you can write about a bottle of pop but here it is… My first experience of Pepsi Max were the excellent “Extreme Sport” adverts that accompanied it’s release way back in the mists of time, well about ten years ago. It has now become an excellent established Cola drink. Being diabetic, I need to go for sugar free stuff anyway, and water does get a bit boring. Pepsi Max is sugar free and has an excellent refreshing taste, and is best served very cold, so it’s ideal straight from a fridge. The ingredients include a “Source of Phenylalanine” whatever that is, but I get a feeling that it can’t be too healthy otherwise they wouldn’t be telling you about it. I find its taste less harsh than the other diet colas (Coke, Diet Pepsi and Virgin...

mikeydred 17.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of Pepsi Max