Cheats & Guides

Max Payne Cheats For PlayStation 2

  1. Pause Codes

    Press Start to pause, then press the following:

    Effect Effect
    L1, L2, R1, R2, Triangle, Circle, X, Square All weapons and full ammunition and pain killers
    L1, L2, R1, R2, TRIANGLE, X, X, TRIANGLE Get Unlimited Bullet Time
    L1, L1, L2, L2, R1, R1, R2, R2, Triangle, Circle, X, Square Invincibility
    Pass the subway level. Then return to the main menu and press the folowing Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Left, Down, Circle. Level Select
    L1, L2, R1, R2, Triangle, Square, X, Circle Slow-Motion Sounds

    Contributed by: casper316, Dogg, WillDay, CDBavg400, Girbaud 

  2. Secret Modes and Areas

    Please do the following:

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat the game so you can unlock the Dead on Arrival and the New York Minute difficutly modes. Dead on Arrival and New York Minute Settings
    Complete Hard-boiled mode to unlock Dead On Arrival mode. Dead On Arrival mode
    Complete the game once to unlock Hard-Boiled mode and New York Minute mode. Hard-Boiled and New York Minute mode
    Successfully complete the Last Challenge level. The doors in the back of the room will open up to the Remedy Room. Secret programmer room
    Complete Dead On Arrival mode to unlock the secret stage. Secret Stage
    In the training level, near the police barricade look across the street and you should see a van. Jump on it, the front first and then the top. Time a jump onto the set of stairs and ascend them and jump through the window at the top. This is secret room. Secret Training Level Room

    Contributed by: Dogg, EDDY555, scorpion232 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Panda 113K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jackal__ 164K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Ed Osciak III 159K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by GheddonLN 136K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jedi Writer 129K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by bluesky 195K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Kildread2 189K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by I-M-INDIAN18 229K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by decimator631 67K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Tarrun 211K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by xunhallowed 55K
In-Depth FAQs Game Script by Cybiolink8000 115K
In-Depth FAQs Weapons Guide by jatin 38K
In-Depth Guides Plot Guide by BigCow 42K

Max Payne Cheats For Xbox

  1. Secret Room in Tutorial Mode

    In the last section of the Tutorial stage,there is a secret room.Across from the Subway Entrance,you can hop up onto a few boxes and then onto a catwalk.Go up the catwalk and jump through the window on the far left (you can easily see the room through it).Inside is a hidden room with four painkillers,an Ingram and some ammo for it.

    Contributed by: ZokeThe2nd 

  2. Secret Room on Docks Level

    On the Docks Level (Part II Chapter II) shortly after you crash the Truck into the Bridge you'll come across a room with two computers,a photo copier and a few shelves in it.In the far right corner across from the shelf,you'll find a switch.Hit it and it'll open up a hidden pannel in the wall that will reveal more shelves that hold ammo for your weapons,grenades and some painkillers.

    Contributed by: ZokeThe2nd 

  3. Armed Rats

    In Part 1 Chapter 2, at the very beginning, throw a grenade (you must cheat to have one) in the hole in the brick wall in front of you. A new objective should appear if you select show objectives : I had declared a war against rats. Now continue the level pass the sewer and then up the stairs. There you will find rats that will shoot at you.

    Contributed by: MonsterManiac 

  4. Secret Room on Parking Garage Level

    Just before you go down the first ramp (your still outside), jump on the barrels to the right of the entrance.Next hop on the small AC jutting out of the wall,then onto the roof.Shoot at the wall to your right until it falls away and go into the room,then drop down the grate into the hidden room.Inside are some supplies,and if you use the radio you can listen to some of the developers talk a bit.

    Contributed by: ZokeThe2nd 

  5. Secret Finale

    Beat the game on ''Dead on Arrival'' with no codes and you will be transfered to the ''Final Battle.'' There you will have to fight at least 20 guys in permanent bullet time. The secret is to kill as many guys in the right corner as you can, then run to the back right corner and ''Quick Save'' it. Then, in that hall you are now in, you will find a little indentation. Hide there and wait for the enemies to come at you and you can kill all them and win! Once you are done, it says, ''Well Done,'' the bullet time stops and then a door opens in the back of the level with a picture of the producers of Max Payne and such. There is also a laser that is forming the ''Rockstar'' sign. I don't know if you can officially ''End'' the level, but if you find a way, post it here please. This ''Bonus'' level is actually pretty fun...try it out!

    Contributed by: Lancorn411 

  6. Dopefish lives!

    The room with the ''Dopefish lives'' poster is in part 1 chapter 7. To get to the room, do the following:

    Go through chapter 7 until you get to the scene where Gognitti runs down the stairs and gets stuck in from of the locked door. Once the cut scene ends, kill enough of the baddies that you can go down the stairs safely (or just do it balls out gung-ho style guns blazing all the way...) Once you get to the bottom, turn around and head beneith the stairs to the door. Open the door, and presto! Dopefish!

    Contributed by: siddacious 

  7. Secret Ending Sequence

    Defeat the game on the ''Dead On Arrival'' setting to get a secret ending sequence.

    Contributed by: grandmaster2real 

  8. Hidden Room In Hotel

    When you are first going through the hotel level you will eventually come upon a room that is bare except for a pole in the middle that is leaning upwards and some windows on the side. Blow out a window and exit onto the ledege. Crawl along to your rigth until your come to two pieces of wood. Blow out the one that is partially broken and enter the room. There should be a body with a knife through it and Max will say something like ''I didn't even want to know what went on in here.'' On a bookcase by the body there should be some Ammo and Painkillers.

    Contributed by: jeeves 

  9. All Weapons, Full Ammo, and Painkillers

    At the main menu after beating the game on any difficulty.

    Effect Effect
    While holding both Triggers and Joysticks down Press White, Black, Black, White, White, Black Cheats option will appear with all Weapons, Full Ammo, and Painkillers.

    Contributed by: DJ_BIG_GOUJI 

  10. Extra Gameplay modes

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Successfully Complete The Game On Either ''Fugitive'' or ''Hard Boiled'' GamePlay Modes. Unlock "Dead On Arrival" and "New York Minute" gameplay modes

    Contributed by: GameBeater 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jackal__ 164K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by xunhallowed 55K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Panda 113K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Ed Osciak III 159K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jedi Writer 129K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Tarrun 211K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by decimator631 67K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by I-M-INDIAN18 229K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Kildread2 189K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by bluesky 195K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by GheddonLN 136K
In-Depth FAQs Game Script by Cybiolink8000 115K
In-Depth FAQs Weapons Guide by jatin 38K
In-Depth Guides Plot Guide by BigCow 42K

Max Payne Cheats For Macintosh

  1. Additional difficulty settings

    Complete the game on Fugitive to unlock the Hard-Boiled and New York Minute difficulty settings.

    Contributed by: Starky27 

  2. Cheat Codes

    Hold [Option]+D as soon as you start the game until you hear a beep. A window w/ a picture of Max will appear, click the picture and then select 'Developer Mode' to enable cheat mode. Press F12 to display the console, then enter these codes:

    Effect Effect
    gethealth 100% Health
    c_addhealth<#> Adds # to health
    getm79 M79
    getpainkillers Painkillers
    getsniper Sniper rifle

    Contributed by: Starky27 

  3. Cheat Codes

    Hold [Option]+D as soon as you start the game until you hear a beep. A window w/ a picture of Max will appear, click the picture and then select 'Developer Mode' to enable cheat mode. Press F12 to display the console, then enter these codes:

    Effect Effect
    getallweapons All weapons
    getbaseballbat Baseball Bat
    getberetta Beretta
    getcoltcommando Colt Commando
    coder Debug mode
    mortal Disable God mode
    noclip_off Disable no clip mode
    showfps Displays frame rate
    getberettadual Dual Berettas
    getingramdual Dual Ingrams
    god God mode
    getgranade Grenade
    getinfiniteammo Infinite ammo
    getingram Ingram
    getjackhammer Jackhammer
    getmolotov Molotov Cocktail
    getbullettime More bullet time
    getmp5 MP5
    noclip No clip mode
    getpumpshotgun Pump action shotgun
    getsawedshotgun Sawed off shotgun

    Contributed by: Starky27, ironyisntdead 

  4. Cheat Codes

    Access the console and enter the following:

    Effect Effect
    maxpayne_gamemode->gm_sendendofgamemessages(); Secret Ending

    Contributed by: defy unbanned 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jedi Writer 129K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by GheddonLN 136K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by bluesky 195K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Kildread2 189K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by I-M-INDIAN18 229K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by decimator631 67K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Tarrun 211K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by xunhallowed 55K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jackal__ 164K
In-Depth FAQs Game Script by Cybiolink8000 115K
In-Depth FAQs Weapons Guide by jatin 38K
In-Depth Guides Plot Guide by BigCow 42K

Max Payne Cheats For PC

  1. Secret Area In Max Payne Tutorial

    In the tutorial stage, jump on the van where you got the sniper rifle. Then jump to the square thingy on the wall. From there, jump to the fire escape balcony. Go up 3 floors and destroy the glass window. Wala. A secret room with a new gun.

    I got the hint at the end of the tutorial where it says: ''Or you can continue exploring the rest of the environment...''

    Contributed by: devil 

  2. Extra Difficulty Settings

    If you successfully beat the game on Fugative mode you will unlock two new difficulty settings. ''The New York Minute'' and ''Hard-Boiled''.

    Contributed by: AntiAppel 

  3. Vampire Easter Egg

    On Part I-Chapter 3, there is a door that you can break down (just before the toppling boiler). Go through the door and out a window. After following the bloodstains on the ledge, you'll come to another window to go through after bashing in. Lots of goodies here, and also a body with a stake in its back on the floor with the letters ''BUFF'' drawn next to it in blood -- a little tip of the hat to a famous vampire slayer.

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  4. Thank-You Easter Eggs

    There are (at least?) two parts in the game where Max will thank you for shooting something -- the first is in the bank's vault where the nosy alarms are going off. Shoot the red alarm hanging above the security area. The second is in Lupino's hotel when you enter the elevator and it's playing ''muzak''. Shoot out the speaker in the ceiling to the right after entering.

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  5. Musical Instrument Easter Eggs

    There are several instances where Max will do something when you ''use'' a music-related item. In the Ragna Rock club, you can play a rim-shot on the drums, walk across the guitar to get a twang noise, or use one of the mics to have him say ''Karoke was never my thing.'' Later in the game when in the Punchinelo manor, you can have Max try a few -- unsuccessful! -- times to play the theme to the game on the piano [make sure you have NOT knocked out the lid support before doing this].

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  6. Developer Messages

    On the level where you are confronting B.B. on the parking garage, there is a hidden area where you can get a sniper rifle & ammo. Before going down the first ramp that leads deeper in to the garage, jump on the various objects by the entrance to the lower levels to get on a roof with a small metal-walled building on top. Bash on all the walls with the bat until a panel falls away and then go inside. Once inside, you'll also see a radio you can turn on to hear a rather humourous message from a couple of the game's developers.

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  7. Secret Room

    Beat the game on the hardest difficulty setting, Dead On Arrival, to unlock a secret room, which loads after the final comic book sequence has finished.

    Contributed by: Hazden 

  8. God Mode, Unlimited Ammo, All Guns

    Make sure you modified your short-cut first on your desktop, or this won't work.

    Press F12 inside the game to bring up the console.

    Type in ''coder'' without the quotes.

    It will give you God Mode, Unlimited Ammo, and All Guns without having to actually type in each of the other codes.

    Contributed by: Liquid Crash 

  9. Access the secret ending

    To view the secret ending of ''Max Payne'', enter this into the devloper console, without quotes:

    ''maxpayne_gamemode->gm_sendendofgamemessages( );''

    Contributed by: mozwazherez 

  10. War of the Rats

    On Part I: Chapter 2, you can cause the rats to war amongst themselves. Use the developer command line cheat and give yourself a grenade (<F12> then ''getgrenade'' in the console) at the start of the level. Toss it in the gap of broken titles after the initial level_start camera panning. This will cause the mission objectives to change to ''I had declared war against the rats''. As you progress through the level, you will come across the two factions of rats -- WITH DESERT EAGLES! Shoot at one of the ceiling lamps that's off at its base to make it fall, causing the start of the war. If your group of rats wins, they will join forces and follow you through the rest of the level. If the other rats win, they'll turn their remaining forces on you.

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  11. Turning off more klaxon sirens

    While in the underground portion of the Cold Steel plant (Project Valhalla labs), you can turn off the annoying klaxons -- the Max Payne way! Any time you hear a siren blaring, look around the ceiling for the loud speakers. They are usually located by a doorway, except in the main control room where they are near the middle of the room's ceiling. Pop a round or two in to them and the god-awful noise will stop in that vicinity.

    Contributed by: Phased_5EK 

  12. Secret Soldier of Fortune 2 Room

    During the chase across the rooftop, inspect the dark window at the back to find a room with ammo and Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix posters.

    Contributed by: goldenX87 

  13. Secret room in Asgard Building

    In the second part of the Asgard Building, after picking up the video tape and watching the TV news report about Aesir Corp being a huge monopoly, there is a small, dark room with a table, couch etc. Shoot the small painting to make it fall off and a small white button is revealed. Press this button to make the couch behind you rise. Go down underneath it and use the control panel to open the door. Inside, switch the TV on to hear a funny version of Star Trek (called the Void) and open the cupboard behind the curtain to find, er... something else.

    Contributed by: Crono667 

  14. Bad Ending

    To view the 'bad ending' of Max Payne, just let the helicopter on the final level take off.

    Contributed by: Jeevan 

  15. Secret Room beside Basketball Court

    Near the end of the chase in part 1 chapter 7, when it shows Gognitti trying to get into a door (yelling punching and kicking). Go behind the satelite dish and jump down onto the ledge of the opposite building. From there you can jump down under the emergency stairway beside the basketball court. Funny poster inside ''Dopefish lives!'', molotov cocktails, and other weapons.

    Contributed by: TaX 

  16. Endless Empty Clips

    When reloading a gun like the Double Beretta or Ingram, press jump as soon as the empty clips fall out, and Max will reload his gun again upon landing, producing more empty clips. You can do this an unlimited number of times.

    Contributed by: hel 

  17. Different Character Models

    To set up this code, you will first need to add ''-developerkeys'' (sans quotes) to the end of the shortcut target. It should read something like ''C:\Program Files\Max Payne\maxpayne.exe'' -developerkeys'' if done correctly. Then, during gameplay, press F11, then press Page Up and Page Down to view (and control) the game's various character models.

    Contributed by: Mortal Quietus 

  18. 'All Your Base' easter egg..

    In the training level, look closely at the sign on the TAR CAFE (it's near the Police Mobile Arrest Centre on the street). It says:
    ''World's Best Since 1964
    615 ALL YOUR BASE ARE...''

    Contributed by: Pyro Vesten 

  19. Secret area after completing game.

    If you manage to beat Max Payne on the hardest difficulty setting, after the game ends you will appear in a secret area in which Max is in permanent bullet time. There’s a bunch of jackhammer ammo lying around, some painkillers and a few other things. There are around 20 guards waiting for you. After defeating all of the guards the game says “Well Done” and you’ll be able to access a room with photographs of the development team, a special Remedy logo and some other things.

    Contributed by: Pyro Vesten 

  20. Instantly Unlock All Gameplay Modes

    Go to Start Menu->Run and type in ''regedit''. Press Enter. In the directory tree on the left, Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Software->Remedy Entertainment->Max Payne. Click on the ''Game Level'' folder, and some items will appear on the right side of the screen. Right-Click and select New-DWORD Value Double-Click on the entry you just made and set the value to 1. Rename the entries to the following:

    Effect Effect
    hell Dead On Arrival mode
    nightmare Hard-Broiled mode
    timedmode New York Minute mode

    Contributed by: hel 

  21. Console Cheats

    To gain access to the cheats edit the game shortcut so it reads the following:
    ''C:(LOCATION OF GAME)\Maxpayne.exe" -developer'

    From within the game, you are then able to bring up the console using the F12 key. With the console on the screen type in the below commands to access the cheats.

    Effect Effect
    GetAllWeapons Gives All Weapons
    GetBaseballbat Gives Baseball Bat
    GetBeretta Gives Beretta
    GetbulletTime Gives Bullet Time
    GetColtCommando Gives Colt Commando
    GetBerettadual Gives Dual Berettas
    GetIngramDual Gives Dual Ingrams
    GetGrenade Gives Grenade
    GetHealth Gives Health
    GetInfiniteAmmo Gives Infinite Ammo
    GetIngram Gives Ingram
    GetJackhammer Gives Jackhammer
    GetM79 Gives M79
    GetMolotov Gives Molotov
    GetMP5 Gives MP5
    GetPainkillers Gives Painkillers
    GetPumpShotgun Gives Pump Shotgun
    GetSawedShotgun Gives Sawed-Off
    GetSniper Gives Sniper Rifle
    God God Mode
    Mortal God Mode Off
    NoClip No Clipping
    NoClip_off No Clipping Turned off
    ShowFPS Shows Frames Per Second

    Contributed by: Necropolis 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Panda 113K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Ed Osciak III 159K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by GheddonLN 136K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jedi Writer 129K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by bluesky 195K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Kildread2 189K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by I-M-INDIAN18 229K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by decimator631 67K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Tarrun 211K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by xunhallowed 55K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Jackal__ 164K
In-Depth FAQs Game Script by Cybiolink8000 115K
In-Depth FAQs The Family Mod FAQ by Zakaloot 35K
In-Depth FAQs Weapons Guide by jatin 38K

Max Payne Cheats For PlayStation 4

  1. Trophies

    Trophy
    Complete Part III on any difficulty. A Bit Closer to Heaven
    Complete Part II on any difficulty. A Cold Day in Hell
    Complete the game in Hard-Boiled mode. Feel the Payne
    Kill four enemies with one thrown grenade. Four for the Price of One
    Snipe 10 consecutive enemies without missing a shot. Plenty to Go Around
    Kill 10 enemies during one use of Bullet Time. Quickest on the Draw
    Complete Part I on any difficulty. The American Dream
    Complete the End Combat. The Last Challenge
    Kill two enemies during one Shoot Dodge. Trick Shot
    Finish the game quicker than the Remedy par time in New York Minute mode. Under Par
    Locate the Secret Room during the Tutorial. Weapons Training

    Contributed by: KeyBlade999