Max Payne 3 Video Review

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Platform	GameSpot	Metacritic / User Score
Xbox 360 Review this game	9.0	86 8.7
PC Review this game	9.0	87 8.5
PS3 Review this game	9.0	87 8.7
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May 14, 2012

Carolyn slows down time to fire a bullet through the beating heart of Max Payne 3 in this review.

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steelmouth

the game looks good feel good and everybody says its that good but i just cant get my self to commit to finishing it, nothing pulls me to countinue playing it and i have had for a month now and keep putting it aside to play something else, what am i missing here

Kryptonbornson

@steelmouth It's not Max Payne. It has a bland story and bland dialogue. So you're just shooting alot of dudes which we've all done before. It's what I'd call mediocre and forgettable, not bad. It gets better after he goes to Brazil, but not much better. He keeps getting into situations he doesn't belong in, which is typical in film noir, but not done well here--and he does stuff so stupid that you'd think he'd have been killed far before the game began.

beech_isnumber1

this game was not as bad as the review makes it out, i started this game on recruit as i wanted to do a quick run through to get to grips with the game, this provided a challenge, there is suspense in the fight scenes, especially when an alien appears from behind you and tears you a new one, the weapon customization provides flare, the story is from a "we just got here, wtf is going on" point of view so you would expect them to be ignorant to the mechanics of the alien universe. i rate this game quite high and i have not even started the multiplayer yet which is apparently the best bit. i suggest playing this game and making your own mind up.

Kryptonbornson

@beech_isnumber1 9.0 is bad?

bostadskontrakt

Between 1:14-2:30 there is only animated film.

I remember a time when games were games. I just played through Top Gun: Hard Lock. It hardly had any film at all in it so it didn't get high scores. It was a great game though.

max-hit

@bostadskontrakt Be reasonable. outstanding in game animations and cutscenes do no compromise the quality. Max Payne 3 has one of the best story telling styles among today's games in addition to that it has a superb gameplay mechanism as well.

theslovakian38

this game is freakin amazing! i still play now

gamingfrendly

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one word TERRIBLE!

Pavlara

ATTENTION: so after playing this game for about half the day i retract my previous statement. this game is actually pretty badass. a steal @ $20 go buy it

THAT IS ALL

kelt321

Wait, I thought the reviewer was a guy, but it says "she" in the sig. He (or she) does sound like a guy though.

ARYXANDRE

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This game is great.

Third-person shooter perfection.

Pavlara

1 Like

it looks like rockstar CAN do wrong after all......they blew this game... picked it up yesterday... the iconic bullet time dive is completely worthless after the first chapter...your health goes from full to empty by halfway through the "stand up" animation... a dive and stand up to cover wouldve been great... good thing i didnt get this when it was $60 bucks i wouldve been rally pissed

OHGFawx

@Pavlara Shoot-dodging can still save your life, just like it did dozens of times for me. The difference is this time you can actually take cover so you don't have to constantly do it. Its a strategic decision of when to use it in MP3.

Kryptonbornson

@Pavlara They've done all wrong this gen. Only good game they released was Team Bondi's L.A. Noire. I finally broke down and purchased a PS3, love it, but after trying Red Dead Redemption and seeing how bad it was in almost all respects, from graphics, to writing, to acting, I see Max Payne 3 was actually the best Rockstar proper has done this gen and that's sad. If GTA V can recapture the magic of Vice City and San Andreas...and the humor...it will be good, it it follows after Grand Theft Horse/Auto and it's non-driving counterpart MP3, it will suck. Glad you didn't purchase this at full price, I wasn't so lucky.

Pavlara

@Kryptonbornson "I have no idea what you're just talking about but I'm sure it's covered in my next book" ha but seriously I couldnt disagree more. Rdr and gta4 were some of the best games I've played. This ones only redeeming quality is the graphics and decent story. The loading is wacky. Whats the point of the game install if you're gonna load every 3 minutes anyway

Kindlefire21

@Kryptonbornson Red Dead scored a 9.5, it doesn't get much better than that.

Kryptonbornson

@Pavlara @Kryptonbornson You have alot of game playing to do my friend. You have alot of treasures in store for you once you actually get into playing games. Since those games actually suck, but you think they're good, you'll absolutely LOVE most video games.

Pavlara

@Kryptonbornson @Pavlara

ARYXANDRE

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@Pavlara Don't bash a game because you don't know how to play it, man.

waterproof9

I like a good story with great gameplay. MP3 has both.

Taipan123456789

where the hell is black ops 2 in this category????????? wtf

Pr0ving4Gr0undz

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I did not like this game very much.

To many damn cutscenes and repetitive gameplay. Hell, I need a cut scene to climb a damn ladder.

Good thing I brought this for only $20 on black Friday.

captinsparkelz

nice game

fallin75

is 15 dlls right now on steam

BeNOwNz

also its only 25$ at newegg right now go buyyy lols

BeNOwNz

hey guys hows the online play in this?

rob_dAmAgE

Just re-played Max Pain & am currently re-playing Max Pain 2. Can't wait to get part 3!!!

ezfryk

One of the sickest games I've played in years!!!

philcelica

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Just started it, not loving it so far... some horrible enemy bottlenecks, the guns seem to lack impact, health drains quietly without you noticing, lack of cover at times... Max feels very sluggish. Hmm... I'll persist!

sendintheclownz

@philcelica Well think about it, Rockstar went with a way more realistic feel to it this time round. Of course there isn't always going to be cover, health drains fine, I would hate it if there was a loud noise every time you lost health, and Max is a recovering extreme alchoholic, of course he's sluggish. I've noticed he runs faster and gets to cover quicker etc. Later in the game when he tries to sober up.

philcelica

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@sendintheclownz Fuck it, I take back everything, this game builds and builds at an incredible pace and by the end is utterly brilliant... Takes time to get the feel, but by the time I hit the airport I was so sold..

Kryptonbornson

@philcelica Trust me, it has it's good parts, but it doesn't ever really get better. You'd be better spending your time with something like The Witcher 2.

sendintheclownz

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@Kryptonbornson @philcelica That makes no sense. "Huh, you're not enjoying this third person shooter?, okay here try this insanely involved fantasy RPG"....what?

Kryptonbornson

@sendintheclownz @philcelica Whoops! I just recommended instead of playing a bad game, play a good one. Aren't many good 3rd person shooters on PC. Future Soldier looks decent, but I haven't really played it. Can't say if it's any better.

zxcPSP

should i play first the first max payne before this?

konvict87

Just purchased it, have started playing it and it seems worth it.!!!

In one line: I like this game...

Suggestions: PS3 must buy...

vmathsuckmydick

yes i think so

Azka_10

is max payne contain sex?

olegavi323

@Azka_10 Little bit, but i wont spoil anything for you ;-)

naodoc_basic

I installed the game,

but text in screen is unreadable, why?

alinbizaru

AN EPIC GAME !!!

Kryptonbornson

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@alinbizaru Perhaps, but a very bad epic.

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deathBRINGER201

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@mrtrolololo Hahaha sad guy only wants to play one game

deathBRINGER201

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You must be playing mw3 on I little 14 inch screen if you think it's great, chuck it on my 40 inch looks real bad, who wants play a game from developers who have only one focus and that is keeping it a 60 frames whilst sacrificing great lighting and textures, sorry man but u can't compare activision crap to a rockstar

Bleach2X1

Just stay off the yayo.....I'm kidding agaiiinn!!!!!!

Augustine33

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look, it's walter white!

deathBRINGER201

@Augustine33 Haha classic he is looking like old Isenberg

KL3MP0

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The game has lost that dark, ''guns blazing'' Max Payne feel, but I don't mind. Now we have old, depressive and grumpy Max Payne. We can't take whole armory with us, and we have a cover system. So yes, I like the new Max Payne. I miss those comic book parts, but I like the new cutscenes. And if you guys look back to Max Payne 2, you'll see that it was different than Max Payne. Yes, it was as dark as first, but it lost something, it became easier but a bit more fun. Max Payne 3 is a lot different, but it's been 9 years...you can't expect the same game you knew. I personally liked the first 2 more than this one, but not a lot, and I definitely don't agree with those who say that they ruined Max. Changed, yes...but ruined? Hell no. And why? Well, you can't ruin Max, because he's been fu**ed up since the first game. ;)

Ninjitsu_Gamer

@KL3MP0 I dunno man, I played all 3 and this game was dark as shit.I like how they focused on this corrupt militarized police group.The game is pretty damn f**ked up.

KL3MP0

@Ninjitsu_Gamer Yes, that's true. The story is dark and fucked up, but the atmosphere of the game is not as dark as the first two. I personally liked all 3 of them, all in a different way. This one just couldn't be as the first 2 because games have went a long way since Max Payne 2.

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