You can't really criticise the first two games for being limited by the technology of the time. That just doesn't make any sense. I still think MP2 was a better game. The bullet time mechanic was much more functional and didn't force you to constantly hide behind cover. I don't care about the setting change in MP3 but I would've liked to have seen the return of the ridiculous tv shows to break up the overly serious nature of the story and at least one dream sequence.

Max's dialogue is slightly off as well. He seems to talk a bit too much and his metaphors fall flat way more often than they used to...maybe it's the alcohol. Giving him a buddy to team up with didn't feel right either. I still think it's a great game but Remedy clearly understands the series better than Rockstar, just as Rockstar understands GTA better than Remedy ever could.

It's also worth noting that Max Payne was never intended to be realistic. It's Hong Kong action and Film Noir combined. It's meant to be a cinematic, warped and twisted view of reality and nothing more. There's a reason the voice acting is the way it is in the first two games. You think they gave the mobsters such ridiculous voices without noticing?

I'd say it's worth it. The story is probably one of the best I've played in an action shooter this generation. I say that as someone who played and loved the original games though so perhaps I'm a bit biased. It might be just a bit too long but I don't think many people will complain. There's also modes for playing the story in different ways like score attack and a timed mode. I've only just starting playing the multiplayer but it seems to be pretty good as well. A good variation of modes and lots of customisation.

I have the 360 version and there is no online pass. I'd imagine it's the same for PS3.

I'd be more worried about why I was hanging around with people who spend their time discussing the physical appearances of others.

Alan Wake impressed me far more than Crysis. It's probably pretty cheap now as well.

Yes, but my religious friend told me I'm going to Hell anyways for not being religious :(

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My mother told me the same thing.

Yeah, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman is Penguin, Angelina Jolie is Catwoman, and Eddie Murphy is The Riddler...or was it Johnny Depp? It's all bullsh*t. No one even knows if Nolan is coming back for another Batman film. There isn't even a script yet. How can you cast actors without a script or a director? Don't believe everything you hear.

According to gamespot - Mass Effect = Flop, but Mass Effect also = 8.5 = GREAT

Flops can still be great games.