Max Payne 3

Rockstar Games took up where Remedy left off and brought Max Payne 3, a great sequel to two of my favorite games.

When Remedy first launched its first Max Payne game, it was literally a game changer. Max's signature move (when he jumps in slow motion) and bullet time was the coolest thing ever. Also the dark film-noir style and inspiration from detective novels got many people hooked on the game.

Max Payne 3 does not exactly give that same feeling as the previous games (it really tries sometimes, though) but gameplay has improved a lot and Max's dry humor and cynicism is still there giving us a lot of funny and dark moments. Suffice to say, the voice acting was very good.

Although this is an action game I would have once again preferred a little more time between shooting people. There is of course some collectibles to be find in the game, golden weapon parts and clues, but I would have liked more of that kind of stuff, they could have made it in to more of a detective story with clues and puzzles and such. However if you are the kind of gamer who only want to go straight away to killing bad guys be prepared for some long cutscenes (that you can't skip by the way) between your killing sprees. The cutscenes did not bother me though, and the reason they are there is for you to follow the story, right?

Don't expect to be blown away by Max Payne 3, but it is still a good action game with a good story and lots of memorable Max Payne quotes. My Rating for Max Payne 3 is 8/10

Oh, Max! You so funny.