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ASIN | B0022TNO7S |
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Release date | May 15, 2012 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #26,689 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #499 in Xbox 360 Games |
Product Dimensions | 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.12 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Language | English |
Rated | Mature |
Item model number | 396052 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 2.12 ounces |
Manufacturer | Rockstar Games |
Date First Available | April 21, 2009 |
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For Max Payne, the tragedies that took his loved ones years ago are wounds that refuse to heal. No longer a cop, close to washed up and addicted to pain killers, Max takes a job in São Paulo, Brazil, protecting the family of wealthy real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. But as events spiral out of his control, Max Payne finds himself alone on the streets of an unfamiliar city, desperately searching for the truth and fighting for a way out.
Combining cutting edge shooting mechanics with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne 3 is a seamless, highly detailed, cinematic experience from Rockstar Games.
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Customers like the gameplay, saying it's delightful, enjoyable, and engaging. They also appreciate the storyline, saying the story is superb, strong, and nothing revolutionary. Customers also appreciate that the graphics are beautiful, amazing, and one of the best looking games on the Xbox. They praise the quality of the game, saying that it'll last for a long time. Customers appreciate the characters, and value of the product. However, some customers have different opinions on difficulty level, and loading.
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Customers find the gameplay delightful, enjoyable, and engaging. They also describe the game as addictive and fluid. Customers also say it's fun and doesn't ever feel repetitive. They say it’s one of the rawest games they’ve ever played, and the multiplayer is pretty fun.
"...This is going to seem really petty, given that the game is nearly flawless, but for all the blood and realistic way in which bullets interact with..." Read more
"...game is heavy on story and repetitive on action, it still manages to be entertaining, but the amount of cutscenes and lack of boss battles will..." Read more
"...captivating stories, amazing effects and graphics, and will keep you busy for hours and hours without getting boring. Max Payne 3 is no exception...." Read more
"...been a single player experience but the multilayer was very fun and enjoyable...." Read more
Customers find the storyline superb, strong, and movie-like. They also say the graphics, story, plot, music, tone, gore, plot twists, and acting are great and explain the story. Customers also mention that the single-player story is solid and of a decent length. However, some customers feel the length of the adventure is assuming.
"...This is not necessarily a bad thing, as the story is still enjoyable, but those gamers looking for an intriguing and deep cast of characters will be..." Read more
"...As with the previous games, this one has a very dark sense of humor, and some of the lines in it were particularly good...." Read more
"...The story is strong but nothing revolutionary. There are golden gun parts to find, grinds ( or stunts) to perform, and every level is different...." Read more
"...However, the story and graphics are so amazing that you barely even care. Another aspect that some people may have a problem with is it's hard...." Read more
Customers like the graphics of the video game. They say the beautiful graphics are up there with GTA IV and Read Dead Redemption. They also say the game is one of the best looking games on the Xbox, with captivating stories and amazing effects. Customers also say that the level design never fails to impress, and the building interiors and outdoors look beautiful. They mention the presentation is unique and looks like they were watching a movie.
"...and yachts to the filthy and hopeless streets, the level design never fails to impress. Thankfully, the gameplay is even better...." Read more
"...enjoy their games and all of them have captivating stories, amazing effects and graphics, and will keep you busy for hours and hours without getting..." Read more
"...Visually the game looks great and the action plenty with a good soundtrack that meshes perfectly when the bullets start flying...." Read more
"...for itself for building products that are technologically sharp, well told, and polished- MP3 so far does not negate those foundations.*..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the video game. They say it's well done, top-notch, and polished. They also say the high production values are evident throughout. Overall, customers find the game to be solid, fun, and entertaining.
"...Graphics/Animation: The high production values are evident throughout...." Read more
"...It is quite well done, and feels very natural...." Read more
"Max Payne 3 is a fun game but it isn't perfect. The slow-mo and physics are pretty cool but some issues hinder the experience...." Read more
"...Bottom line, Max Payne is the most polished, challenging, rewarding, third person shooter out today, and you owe it to yourself to experience it...." Read more
Customers find the characters in the game great, with excellent voice acting and realistic background noises. They also mention the story is well told and well acted through a plethora of cutscenes. Additionally, customers find the grittiness of the characters amusing. Overall, they describe the game as terrific and a good single-player 3rd person shooter.
"...The voice acting is great and a large portion of the story takes place in Brazil. Many of the actors were recorded in Brazil, so it's authentic...." Read more
"...The voice acting and background noises are amazingly realistic...." Read more
"...The voice acting is top-notch with James McCaffrey reprising his role as Max again...." Read more
"...The slow-motion and the grittiness of the characters is amusing. My suggestion is if you're planning on buying this game, rent it first...." Read more
Customers find the game very well worth the price, with excellent production value. They also say it's a cheap buy for a more than decent product, and has great replay value. Customers also mention that the enemy AI is formidable without being cheap.
"...The enemy AI is formidable, without being cheap. Basically, you will die if you just stand out in the open, taking your sweet time trying to shoot...." Read more
"...a great job replicating the action-movie experience with excellent production value that I could forgive it's simplistic gameplay.'..." Read more
"...It's the greatest zombie game ever and it has great replay value just like the punisher because it has great gameplay and it's scary...." Read more
"...I found the single player campaign was well worth the price of admission." Read more
Customers are mixed about the difficulty level of the video game. Some say that the gameplay is solid, the graphics are very good, and the A.I. puts up a hard fight. They also say that it's challenging, and engaging as an arcade. However, other customers feel that the game is fun in spurts, but often times too easy or stupid. They mention that the story is lame and there isn't much to do once you are done. They feel that it makes it difficult to get into, but once you gain some skill it becomes a great game.
"...It's an interesting mechanic that adds a new wrinkle to the game play and works to end the frustration encountered in many shooters where you are..." Read more
"...manages to be entertaining, but the amount of cutscenes and lack of boss battles will alienate a lot of people.Story: 8/10..." Read more
"...Bottom line, Max Payne is the most polished, challenging, rewarding, third person shooter out today, and you owe it to yourself to experience it...." Read more
"...are very easy to get used to, such as the cover system and special moves Payne can do...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the loading of the video game. Some mention that it has good pacing and action, with awesome slow-mo scenes and abilities. However, others say that it's too slow of a game, and getting into matches takes longer than most games. Some customers also mention that the slow-down shots are gruesome at times.
"...A part of dying is waiting for the considerable load times, and having to watch the many, wonderfully done cutscenes over, and over, and over again...." Read more
"...Enabling slow-motion during combat enables players to take down multiple foes with ease and is a necessary part of survival...." Read more
"...The campaign has 4 difficulty levels, but it is so deliberately paced, I can't imagine anyone wanting to play the 12 hour campaign more than once...." Read more
"...You can slow time which is fun, and you can do that very often...." Read more
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1.) Story: Anyone who has played either of the previous Max Payne games is familiar with the basic backstory of the titular character. For those who are late to the party or who need their memory refreshed, Max Payne is a former NYPD detective who had his American dream ripped away from him when junkies murdered his wife Michelle and his baby daughter. Thus began Max Payne's quest for vengeance, which he certainly does achieve with style.
Transition to Max Payne 3. Revenge has not granted Max Payne the peace of mind he needed. Indeed, Max Payne has become a pill-popping alcoholic who spends his waking moments dulling his senses beyond recognition. All this comes to a change when he takes work as private security in Brazil for a wealthy family. However, the change of scenery does not translate to a change of luck, as Max Payne is dragged into another dark conflict that involves corruption, betrayal, and lots of death. Without getting into the particulars of the story for obvious spoiler-related reasons, I can safely say that the plot is intriguing, filled with entertaining twists, excellent voice acting (especially from James McCaffrey aka Max Payne), and an intriguing atmosphere. Perhaps the only complaint I can find is that outside of Max Payne, none of the other characters, especially the villains are particularly noteworthy or memorable. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as the story is still enjoyable, but those gamers looking for an intriguing and deep cast of characters will be disappointed in this regard.
2.) Gameplay: First things first, gamers who have a hate of cutscenes will be aggravated by this game, as cutscenes occur frequently. Granted, this is not to Metal Gear Solid levels, but gamers who hate being interrupted are sure to be upset.
The shooting mechanics in Max Payne 3 are top notch. The enemy AI is formidable, without being cheap. Basically, you will die if you just stand out in the open, taking your sweet time trying to shoot. The enemies are incredibly accurate, but not accurate so as you will cry foul. After all, the accuracy of the enemies is offset by the advantage of Bullet time, which will be discussed later. Anyway, you will quickly be killed unless you take advantage of a couple of key features. New to the Max Payne games is the use of a cover mechanic. This is similar to the cover mechanics found in other GTA4 and RDR and works well here. Notable is that enemies will attempt to flank the player, which keeps fights interesting and tense.
The big draw to the shooting for this game is the Bullettime sequences. Enabling slow-motion during combat enables players to take down multiple foes with ease and is a necessary part of survival. Use of this feature is encouraged by the game, as the Bullet time meter refills quickly enabling multiple uses in a given fight. Another notable aspect of Bullet time is how it is implemented in near-death situations. Basically, if you are about to die and have extra painkillers (the equivalent of health kits), Bullet time will be entered, permitting you the chance to kill the enemy that is about to kill you. If you can kill the enemy in this few-second window, you will automatically use a pain killer and avoid death. It's an interesting mechanic that adds a new wrinkle to the game play and works to end the frustration encountered in many shooters where you are killed by an enemy you didn't even see.
One slight flaw is found in the checkpoints used in the game. As said before, the enemies in the game are formidable, but not cheap. That being said, there were a few segments in the game in which I died frequently. Because checkpoints in some areas are spread too far apart, this can lead to replaying some sections more than one would like. It's slightly annoying, but not too much of a problem. Fortunately, the game recognizes if you are having trouble with a particular section, as the game will give you extra painkillers if you keep dying, which will allow you to get past the section eventually.
Graphics/Animation: The high production values are evident throughout. I especially appreciate the numerous animations that Max Payne and his foes have which keep fights fresh. One of the most impressive touches I have seen has to do with Max and his weapon inventory. In most games, characters store weapons in some invisible, bottomless backpack. In Max Payne 3, this does not happen. Max has two holsters for smaller guns and holds one single larger gun. This means that if you are walking around with a pistol, Max will hold a rifle in his other hand, dangling at his side. It's a nice graphical touch that adds to the game.
One of the problems I found with the graphics is with the way the game is presented. Frequently, the game gets intentionally blurry as if to simulate Max's shakiness from the constant drinking/pill abuse. This is an annoying occurrence that happens throughout the game. The more you play, the more you will get used to it, but it is certainly not easy on the eyes. Speaking of the eyes, an early chapter in the game involves going to a night club that has strobe lights join on. Be careful not to have a seizure when playing this section, because it is tough to look at.
Closing thoughts: If you are a fan of the Max Payne series, buy this game. If you are a fan of shooters and games with a strong narrative and main character, buy this game. Hope you found this review helpful.
Max Payne is an aging, angry, drunk, pill-popping ex-cop with a dead family and a lot of bullets in his gun. I think the weakest overall part of Max Payne 3 is that like I said, this game really isn't necessary. And because of that, the game jumps back to various points in his past in order to establish how he went from being a fixture in every bar in New York City to working a security detail in Sao Paolo, Brazil. That part of the plot feels forced. Rockstar obviously needed to do something to explain the shift in setting, and they did it as well as they could have, but if I had a complaint, it would be that. Or to say it another way, if this game had never been released, I would be okay with that. It's very entertaining in multiple ways, but unnecessary. Kind of like Halo 4 coming out. Not really needed. However, I don't mind if games aren't needed and come out anyways, as long as they aren't lazy and obviously only to make a lot of money.
So on to the game. The levels are varied, there are multiple involving vehicles, the graphics are excellent, and it even pays homage to the previous two games, which any Max Payne 1 and 2 fans will appreciate. Rockstar even did a sort of comic-book-cutscene hybrid that works well enough. Throughout all of the many cutscenes in the game though, when Max is narrating, some of the words he or others say will flash up on the screen, and most of the time it feels kind of useless. When I first started playing I thought for sure there was going to be some revelation at the end of the game, where it flashes back to all of the things that were written and it all sort of comes together and makes sense. But it becomes apparent pretty quickly that it's purely for the style the game was trying to capture, and that they don't really mean anything aside from adding atmosphere.
As with the previous games, this one has a very dark sense of humor, and some of the lines in it were particularly good. If you aren't familiar or just don't like noir in general, you might not like or understand the game. All of Max Payne's narration is over the top, and the writing is pure gold. There are so many lines that made me laugh, but even comedy aside, the story is excellent. And while it's not realistic for one man to kill hundreds (if not thousands) of people trying to kill him right back, the story itself is realistic enough.
The graphics, as mentioned, are also superb. There are many instances of overexposure or disjointed image quality, illustrating how messed up Max is because of all the painkillers and alcohol. It's really an atmosphere thing, and they aren't used so much it becomes irritating. Gunplay is also great fun. I haven't had this much fun targeting specific body parts since Grand Theft Auto IV (also Rockstar). This is going to seem really petty, given that the game is nearly flawless, but for all the blood and realistic way in which bullets interact with the people you're shooting, I was surprised and (very) slightly disappointed that it wasn't possible to actually shoot off specific body parts. I assume it must have something to do with how complex the bullet/body physics of the game already are, and it's really only a very mild point.
The health system is the same as the previous two games, which I was actually surprised and quite happy about. Instead of entering a red state when taking too much damage and waiting for it to pass under cover, there is a small representation of Max's body in the lower right hand corner that fills up with red after each time you get shot. If you have painkillers and take enough damage to fill it up completely, you'll enter Man-Down State, in which you find yourself on your back and have to shoot the person who last shot you. It is quite well done, and feels very natural. The rest of the enemies will be much more grey and unassuming, while the one you are supposed to shoot will still be colored, so it's usually not too difficult. If you have no painkillers and take too much damage, you just die. When you play the game on Old School difficulty, however, Man Down State is disabled, and if you take too much damage, you die, just as the first two games. Very challenging.
Just like the first two games, this one also has controls that can be frustrating at times, especially when you're trying to exit cover and run in a particular direction. For some reason, you'll run in the opposite direction you intended if you try to do things too quickly. But not doing it quickly enough of course, means more time you're spending absorbing enemy bullets. On harder difficulties, it is easily the biggest negative aspect of the game, but to be honest, I didn't mind so much, because the sluggish (at times) controls reminded me of the first two games.
If this is your Max Payne game, you won't be lost. Pretty much all relevant backstory is explained in the opening cutscene, and the edges are more defined during flashbacks to his past. Overall this is one of the best games I've played so far this year, and if you're a fan of the series already, noir, shooting, pill-popping, excessive drinking, bad dance music, or making things blow up real good, you should probably at least give this game a rent. It's worth your time.
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Non-Stop Action in zum Teil spektakulären Settings bietet Max dem Gamer!
Zwar findet das Gros der Handlung im sonnigen Brasilien statt, aber die Stimmung bleibt trotzdem düster.
Weniger Rätsel als im Vorgänger, weniger ruhige Momente, dafür atemlose Action. Max Payne 3!