Max Payne 3 (Xbox 360)

The last time gamers played a Max Payne title was in 2003, but it certainly doesn't feel that way. While the industry has gone through many changes since the second game in the series was released, it still holds fond memories for quite a few people...

It's hard to believe that Max Payne has really been gone since 2003. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne didn't set the world on fire by any means, but the series garnered enough of a cult following thanks to its flashy mechanics and endearing style to...

It wasn't going to end well. As we are reintroduced to Max Payne we hear him promise himself a new life, away from the history of his past. A promise quickly thrown against the walls, drowned in drink, and numbed away with painkillers. Welcome back, Max.

Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment introduced gamers in 2001 to Max Payne, with its sequel following in 2003. With Max Payne 3, Rockstar Vancouver has taken the reigns along with assistance from Rockstar London, New England, and Toronto studios. In...

Rockstar took over developing duties for Remedy and changed the visual aesthetic of Max Payne but kept a lot of his characteristics the same. So, is everybody right in praising this new Max Payne? Or are they just eating too much Rockstar hay?

It’s hard to believe that it’s almost been a decade since we’ve last visited with Max Payne and his grim story. It also feels like it’s been forever that I’ve been waiting for Max Payne 3 ever since that first screenshot of a bald Max was shown back in...

Max Payne 3 is about 90% awesome.

Max Payne has always been an interesting series. To date, it's still one of the only neo-noir titles to grace gaming, and it pioneered the "bullet-time" phenomenon, which previously was synonymous with The Matrix

The last time we saw Max Payne, he was still trying to shrug off the pain and misery that came from Rockstar's Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, which did pretty good on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 platforms. Since that time, the developers at Remedy...

My time with Max Payne started when I first installed the PC version of the first title. I was unprepared for the assault on my senses, and I mean that in a good way. The non-stop action, the introduction of Bullet Time, the gritty noir aspects and...