Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Immersive"

the first time i met max payne was on the ps2 back in 2001... or was it 2002. I had never played a bullet time game ,and that was one of its key features.
All i remember was how mature, serious, and dark atmospheric the game was. It was a journey through a dark and horrid world of violence, gangsters and the gutter.

It was one of the best action shooting noires in existance. Max payne was a great character.

All these years later since max payne 2.. we have a game which takes us to sunshine brazil.

SO first of all i was worried this would take away the dark gloomy atmosphere which made max payne such a fright to play. And something which mentally would stick with you.

THE GAMEPLAY
-its fluid , brilliant.
-it can really absorb you into the action, the animations and cutscenes glimpse rockstars attention to detail since la noire.
-the action in the game is stylish , great to look at , its dynamic allowing tactical decisions based on space and enviornment.

THE GRAPHICS
-superb
-facial appearance character models and scenery is fantastic.

NOW THE GIFT AND THE CURSE...............................

rockstar are brilliant at storytelling. The are good at absorbing you into their game ..

and thats the problem, youl play it alot and it will be finish before you know it. It took me one week to finish this game. Playing an hour at night. I adored the story and the game , espeically when it goes flashback new york , brings back the memories of max payne on the ps2.

The story will keep you hooked to this game for its length. So my only problem with the game is its length, which is great .. but also leaves you wanting more.

maybe in the future we need action games to become the same length in rpgs ?

the multiplayer i found is great , but similar to RDR. and its definetly down to taste.

OVERALL

this game is a must buy , a must play a must experiance.

But beware the length... depending how good you are.

is it worth 40 bucks ????>

im not regretting a single bit of it .. its money well spent , even tho i finished the game within a week.