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Max Payne is once again plunged into the world of crime. This time he's
investigating the Cleaners, a group of hired killers that are taking out other
crime bosses. Several other characters from the first game return. Great action
and cheesy dialog ensue.
The
original Max Payne was the first to use "bullet time" which is what made it a big hit.
Bullet time is where the game slows down but you are still able to aim and fire
in real time. Since then we have had dozens of games try it (Dead
to Rights, True Crime, Bond: Everything or Nothing, etc.) but none of them have
done it as well as the original. The sequel, however, is actually able to
improve upon it and make it an integral part of the game.
Gameplay
is king with this game. The graphics, sound, and story are all up
to par with other third person shooters, but the gameplay is what separates it
from the rest of the pack. Using good camera angles, this game plays more like a
FPS and this helps out with the action. You'll basically work your way through
hordes of thugs on every level using your typical assortment of weapons -
pistols, automatic rifles, grenades, etc. While the AI is limited to either
charging you or standing back and shooting, this never becomes an issue because
of level design. The levels are mostly made up of small rooms with items to
hide behind. This leads to plenty of shoot-outs with multiple enemies hiding
behind boxes or walls and you using rolls and bullet time to take them out.
This game is all-out action so you pretty much go in "guns a blazin'" all the
time.
The
dialog in this game is just as cheesy as the first. You get stuff
like "Shooting a gun is a binary choice - you either shoot it or you don't." It
goes along with the comic book feel to the game so it's not too distracting and
it's humorous in parts, so I won't bash it too much. The only real complaint I
have (other than the length) is that the only difficulty level is normal. This
didn't bother me because the normal difficulty was perfect for me, but gamers
looking for more challenge will have to win the game at least once to get to
the harder difficulties.
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