Max Payne (2001) (VG)

Writers:

Sam Lake (story)
Sam Lake (screenplay)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Max Payne. A man with nothing to lose.

Plot:

A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Plot Keywords:

Framed | Murder | Nypd | Corruption | New York

Awards:

1 win

Cast

James McCaffrey	...	DEA Agent Max Payne (voice)
Haviland Morris	...	Michelle Payne (voice)
Chris Phillips	...	DEA Agent Alex Balder / Mercenary / Killer Suit (voice)
Jane Gennaro	...	Nicole Horne / Valhalla Project Computer Voice (voice)
Adam Grupper	...	BB / Policeman / Mercenary (voice)
Peter Appel	...	Deputy Police Chief Jim Bravura / Boris Dime / Announcer (voice)
Tye Alexander	...	Joey Finito / Virgilio Finito / Mobster (voice) (as Tye Reign)
Joe Dallo	...	Vinnie Gognitti / Pilot / Chemist (voice)
Chelsea Altman	...	Kyra Silver (voice)
Joe Ragno	...	Angelo Punchinello / Mobster (voice)
Joanie Ellen	...	Candy Dawn (voice)
Ricky Ashley	...	Captain Baseballbat-Boy (voice)
Victoria Pontecorvo	...	Bicycle Helmet-Girl (voice)
Joe Maruzzo	...	Rico Muerte / Transit / Joe Salem (voice)
John Randolph Jones	...	Alfred Woden / Butler (voice)

Country:

USA | Finland

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Ireland:15 | UK:15 | USA:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Remedy Entertainment

Trivia:

Max Payne was modeled after the writer of the game, Sam Lake. Lake also dressed up and played the part of Max Payne for the graphic novel cut scenes that are shown through out the game.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The entire game takes place in New York, yet at least twice in the game we can see safety signs that say "no unauthorised persons beyond this point" (the common UK spelling of "unauthorized").

Quotes:

Max Payne: Where's Lupino?
Vinnie Gognitti: Screw you!
Max Payne: Bad start, Vinnie.
[punches him]
Vinnie Gognitti: Aaaaagggh! Police brutality!
Max Payne: I rate pretty high on that.
Vinnie Gognitti: Y-y-ya can't just hurt me in cold blood!
Max Payne: Uh-huh, just keep telling yourself that.

Movie Connections:

References The Big Sleep (1946)

One of the finest actiongames ever created

COMMENT FOR THE PC-VERSION:

"Max Payne" is brilliant. You just cannot say it in any other way. MP is a super-cool actiontitle that uses the so-called bullet-time effect to create extremely stylish shoot-outs where the main character Max Payne constantly dives into bloody gun-fights. Playing it again over 2 years since its first release still confirms its excellent quality, and it is a game that easlily passes the test of time. Some people may argue that this game is only inspired by "The Matrix", which is not correct. John Woo`s brilliant actionmovies like "Hard-Boiled" and "The Killer" are both among the most important source of inspiration for the Finnish developers. I can guarantee that if you give this one a go, then you will be hooked.

10/10