Max Payne

2001Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment, War Drum Studios, Westlake Interactive, Rockstar Canada, Möbius Entertainment, NEO Software Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive, Rockstar Games, 1C-SoftClub, 3D Realms, Gathering of Developers, MacSoft

Action · Shooter

Remedy’s 2001 neo-noir third-person shooter following NYPD detective Max Payne through New York winters as he seeks revenge after his family’s murder.

Franchise

Max Payne

Collector note

PC launch published by Gathering of Developers; Rockstar published later console ports. Xbox Originals on 360; PS2 Classics on PS3/PS4.

Facts

Developed by Remedy Entertainment; PC release July 2001.
Introduced bullet-time combat and graphic-novel cutscenes.
Xbox NA December 18, 2001; PS2 NA December 11, 2001.

Related games

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne · PCSequel
Max Payne 3 · Xbox 360Later Rockstar sequel

Sources

GODGames and Max Payne Press Release · Worthplaying
Max Payne (video game) · Wikipedia

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