Action with Story? This works out!

I've bought more Max Payne spontaneously really been waiting, but it is quite be described as a blockbuster of this year. Almost falls a little into the silly season, but is great for in between if there not even the sun shines.

First of all, I have the previous parts are not played, because I have not even done in piecemeal fashion to release the required age to. Therefore, my review is based solely on the current part. Sure, Max has lost his family and the story is briefly summarized in a booklet, but that's only a nice access aid.

The story captivates from the very beginning, one should protect a wealthy family in Sao Paolo. That it is not going long, actually goes without saying. Some twists and crazy characters (There is, after all, from Rockstar) ensure that you really mitfiebert with the helpless and desperate Max. Partly interrupt minutes long cutscenes the passages in which one can control Max itself, I welcome this, at least in the first pass, the pace is taken out something imagined the characters, retold the story. Rockstar has earned at this point kudos: It comes right after the sequence to the game that it is loaded at the same time. Of these, many other game could learn a lot.

The banging makes a lot of fun, you have on the one hand, the bullet time available, the charging with successful hits, slowing the time to send as many opponents into the afterlife. On the other hand, it is possible to execute a Shootdodge where Max jumps in any direction, time slows down and thus is well suited to surprise the opponent.

Max does not heal by itself, but must every now and then swallow tablets to restore his health. If you miss this moment and will be taken, one gets the chance to eliminate the opponent and thus donated an extra life.

Here one has but sloppy working conditions in my opinion. The partial sluggish control leads often not fast enough in coverage (after Killcam) and thus the extra life is also there. Secondly, keep the enemy extremely much, even after some abdominal hits they are wide awake again and shoot what keeps as stuff. Just a really well-placed headshot turns off directly.

In addition to controlling one can accuse the game to be a bit uninspired. Basically you walk from room to room and snaps all enemies located therein the lights as spectacularly as possible from. The fact is that the already ranges in addition to the motivating story. Sometimes a boat tour fans what is happening or you get to see a special bullet time sequence in which Max hanging on a rope or slipping from a roof can smoke his creaking.

What stands out are the great animations and beautiful to look at graphics, even the muddy textures includes but honestly who whistle the balls around the ears, which should be care less.

Short: Max Payne does many things right and some wrong. The shootouts could not be better and pick up the game of the masses. Anyone fancy a entertaining Third Person Shooter with depth, should strike.