Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. The game is a sequel to the first Max Payne instalment.

Gameplay
In Max Payne 2, the player controls Max Payne, a detective for the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Reinstated after the events of the previous game, he reunites with Mona Sax, they set out to resolve a conspiracy of death and betrayal.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It's a vast improvement over the well-received prequel.
 * 2) It's the first game in the series to feature object and ragdoll physics, making the game much more realistic.
 * 3) The graphics are amazing, since Remedy Entertainment was given a much bigger budget and managed to improve the details before the release of Valve Software's Half-Life 2.
 * 4) New and rebalanced arsenal, such as the Ingram MAC-10 no longer instantly kill anyone including Max himself. And also featuring new weapons including the Armsel Striker shotgun, the Kalashnikov and the MP5 (with a usable scope, making this weapon effective for long ranges).
 * 5) New arcade-based difficulty "Dead Man Walking".
 * 6) The bullet-time ability now received a buff and now you can regenerate when not using it. You can even reload while it's active, giving Max an advantage to take down his enemies quickly.
 * 7) Compared to the original game, this installment features a dark and grittier storyline.
 * 8) The story mode is a bit longer than the previous game mentioned above.
 * 9) The soundtrack may be different, but it's still amazing.
 * 10) And one more thing, there are chapters where you'll finally play as Mona Sax, a fan-favorite character from the first game.
 * 11) Beating the game on Dead On Arrival difficulty will unlock a happier ending.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The enemy AI has barely improved since the original game, making the sequel a bit easier. For example: In some cases, they still may end up killing themselves with explosives or firing at their squadmates, even playing on the hardest difficulty.
 * 2) While it's the first game in the series to feature facial animations, they sometimes tend to look "off".
 * 3) The PlayStation 2 version runs at 25 frames per second, This is understandable due to it's technical specifications.
 * 4) The escort mission involving Vinnie Gognitti may be rather stressful unlike the one involving Max himself, since the former is unarmed and you'll have to protect him before he gets shot to death by Vladimir Lem's henchmen.

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