The first was that while Max Payne 3 does have a cover system, it is by no means a cover-based shooter. The game encourages you to run-and-gun, utilize Bullet Time and bullet dodging.

Unlike the first two games, “ Max Payne 3 ” will not be set in the New York City of the Max Payne world, and will instead be set in sunny Sao Paolo. The difference, as evidenced by the ...

Max Payne was a cinematic experience with great audio, graphics and cutting-edge game mechanics, but Max Payne 3 takes things to a whole other level with glittering production values and non-stop ...

Max Payne 3 is the most mechanically refined game Rockstar has put its name on since Max Payne 2. The controls aren't quite up to the level of Gears or the like - they're a little sticky, a little ...

Max hasn't lost his ability to blow bad guys away by the hundreds, but in Max Payne 3, reflecting modern sensibilities and perhaps his own age, he takes things slower and makes judicious use of a ...

No, it’s not. What Max Payne 3 delivers on a moment-to-moment basis is not in tune with with most of the other current-gen third-person action games the put a gun in your virtual hands and drop ...

Rather than the melancholic, hard-boiled detective drama, Max Payne 3 is more "Taken" and "Bourne Ultimatum" than a Humphrey Bogart film. The story sees Max in a place he doesn't quite understand.

I don’t know about you guys, but Max Payne 3 is easily one of my top games of 2012. And while I can’t confirm anything yet, it might just take the top spot on that list come the end of the ...

Max is older, he’s a drunk, and he can’t stop popping pills; he’s in pretty rough shape. Does he have what it takes to make Max Payne 3 a worthy successor to the Max Payne franchise?

Visually, Max Payne 3 is a treat. It’s gritty and realistic, but has enough flair to stand out. Think of it like Denzel Washington’s “Man On Fire” but tack on The Video Game at the end.

With savage gunplay and an absorbing personal story, Max Payne 3 is an exhilarating shooter that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. By Carolyn Petit on May 14, 2012 at 9:43PM PDT ...