Max Payne

Rockstar?s gritty undercover cop comes to the GBA, but does the Bullet-Time ballet work on the GBA?

The miniature Max does a few things remarkably well, the most notable being a fine translation of Bullet Time to an isometric view: Simply tap the shoulder button and fire a barrage of bullets in any direction to take out the bad guys?fun wow! The comic book?style presentation, complete with narrative panels and lots of (low-quality) voice acting, is pretty cool, too, crafting a nice little story to drive along the gameplay. Alas, the rest isn?t as inspired or well wrought; confusing level design, repetitive action, and the vile villain called slowdown eventually start to grate on the nerves. And Max Payne, for all his righteousness, doesn?t quite stand the test of time.

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