Max Payne 2001

Released: July 25, 2001
Anniversary: Turned 25 on July 25
Genre: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Android · PC · iOS · Mac · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · PlayStation 2
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
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Where to buy

Digital: Steam Xbox PlayStation $8.99-40%

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Is it still worth playing?

Remedy Entertainment's 2001 third person shooter for Windows. You play a former NYPD detective hunting those behind his family's death, in a story told in graphic novel panels with voice over. It has three acts of linear levels, some ending in boss fights. Bullet time is triggered by standing or diving, and its charge drains while it is in use and refills only by killing enemies. The default difficulty adapts the enemy count and item drops, Dead on Arrival limits saves to seven per chapter and New York Minute adds a time limit. It was one of the first games with the bullet time effect. Bullet time is why it still plays well: it sets the pace of the fights, and the average gunfight lasts only about ten seconds.