Max Payne 3 2012

Is it still worth playing?

Rockstar Studios' 2012 third person shooter for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows, the sequel to Max Payne 2. Max, a retired New York detective, does private security in Sao Paulo and is drawn into a conspiracy. The story is linear, and interactive cutscenes flow into play with no loading screens. Its gunfights mix several tools. There is a cover system, painkillers that restore health, bullet time and shoot dodge, and Last Stand lets you kill the enemy who downed you if you hold painkillers. You carry three weapons, with hard lock, soft lock and free aim, and the places fight back, since surfaces react to gunfire and most cover can be destroyed. Weighty animation, cover that breaks and bullet time still make each gunfight feel physical today.