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Max Payne 2 has everything Max Payne 1 had, but it seems watered down a lot. The controls are perfect and have been improved, but all other aspects of the game are a disappointment.The storyline really sucks. Unnecessarily complicated and yet predictable at the same time. It's totally unengaging, the compelling urge of mysteries to be unraveled from Max Payne 1 is completely gone.The gameplay is not as bad, but still worse than Max Payne 1. A lot of the time, especially in later levels, you'll be suddenly overrun by enemies and your only resort will be to load a saved game and to anticipate themore… ambush. This seems to be calculated in, which i find a sign of lazy design. The most blatant of these is a level where a building is on fire and barrels are exploding all the time. Unless you know which barrels are going to explode next, it's a question of luck -or a lot of reloads- whether you'll survive. It doesn't make the game any more difficult, either. Once you know where and when enemies will show up, the game's a doddle.Level design is ok, except for those pesky ambushes. Some levels are very repetitive and quite unimaginative. I'm getting tired of construction yard and mansion levels...One that stands out in a really good way is the funhouse level. It has some nice graphics and is basically a lot of fun to play.Some levels are played in tandem by Max and Mona, with the player switching between the two characters. This could've been a nice touch, but it's actually just a gimmick. You can't switch between characters yourself, and there's no difference between their abilities. The duo levels are few and far apart, so there's no consistency.The final 'showdown' is a real disappointment. Very anti-climatic, you only know that this is the final level when it's almost over.The verdict: I wouldn't buy it at it's full price, but wait until it ends up in the bargain bin at about ¬30. The gameplay is still great and level design is good, so it's a fun game. It just has some very crippling flaws...

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Category:

Games > Xbox

Case Type:

DVD

Release Type:

Retail

Language:

French

Region:

PAL

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Title:

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) PAL French Retail DVD

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Front

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