![]() ![]() Our protagonist is new to Brazil - its culture, its people, its corroded system of justice - and where the tragedy and anguish that befell him in New York evolved him into the boozing, pill-popping degenerate of the first two games, the chaos, deception, and ruined shot at a fresh start in Sao Paulo devolve him to expose a raw, nothing-to-lose borderline psychopath. Rockstar has also crafted a relentlessly dark, yet compelling tale of Max's everlasting downward spiral. Even though astute players will start to pick apart the web of intrigue halfway through, it’s thick and tangled enough to keep everyone guessing until the final thrilling twists. Naturally, it’s not long before kidnapping, murder, and more heads their way, and in a city where government, criminal, and mercenary factions all have their hands in everyone else’s pockets, Max is powerless (and too delirious) to see the strings being pulled at his expense. Though spearheaded by real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, his brothers Victor (the middle-brother politician) and Marcelo (the younger-brother socialite), and wife Fabiana (the model-looks party animal), have all made names for themselves across town. The 12-hour campaign fishes a noticeably older Max out of his desolate New York habitat, pitting him in Sao Paulo, Brazil to work private security for the wealthy Branco family. Fortunately, and unlike the life of its tortured hero, most of it is executed with perfection. The challenge of a new chapter now lies with Rockstar - 9 years later in Max Payne 3. Remedy Entertainment created this fascinatingly depressing character study of the now-former NYPD detective in the early 2000’s by battering him through the events of Max Payneand Max Payne 2. The kind of guy who would throw a whiskey glass against the wall after a hellish day at work, only to have the glass bounce off in defiance, as unbroken as the despair of the man who launched it. Max Payne is the perfect embodiment of the latter. Some people can’t catch a break some can’t have one drift within the ballpark. ![]() Game Rant's Brian Sipple reviews Max Payne 3 ![]()
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