Max Payne
Dive into the dark and gritty world of Max Payne for the Game Boy Advance. This thrilling third-person shooter brings the critically acclaimed action of the original game to your handheld, delivering an…
Max Payne is a shooter developed by Möbius Entertainment, released 16 December 2003 on Game Boy Advance.
What Max Payne is
Max Payne is a shooter game developed by Möbius Entertainment and released in 2003. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dive into the dark and gritty world of Max Payne for the Game Boy Advance. This thrilling third-person shooter brings the critically acclaimed action of the original game to your handheld, delivering an intense and cinematic experience wherever you go. Step into the shoes of Max Payne, an undercover cop framed for murder, as he embarks on a relentless quest for justice and vengeance through the seedy underbelly of New York City. The game's gripping narrative unfolds through graphic novel-style panels, immersing you in Max's noir-inspired story of betrayal, loss, and revenge. Max Payne for the GBA features the signature "bullet time" mechanic, allowing you to slow down time during shootouts…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Max Payne series
Max Payne is the third of 7 entries we hold in the Max Payne series. The next entry was Max Payne Bundle in 2008. Its critic score of 69 is 10 points below the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Max Payne 3 at 89.
How it was received
Max Payne holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Max Payne launched on 16 December 2003, within three weeks of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and Deus Ex: Invisible War. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn, Deus Ex: Invisible War.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Max Payne yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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