Max Payne

"The problem with Max Payne on the PlayStation 2 is that it isn’t the experience the PC game was. If you have a reasonably specced PC, you should seek out the original game in all its intemperate glory. The PS2 version is still the same game, but the higher frequency of load times and questionable graphics leave a lot to be desired."

"The only 3D PC shooter in development that anyone still cares about is being coded for PlayStation2 by Rockstar Games in Canada as we speak, barring its frequent Poutine breaks."

"If you can't play this intense, original action game on any platform except the PS2, then that's where you should play it--but only by default."

"...while it isnft really suited for the console environment, Remedy has still produced a fun and playable title. Still, I canft help but caution people that as a PC owner, Max Payne for the PS2 wonft get much gameplay while Ifve still got the PC version on my shelf."

"The team enlisted the aid of bodyguards and explored subways, ex-crack houses, alleys, run down tenements, and slick skyscrapers. There's nothing at all out of place in the levels and it's a shame that the only people who will fully be able to appreciate the realism are those people who see New York every day."