In Real Life

Community Review: Max Payne 3

Kotaku AU

I’m really torn on Max Payn3. Actually, not really torn — 75% of me thinks Max Payne 3 is an incredibly polished effort that pushes the third person shooter in interesting, new directions. 25% of me just wishes the actual core shooting felt more rewarding.


May 27, 2012
PC

Choose Your Own (Goofy) Max Payne Video Adventure

Max Payne 3 does a lot of things right — from the relentless, blood-soaked gunplay to HEALTH’s astonishing soundtrack.


May 25, 2012
In Real Life

Max Payne 3′s Astonishing Soundtrack Flattens The Competition

Hot damn, am I enjoying Max Payne 3. Though… well, “enjoying” might be the wrong word for it, you know? It has me in a vice-grip, and every time I play I find myself locked in a tense, curse-shouting battle with the deadly enemies inside of my Xbox 360.


May 22, 2012
In Real Life

Reader Review: Max Payne 3

Kotaku AU

Max Payne 3 has sort of gotten lost in the madness of the Diablo III launch, but I want to talk about it! Which is why I was glad to receive this in-depth reader review from Stu Roberts. Be wary, there are mild, mild spoilers ahead!


May 18, 2012
In Real Life

Max Payne 3: The Australian Reviews

Kotaku AU

How ye goin’ cobber? I reckon since the bloody yanks have their own collection of reviews, it’s only fair dinkum that we do a wrap up of Australian reviews? You reckon?


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

Max Payne’s Bullet Time Adds A Gritty Noir Edge To Eating E-Z Cheese

What, you thought bullet time was just for shooting? That the voice of Max Payne’s wife only haunts him during times of duress?


In Real Life

Hey, Look At These Max Payne 3 Postcards

Max Payne 3 throws a lot of highly stylised violence at you, and almost all of it is beautiful to look at. But you’ve got to keep moving through Rockstar’s latest release in to order to get Max the answers he desperately craves, which means you can’t necessarily enjoy the ambiance as much as you’d like.


News

Max Payne 3 Has Broken Street Date

Kotaku AU

Despite the fact that Max Payne 3‘s official release date is May 18, all EB and JB Hi-Fi stores are now selling the game today, a day early.


In Real Life

Get Great New Music From Indie Game: The Movie And Max Payne 3

Music fans rejoice, today saw the release of a couple of melodious treats with which to massage your ear-holes.


May 16, 2012
PC

Max Payne 3′s Kill Shots Are Expectedly Violent But Strangely Artistic

I’ve seen quite a few slow-motion CGI kill shots in my life, really. That’s part of what it is to play a game featuring guns, in the modern era: you take a shot, and you spend a moment with time slowing around you, watching blood and bone part ways.