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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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First release
Oct 14, 2003
Engine
MAX-FX
Genres
Shooter · Action, Thriller
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360

Max Payne 2 is a third-person shooter, in which the player assumes the role of Max Payne, but also plays as Mona Sax in a few levels. Initially, the player's weapon is a 9mm pistol. As they progress, players access other weapons including other handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and hand-thrown weapons. To move the game along, the player is told what the next objective is through Max's internal monologue, in which Max iterates what his next steps should be.

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Storyline
In Max Payne 2, the player controls Max Payne, a former DEA agent for the NYPD and a fugitive framed for murder of his best friend and fellow cop Alex. Two years after the events of the first game, Max has cleared his name and is now an NYPD detective. He reunites with Mona Sax, whom he met in the previous game, as they set out to resolve a conspiracy of death and betrayal, finding the Inner Circle in the center of it all.Read more

In Max Payne 2, the player controls Max Payne, a former DEA agent for the NYPD and a fugitive framed for murder of his best friend and fellow cop Alex. Two years after the events of the first game, Max has cleared his name and is now an NYPD detective. He reunites with Mona Sax, whom he met in the previous game, as they set out to resolve a conspiracy of death and betrayal, finding the Inner Circle in the center of it all.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 14, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 24, 2003
Xbox
Nov 25, 2003
All 8 release dates
PlayStation 2
Dec 02, 2003
PlayStation 2
Dec 05, 2003
Xbox
Dec 05, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 04, 2008
Xbox 360
Apr 27, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
5h
Main + Extras
7h
Completionist
8h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
neo noir, noir, steam, building, crime
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At a Glance

Critic Score
84
Main Story (IGDB)
5h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
7h
Completionist (IGDB)
8h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 12,269 reviews in all languages, recorded 19 October 2026

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