Game review: Max Payne 3 for Xbox 360
One of the most engaging FPS games around.
MAX PAYNE 3 FOR XBOX 360
Price: Rs 2,499
Gun-slinging Max Payne is back after almost a decade and is raring to spill some blood in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The game looks completely different from the previous installments as the sizzling heat and sleazy bars replace the dark shadowy back alleys of New York. Max now works for a private security firm at "Sampa" and keeps an eye on property magnates and party animals Rodrigo Branco and his brothers. As usual Max gets into the thick of things as a street gang attempts to kidnap Branco's wife and the rest is a gore fest.
The new gamemaker of the Max Payne franchise, Rockstar, has changed the typical comic-book story telling style to a more in-yourface energised scenes that deliver crisp punch lines.But what can get on your nerves is Max himself. He does not look the brooding grim reaper that we know him as because, with age, he has put on some extra pounds not to forget that he is now bald and wears a tacky Hawaiian shirt. But this game is still one of the most immersive third-person shootout pastimes you can get your hands on.
The gameplay makes things interesting as you are allowed to carry only two side arms and one machine gun from the huge range of fire power available. Our personal favourite is the John Woo-style midair dive with guns blazing-the Shoot Dodge mode. The signature Bullet Time mode too is fabulous as you dive for cover and then pop up and gun down your enemies by letting off one, two, or three headshots, and then scamper back to your cover. You won't have much to complain about with the intense firefights, but what is a bit disappointing is that our protagonist doesn't get any new moves. With the gamemaker trying to add more realism to Max Payne with non-regenerating health system, the player is now forced to use strategy rather than hide and wait for your health return. The game thus has become more edgy.
The ace in the pack is the responsive controls. With the option to customise the auto targeting system, the target marker can be kept anywhere between a Hard or Soft Lock style.The latter guides you to line up every shot while the previous one mechanically forces you towards specific enemies. Both helpful and do the required killing and helps you acclimatise to the game's pace. We are happy to say that Max Payne 3's multiplayer mode is as entertaining as the single player game. The multiplayer chooses players based on similar aiming modes so that one player doesn't have an upper hand over the others.
If shooting games are your forte, then Max Payne 3 is a must. It is a near perfect game with a lot of gunblazing entertainment. The new cut scenes style is engrossing initially but the more you play the game the more you feel these short and long cut scenes become intrusive. Rockstar certainly seems to have retained the strengths of Max Payne game with new, modern touches.
BAG IT OR JUNK IT? One of the most engaging FPS games around.
Courtesy: Gadgets and Gizmos
Price: Rs 2,499
Gun-slinging Max Payne is back after almost a decade and is raring to spill some blood in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The game looks completely different from the previous installments as the sizzling heat and sleazy bars replace the dark shadowy back alleys of New York. Max now works for a private security firm at "Sampa" and keeps an eye on property magnates and party animals Rodrigo Branco and his brothers. As usual Max gets into the thick of things as a street gang attempts to kidnap Branco's wife and the rest is a gore fest.
The new gamemaker of the Max Payne franchise, Rockstar, has changed the typical comic-book story telling style to a more in-yourface energised scenes that deliver crisp punch lines.But what can get on your nerves is Max himself. He does not look the brooding grim reaper that we know him as because, with age, he has put on some extra pounds not to forget that he is now bald and wears a tacky Hawaiian shirt. But this game is still one of the most immersive third-person shootout pastimes you can get your hands on.
The gameplay makes things interesting as you are allowed to carry only two side arms and one machine gun from the huge range of fire power available. Our personal favourite is the John Woo-style midair dive with guns blazing-the Shoot Dodge mode. The signature Bullet Time mode too is fabulous as you dive for cover and then pop up and gun down your enemies by letting off one, two, or three headshots, and then scamper back to your cover. You won't have much to complain about with the intense firefights, but what is a bit disappointing is that our protagonist doesn't get any new moves. With the gamemaker trying to add more realism to Max Payne with non-regenerating health system, the player is now forced to use strategy rather than hide and wait for your health return. The game thus has become more edgy.
The ace in the pack is the responsive controls. With the option to customise the auto targeting system, the target marker can be kept anywhere between a Hard or Soft Lock style.The latter guides you to line up every shot while the previous one mechanically forces you towards specific enemies. Both helpful and do the required killing and helps you acclimatise to the game's pace. We are happy to say that Max Payne 3's multiplayer mode is as entertaining as the single player game. The multiplayer chooses players based on similar aiming modes so that one player doesn't have an upper hand over the others.
If shooting games are your forte, then Max Payne 3 is a must. It is a near perfect game with a lot of gunblazing entertainment. The new cut scenes style is engrossing initially but the more you play the game the more you feel these short and long cut scenes become intrusive. Rockstar certainly seems to have retained the strengths of Max Payne game with new, modern touches.
BAG IT OR JUNK IT? One of the most engaging FPS games around.
Courtesy: Gadgets and Gizmos
