Introduction
Imagine being alienated from both the community and the underworld. The world you used to belong to has disappeared and in its place is nothing but an empty void. You have nowhere to turn and your only friend has become the trusty 9mm in your holster. Now you have entered the concentrated world of Max Payne. As an undercover member of the DEA, Max was framed for shooting his boss. Now both the entire police agency and the mafia he was investigating are looking for him. With the setting in the rough and tough New York City, time is not on Maxs side. To add more misery to the punch, these gangsters have murdered Maxs entire family. With a mind set on one thing alone, Max is driven by a force stronger than will, and is out to seek justice and claim revenge as did another soldier by the same name, in the movie Gladiator.
In the third person point of view, you play as this everlasting maverick, with moves that would make John Woo fans reminisce.
Indeed, the game developers have based the story elements on a vigilante type of character who will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal. No holds barred action and the settling of scores is the type of plot that gamers are going to get. Players will be able to perform unbelievably agile maneuvers like plunging away from gunfire while blasting away the enemy at the same time. Unloading full clips at the enemy while in full flight is all in a days work for the fugitive Max Payne.