Max Payne

Max Payne
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20230; SLUS-20230GH (Greatest Hits); CUSA-04488 (PS2 Classics)
Release date:	December 6, 2001; 2002 (Greatest Hits); April 22, 2016 (PS4 - PS2 Classics)
CRCs:	BEB4577E
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-50325 ; SLES-50326; SLES-50325-P
Release date:	January 11, 2002; October 25, 2002 (Platinum); April 22, 2016 (PS4 - PS2 Classics)
CRCs:	52E0597D (PAL-M4); E7FB0320 (PAL-E)
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLPS-25244
Release date:	May 22, 2003; May 22, 2012 (PS2 Classics, Korea)
CRCs:	AC1593EC
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): Rockstar Toronto
Publisher(s): Rockstar Games (US, EU, KO), Electronic Arts (JP)
Genre: Action, Shooter
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameSpot: 8/10, IGN: 8.1/10, Metacritic: 80/100, Eurogamer: 7/10
Game description: Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose--a fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, and now hunted by the cops and the mob. As Payne, you'll uncover plot twists, engage in dramatic "bullet-time" firefights with thugs, and fight your way through an unforgiving New York blizzard. Max can wield a variety of weapons including pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, sniper rifles, grenades, and Molotov cocktails. Prepare yourself for an involving story combined with slick action.
The first game of the Max Payne trilogy. It centers on the NYPD Detective Max Payne, who attempts to avenge the murder of his family. It features a gritty neo-noir style and uses graphic novel panels (with voice-overs) in place of animated cutscenes to narrate the game.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 @ 768 MB	1.1.0 (r5754)	GSdx SSE4 (r5752)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 (r5733) LilyPad 0.11.0 (r5403)	No sound on intro animation if gsdx is in hardware mode. Crashes shortly ingame in hardware mode and screen goes blank shortly ingame with software mode.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz Sapphire Radeon R9 290X @ 4 GB	1.2.1 (r5873)	GSdx 0.1.16 (r5875)	SPU2-X (r5875) LilyPad 0.11.0 (r5875)	Able to load the first level. Once the level was loaded, the game immediately crashed, VU errors everywhere. Bios v 2.0 was used.	Zrooney
NTSC-U/PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.3.0 (git 28-May)	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Extra preserv sign•, EE/VU Rounding: Nearest•, Standard, Used in software mode for more caution,after several time in tests the only solution for the game not crashs or frezze,its used in EEIOP advanced settings and VUs advanced settings(rounding mode and clamping mode). Possibles delays on loading screen,use savestate before(But very rare to happen)	DESTRUIDOR
PAL	Windows 10 x64 (FCU)	AMD FX-8350 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti	v1.5.0	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	This game is perfect on PCSX2, no graphics or gameplay issue at all, just keep automatic game fix on for this one. Also as a sidenote, don't use the MSAA under Direct3D9/11 or the game will shows some vertical lines	Atomic 83
NTSC-J/PAL-E	Windows 8.1, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	v1.7.0-dev-1996 Automatic fixes	GSdx	SPU2-X LilyPad	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Perfect, The game runs at 1440p (2K) and 1620p (3K) 50/60 FPS, without freezes, brakes and bugs. In my version of the emulator, he reads the game for a little long time, but this does not affect the game.	Chern40_7
NTSC-U	Windows 10 x64	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40 GHz (Overclocked to 4.70 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (*2)	1.6.0	GSdx 1.2.0	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	Noticeable lag in the opening cutscene, but this was before I enabled MTVU. Full speed (for emulation), but the game lags even on PS2. I tried increasing the EE cyclerate, but that just made the framerate even more inconsistent (sometimes it'd lag and sometimes it'd run too fast). No crashes or other major issues. Fully playable. Generally, though, there's no real reason to play this over the PC version.	PandoraGTX

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on Linux. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Test configurations on macOS:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Trivia

Original names: マックスペイン (SLPS-25244)

Known Issues

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Fixed Issues

Random crash

Status: Fixed
Type: Major
Description: The game will randomly crash in older versions if the EE clamp mode is not on the "full" level.
Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.