Max Payne
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:
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NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5754) | GSdx SSE4 (r5752) |
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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. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 x64 |
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1.2.1 (r5873) | GSdx 0.1.16 (r5875) |
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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 |
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1.3.0 (git 28-May) | GSdx |
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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) | |
PAL | Windows 10 x64 (FCU) |
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v1.5.0 | GSdx |
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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 |
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v1.7.0-dev-1996
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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 |
Trivia
- Original names: マックス ペイン (SLPS-25244)
Known Issues
Long loading of the game
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: In version 1.7.0 of the emulator, loading the main menu of the game takes about a minute, and the gameplay of the game itself, reads the game for about one and a half or two minutes.
- Workaround: Use Fast CDVD.
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.
Gameplay Screenshots
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Max Payne (SLES 50325)
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Max Payne (SLUS 20230)
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v1.7.0 dev-1996, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch
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v1.7.0 dev-1996, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch
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v1.7.0 dev-1996, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch
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v1.7.0 dev-1996, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch
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v1.7.0 dev-1996, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch
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Max Payne (SLPS 25244)
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Max Payne (SLPS 25244)