Title: Worth every penny
Product review: When the first Max Payne came out several years ago, it was a leap. It was the reason that I bought a PC instead of an expensive console. At the time, you couldn't get a better shooter on the PC. Times change however, and so did Max Payne. By in large, for the better. The graphics are better. Much smoother. The first game had a real comic book feel to it. Max Payne 2, while still having the storyboards, seems to be more like a movie. I thought the gameplay had everything, and more, that the first Max Payne did. More weapons, better graphics, more dark, and a long complicated storyline. The relationship between Mona Sax, and Mr. Payne, ends up distracting from the game unfortunatly. It makes for some cheesy cutscenes. The voice acting, and dialog are painful at times. It's ok for a game like this to have some vulgarities in it, but the half baked voice overs make them hard to listen to. Overall, this game had me booting up many, many times, and I enjoyed it a lot.
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