After the success of Max Payne, Remedy had a lot of expectations to live up to, and they managed to pull it off, Max Payne 2 is a great game, almost as good as the first game. The story is once again excellent, this game is more of a tragic romance story and is told with excellent storytelling, the voice acting is also better and the cinematics also improved quite a bit, specially because now they had a budget and could hire professional actors, the game also has a lot of attention to detail in the environments, it really makes the city of the game feel alive, the gameplay is also more polished and the graphics for the most part hold up really well even today. As far as complains go, the physics are a bit cartoonish sometimes, the way it affects the enemies, you can pretty much make them fly in the air with a machine gun which is kinda silly but again, is a very minor complain that doesn't damage the overall quality of the game, because Max Payne is as good as sequels can get. This was a strong follow up to the original game and by this time, Max Payne was solidified as one of the best franchises in gaming.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
(2003 Video Game)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Game Review
1 November 2017