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Payne Review    • Game release: July 23, 2001   • Reviewed: July
27, 2001   • PC     The action in Max Payne is dramatic, great-
looking, and intense...  You play as the title character
throughout the game. Max is a modern-day New York undercover cop
whose wife and baby daughter were brutally murdered and who has
since been framed for a heinous crime. Thus begins his blood-
soaked battle to find the truth--and to get revenge. The game
has many superlative qualities, but one of the best things about
it is how it actually plays. It's very easy to get into, as the
control is smooth, simple, and responsive. You use the keyboard
to make Max run in any direction and use the mouse to aim your
weapons. The game's third-person camera perspective trails
closely behind Max and gives a good sense of your surroundings,
which is important since you'll need to move carefully through
the game's enemy-infested environments. By default, the left
mouse button fires yo