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Date Posted: September 17, 2001

Yes folks, that's a real screenshot, and not pre-rendered. By now, I'm sure you've all heard of Max Payne, and anyone who's played it is probably as amazed as I am. It's been a long time since a game got me to devote so much time playing it, and I was sorry to see it end when I finished it.

Four years in development by , Max Payne was unleashed on the gaming community at the end of July 2001. It was late by a couple of years, but it looks like the wait was well worth it (Just like my review :P). Unlike the popular action games, where the perspective is from the first person point of view, Max Payne takes a 3rd person, "Tomb Raider-ish" perspective. It could be tedious, but Max Payne plays well from this perspective. It also draws you into the game a little more, which is odd, since that's the whole point of "first-person".

Specifications

Minimum Requirements:

450MHz AMD / Intel Processor
96 MB RAM
16MB Direct3D Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended System:

700 MHz AMD / Intel Processor
128 MB RAM
32 MB Direct3D Compatible Graphics Card

Generic requirements:

DirectX 8.0
DirectSound compatible sound card

Full install: 830 MB
Minimum install: 530 MB

Minimum install will load the levels from the game cd. Full installation is recommended for optimal performance.

Honestly, I think that the recommended requirements should be the minimum to play the game it was meant to be played. Definently load the whole game onto your hard drive also, since the load times take a while.

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