Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, original big box front cover
Developer
Remedy Entertainment
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Released
October 2003
Genre
Third-Person Shooter
Platforms
PC (Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP)

Synopsis

Remedy's noir sequel, and the one where the technology caught up with the idea. Havok ragdolls, a bullet time that speeds back up as you reload so the slow motion rewards good shooting, and a story told in graphic novel panels between shootouts in a rain-soaked New York. Short, tight, and still worth replaying.