Max Payne 3 (2012)
Rockstar London, Rockstar New England, Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar Vancouver
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
3.77 from 2642 ratings
6519 members have it in their collection · 108 playing now · 1853 backlogged · 769 wish listed
How long? Main story 11h · with extras 13h · 100% 31h (from 61 logged playthroughs)
Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. A new feature to the series, introduced in Max Payne 3, is the cover system, which allows players to gain a tactical advantage, and avoid taking damage from enemies. To progress through the linear story, players take on enemies throughout …
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Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. A new feature to the series, introduced in Max Payne 3, is the cover system, which allows players to gain a tactical advantage, and avoid taking damage from enemies. To progress through the linear story, players take on enemies throughout levels. The game features interactive cutscenes which transition seamlessly into continuing gameplay; there are no loading screens across gameplay and cutscenes.
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Details
- Developers
- Rockstar London, Rockstar New England, Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar Vancouver
- Publishers
- Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Sandbox, Thriller
- Franchises
- Max Payne
- Series
- Max Payne
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- May 15, 2012 (North_America) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- May 18, 2012 (Australia) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- May 18, 2012 (Europe) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Jun 01, 2012 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jun 01, 2012 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jun 05, 2012 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jun 20, 2013 (Worldwide) Mac
Also available on
- Max Payne 3: Special Edition (2012) · PC, PS3, X360
- Max Payne 3: The Complete Edition (2012) · PC
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
604
4 stars
1086
3 stars
730
2 stars
174
1 star
48
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status realiststyle Nov 18, 2021
Finally got to play through this after playing the first two when I was in high school. It was fun, the bullet time was a decent mechanic and the story was interesting. I felt like the buddy cop plot was kind of meh as they just kind of gave a bunch of red herrings then poof that's it. the main …
Read moreFinally got to play through this after playing the first two when I was in high school. It was fun, the bullet time was a decent mechanic and the story was interesting. I felt like the buddy cop plot was kind of meh as they just kind of gave a bunch of red herrings then poof that's it. the main story thread was decent and it was nice to see the ending of it all turned out better than I was expecting.
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Status killerstar Jul 1, 2017
This game has some baffling gameplay decisions. Like the fact that after every cutscene it changes the gun you're using. If I have a big ass machinegun, why does Max insist in defaulting to a puny little handgun every time he's tossed into a firefight.
Status pintopix Aug 29, 2016
The game is good fun (so far), but there were two bits that I found pretty stupid: at the stadium chapter, why didn't Passos got some of the guns from the paramilitary guys that Max was shooting with the sniper rifle? And at the end of that mission, when Max and Passos are scaping by chopper, why the hell didn't …
Read moreThe game is good fun (so far), but there were two bits that I found pretty stupid: at the stadium chapter, why didn't Passos got some of the guns from the paramilitary guys that Max was shooting with the sniper rifle? And at the end of that mission, when Max and Passos are scaping by chopper, why the hell didn't the dudes shoot them down? Their explanation was so silly. Those guys killed lots of them and will possibly be a pain in the future (no pun). Why not get rid of them just there, nice and easy? 🤔
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Status The_Milkman May 19, 2015
Even though it looks very different than the first two games, Max Payne 3 FEELS like a Max Payne game. The gameplay is challenging, you'll probably die a fair amount, but it doesn't feel unfair (at least at the default difficulty). The writing is wonderfully hard boiled in the best Max Payne tradition, and Max's narration has some fantastic lines. …
Read moreEven though it looks very different than the first two games, Max Payne 3 FEELS like a Max Payne game. The gameplay is challenging, you'll probably die a fair amount, but it doesn't feel unfair (at least at the default difficulty). The writing is wonderfully hard boiled in the best Max Payne tradition, and Max's narration has some fantastic lines. I wasn't expecting much, but it has ended up being one of my favorite shooter campaigns in recent memory. Chalk another one up for Rockstar!
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