Author: HQH
Released: August 4, 2001
Updated: N/A
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I am brought up with a screen asking which installation trim I wanted. I of course got the space to spare, so I went with the full
installation - 826 MB. Installation took about 12 minutes. The game actually took up only 792 MB. This is on WinMe with FAT32
enabled on a meesly 6 GB HDD installed on a partitioned 3.5 GB (I'm running this game on a laptop).
I checked out the readme file. This is very important file. It contains a lot of good information if you ask me. Once I got done
reading it, I ran Max Payne. I am given the option how to run Max Payne. A lot of settings to change once the Max Payne program is
executed (click the 'Options...' button). Of course, due to my laptop using a piss poor ATI Rage Mobility M1 chipset, I set
everything to low settings and 640x480x16 resolution.
Once I got into the game, I went straight for the Tutorial. From there on, I started to get acustomed to Max Payne's controls.
After going through the tutorial game play, I started to get the hang of playing Max Payne from the short session. Mastered the
movements. Everything was ready to go. I did however find a secret passage to get an Ingram. The secret passage is near the van that
has the sniper rifle. You need to make way onto those stair cases on the side of the building.
From playing the tutorial session, the game shows you how to use Bullet Time and show you some essential game play. Kind of like
Half-Life's Hazard Course. But one thing that differs from Half-Life's Hazard Course game training is that you don't shoot dummy
targets - e.g. wooden target hit boxes, you actually get to take on enemies which can hurt you. You'll really like the "Enemy
Dispenser" button. This is a very nice addition to Max Payne, since originally, the tutorial wasn't suppose to be included, but in
the end, Remedy included it. They figured that everybody would've gotten use to the controls by playing the game. It wasn't the case
with the public's opinion. I guess it's included by demand. Good choice too.
After playing the tutorial session, controlling Max Payne was very intuitive. Very easy. If you have played any fps (first
person shooter) games, like for instant, Half-Life, you should adapt to Max Payne's controlling scheme very quickly.
Game Play
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