Max Payne 3

Multiplayer is a blast

Max Payne’s multiplayer offers players a variety of versus modes like Death Match, Team Death Match, Gang Wars and Payne killer, all of which can be played with soft lock or free aim. While Death Match and Team Death Match are fairly explanatory, Payne Killer and Gang Wars are the real meat of multiplayer. In Payne Killer, two players spawn as Max Payne and his partner Raul Passos respectively. They’ll be stronger, faster and better equipped than the other players in the round who obviously have to bind together to hunt them down. The player who kills either Max or Raul assumes their identity and their perks, and they will in turn be hunted down by everyone else. Gang Wars on the other hand puts two teams through a series of challenges and the one that wins the majority of them, wins the round. These include activities like arming a bomb, delivering a bag or protecting turf from the other team. Both modes are a bit different from the conventional versus offerings and whip up a pleasant respite from the usual run and gun action. 

While I did enjoy whatever limited time I could spend with the game multiplayer, it is not without its faults. Guns feel imbalanced with pistols dishing out more damage than an AK47 at times. The spawn system is kind of screwy and many a times I found myself spawning right behind enemies and vice versa. Even the Matchmaking system felt a bit off because it kept pairing me with Americans with whom we Indians get terrible ping. I’m hoping future patches can iron some of these niggles out.

Pimp my character

Max Payne 3 is yet another solid title from Rockstar but unfortunately it’s also burdened by certain issues that can turn an otherwise awesome game into something quite frustrating (albeit momentarily). When it works, it’s like a well oiled machine flawlessly churning out some of the best action you’ve seen in a video game, but at times, it stumbles and the screws fall loose revealing some questionable gameplay mechanics. That being said, it still offers players a highly polished action experience that offers plenty of bang for your buck.