It's not Bogart and Bacall, but it's not too bad, either. Max Payne does it as well as any game, and manages at times to create real sexual tension. Computer games in general handle romantic themes with difficulty, more often than not offering stilted dialogue and stereotypes. In the sequel Max is still tormented by the events of two years ago, but he finds comfort with Mona Sax, the femme fatale assassin from the first game. The almost photographic quality of the graphics helped the player to get a fix on Payne as a person, and made it easy to share his pain.
He emerged as a flawed hero: a hard-drinking, hard-boiled New York cop who walks a tightrope between right and wrong.
The first game started with the murder of Max's family and dealt with his quest to take vengeance on the killers and clear his name. The Fall of Max Payne has it all: cutting-edge graphics, a gripping, if violent, plot and full-on, fast action. By PETER ELEY (Herald rating: * * * * *) How long will it be before players become the central characters in movie-like games, able to control their virtual destiny? The sequel to Rockstar's brooding, dark Max Payne takes us one step closer.
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