Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Buy94%

Very Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Remedy Entertainment · Action · Jan 4, 2008

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 148 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
148 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is good and the gameplay is fun, I love Max's voice, hes got that deep and cool voice that makes you listen to everything he says.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is a lot smoother, with improvements such as being able to aim and shoot on the ground after landing from a shoot dive and throwables/melee weapons having a dedicated button rather than forcing the player to switch from their guns.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The feeling you get when you dive around rooms and take out enemies, whether using weapons or exploiting the environment?
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are also a massive improvement and hold up better than those of the first.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even though I had a few minor gripes with the gunshot sound effects and how some enemies reacted to them (which happens very rarely), it was fantastic overall.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Happy to have played it, it played well on the Steam Deck and with a Steam Controller (2015).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story148 reviews
Gameplay107 reviews
Combat56 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Crashes
80% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
95% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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