Latest (all topics)
Top stories
Daily round-up
Web site of the day
Gadget of the day
Video of the day
Innovations
Hardware
All-in-One printer
Apple Mac
Audio
Backup
Book
Broadband
Camcorder
CD drive
Desktop PC
Digital camera
DVD drive
Gaming
Graphics card
Hard disk
Input device
Laptop
LCD
Mobile phone
Modem
Monitor
Motherboard
Multimedia
Networking
PDA
Printer
Processor
Projector
Scanner
Server
Tuning
UPS
Video
Web camera
Whiteboard
Miscellaneous
Software
Apple Mac
Audio
Backup
Business
Developer
Educational
Game
Graphics
Internet
Linux
Networking
Operating System
PDA
Security
Server
Utilities
Miscellaneous
 
Take 2 Interactive Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
 
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is expected to ship next month. Developed by Rockstar Games in conjunction with Remedy Entertainment, the sequel to 2001's top-selling first-person shooter uses an improved game engine and associated 'Bullet Time' technology.

Originally developed for the PC by Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms, Take 2 Interactive has now acquired ownership of the Max Payne brand and all intellectual property rights associated with the brand, including trademarks, copyrights, characters, perpetual licence to utilise proprietary technologies and rights to licence fees from ancillary Max Payne brand extensions, such as cinema, television and literary productions.

Max Payne 2 looks as violent as the original, but adds a love interest in the form of a murder suspect, Mona Sax. Fans of the original will also be pleased to know that the game's signature slow motion gunplay has been improved in the form of Bullet Time 2.0, and new guns and moves should make the game more intense.

The game's fully-integrated Havok physics engine allows for interactive environments and the new AI allows co-operative play with other characters in the game. Environments have improved photo-realistic textures and enhanced radiosity lighting, and characters looks more realistic with facial animations and better lip synchronisation.

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne looks set to be a worthy successor. Let's hope that the gameplay isn't as limited and repetitive as the original.

Links:
Max Payne 2 Web site




 
BIOS, Aug 26, 03 | Print | Send | Comments (0) | Posted In Game
Related Articles

Punters Let Down By Online Gambling Sites
THQ Company of Heroes
Mobile Game Revenues To Hit $10bn
World Series Of Video Games Announces UK Gaming Championship, Presented By Intel
Million-2-1 Breaks Into The Largest Telecoms Market In The World
Eidos Interactive Hitman: Blood Money
WiderThan Brings Amp'd Mobile into the Game
Master Creating website relaunched, new middleware program announced
Playaholics relaunches with Lightning Pool 2
Alienware Challenges Gamers & PC Enthusiasts

More...
   
     
© 2007 Black Letter Publishing Ltd. - Disclaimer - Terms - About - Contact - Advertise - Newsletter

Hosted By Gradwell - Powered By Eclipse Internet - Sponsored By Ipswitch & Microboards DVD Duplicators