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Final Gun Fight
Beating the game on the hardest difficulty will boot Max to this last gunfight pitting you against a horde of shotgun toting bad guys. This stage has no ending if you survive, but is reserved to be played by the best players only.
Level Select Cheat
While playing, press START to pause, then hold L and press BLACK, BLACK, BLACK, BLACK, X, X, X, X, X, X, Y, Y, Y, BACK. A sound confirms correct code entry.
Secret Stash in Tutorial
Stand on top of the white van that has the sniper rifle. While on the van's roof, look towards the wall and climb the fire escape stairs to an open window. Inside are some goodies that will help you deal with the sniper rifle exercise in a different manner.
Online Strategy Guide
The world of Max Payne is unique, frightful, and cruel. From the very first scenes of the game, you instantly experience loss and sorrow. A group of drugged out junkies takes Max's family from him, leaving him emptied, hollow, and bitter. You can see in the artwork the transition of his facial features, from the happy, carefree Max to the long, drawn lines of a man who's been robbed of everything. You feel his sorrow and the loss perfectly sets the tone for the ensuing game.
Max Payne takes ideas that have been used in popular films, specifically The Matrix, and translates them in meaningful ways to solid gameplay techniques. Using Bullet Time, Max can slow time to jump and blast his enemies with the advantage of having a faster bullet-shooting rate than his enemies. The simple yet complex timing scheme is just one aspect of the game's many great qualities, but it's the one everyone will remember most, and it's the first to do this kind of technique well.
The story of Max Payne is a dramatic one, and the gameplay is filled with action and violence. We don't recommend this game for kids. It's an adult game with adult themes. And, it's a videogame, it's meant to be fun.
What Max Payne really does better than most games is to provide a phenomenal amount of action at a constant clip through the game while telling a unique story. It's a fantastic game that excels in so many ways on the PS2, Xbox, and PC. We highly recommend it on any of these systems, but the best versions in our opinions are the PC and Xbox versions, which have QuickSave Functions and show off the graphic effects of Bullet Time far better than the PS2 version.
Whatever version you choose to play, we've got the most complete online gudie for it. Stuffed full of expert strategy, including a detailed walkthrough and boss strategies, weapons and character info, and all the secrets, this is the only resource you'll need to avenge your past. Blast on!
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All weapons, ammo, and pain-killers
After you beat the game, go to the main menu and hold down both triggers and both joysticks. With all four of these things held, press WHITE, BLACK, BLACK, WHITE, WHITE, BLACK.
If done correctly, there should be a cheats option on the main menu. Use the "refills" option during gameplay to restock your stuff.
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