

In action sequences, bullet time can be used using this feature, it is possible to see every bullet strike an enemy in detail. Players use melee attacks, firearms and explosives to fight enemies. Should players take damage, painkillers can be used to regenerate health. In combat, auto-aim and a cover system can be used as assistance against enemies. The game features interactive cutscenes which transition seamlessly into continuing gameplay there are no loading screens across gameplay and cutscenes.

To progress through the linear story, players take on enemies throughout levels. A new feature to the series is the cover system, which allows players to gain a tactical advantage, and avoid taking damage from enemies. Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. Players may take cover behind objects during firefights, using it as a tactical advantage and to avoid taking damage from enemies. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades from several gaming publications, winning a variety of them. Max Payne 3 achieved high sales, shipping approximately three million units in the first week of release. At release, Max Payne 3 received highly positive reactions from critics, with praise particularly directed at its narrative, action, and themes, though some criticism was aimed at the change in style from its predecessors, its linear design, and depiction of São Paulo. Development duties were shared between many of Rockstar's studios worldwide. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 16 players to engage in both cooperative and competitive gameplay in re-creations of multiple single-player settings.Īs part of their research for the game's setting, the developers conducted field research around São Paulo throughout development and captured footage for the design team. Nine years after the events of the second game, Max finds work as a private security contractor in São Paulo, Brazil, but becomes entangled in a quest filled with death and betrayal. Throughout the single-player mode, players control Max Payne, a former NYPD detective.

The game is played from a third-person perspective. The game is also backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game is the third entry in the Max Payne series and the sequel to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. It was released on May 15, 2012, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 a Windows port was released on May 29, 2012, followed by an OS X port on June 20, 2013. Max Payne 3 is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.
