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Does the noir tone still land for new players, or plutôt, does it only work if you already loved the first one? Genuinely curious.
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2003 · TPS · PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 · Rockstar Games
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is ranked no. 303 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,762 and 68% of duels won.
World rank
no. 303
ELO score
1,762
Wins
68%
Duels played
370
About Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2 is a third-person shooter, in which the player assumes the role of Max Payne, but also plays as Mona Sax in a few levels. Initially, the player's weapon is a 9mm pistol. As they progress, players access other weapons including other handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and hand-thrown weapons. To move the game along, the player is told what the next objective is through Max's internal monologue, in which Max iterates what his next steps should be.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,762 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against The Last of Us 30% 10 duels played · 39 points behind
- against Alan Wake 63% 8 duels played · 12 points ahead
- against The Last of Us Part II 57% 7 duels played · 71 points behind
- against Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 43% 7 duels played · 26 points behind
- against Grand Theft Auto IV 43% 7 duels played · 26 points behind
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- 300 Resident Evil 1,763
- 301 Commandos 2: Men of Courage 1,763
- 302 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 1,763
- 303 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 1,762
- 304 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 1,762
- 305 Crash Team Racing 1,762
- 306 Max Payne 1,761
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41 comments
WallaceKnight
Does the noir tone still land for new players, or plutôt, does it only work if you already loved the first one? Genuinely curious.
Phyllis_73
The ELO barely moves duel after duel, feels like the voters settled this ages ago.
GlitchOwl95
En vrai ça bouge plus vite qu'on croit, y a des remontées ELO ponctuelles selon les jeux en face, c'est juste moins visible qu'un classement qui varie tout le temps
CoopRider
Static ELO or not, I still remember exactly where I was sitting when I finished it.
yleannon
The gunplay still feels tight two decades later, and the story hits harder than most shooters try for. It deserves this rank easily.
Océane_1987
La visée manuelle demande un temps d'adaptation mais le lock-on n'a jamais remplacé cette précision là, c'est ce qui fait tenir le gunplay.
IronKid2
Ah sí, claro, dos décadas después el gunplay sigue impecable, qué sorpresa tan inesperada.
SilentDragon
Replying to IronKid2
Impeccable ou pas, mon fils a mis du temps à comprendre pourquoi Max parlait tout seul comme ça.
NeonKnight12
La comparaison avec GTA IV me laisse perplexe à chaque fois qu'elle revient dans les duels. Ce sont deux propositions totalement DIFFÉRENTES et pourtant il finit souvent en dessous, ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens pour moi.
GlitchPilot
Deux propositions différentes, oui, mais j'avais fait les deux la même année et c'est vrai que ça se marchait pas dessus du tout.
Peltier8
Il tient sa place, mais pas plus. Le classement le surestime un peu je trouve.
hamon_dominique
La narration vieillit bien pour certains, moi elle m'a surtout paru pesante à la relecture, même en solo tranquille chez moi.
NeonRunner58
Sèche et cynique, c'est bien résumé (même si je le trouve un peu plus tendre qu'on le dit).