2. Development
• Developed by the Rockstar Vancouver division
• Max Payne is notable for its use of quot;bullet
timequot; in action sequences.
• Released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows
• Released in 2002 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and
Apple Macintosh
3. Marketing
The cover art uses only a
few colours to keep it
simplistic. The colour red
suggests that there will be This is a print screen from the game trailer. This
violence in the game, as suggests crime and rebelling against the law.
well as the police tape The trailer also gives the impression of role
across the centre. The playing.
consumer can tell that it
will be an action gunplay
game due to the gun in the
main picture,
4. Website
• The official website for the game is
www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne
• On the website, there are various clickable options, such as:
features, developer, overview and gallery
• The website presents the age rating and has logos of the
consoles and sponsors of the game.
5. Distribution
• Max Payne was released on Xbox, Playstation 2 and Apple
Mac and was made available to all good retailers.
• Trailers were available on youtube and TV.
6. Reviews
• “It's an outstanding and original action game that's not just
different from all other shooters to date, but also in many
ways superior.” – gamespot.com
• Max Payne received very positive reviews from critics and was
praised for its exciting gunplay and use of noir storytelling
devices. The target audience is mainly male aged 15 and
above.
