1. Style
The script iswrittenforthe videogame “Max
Payne”releasedin 2001. The scriptismostly
descriptive directions.Asthese are directionsfor
the videogame cutscenesastoact as some sort of
expositionbefore the game play beginsandso
that iswhat thispage is.TitledINTRODUCTION,
thisclearlyshowsthispage issimplyjustmeant
for exposition.
Content
“Max Payne”was releasedin2001 on PC, PS2 and
laterXbox. Max Payne is followingourprotagonist
a troubledNYPDcop,framedfor murder,finds
himself beinghuntedbypolice,the mobanda
ruthlessco-operation. Thisscene representsthe
start of the introductionisthe startof the
exposition.
Narrative
Max Payne issplitinto8 chapters,It is a typical
act piece narrative where Max Payne ourHERO
Mona couldbe consideredthe PRINCESSetcwith
otherrolesfitting.THENarrative also fitsinto
Todorov’sTheoryalmostperfectlyestablishingan
equilibrium,disruptionof the equilibriumandetc,
endingina newequilibriumafterkillingthe
antagonistsof the story,
Genre
Max Payne isan actionorientatedthird
personshootergame.Conventionsof this
are obviouswhenplayingthe game asthe
pointof viewisfromthirdpersonas this
genre directsyouto enjoywatchingandnot
immersionasopposedtoafirst-person
shooter.The actionisalso the focusof Max
Payne withconnotationslikeexplosions,
guns,violence,cops,crime andmanymore
connotationsof action.
Target Audience
The Target audience atthe time wouldbe
rated18 bybbfc inthe UK andM for mature
inAmerica.StoryDriven, actionorientated
thisgame appealstoa more adultaudience
overthe age of 18 the scale of violence is
representedinthe age ratingandisstrict
that no one belowthe age of 18 shouldplay
the game.StereotypicallyMax Payne would
target a male audience due tothe
stereotypical conventionssuchas,violence
and use of the colourblacketc. Thiscoupled
withthe genderof the protagonist,a middle
agedmale.
