The document analyzes different elements of the Max Payne video game, including its style, content, genre, narrative, and target audience. It notes that the script style differs from TV and film by including character names on the dialogue lines. The content discusses the story of a detective attempting to solve his family's murder connected to a drug case. The genre is described as action/mystery due to the main character's journey to find his family's killer amid drugs and conspiracy. The narrative follows the character's beginning, middle, and end, though player choice impacts length. The target audience is rated 15+ with likely demographics of younger, lower-grade workers seeking exploration through gameplay.

1. Style – the script iswrittenfora video
game,it doesn’tfollowthe same style as
otherscriptsfor TV andfilmas itisn’t
typedinthe middle of the page,the
character namesare onthe same line as
theirdialogue.Alsothere are
descriptionsaboutwhatthe person
playingthe game needstodosuch as
‘pressaction’
Content– Max Payne isa thirdperson
shootervideogame thatwasdeveloped
by RemedyEntertainmentandpublished
by Gatheringof Developersin2001. The
storyof the game followsanNYPD
detective whoisattemptingtosolve the
murderof thiswife anddaughterthat
has connectionstoa case involvinga
drug called"Valkyr" that involves a
deeper conspiracy involving the
military.
Genre – the genre of the game is
action/mysterybecause of the
conventionsof the main
character goingon a journeyto
findoutwho killedhiswife and
daughterandthe involvementof
drugsand a deeperconspiracy.
Thisis an example of Rick
Altman’stheorythatthere isno
longeranypure genre as
conventionsare borrowed,
makingitmore difficultto
categorise.
Narrative – because itisa game that isplayedat the audiences
choice there isn’ta setnarrative tohow longitis howeverthe
storyof the character doeshave a narrative as there isa
beginningmiddleandendtohisstory that the game is based
around.
Target audience – the age rating
for the Max Payne game has an
age ratingof 15, thismeansits
target audience isalreadylimited
to the ages above that.The
audience onthe NRSscale are
likelytobe E to C2 as theyare the
lowestgrade workersand
therefore youngerandtypically
more likelytoplayvideogames.
On the 4CS scale.Theyare likelyo
be in the explorerscategory as
theyare typicallyyounginnature