To all those f♥cking idiots that refuse to use Google:

* To make your game start set compatibility mode with Windows 95
* To make your sounds work like intended get sound fix, there is a dedicated thread for it on Steam Forums
* To jump on the train car at the very end of part VI of chapter I, either use shootdodge or don't jump at all but just run and do nothing else, Max will get on the train car anyway
* To fix the cutscene with escaping Gognitti in the middle of part VII of the same chapter, walk into the first staircase and backtrack, cutscene will play as intended


Ugh. Recommended only because I don't wanna get attention of all those real gamers that would want to r♥pe my mother and slit my throat for saying otherwise. I mean it's a great game, one of those oldies that aren't getting really old, but… For f♥ck sake, I just can't stand repeating one part of the level for hour or so only because you'd have to either stand in the middle of the room filled with enemies or have over 9000 grenades, and it's just not for my nerves. I remember playing much younger Stranglehold which had pretty similar gameplay (although a bit easier) and I had tons of fun there, I wish I could get to it again, but somehow it refuses to cooperate with my Radeon.

I would recommend this game to anyone who likes Alan Wake (and don't mind playing older games). You will recognize similarities in sound, movement and weapons.

If you haven't played Alan Wake, and you like older games, I would still recommend it because it has a great story and is action-packed with bullet time! ー═┻┳︻▄ξ( ^‿^)ξ▄︻┻┳═一

One of the greatest games ever made, period. Nothing else to add.

I got a nostalgia boner from bullet time.


11/10 would murder mobsters again.

Great game! :)

Nostalgia.

fantastic story , i have finished all the max payne series.
best one is max payne 2 <3

I haven't played this game for that long but I would still highly recommend it. I got it on sale with Max Payne 2 for super cheap and I LOVED Max Payne 3. If it goes on sale, definitely pick it up. Hell, even if it doesn't go on sale, buy it.

good game but does not run it full screen :( but still love max payne.

Amazing game! Every 90's kid who had access to a computer growing up more than likely played Max Payne, or pined for the game because it turned you, the player, into Neo from the Matrix (this game came out around the same time the Matrix trilogy was being released in theaters, so for all of us young teenagers and gamers at the time, Max Payne was the ♥♥♥♥ :D).

** GETTING THE GAME TO WORK **
There are guides for running bat files, etc.
However, I found a simpler solution that worked for me (eliminates the need to manually run a bat file from the root directory or a shortcut everytime--my way allows me to launch from library).

I don't know if it's a universal fix, so if this doesn't work for you, then I apologize -- just google guides for 'Max Payne Windows 10 fix'; you will get a resolution if mine won't help.

Here's how I got it to run on Windows 10:



1. ------> go to ../steamapps/common/Max Payne/
----> find "maxpayne.exe"
---> right click on "maxpayne.exe"
--> click on "compatibility" pane (no pun intended ;])
-> look for the area that says "compatibility mode"
> Enable 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and set the option to either Windows 95 or Windows 98 in the drop down menu (find which one works for you).

2. ----> Go to: https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#sec2
---> Select "Download" from the first widget box. This is for Max Payne 1. The second widget box is for MP2.
--> Follow the instructions from the website and extract the contents of the zip into the root Max Payne dir.
-> Launch the launcher -- the zip file we extracted in the previous step contains the Direct X 8 library necessary to play the game and scale the graphics to newer aspect ratios.
> Put in your 16:9 or 16:10 settings, upgrade the graphics options, etc. and press play!

3.-> Whenever you see a cutscene in game, or one of those comic-esque interludes pops up, press the "E" key. It will start the cutscene over but play it with sound this time.
> If this doesn't work, just google the sound fix.

10/10