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Max Payne

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Game Information

Original Release Date: July 23, 2001

Platforms: Android, iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360

Involved Companies: Gathering of Developers, MacSoft Games, Rockstar Toronto, 3D Realms, neo Software, War Drum Studios, Westlake Interactive, Feral Interactive, Rockstar Games, Remedy Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive

Genres: Shooter

Summary: Max Payne, gritty ex-cop and titular hero of this third-person shooter, sets out on his own to take revenge on those who murdered his wife and child, only for the plot he's involved in to get deeper and deeper. As his guilt and trauma build, Payne finds himself in more and more impossibly unfavourable and astounding situations, which challenge his methods, his worldview, and even his existence.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).