Max Payne 3 sloooows Mother Nature dooooown with “Bullet Time”

But then you kick her in the face with your energy bullets!

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Rockstar Games presents the first video of a two part special showing off Max Payne 3‘s multiplayer. In this video witness the cinematic third-person shooting action come to the online aspect, with modes and specialities that will be available. The highlight of the video is the implementation of “Bullet Time,” which when activated slows everything down in close range for ridiculous slo-mo gunfight body explosions. “Gang Wars” allows groups of players to play as one of these factions from the single player. Finally, the “Payne Killer” mode. In “Payne Killer” groups of players go up against Max Payne and his partner, Raul, whoever kills him assumes the role of Max Payne to eventually face the same fate. That last one is like Tag, but way cooler.

Max Payne 3 lands on 360, PS3 and PC in May 2012. ESRB Rating is pending, but expect it to be M for MAXPAYNE! (That was lame, I’ll stop.)

Katie Horstman
Katie Horstman
Katie Horstman

Staff Writer

Katie has always had a connection to games and was able to make Super Mario Bros. a motion game before Nintendo even thought of the Wii. She has a serious addiction; an illness if you may, of loving ridiculous games. She has been through an extensive digital rehabilitation, but we fear her addiction is surfacing again.

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