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Max Payne 1 Story

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Written by biXen

It started 3 years ago, Max came home after a long day at work, no-one answered when he came in the door of his home. Upstairs he found his daughter killed and he was also too late to save his wife. He swore revenge against the drug that drove people to this, Valkyr.

He joined the DEA as an undercover cop, infiltrating the Mafia and the underground world of New York. But he gets framed, accused of killing his partner he goes on a thrillride through New York from scum to scum to get to the top, to get those responsible of the hell that is Valkyr. A man with nothing to lose...

The story in Max Payne makes it worth playing alone. It may be sarcastic at time, it may be cliched and silly, but it's there, and it's a damn fine piece of storytelling, with those graphic novels doing a lot of the work too. I could go on and on about the story, but the best thing is for you to play it yourself, it's not exactly full of surprises, but it's enjoyable nontheless, and it's very well done. First game that made me care about the story.