Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Xbox)
After beating Max Payne back in June of last year I was dying to get my hands on the sequel. Unfortunately, this was easier said than done though as getting my hands on an OG Xbox copy proved to be a challenge. Eventually though I did manage to find myself a copy but by this point I had lost my desire to play the sequel at all, relegating it to a slot in the ever-expanding backlog. It was only recently that upon completing Saints Row IV, I decided I wanted to play something short, sweet and to the point. Now I’ve heard many good things over the years about The Fall of Max Payne but one criticism I've seen thrown at it is its length. In this instance though, the game’s brevity would serve me well as I was looking for a short palette cleanser I could quickly beat before embarking on my next big platinum adventure. What I got instead though was an experience that I have not been able to stop thinking about since. I like Max Payne, but I love Max Payne 2. On the surface, Max Payne ...