Max Payne 2 [Archive] - SysOpt Forums

cbh

10-31-2003, 01:12 PM

I heard that the developers are creating a lot of trailers on this popular PC game.

I even watched a few of them that feature naked Mona dancing around the sets.

Funny...

I haven't tried out the game yet so I need some feedback on this game.

I only played a bit on Max Payne so i don't really know what is the specialties of the game's sequel.

:t

DocEvi1

10-31-2003, 01:30 PM

I'm never one to play games through to the end, I just give up because they are plain boring, but MP2 was slightly different - I only got the hang on bullet time/shoot dodge a little way in.

The only gripe is the actual game-play is really short, I reckon on about 3hrs, you spend the rest of the time watching cut-scenes, those cartoon like drawings and waiting for it to load.

Still, it is quite cool, if not a little repetitive by the end, and the "boss" was fairly dire, as are the extra game-play modes.

Waste of money I'd say, don't buy it.

BadBadNeil

10-31-2003, 02:55 PM

Will answer everything you need to know about MP2
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148410

Bigjakkstaffa

10-31-2003, 06:15 PM

The nude Mona model is good for a laugh..for about three seconds...if your 14 years old )-|

Cracking game for any fans of HKBO's and a must have for fans of the first game, probably not woth the 25 quid asking price though, 20 would be nearer the mark

--Jakk:t

bblqj78

10-31-2003, 07:22 PM

Just got to the final Boss level tonight...but will finish tomoz. Its one of the coolest games I've played to be honest....not very long though...however...what game really is these days. Graphics are close to the best I've seen.....1280x1024 ..full effects..full AA & AF looks absolutely wicked!

Give It A Shot If you Liked the first one!!!!!!!!

:cool:

cbh

11-01-2003, 02:54 AM

What happened in the end for Max and Mona?

germanNiklas

11-01-2003, 06:08 AM

Originally posted by cbh
What happened in the end for Max and Mona?
find out yourself
ok check your pm
dont wanna ruin the game to some people here

Bigjakkstaffa

11-01-2003, 06:32 AM

Fianl boss is far to similar to the one in the first game, and to be honest, the graphics arent that much better than the original, as it uses the original engine with a bit of a spit polish.

Cracking game though

--Jakk:t

cbh

11-01-2003, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by germanNiklas
find out yourself
ok check your pm
dont wanna ruin the game to some people here

Thanks for the info...

I thought maybe both of them can have happy days ahead.

Bigjakkstaffa

11-01-2003, 01:34 PM

The ending is apparently different in the higher difficulty mode

--Jakk:t

cbh

11-01-2003, 05:44 PM

What? Different mode with different ending?

Bigjakkstaffa

11-02-2003, 11:48 AM

Ive just heard that on the max diffuculty setting the end story is different

--Jakk:r

cbh

11-03-2003, 02:05 AM

How much is the game down there?

Bigjakkstaffa

11-03-2003, 11:56 AM

twenty five quid

--Jakk:t

cbh

11-04-2003, 09:02 PM

$25 euros? So cheap?

fishybawb

11-05-2003, 04:07 AM

Originally posted by cbh
$25 euros? So cheap?

£25 (Great Britain Pounds or GBP) = ~ $73 Singapore.
Our backward country hasn't taken to the Euro yet :p

Plaster

11-05-2003, 05:41 AM

Originally posted by Bigjakkstaffa
and to be honest, the graphics arent that much better than the original, as it uses the original engine with a bit of a spit polish.

So the original used the Half-Life 2 engine as well? I thought the original used the MaxFX engine. I guess the HL2 engine is pretty old. :p

cbh

11-05-2003, 06:02 AM

But I watched the Bink movies and the gameplays are quite smooth and nice.

Bigjakkstaffa

11-05-2003, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by Plaster
So the original used the Half-Life 2 engine as well? I thought the original used the MaxFX engine. I guess the HL2 engine is pretty old. :p

I WAS on about the MaxFX engine :rolleyes:

:p;)

Our backward country hasn't taken to the Euro yet

Thank god

--Jakk:t

Plaster

11-05-2003, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Bigjakkstaffa
I WAS on about the MaxFX engine :rolleyes:

:p;)

I know you were. I was giving you hell because you said that MP2 uses the MaxFX engine with a bit of spit and polish. In reality it uses the Half-Life 2 engine. ;)

Bigjakkstaffa

11-05-2003, 04:16 PM

I know they both use the Havok physics engine, but wasnt aware MP2 used the HL2, got a link for it?

--Jakk:t

neverwhere

11-05-2003, 04:49 PM

hmm.. i hope to god HL2 has better physics than MP2

Bigjakkstaffa

11-05-2003, 05:07 PM

I quite liek the ragdolling in MP2, very John Woo, but the boxes moving aroudn anywhere you went near them was more of an irritation than anything as was the fact you could pump 100 round sinto a cardboard box and not destroy it

--Jakk:t

neverwhere

11-05-2003, 05:19 PM

yeah :D

Plaster

11-05-2003, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by Bigjakkstaffa
I know they both use the Havok physics engine, but wasnt aware MP2 used the HL2, got a link for it?

--Jakk:t

I do believe that's what I was talking about. I can admit when I'm wrong. Both games use the Havok physics engines. MP2 still uses a tweaked MaxFX engine. :)

Bigjakkstaffa

11-05-2003, 05:57 PM

Weee, im confused. I thought that MP2 looked far too similar to MP though to use the HL2 engine, also it was nowhere near taxing enough system wise to be the Hl2 engine

--Jakk:t

Plaster

11-05-2003, 06:01 PM

Oddly enough it looks quite a bit better than to original and isn't taxing. Perhaps developers might consider learning how to improve code paths to improve performance instead of relying on the brute force HW. I have a friend who is playing MP2 on an XP1800+ and a Radeon 7000. He said it's playing fine.