Players are able to slow-down time on each other and draw a bead on foes, provided they have the requisite meter filled РІР‚вЂњ after scoring headshots and kills. Just as it does in the single-player, Max Payne 3 offers bullet-time as a tactical mechanic in its online mode.

It's also a step away from your usual online fragfest. There's a whole raft of maps, match types, customisation options, in-match challenges and unlockables to keep gamers glued to their consoles long into the night. That having been said, the multiplayer doesn't skimp an inch on what shooter fans expect from triple A title in this genre. That is to say, that it's not a shooter built around a multiplayer with a campaign that's a lightweight, throwaway affair. Max Payne 3, like its grizzled protagonist, is also a more old-school package than most. Not only that, but the game's Last Man Standing (LSM) mechanic, which allows players to stylishly dispatch foes when they're close to croaking, sometimes malfunctions, leaving Max twirling in a slow-motion arch and then collapsing on the floor. Max is a frail character, and while players can top up his health with painkillers, a well-placed burst of gunfire from a couple of enemies is more than capable of taking him down. Even on Medium setting this is a game that'll test shooter fans to their limits. When they click in the right stick, the action on screen slows to a crawl, sound effects become muffled and they're given a small window of slowed-down time to pick out their targets carefully.Р”Вon't get the impression, though, that bullet-time makes Max Payne 3 a cakewalk. Players fill a bullet-time meter by shooting opponents and avoiding gunfire. Max Payne 3 may be grittier than its predecessors and its storyline may be more mature, but the series' signature bullet-time mechanic remains present and correct. Rockstars manage to tie all of the intrigue and double-dealing to level-design that has the player slinging lead in the most stylish way possible.

Max payne 3 review