Max Payne

Summary

Max Payne is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,984 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Max Payne was influenced by film noir^[3].
• Max Payne was influenced by hardboiled^[4].
• Max Payne's instance of is recorded as video game^[5].
• Sam Lake wrote the screenplay for Max Payne^[6].
• Max Payne's composer is recorded as Kärtsy Hatakka^[7].
• Max Payne's composer is recorded as Kimmo Kajasto^[8].
• Max Payne was published by Gathering of Developers^[9].
• Max Payne was published by 3D Realms^[10].
• Max Payne was published by Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.^[11].
• Max Payne was published by Rockstar Games^[12].
• Max Payne was published by MacSoft Games^[13].
• Max Payne was published by Feral Interactive^[14].
• Max Payne was published by Take-Two Interactive^[15].
• Max Payne's genre is third-person shooter^[16].
• Max Payne's genre is neo-noir video game^[17].
• Max Payne was followed by Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne^[18].
• A cast member of Max Payne was Julia Murney^[19].
• Max Payne was produced by George Broussard^[20].
• Max Payne was produced by Scott Miller^[21].
• Max Payne's developer is recorded as Remedy Entertainment^[22].
• Max Payne's developer is recorded as Rockstar Toronto^[23].
• Max Payne's developer is recorded as Rockstar Vienna^[24].
• Max Payne's developer is recorded as MacSoft Games^[25].
• Max Payne's developer is recorded as Grove Street Games^[26].
• Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as Max Payne^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Gathering of Developers^[9], 3D Realms^[10], Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.^[11], Rockstar Games^[12], MacSoft Games^[13], and Feral Interactive^[14]. Producers include George Broussard^[20] and Scott Miller^[21]. Sam Lake wrote the screenplay for Max Payne^[6]. A cast member of it was Julia Murney^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include July 25, 2001^[28], July 27, 2001^[29], December 6, 2001^[30], January 11, 2002^[31], December 12, 2001^[32], and March 14, 2002^[33]. Languages include English^[34], French^[35], Spanish^[36], Italian^[37], Polish^[38], and Russian^[39]. Genres include third-person shooter^[16] and neo-noir video game^[17]. Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as it^[27]. Recorded distribution format include CD-ROM^[40] and digital download^[41].

Subject and Themes

Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as it^[27].

Reception

Max Payne's review score is recorded as 89/100^[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Max Payne was followed by it 2: The Fall of it^[18].

Why It Matters

Max Payne ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,984 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]