<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Payne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2001	O
's	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
finds	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
working	O
again	O
as	O
a	O
detective	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
(	O
NYPD	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
struggling	O
with	O
nightmares	O
about	O
his	O
troubled	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bullet-time	O
mechanic	O
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
faster	O
as	O
they	O
kill	O
more	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
reload	O
weapons	O
instantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
being	O
used	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
improved	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
leading	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
parent	O
company	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
to	O
cite	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2s	I-Application
sales	O
as	O
a	O
cause	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
reforecast	O
finances	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
several	O
industry	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Outstanding	O
Art	O
Direction	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
from	O
GamePro	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-General_Concept
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
featuring	O
linear	O
levels	O
spread	O
across	O
three	O
distinct	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
returning	O
protagonist	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
;	O
in	O
several	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
chapters	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
secondary	O
protagonist	O
Mona	O
Sax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
dies	O
too	O
many	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
is	O
made	O
less	O
effective	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
health	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
painkillers	B-Device
is	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enable	O
bullet-time	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
that	O
slows	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
aim	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
for	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
arm	O
Max	O
with	O
a	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
grenade	O
or	O
Molotov	O
cocktail	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
near	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
Max	O
can	O
pistol	B-Application
whip	I-Application
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
companions	O
can	O
occasionally	O
come	O
to	O
Max	O
's	O
aid	O
,	O
although	O
their	O
deaths	O
do	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
gameplay	O
or	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
(	O
James	O
McCaffrey	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
acquitted	O
of	O
the	O
charges	O
against	O
him	O
and	O
reinstated	O
in	O
his	O
old	O
job	O
as	O
a	O
detective	O
for	O
the	O
NYPD	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
his	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
secret	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
a	O
gunfight	O
at	O
a	O
warehouse	O
owned	O
by	O
his	O
ally	O
,	O
Russian	O
mobster	O
Vladimir	O
"	O
Vlad	O
"	O
Lem	O
(	O
Jonathan	O
Davis	O
)	O
,	O
Max	O
encounters	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
hitmen	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
"	O
,	O
who	O
raided	O
the	O
warehouse	O
for	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
evading	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
in	O
his	O
apartment	O
,	O
Max	O
tracks	O
Mona	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
funhouse	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
are	O
trying	O
to	O
eliminate	O
anyone	O
who	O
knows	O
about	O
the	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
tracking	O
down	O
Mona	O
's	O
contact	O
within	O
the	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
,	O
Max	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mona	O
is	O
arrested	O
by	O
the	O
NYPD	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
wanted	O
suspect	O
in	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
senator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
police	O
station	O
,	O
Max	O
overhears	O
his	O
colleague	O
,	O
Valerie	O
Winterson	O
(	O
Jennifer	O
Server	O
)	O
,	O
talking	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
about	O
Mona	O
,	O
moments	O
before	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
attack	O
the	O
station	O
to	O
kill	O
Mona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
search	O
leads	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
,	O
which	O
Max	O
and	O
Mona	O
discover	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
by	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
hospital	O
scene	O
,	O
where	O
Max	O
eliminates	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
and	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
decides	O
to	O
visit	O
Senator	O
Alfred	O
Woden	O
(	O
John	O
Braden	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Vlad	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
and	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
hired	O
the	O
Cleaners	B-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
his	O
opposition	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
both	O
the	O
Inner	O
Circle	O
and	O
New	O
York	O
's	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2001	O
that	O
announced	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
3D	O
Realms	O
for	O
US$10million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
970,000	O
shares	O
of	O
common	O
stock	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
up	O
to	O
$8million	O
as	O
incentive	O
payments	O
to	O
3D	O
Realms	O
and	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
modeled	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writer	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
,	O
Max	O
's	O
appearance	O
was	O
remodeled	O
after	O
professional	O
actor	O
Timothy	O
Gibbs	O
for	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
James	O
McCaffrey	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
considered	O
writing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
an	O
"	O
art	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screenplay	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
three	O
times	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
significant	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
supports	O
DirectX	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
mimic	O
those	O
generated	O
by	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
by	O
making	O
optimal	O
use	O
of	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
reflection	O
,	O
refraction	O
,	O
shaders	O
,	O
and	O
ghosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
count	I-General_Concept
(	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
rendered	O
per	O
frame	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
increased	O
,	O
which	O
smooths	O
out	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Max	O
had	O
only	O
one	O
expression	O
available	O
;	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
often	O
smirks	O
and	O
moves	O
his	O
eyebrows	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
different	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
chose	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
hands-down	O
the	O
best	O
solution	O
to	O
our	O
needs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
dedicated	O
physics	O
engine	O
was	O
vital	O
to	O
create	O
Max	O
's	O
combat	O
scenes	O
,	O
which	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
was	O
known	O
for	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
increased	O
realism	O
and	O
dramatic	O
,	O
movielike	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
tweaked	O
to	O
make	O
weapons	O
,	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
Molotov	O
cocktails	O
act	O
more	O
naturally	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
audio	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
sound	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
physics	O
engine	O
allowed	O
for	O
certain	O
actions	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
happen	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
;	O
boxes	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
gravitation	O
,	O
and	O
explosion	O
detonations	O
make	O
enemy	O
bodies	O
fall	O
realistically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bullet	O
time	O
mode	O
that	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
was	O
known	O
for	O
was	O
improved	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
version	O
2.0	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
tools	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
and	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
modifications	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
cello	O
performances	O
by	O
Apocalyptica	B-Application
member	O
Perttu	O
Kivilaakso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Polak	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
,	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
first	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
game	O
,	O
also	O
praised	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
keeps	O
alive	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
engaging	O
gunplay-oriented	O
action	O
that	O
was	O
so	O
exciting	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Minifie	O
praised	O
Remedy	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
deemed	O
a	O
successful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
consoles	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
noticing	O
that	O
the	O
version	O
features	O
visuals	O
that	O
look	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
was	O
only	O
"	O
an	O
okay	O
job	O
"	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
quality	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
considerably	O
less	O
easy	O
on	O
the	O
eye	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
asserted	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
outperformed	O
by	O
more	O
powerful	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sunday	O
Timess	O
Steven	O
Poole	O
observed	O
that	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
"	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
[	O
things	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game ]	O
,	O
only	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toronto	O
Suns	O
Steve	O
Tilley	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
Remedy	O
did	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
job	O
"	O
on	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
kept	O
what	O
was	O
great	O
about	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
everything	O
else	O
has	O
been	O
tweaked	O
,	O
overhauled	O
and	O
juiced	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Tilley	O
applauded	O
Remedy	O
for	O
listening	O
to	O
fan	O
complaints	O
and	O
resolving	O
issues	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
improved	O
dream	O
sequences	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
linearity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
film	O
noir	O
themes	O
will	O
not	O
enjoy	O
them	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2s	I-Application
length	O
disappointed	O
critics	O
,	O
including	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
which	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
recipient	O
of	O
several	O
industry	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Outstanding	O
Art	O
Direction	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
2004	O
,	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
from	O
GamePro	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
leading	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
parent	O
company	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
to	O
cite	O
the	O
"	O
continued	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Payne	I-Application
"	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
causes	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
reforecasted	O
sales	O
for	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Remedy	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
remaking	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
its	O
Northlight	O
Engine	O
,	O
with	O
funding	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
are	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
