<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
;	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
NYPD	O
detective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Max	O
finds	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
private	O
security	O
contractor	O
in	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
but	O
becomes	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
quest	O
filled	O
with	O
death	O
and	O
betrayal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reactions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
particularly	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
themes	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
criticism	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
style	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
its	O
linear	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
depiction	O
of	O
São	O
Paulo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
achieved	O
high	O
sales	O
,	O
shipping	O
approximately	O
three	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
its	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
president	O
Sam	O
Houser	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
's	O
life	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
Max	O
as	O
we	O
've	O
never	O
seen	O
him	O
before	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
older	O
,	O
more	O
world-weary	O
and	O
cynical	O
than	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
now	O
works	O
in	O
executive	O
protection	O
for	O
the	O
wealthy	O
Rodrigo	O
Branco	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
escaping	O
the	O
memories	O
of	O
his	O
troubled	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
(	O
James	O
McCaffrey	O
)	O
has	O
retired	O
from	O
the	O
NYPD	O
and	O
spends	O
his	O
days	O
nursing	O
his	O
alcoholism	O
and	O
addiction	O
to	O
painkillers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
favela	O
,	O
Max	O
runs	O
into	O
Detective	O
Wilson	O
Da	O
Silva	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Girasuolo	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
offers	O
assistance	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
help	O
in	O
investigating	O
the	O
Crachá	O
Preto	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
suspects	O
have	O
ties	O
to	O
Victor	O
and	O
the	O
Unidade	O
de	O
Forças	O
Especiais	O
(	O
UFE	O
)	O
,	O
São	O
Paulo	O
's	O
special	B-Application
police	I-Application
unit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questioned	O
about	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Marcelo	O
's	O
private	O
yacht	O
in	O
the	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
Canal	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
,	O
Max	O
recalls	O
that	O
Marcelo	O
and	O
Passos	O
tried	O
to	O
drive	O
away	O
with	O
cargo	O
that	O
the	O
attackers	O
sought	O
to	O
steal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Da	O
Silva	O
reveals	O
the	O
cargo	O
was	O
money	O
that	O
Victor	O
needed	O
laundered	O
in	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
that	O
Max	O
was	O
recruited	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fall	O
guy	O
for	O
his	O
illegal	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
said	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
"	O
ensure	O
that	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
delivers	O
the	O
highest	O
quality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
suddenly	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
slot	O
,	O
"	O
Houser	O
said	O
,	O
explaining	O
why	O
it	O
took	O
eight	O
years	O
to	O
follow	O
up	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
(	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Euphoria	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
and	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
shipped	O
on	O
four	O
DVDs	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
two	O
discs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
disc	O
size	O
limit	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
ships	O
on	O
one	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
"	O
biggest	O
and	O
boldest	O
marketing	O
effort	O
thus	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
also	O
ran	O
another	O
competition	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
trip	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
to	O
São	O
Paulo	O
to	O
attend	O
at	O
Sonar	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
get	O
a	O
one-off	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
specified	O
retailers	O
received	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
paid	O
Multiplayer	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Pack	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
includes	O
a	O
10	O
"	O
tall	O
collectible	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
statue	O
,	O
series	O
of	O
game-inspired	O
original	O
still	O
life	O
art	O
prints	O
,	O
bullet	O
keychain	O
(	O
copper	O
and	O
brass-plated	O
iron	O
bullet-shaped	O
)	O
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
official	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-part	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Marvel	O
Custom	O
Solutions	O
,	O
it	O
explored	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
delving	O
a	O
little	O
further	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
troubled	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
series	O
combined	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
and	O
online	O
shops	O
during	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
titled	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
themed	O
avatar	O
items	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
rewards	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
re-released	O
the	O
original	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Mobile	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
launching	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
has	O
been	O
optimized	O
for	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
features	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
high-resolution	O
textures	O
,	O
Social	O
Club	O
connectivity	O
and	O
user-customizable	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
is	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
displays	O
the	O
gameplay	O
statistics	O
of	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
feature	O
competitions	O
and	O
awards	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
activity	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
support	O
both	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
that	O
through	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
seven	O
packs	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
purchase	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
individually	O
or	O
get	O
all	O
add-on	O
content	O
at	O
a	O
discounted	O
rate	O
(	O
over	O
35%	O
)	O
by	O
purchasing	O
a	O
"	O
Rockstar	O
Pass	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Local	O
Justice	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
subsequent	O
release	O
following	O
for	O
PC	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
three	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
item	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
achievements	O
and	O
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
Hostage	O
Negotiation	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
October	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Painful	O
Memories	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
are	O
included	O
–	O
the	O
Roscoe	O
street	O
subway	O
map	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hoboken	O
dive	O
Marty	O
's	O
Bar	O
,	O
a	O
yacht	O
level	O
called	O
Shoot	O
First	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Gang	O
Wars	O
map	O
called	O
Canal	O
de	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
Deathmatch	O
Made	O
in	O
Heaven	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
became	O
free	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivan	O
Pavlovich	O
,	O
music	O
director	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
said	O
,	O
“	O
We	O
wanted	O
to	O
give	O
Max	O
a	O
sound	O
that	O
is	O
really	O
an	O
identifiable	O
sound	O
and	O
HEALTH	O
as	O
a	O
band	O
has	O
an	O
incredible	O
sense	O
of	O
who	O
they	O
are	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
calculating	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
31	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
80	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
30	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
shipped	O
approximately	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
Best	O
Animation	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Inside	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
from	O
other	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
,	O
Top	O
Gaming	O
Moment	O
(	O
Hoboken	O
Graveyard	O
Shootout	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
;	O
Best	O
Action/adventure	O
Games	O
of	O
2012	O
by	O
Destructoid	O
;	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
,	O
Best	O
Song	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
(	O
"	O
Tears	O
"	O
by	O
Health	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Performance	O
By	O
a	O
Human	O
Male	O
(	O
James	O
McCaffrey	O
as	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
)	O
by	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
;	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Shooter	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
;	O
and	O
Best	O
Animation	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
9.25/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
As	O
much	O
as	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fascinating	O
portrait	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
it	O
tells	O
a	O
great	O
,	O
action-packed	O
story	O
that	O
runs	O
in-stride	O
with	O
Max	O
's	O
inner	O
turmoil.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Between	O
its	O
pacing	O
,	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
excellent	O
gunplay	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
raised	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
other	O
action	O
games	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
gave	O
9/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
uncompromisingly	O
excellent	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
focus	O
that	O
has	O
secured	O
Max	B-Application
Paynes	I-Application
legacy	O
once	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
All	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
escape	O
the	O
feeling	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
just	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
good	O
at	O
a	O
pure	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
the	O
open	O
worlds	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
or	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
this	O
linear	O
context	O
it	O
's	O
much	O
harder	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
its	O
usual	O
missteps	O
in	O
mechanics	O
and	O
difficulty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
also	O
gave	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
might	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
how	O
you	O
manage	O
to	O
reload	O
when	O
carrying	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
gun	O
,	O
but	O
detailing	O
alone	O
ca	O
n't	O
change	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
conservative	O
game	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
3	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
.	O
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