Max Payne was also the game that made the entire 'one-man army' bravado look a bit more realisticHow, don't ask me, maybe it was the storyline that made me feel that one man can in fact mow down entire drug gangs.

And before I forget, Max Payne created the female characterYes, argue all you want, but for me, Max Payne created the gemale character (gaming female character, got the idea from a typo a second back), Mona Sax must be the first female character in computer gaming who wouldn't need to hire a tailor every time she needed a new suit, simply because her measurements were 'normal' for onceMona Sax was the 'pretty girl from next door' of computer gaming.

The immense success of Max Payne sent gaming gurus in a tizzy and thus was born (and maybe is now dead), the Max Payne franchiseAnother game, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne hit the marketA movie on the game is already in the making, though sadly, there's no Max Payne 3 in the offing, or at least that's what the guys behind Max Payne have led us to believe as yet.

Max Payne 2 is as engrossing as Max PayneWhat makes the killing in the game all the more realistic is what I think is called 'Rag Doll' tool in gaming parlanceIt's basically a tool that gives a 3D object human movement attributes, and that's what makes the corpse fly in the air when shot by Max Payne.

It's said that Max Payne 2 had a script that was equal to around four Hollywood scriptsWell, Sam Lake didn't have to double as a model for Max Payne the second time round, and it showedYes, most of the characters in the game were modeled by people working on the game, for lack of funds

Max Payne 2 also had what I consider the greatest music ever to hit the gaming scene, 'The Late Good Bye' by Poets of the FallIt runs over while the creditsKeep a note of that, and if you want to feel the real meaning of the lyrics, play the entire game and then listen to the song.

So, it's around eleven in the night and I just juiced up the Internet to look for a walkthrough for somewhere I am stuck in Max PayneAm sure, this guy is all set to keep me awake all night longOther games in this genre are Blood Rayne, Blood Rayne 2, Freedom Fighters and of course, The Punisher