Max Payne 3

Overview

Max Payne 3 is a 2012 third-person shooter game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) and the third entry in the Max Payne series. In the single-player mode, the player controls Max Payne, a former NYPD detective. Nine years after the events of the second game, Max finds work as a private security contractor in São Paulo, Brazil, but becomes entangled in a plot involving death, corruption and betrayal. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 16 players to engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay in recreations of single-player settings.

As part of their research for Max Payne 3's setting, the developers conducted field research around São Paulo throughout development and captured footage for the design team. Development duties were shared between Rockstar's studios worldwide. The game was first released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on May 15, 2012; a Windows port was released on May 29, followed by an OS X port on June 20, 2013. It is also backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

Max Payne 3 received positive reviews from critics, who praised its direction, acting, gameplay, narrative, and soundtrack, though some criticism was aimed at the change in style from its predecessors, its linear design, and depiction of São Paulo. The game had shipped 4 million units by May 2013. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades from several gaming publications, winning a variety of them.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Max Payne 3 - Full Game in 4K [Old School Difficulty - All Collectibles & Trophies], GTA Series Videos. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter

Developer

Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver

Publisher

Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive

Series

Max Payne

Engine

RAGE, Euphoria Engine

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

18

USK

18

ACB

R 18+

ESRB

M

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies68

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

4

Silver

15

Bronze

48

Total

68

Points

1830

Online servers running

No

Online note

Rockstar ended Max Payne 3 online multiplayer, stat tracking and leaderboards on PS3 on 16 September 2021; Story Mode is not affected. Reporting at the time said several multiplayer trophies would become unobtainable, and a 2025 player report says the level 50 multiplayer trophy can no longer be earned.

DLC has trophies

Yes

DLC note

SuperCheats counts 21 DLC trophies on top of the 68 in the base list.

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Grind

• A License To Kill: 84 Golden Gun parts, 3 per weapon
• Clues: 65 in total

• Platinum Trophy
• Feel The Payne Story Complete [MEDIUM]
• Serious Payne
• Maximum Payne
• Payne In The Ass Story Complete [HARDCORE]
• Part I Complete Complete Part I Of The Story
• Part II Complete Complete Part II Of The Story
• Part III Complete Complete Part III Of The Story
• A New York Minute
• The Shadows Rushed Me
• Out The Window Get 6 Kills While Diving Through The VIP Window [FREE AIM]
• The One Eyed Man Is King Cover Passos With Perfect Aim
• Something Wicked This Way Comes Get 7 Kills While Jumping From The Rickety Boat [FREE AIM]
• That Old Familiar Feeling Clear The Hallway Of Lasers
• Amidst The Wreckage Destroy All The Models In The Boardroom
• So Much For Being Subtle Get 9 Kills While Being Pulled By A Chain [FREE AIM]
• The Only Choice Given Get 8 Kills While Dangling From A Chain [FREE AIM]
• Trouble Had Come To Me Clear Everyone On The Bus Ride
• Along For The Ride Trigger A Bullet Cam On The Zipline [FREE AIM]
• Sometimes You Get Lucky Get A Headshot During The Rooftop Tremors
• It Was Chaos And Luck Get 6 Kills While Riding The Push Cart [FREE AIM]
• The Road-Kill Behind Me Total Everything On The Runway
• You Push A Man Too Far
• The Fear Of Losing It Survive A Level Without Painkillers
• It's Fear That Gives Men Wings 10 Bullet Time® Kills In A Row
• You Might Hurt Someone With That Shoot 10 Airborne Grenades
• One Bullet At A Time 300 Headshots
• You Play, You Pay, You Bastard 100 Kills With Melee
• With Practiced Bravado 100 Kills During Shootdodge
• Colder Than The Devil's Heart Kill 30 Enemies In 2 Minutes
• A Few Hundred Bullets Back Use Every Weapon In The Game
• Past The Point Of No Return Take 100 Painkillers
• An Echo Of The Past Find All Clues
• Sure Know How To Pick A Place Discover All Tourist Locations
• A License To Kill
• All Of The Above
• Full Monty Complete One Of Each Game Mode Including All Gang Wars
• Payne Bringer
• Max Payne Invitational Invite someone to play through the in-game contact list
• Man Of Many Weapons Unlock All Weapons
• Man Of Many Faces Unlock All Faction Characters
• Deathmatch Challenge Winner In Any Public Deathmatch
• Grave Robber Looted A Body
• The Gambler Won A Wager
• Sweep
• Training Complete
• Dearest Of All My Friends Kill Someone On Your Friends List
• 3 Blind Mice Blind 3 players simultaneously with the Pepper Spray
• Sweaty Betty Trigger and avoid a Bouncing Betty by Shootdodging
• Betty Confetti Kill a player with the Bouncing Betty
• Resisting Arrest Stun 10 players with either the cattle prod or stun gun
• Breaking and Entering
• It Looked Easy Enough
• Breaking the 4th Earn a x4 multiplier in Challenge Mode
• Old School Moves Perform a 720 spin while prone in Nightclub
• Early Adopter
• WMD
• 60 Seconds of Intimidation
• Air Ace Get 2 kills in a single Shootdodge in the Departure Lounge
• Express Checkout Kill 4 players within 3 seconds in the Imperial Palace
• Long Arm of the Law Win 20 Vendettas in the 55th Battalion HQ
• M4 Murder Level up your M4 Assault all the way to level 10
• Keep Your Nose Clean
• Long Arm of the Lawless
• Bar Brawler
• Ouch My Head
• Welcome Ashore
• Drinker's Revenge

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 13.6 GB

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive

Developer

Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver

Released

2012-05-15

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 11.6 hours