From the looks of it, Rockstar wants you to take their influential noir-shooter everywhere with you.
ReviewFix.com has learned that the Playstation 2 hit, “Max Payne†will be ported to the iPad and select mobile devices.
While no release date has been set or a price point announced, the project has been confirmed.
The game that forever changed the face of the third-person shooter, “Max Payne†implemented a slow-motion gameplay mechanic called “bullet time,†which has been since copied and adapted in dozens of other games and even mirrored in films such as “The Matrix†and “Spider-Man.â€
A classic title while a cult-like following, its arrival on the iPad could make other major game developers repackage their content for the more mobile-focused game community.
At this year’s New York Comic Con, Rockstar games also showcased an iPad version of the Playstation 2 classic “Grand Theft Auto 3,†as a part of the title’s decade anniversary. This version of the game has updated HD graphics and simple-touch screen controls, without sacrificing nay of the fun of the original.
Could this be the case for “Max Payne†as well?
With volume three of the series coming to the 360 and PS3 in March, gamers may have a lot of great shooting fun ahead of them.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
From the looks of it, Rockstar wants you to take their influential noir-shooter everywhere with you.
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