Seht in unserer Wertungsübersicht zu Max Payne, was der Welt an dem Titel gefällt. [Quelle: Siehe Bildergalerie]
Pünktlich zum Ende des Embargos gestern gingen weltweit die Tests zu Max Payne 3 online. Gamezone benotete den Titel mit einer 8,8, denn uns gefiel sehr die Inszenierung des Spektakels und die Action ohne Unterlass, auch wenn das Gameplay ruhig etwas abwechslungsreicher hätte ausfallen können. Doch der Erzählstil ist einmalig, schon deswegen sollte man den Titel unbedingt gespielt haben. Mit dem Multiplayer freilich versucht Rockstar Games uns Spieler länger zu binden. Potenzial dazu hat der Titel auf alle Fälle. Den kompletten Gamezone-Test zu Max Payne 3 findet ihr unter diesem Link.
Doch wie sehen die Kollegen rund auf dem Erdball das? Bei vielen sahnte Max Payne 3 Höchstwertungen ab, wie bei Gamesradar oder G4 TV, es gibt aber durchaus auch kritische Stimmen, wie die von Eurogamer oder Edge.
Gamespot - 9,0
With savage gunplay and an absorbing personal story, Max Payne 3 is an exhilarating shooter that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go.
Gamesradar - 10
Max Payne 3 marks an exceptional comeback for the series. The plot wraps the neo-noir storytelling around a bright and exotic locale while peppering the action with enough backstory to stave off boredom.
IGN - 9
There are plenty of games which are celebrated for their gameplay but lack anything in way of story or character. Max Payne 3 is a different type of proposition. The gameplay is simple yet satisfying, but it's entirely in the service of a strongly-authored narrative.
CVG - 8
By the time we'd finished Max Payne 3, we'd killed over 1400 people. From start to finish, the game is a violent tornado of death and destruction, and one of the bloodiest, most relentless shooters ever.
StrategyInformer - 9
As with Rockstar's other franchises, Max Payne 3 is enveloped in love and a huge amount of dedication. This is a consistently thrilling and explosive tale that states its case as one of 2012's best.
G4 TV - 100
A technological tour de force that will have you screaming "Dear lord!" more times than midnight mass. The performances are top notch, the action plays out with unrivaled fluidity, and the multiplayer is deep and rewarding. Silly distractions aside, Max Payne 3 is an action lover's wet dream that also happens to employ some of the slickest direction and transitional trickery this side of a David Fincher box set.
Destructoid - 90
It's damn good fun, creating an environment of chaos and thrilling combat. The new Rockstar Social Club features allow players to team up easily in Crews, pairing them up with players on teams who are members of the same Crew, and it makes it easy to get into a game with people you might actually want to play with.
Eurogamer - 70
You can't escape the feeling that Rockstar just isn't as good at a pure third-person shooter as it is with the open worlds of Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption, and in this linear context it's much harder to put up with its usual missteps in mechanics and difficulty.
Edge - 70
A surprisingly conservative game from Rockstar. Its absorption of cover mechanics makes Payne feel more familiar than he should, but even then his signature tricks are over a decade old. This is a game about a world-weary killer doing the only thing he knows how to, and for all its spectacular action beats there's something apt about Max's fatigue.
