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+ | Music composers Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto returned to compose the game's soundtrack. It features cello performances by Apocalyptica member Perttu Kivilaakso. The game's end credits feature the song "Late Goodbye" by the band Poets of the Fall, the lyrics of which were based on a poem by Sam Lake.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne|title=Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne|date=2021-02-09}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:42, 9 February 2021
Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 14, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | North America, Contemporary |
Series | Max Payne |
Max Payne | |
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Max Payne | 2001 |
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 2003 |
Max Payne 3 | 2012 |
Max Payne 1&2 Remake | TBA |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check, 3 CD's Roms | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.01 is the latest version.
Unofficial patches
Dead Man Walking mode bonus chapters
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with the -skipstartup parameter[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\MP2_Init.ras[Note 1] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Remedy Entertainment\Max Payne 2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Max Payne 2 Savegames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 2] |
- 10 save slots + 2 quicksave slots + 1 autosave slot available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
- Can only be changed in the launcher
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Stretched | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or use the -window parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be improved by forcing 16x in the graphics card control panel. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Not applied when Bullet Time is active; Nvidia users see Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled. Use d3d8to9 on Windows 10. |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Uncapped frame rate causes minor issues. Physics objects and dead bodies jump more, NPCs may be knocked down by doors when opening them during scripted animations. [1] |
Field of view (FOV)
Use widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Use game's console command[citation needed] |
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- Changing the FOV causes visual glitches during some in-game cutscenes, and might turn the nightmare levels unplayable, since these sections of the game already alter the camera FOV.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- Graphical issues occur when using anti-aliasing.
MSAA[2] |
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Notes
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SGSSAA[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Quick save/load cannot be remapped (set to F5 and F9, respectively). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | [3] |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2.0 |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. For digital versions download this | |||
Russian | Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. |
Issues fixed
Application load error 5:0000065434
Set the Anti-aliasing to Off[citation needed] |
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The launcher does not start
Laptops using Nvidia Optimus must set the preferred graphics processor for Max Payne 2 to "Intel Integrated Graphics"[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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Error: setFullscreen - creating the device failed: E_FAIL
Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Exception in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files"
Reinstall the game on the C: drive[citation needed] |
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Error: Exception in startupInit: Directory \data not found
Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Reinstall the game to a folder without spaces in the folder path (e.g. C:\Games\MaxPayne2). |
(Steam) Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Game won't launch on AMD graphics cards, still shows up in task manager
Use the Unofficial startup hang patch[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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Roll back CCC drivers to Catalyst 12.6[citation needed] |
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See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core[citation needed] |
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Launcher starts, but game won't launch on Nvidia graphics cards, crashes and doesn't show up in task manager
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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Mods don't work
Make sure that version of the game contains few RAS archive files, instead of unpacked game files to folder "data". |
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Mouse hitches and stops oddly
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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Reshade/SweetFX doesn't work
- This problem occurs when using the Thirteen AG Widescreen Patch.
Use the d3d8to9 wrapper[citation needed] |
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Max/Mona suddenly runs continuously without pressing anything
See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D, Z3D Requires "D3D8to9" wrapper, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | DirectSound3D | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
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-screenshot | Works with Developer Keys. Allows taking screenshots with F3. |
-skipstartup | Skips the intro for Max Payne 2 and goes straight to the loading screen. |
-window | Shows Max Payne 2 in a window rather than full screen. |
-developer | Activates Developer Mode, which allows seeing the game's core input and output. Also enables the console (toggled with ~). |
-developerkeys | Activates Developer Keys, which allows access to special functions that commands doesn't allow. |
Modifications
- Epilepsy Accessibility Mod
- Payne Effects 3 (not recommended to use with EAX)
- Payne Evolution: Gameplay mod that emulates the mechanics closer to that of Max Payne 3 (not recommended to use with EAX)
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz AMD Duron 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Intel Celeron 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz AMD Duron 1.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible sound card |
Music
Music composers Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto returned to compose the game's soundtrack. It features cello performances by Apocalyptica member Perttu Kivilaakso. The game's end credits feature the song "Late Goodbye" by the band Poets of the Fall, the lyrics of which were based on a poem by Sam Lake.[4]
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Max Payne frame limit · Issue #568 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack
- ↑ Verified by User:Flang on 2019-07-21
- ↑ Joystick/Joypad support for Max Payne 2 on PC – Rockstar Support
- ↑ Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - last accessed on 2021-02-09