How Remedy was able to make a game that's this good and has that has aged so little is beyond me. Seeping with charm and action, Max Payne is a timeless classic that deserves to be remembered and praised alongside contemporary innovators like Half-Life and HALO: CE. Bullet Time and Shootdodging never became old throughout my whole playthrough, and the chaotic shootouts feel superb throughout. Combine that with a somewhat cheesy but sincere noir story, and you get a really special game. Only a few hiccups in level design and the annoying dream sections held this game back for me.