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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Guide

2003 · Noir third-person shooter

Game guides

Find the guide you need
GuideWhat you will find
Max fires in a courtyard as an explosion sends debris into the air.Bullet Time guideUnderstand the sequel’s slow-motion changes and how to keep an aggressive fight under control.
Max and Mona hold pistols side by side in publisher character imagery.Weapons guideCompare the sequel’s weapons and choose an answer for close rooms, elevated enemies and distant targets.
Max fires while diving sideways inside a warehouse.Campaign and Mona guideFollow the three-part story and understand how Mona’s playable sections connect with Max’s route.
Max raises a sawed-off shotgun in a wet urban alley.Alternate ending unlockQuick answer for the hidden ending, the difficulty chain and the sequel’s timed challenge modes.
Max fires in a courtyard as an explosion sends debris into the air.CharactersIdentify the key people and factions in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, their roles and the relationships that matter during the campaign.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Use the stronger slow-motion rhythmDefeats intensify Bullet Time and help sustain a controlled attack.
Check who you controlMax and Mona sections connect across the same events.
Replay for the alternate endingThe hidden ending requires completing Dead on Arrival.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
Max PaynePlayable detectiveBack in the NYPD, Max follows a murder investigation that reunites him with Mona.
Mona SaxPlayable contract killerA fugitive whose relationship with Max is central to the story.
Vladimir LemCriminal contactA returning figure whose business and ambitions intersect with the investigation.
Vinnie GognittiMobsterAn anxious criminal caught in the escalating conflict.
Valerie WintersonNYPD detectiveMax’s colleague with her own involvement in the case.
Alfred WodenReturning power brokerA figure whose past arrangements remain relevant to the new conflict.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Alternate ending unlockBeat Dead on Arrival for the alternate ending →

Pictures All pictures →

Max fires in a courtyard as an explosion sends debris into the air.
Max fires in a courtyard as an explosion sends debris into the air.
Max and Mona hold pistols side by side in publisher character imagery.
Max and Mona hold pistols side by side in publisher character imagery.
Max fires while diving sideways inside a warehouse.
Max fires while diving sideways inside a warehouse.
Max raises a sawed-off shotgun in a wet urban alley.
Max raises a sawed-off shotgun in a wet urban alley.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com