This game doesn't get the respect it deserves. It's non stop action from start to finish, like an 80s action movie
Rockstar is entirely to blame for that...
They made a phenomenal singleplayer game, arguably the GOAT TPS yet made a dumbass decision to push a multiplayer component the fanbase never asked for...
There was no reason whatsoever to push multiplayer over singleplayer for Max Payne..This has ALWAYS been a singleplayer franchise yet all the DLC was multiplayer specific...When you push the multiplayer component over singleplayer with DLC you better make sure the multiplayer is good enough to maintain a large player base...MP3 multiplayer was surprisingly enjoyable but it was never good enough to maintain a large player base...It had too many flaws for competitive play, hence why it died down so quickly and the game was quickly forgotten because all the new DLC was multiplayer specific...
No matter how good the game is, there is only so many times you can beat story mode before you get bored...If they focused more on building on the SP experience with some quality DLC like they did with GTA IV episodes this game would have been more highly regarded like it should been...