The Max Payne games are presented from a third-person view, and focus on heavy gunfights and shootouts, with the player being able to hold several weapons from various classes, including handguns, sub-machine guns, assault rifles and shotguns. The games, however, had moderated commercial success, despite managing to sell more than 7.5 million copies since the release of the first title. The franchise enjoys critical acclaim from reviewers, with each of its main games holds scores of high 80s on MetaCritic. The different premises follow the life of the titular protagonist, Max Payne, a man with a history full of tragedies. The franchise is well-known for its shooter gameplay and complex storylines in a film noir style. The first two games were developed by the third-party company Remedy Entertainment, with Rockstar being the franchise's publishers the third, and so far, last game in the series was developed by Rockstar's own studio, Rockstar Vancouver. Max Payne is a series of third-person shooter videogames and a franchise of third-person action games, owned by Rockstar Games.
