New York under the blizzard, a broken cop, and time slowing down with every gunshot.

Max Payne reveals itself through its DNA. Controller feel puts it ahead of 89% of games, the urge to rediscover it ahead of 88%, art style ahead of 79%. The bullet time, the staging, the visual signature, it all stands out sharply. Against that, attachment stays low, ahead of 31% of titles, while fun and soundtrack hover around the middle. That's the tension: a game people love with a controller in hand and dream of reliving untouched, yet one that doesn't forge the emotional bond you'd expect from a story this dark. Still, watch out, several criteria rest on only one or two votes.

In the cinematic shooter, it's a landmark: few games left such a mark on the slow-motion gunplay. Its strength is in the feel and the style, not in lasting attachment.

So, who's it for? You, if you love noir crime, stylish slow motion and an experience that stays etched. Much less so if you want a character to tenderly bond with over time.