Max Payne™ is the long-awaited, third-person action shooter game based in New York's grimy underworld. The game features a strong storyline about a man who is framed for murder and now is hunted by cops and the mob. Players assume the role of Max, an undercover cop, who is fighting for justice while uncovering plot twists and enemies in a gritty underworld of New York during the century's worst blizzard. The high intensity gunplay combined with realistic particle physics and moment-to-moment movie sequences illuminate the action and take gaming realism to new heights. A unique feature called "bullet time", first introduced in the blockbuster movie, The Matrix, plays a key part in the game. When gamers perform certain dives or rolls, they can slow time, which offers a great advantage in battle.