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MacGamez has posted a preview of Max Payne, the hard-boiled first-person shooter coming to the Mac from MacSoft and Feral Interactive.

Here's a brief excerpt:

Max Payne is trying to fill a neglected niche: it's a third-person game, it's got a powerful storyline, it's got all the violence anyone could want in a shooter, but the biggest factor setting it apart from other games in the 3D action genre is the utter grubby realism of its setting. I strongly feel that gamers who have been playing in dungeons, pyramids and sci-fi castles are ready to take a bite of the real world.

Leaving the beaten trail, Remedy decided during the development process that Max Payne will be single-player only, with no networking options. While the lack of a multiplayer mode has been a major weakness in many games in the past, it has also allowed some developers to focus more intently on creating fiercer, deeper solo experiences.

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