Aside from the fact that there’s two of you holding out against the masses, rather than one lone outsider, there’s a key difference between the two sides. It’s a mode that you’ve probably played at some point in your gaming career, but Max Payne 3 has made a few subtle but important alterations to the norm. If another player manages to take one of the pair out, they respawn as the slain character, and the round continues. Max and Passos hold out for as long as they can, scoring points for every gangster they kill. The first player to score a kill becomes Max Payne, and the next person they kill respawns as his sidekick, Passos. In a nutshell, the round starts with everyone on equal footing. It’s a riff on that fairly uncommon match type – think Juggernaut in Halo – where everyone gangs up on one player, who’s the only person who can score. Welcome to Payne Killer – one of the more unusual modes available in Max Payne 3’s multiplayer. Hell, you could be Max yourself, if you get your act together. Don’t be too sad, though: in a moment, another Max will show his face. Max is dead, and now you’re patting down his body so that you can go through his wallet. A few seconds ago he was shot in the neck by a girl with an afro wearing hot pants and a gas mask.
