Praise focused on its action and story, while criticism targeted its short length. Video game critics gave Max Payne 2 highly positive reviews. Reinstated after the events of the previous game, he reunites with Mona Sax, they set out to resolve a conspiracy of death and betrayal. In Max Payne 2, the player controls Max Payne, a detective for the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games.