showing 17 games

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Max Payne Take 2 Interactive;Gathering of Developers (Remedy Entertainment)2001Un shooter con un especial énfasis en el uso del entorno y sobretodo en el empleo de "tiempo bala" y de esquivas de todo tipo.
Además tiene una historia muy interesante y con elementos, como las viñetas o las fases oníricas, que le vienen como anillo al dedo para crear esa atmósfera miserable de una tragedia noir.

8 de 10***Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, and now hunted by cops and the mob. Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for a new breed of deep action game. Prepare for pain... Developed by Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms, Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting for his justice while uncovering plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard. Max Payne is an original third-person 3D game based on the MAX-FX engine, and uses photo-digitized textures, resulting in one of the most realistic looking games ever seen.***Max Payne is a cool game. Nice story line, good playing, especially when we have many mod to play. 5 Stars for Max Payne.

[zbig13]***The first action game to approach Half-Life in terms of playability. Impressive originality, such as Bullet Time, made it a benchmark game for 2001, improving on Half-Life in many fields, yet still not fully attracting the support the former got.
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Mafia Gathering of Developers;Take 2 Interactive (Illusion Softworks)2002This third-person 3-D action game takes place in a fictional city named Lost Heaven - a cross between New York and Chicago - and is about the daily life of a gangster from the '30s. More than 60 vehicles are available to drive through the 12 miles of environment; stop your car and get out whenever and wherever your want. Use weapons such as a Tommy gun, a Smith & Wesson model 27 Magnum, a pump-action shotgun, a baseball bat, or Molotov cocktails.***Mafia brings the 1930's underworld to life in this 3rd person 3D action game. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed footsoldier to the envied and feared Made Man in an era of big bands, zoot suits and Model T's. Take on the role of a hitman, enforcer, getaway driver and more in your struggle for respect, money and power within the Salieri Family. labelimagesubject
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Take 2 Interactive;Rockstar Games (Remedy Entertainment)2003En cuanto a la jugabilidad, mejora y pule todo lo visto en el anterior juego.
Sin embargo, peca de un argumento ya demasiado noir y poco creíble, con una fuerte carga fílmica que no le favorece mucho.

7 de 10***Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne delivers the most intense gameplay experience imaginable. The fierce, yet stylish action sequences and slow-motion gunplay that has become synonymous with Max Payne is back and better than ever. New and enhanced moves and options provide breathtaking cinematic game play. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne raises the bar on action games all over again.
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Condemned  Sega (Monolith Productions)2005[b]crazed sentients[/b] — [spoiler=Show spoiler;Hide spoiler]almost all humans you see have been driven insane by some infrasound that has been killing the birds.[/spoiler]
[b]achievements[/b] — Unlocks concept art and videos. Granted for completing levels, finding and collecting dead birds and metal plates (the metal plates especially are well hidden) and some special objects, from performing some feats in either firearm or melee combat, and one for playing the game through with only melee weapons.***The game was banned in Germany and all copies confiscated on basis of [url=http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/StGB.htm#131]StGB §131[/url].***[spoiler=Birds;Hide bird tip]Birds can be found by following either the buzzing of flies or the squawking/flapping of live ones. Usually few birds are found by the help of a cinematic showing them - during conversation or just the camera passing by an angle from which they're visible - or the game allowing you to use the smell-o-detector (or whatever) to locate them.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Metal plates;Hide metal plate tip]Metal plates are surrounded by black scribbles of eyes and the occasional bird, but mostly just eyes.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Special;Hide special item tip]There's also one special item in each(?) level in the form of a TV with VCR nearby. These are usually in some side room or similar which easily go unnoticed and have no clear markers to guide you there (than perhaps the static sound coming from the TV).[/spoiler]
Effectively all these challenge your ability to investigate and explore the levels to the fullest taking cues from audio and visual stimuli which the game uses quite brilliantly.***Working title: The Dark
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Fahrenheit  Atari (Quantic Dream)2005
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[12]***[b]censored[/b] - The US release was renamed to Indigo Prophecy to avoid confusion with Fahrenheit 9/11 movie as well as removing sex scenes and some other undefined "adult" content, this was done to get the game lower than Adults Only rating.***GUILT IS A CHILLING FEELING

In the men's room of a diner a mysterious murder takes place. The murderer is an ordinary man. He has no idea who his victim is...
But this isn't an isolated incident. All over New York regular people are killing total strangers. The only link between the killings is that they all show the same ritual patterns.

Become the four key characters to control the story in your own way. The murderer: Lucas Kane. The smouldering detective: Carla Valenti. The NYPD Agent: Tyler Miles. And the murderer's brother and Priest: Markus Kane.

Discover the truth: why did you kill him? What made you do it? And who is controlling the murderers? This is a unique chance to run from the police and hide from yourself. Welcome to a new form of video game...
[Box blurb]
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Saints Row 2 THQ (Volition)2009Saints Row 2 brings true freedom to open-world gaming. Players can play as who they want, how they want, and with whomever they want in this sequel to the much acclaimed and tremendously successful Saints Row. labelimagesubject
Mafia II  2K Games (2K Czech)2010Un juego que, aunque con una jugabilidad "sanbox" al estilo GTA, presenta una argumento más serio y sobretodo una recreación tan bonita como inmersiva de los mediados del S.XX en EEUU.

In short: third person action/driving sandbox in the 40s-50s.

Pros:
Great atmosphere and details, especially in cars.
Great jazz and rock music
Collectables that are worth the time to search them

Cons:
The action is too often limited for a videogame, too filmic.
Very limited choices in the story

6 of 10***[b]DLC add-ons:[/b]
* Jimmy's Vendetta
* Greaser Pack
* Renegade Pack
* Vegas Pack
* War Hero Pack
* Joe's Adventure***[b]Minimum:[/b]
* Windows XP w/ SP2, Vista or 7
* 3 GHz Pentium D or Athlon 64 X2 3600+ CPU
* 1.5 GB RAM
* GeForce 8600 or Radeon HD2600 Pro GPU
* 8 GB HD space

[b]Recommended:[/b]
* 2.4 GHz quad-core CPU
* 2 GB RAM
* GeForce 9800 GTX or Radeon HD 3870 GPU
* 10 GB HD space
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L.A. Noire  Rockstar Games (Team Bondi;Rockstar Leeds)2011Originally announced in 2004 with release date in 2007, earning its long time status as vaporware.***Una interesante aventura gráfica-juego de acción.

Es una historia noir muy fílmica, y la tecnología de caras realistas es digna de ver en acción.

En pocas palabras, es como jugar una película. Recuerda al Alan Wake (el cual es como jugar un libro de suspense) Y además puedes ser un LTA (Legal Theft Auto)

7 de 10***Although the game has some action segments (shooting, chasing, etc.), these are optional. The game will offer to skip them if you fail them a few times. Most of the game focuses on performing police investigator-like duties, finding evidence, examining evidence, interrogating witnesses and suspects, etc.

This is also probably one of the few games that fit both action and adventure genres but isn't action-adventure.
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Saints Row: The Third  THQ (Volition)2011Uno de los sandbox más divertidos y absurdos que existen.
Además de un multijugador para morirse de risa.
Gangsta en estado puro.

8 de 10***Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you.

The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to Steelport, a once-proud metropolis reduced to a struggling city of sin under Syndicate control.

Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most out- landish gameplay scenarios ever seen, igniting a city-wide war that will set Steelport on fire. Strap it on.
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Law & Order: Legacies Telltale Games2012Play the show as police who investigate crime and then as district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. labelminimizesubject
Omerta: City of Gangsters Kalypso Media (Haemimont Games)2013Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City. Starting with small jobs, his character recruits a gang and expands his empire by taking territory from other gangsters. Eventually he establishes his own crime syndicate and becomes the de facto ruler of Atlantic City.

Key Features
* Historically accurate representation of Atlantic City and its landmarks
* Strategic gameplay allows city overview, planning, expansion and gathering of intel
* Turn-based tactical combat with a cover system and stealth action
* 15 unique player controlled characters each with unique personalities and backgrounds
* A RPG system for development of player characters and managing their equipment
* Competitive and cooperative multiplayer mode with persistent gangs
* 15+ hours of gameplay in a single play-through
* 20 unique maps visualizing the various districts of Atlantic City
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Saints Row IV  Deep Silver (Volition)2013Sandbox en estado puro, similar al Saints Row The Third (incluso la ciudad es la misma), pero con muchas más misiones secundarias y con el añadido de ser más absurdamente divertido que nunca gracias a su elemento insigne: ahora "The Boss" tiene poderes.
Y los enemigos son lo suficientemente duros para que, a pesar de todas tus abilidades y arsenal, suponga un mínimo reto completar las misiones.

8 de 10***The US President must save the Earth from alien overlord Zinyak using an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons in the wildest open world game ever. The epic conclusion to the game that changed all the rules!
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Noir Syndrome Glass Knuckle Games2014 labelimageminimize
WATCH_DOGS  Ubisoft (Ubisoft Montreal;Ubisoft Reflections)2014 labelimageminimize
Murdered: Soul Suspect Square Enix;Eidos Interactive (Airtight Games)2014HE HARDEST MURDER TO SOLVE IS YOUR OWN.

Murdered: Soul Suspect is a supernatural detective thriller which challenges players to solve possibly the hardest case of all... their own murder.

When Ronan O’Connor, a detective with a chequered past, gets caught up in a violent burglary, his life is brought to an untimely end by a brutal and relentless killer.

Shocked to find himself in the afterlife, his only escape from the limbo world of ‘Dusk’ is to uncover the truth behind his killer, track him down and bring him to justice using his detective instinct and new-found supernatural abilities.

As Ronan, you have the freedom to explore the modern-day town of Salem: its New England-style wooden houses, narrow streets, gothic churches and mental asylum for clues. Battle demonic spirits to save your soul and uncover the shocking revelations about who is responsible for your death.
[Steam Store]***Una aventura gráfica de carácter noir/policiaco, donde debes encontrar todas las pistas para resolver diversos casos e inferir muchas veces soluciones en ausencia de ellas, con un énfasis en la exploración que resulta muy gratificante.

Tiene además algunas fases de sigilo sencillas que le dan un poco de variedad, y pequeños elementos como el leer pensamientos o el poseer felinos confieren al juego un encanto único.

8 de 10
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HITMAN Feral Interactive2017 labelminimizeminimize
Saints Row: The Third -Remastered-  Deep Silver (Sperasoft)2020 labelminimizeminimize
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