The second is the way play it. It involves pausing the action, detaching the lens from Max’s shoulder, and flying through the walls of New York’s grimy underbelly.

If you have ever played Max Payne 2 and wished you could look just a little higher to see the skybox, or wanted to see what Mona Sax looks like from the other side of the cutscene, you need the .

The first is the way Remedy intended: diving through doorways in slow motion, dual Berettas blazing, following the tragic, rain-soated narrative of New York’s saddest cop. It is a masterpiece of cinematic third-person shooting.

The game is only about 6 hours long. But once you unlock the camera, you might spend another 6 hours just flying around the police station, watching the rain fall from angles James Cameron would envy.