There are video games that are fun, and then there are video games that leave a scar on your psyche—in the best possible way. For those of us who grew up during the golden era of PC gaming (roughly 1998–2004), Max Payne was a revolution. But its sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne , released in 2003 by Remedy Entertainment, was something else entirely.

"I had a dream of my wife. She was dead. But it was alright."

The opening line remains one of the best in gaming history: "The past is a puzzle, like a broken mirror. As you piece it together, you cut yourself. Your image keeps shifting. And you change with it."