Max Payne 3: the 5 best tips

With our best tips for Max Payne 3, you will surely get through the game easier and save yourself a few frustrating moments.

Tip: Use Pain Killer specifically in Max Payne 3

Do not use your Pain Killer immediately if you are wounded.
Activate the Pain Killer shortly before death in a fight.
Then you will be put in slow motion and can kill the enemy who almost caught you.
This way you save yourself some pain killers and also get some light kills.

When you meet certain goals, you unlock extremely useful extras. We have summarized the most important additional content for you here.

Unlimited Pain Killer: Complete the game on "Hardcore" with free aim.
Unlimited ammunition: collect all golden weapon parts.
Bullet Cam on every kill: Find every clue in the game.
Unlimited Bullet Time: Achieve the gold medal rating in each level in arcade mode.
Unlock a new May Payne model: Complete the game on Old School difficulty.

In big battles, tactical action is particularly important.

Armored mercenaries are the most common enemy. The armor protects them from shots on the body.
So aim against armored mercenaries on the head in short bursts of fire. In this way you can hit precisely and do not consume more ammunition than necessary.
The slightly stronger units are fully armored police special forces. If you shoot him in the arm first, you will be unable to fire for a short time. Only then do you shoot the special forces in the head.

If you take cover in every fight, you are less vulnerable.
There are often some explosive barrels in the area. If you shoot them, they will explode. Use this to your advantage - but also be careful not to get close to such a barrel yourself.
If there is no enemy nearby, it is best not to detonate the barrels. You could use the barrels later. It also attracts opponents.
If possible, look for a kind of dead end in a fight. So you can only be attacked from one side. At the same time, you must also ensure that there is cover at all.

Use the bullet time cleverly - especially when the display is full:

In Bullet Time, time is slowed down and Max can move more freely. This way you can eliminate multiple enemies in a row without being damaged.
If the bullet time display is full, activate it at least briefly so that the bar can continue to grow.
Bullet time is particularly important when you face several opponents. Then you can take out mercenaries one by one before you die yourself.
If you use a Pain Killer shortly before death, the entire bullet time is used up. Then you are on your own for now.

Another practical tip will tell you how to proceed if you forget your Rockstar Social Club password.