Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, a third-person shooter video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games, was released.
Rockstar Games officially announced the development of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a sequel to the original Max Payne game.
Development period for Max Payne 2 by Remedy Entertainment, focusing on improved gameplay, graphics, and story continuation from the original game.
Max Payne re-enlists in the New York Police Department, being assigned to the homicide division.
Max encounters Mona Sax during an investigation; their complex relationship begins amid the case.
Max and Mona uncover a conspiracy involving the secretive Valkyr drug and a political cover-up.
Mona is targeted in an assassination attempt, intensifying Max’s resolve to uncover the truth.
Evidence reveals Senator Woden's connection to the Valkyr conspiracy and criminal activities.
Max and Mona face off against Woden’s forces in a violent encounter at a secluded mansion.
In a climactic moment, Mona is seemingly killed, deeply affecting Max.
Max confronts and kills Senator Woden, ending the immediate threat posed by the Valkyr conspiracy.
Max reflects on the losses and cost of the investigation, cementing his sense of personal tragedy.
