AI companions can occasionally come to Max's aid, although their deaths do not affect the gameplay or story. The combat system has been improved for Max Payne 2 the player can arm Max with a secondary weapon such as a grenade or Molotov cocktail, and when near an enemy, Max can pistol whip them. When the maneuver is performed, Max jumps in a direction specified by the player, and although bullet time is activated while Max is in mid-air, this will not deplete the bullet time meter. To simulate the bullet time effect, Max can also execute a shoot-dodge maneuver. The meter will eventually increase when not in use, and can be replenished quickly by killing enemies.

When in use, the bullet time meter will decrease until it is either empty or the player disables bullet time mode.

In this mode, the screen's color changes to a sepia tone to act as a visual cue. Max Payne 2 allows the player to enable bullet time, a mode that slows time, while still allowing the player to aim in real-time, to give the player more time to determine what they want to do.

Max payne 2 for pc free