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Max Payne is the main character and protagonist from the neo-noir video game series of the same name. Max was introduced in the 2001 third-person shooter ''Max Payne'', which was written by Sam Lake and developed by Remedy Entertainment. The game's publisher, 3D Realms, intended Max to serve as the "foundation of a new gaming franchise". In the first game the character was portrayed by Lake, with Timothy Gibbs and James McCaffrey later taking over the role, and consistently voiced by McCaffrey. Mark Wahlberg portrayed Max in the film adaptation. The first game in the series presents the story as retold by Max from his point of view, while the first sequel, ''Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'', alternates between his and that of the femme fatale character Mona Sax. In the original ''Max Payne'', Max is an NYPD police officer and an undercover special agent for the DEA. Max becomes a vigilante following the murder of his family and later the murder of his police partner, which he was framed for. Later, he returns to the service as a detective, before his life is soon shattered again by death and betrayal. At the start of ''Max Payne 3'' by Rockstar Games, he finds himself employed as a bodyguard for Rodrigo Branco, a wealthy man in Brazil. Max Payne has been very well received by media and general audience alike, being widely acclaimed as one of top video game antiheroes and even overall best characters in the history of video games. ==Character development== In the creation of Max Payne, the publisher 3D Realms "wanted to develop another strong character that would be the foundation for a new gaming franchise, much like we (Realms ) had done with Duke Nukem." The titular character of ''Max Payne'' was originally named Max Heat, and 3D Realms spent over $20,000 worldwide trademarking this name before someone at the company suggested the last name Payne, which was immediately adopted.〔 He was modeled after Sam Lake (Sami Järvi), who wrote the game's story and script for the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment.〔 Lake also dressed up and played this role for the graphic novel-style cutscenes.〔 For ''Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'', however, Lake declined the role. Due to having a much larger budget this time, the developers were able to hire professional actors, choosing Timothy Gibbs to be the new model for Max.〔 In both games, Max's voice actor was James McCaffrey.〔 McCaffrey recalled: "Originally, I’d worked on a show called ''Swift Justice'', and there were some similarities between the two characters in terms of them both having experienced some family tragedy and were familiar with the concept of vengeance, but there weren’t any specific characters that Max is based on."〔 In an early announcement from Rockstar Games (the franchise's new developer and publisher) Max's voice actor was to be recast with an older actor. In the end, however, McCaffrey did return to the role of Max in ''Max Payne 3'', for which he also provided the motion capture material. McCaffrey said that performing motion capture helped match the dialogue to the scenes and compared it to "having to act in ''Avatar''." Payne's look changed significantly for the third game, featuring an older, bald and bearded Max; this move received an overwhelmingly negative reception. In response, Rockstar Games made changes to the game, as Max's appearance shifts over the course of the game, including his 'classic' appearance during flashbacks of his time in New Jersey. According to Rockstar's Sam Houser, "This is Max as we've never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever." McCaffrey compared Max in the third game to Charles Bronson's character Paul Kersey in the film ''Death Wish''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Max Payne (character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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