Part 36

Explore the hidden details and references in Max Payne 2's Part 36, including graphic novel dialogue variations and chapter-specific easter eggs.

In the Ending Graphic Novel of the level, Jim Bravura says the following to Max Payne: "What next? A kid with a bag full of guns and a head full of videogames turns the house into a shooting gallery. Breaks my heart."

However, if you killed the Old & the Innocent People in the previous two Chapters, Jim Bravura will add: "Innocent People got killed. You didn't do your job, Payne. To protect and serve isn't just bullshit hype."

Chapter 6: A Linear Sequence of Scares

1) Address Unknown Theme

The funhouse is based on the TV show Address Unknown, which is seen on TV throughout the game.

2) Photo on the Billboard

In the level's opening cut-scene, the entrance door billboard features the face of the original Max Payne from the first game, who is also the game's writer, Sam Lake.

3) The Flesh of Fallen Angels #1

After exiting a revolving tunnel into a yard with cardboard cars, the words "The Flesh of Fallen Angels" are written on a wall. This is a reference to a phrase Max Payne used in the first game to describe his wife's body, and it appears in other levels.

4) She had Dyed her Hair Red

After taking the cage-elevator, a cut-scene shows a large needle-like object swinging towards you. Behind this object, the phrase "She had Dyed her Hair Red" can be found on the wall, carrying similar implications to the previous reference.

5) Photo of the Sax Sisters

A photo of the twin sisters, Mona & Lisa (Punchinello), can be found on a small table opposite the TV in Mona's place, to the right of the Dick Justice poster.

6) Kung Fu Poster

Near the end of the level, in Mona Sax's hideout, a poster in the gym area advertises the movie "The Dragon" starring Kenneth Yeung. Yeung created the famous "Kung Fu" mod for the first Max Payne, and the poster pays tribute to his work.

7) "Late Goodbye" by "Poets of the Fall" #2

The game's theme song, "Late Goodbye" by "Poets of the Fall," can be heard in this level. Wait outside the bathroom to hear Mona Sax humming the tune.

Chapter 7: The Million Dollar Question

1) In memoriam (eerie)

After entering a room with cleaners, kill them and jump out the window into the lift. Descend the scaffoldings. Near a lower window, blast the cleaner inside with a shotgun. Instead of entering, walk along the ledge to the left. An open window with a faint light inside reveals an eerie sight.

1) A Secret GTA 2D Scene

This secret is found in Part 1 Chapter 7, "The Million Dollar Question" level. It must be done strictly after killing all enemies in the level, and without using the television.