Part 52

Dive into the dream levels of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. Explore the television shows featured in Part 52, including 'A Binary Choice,' 'Dearest of All My Friends,' and 'One-Armed Bandit.'

Part 52 of the Max Payne 2 guide delves into the various television shows that appear within the game's dream levels. These shows often reflect or comment on the events of the story, occurring within Max Payne's subconscious.

Fun Facts:

• The show features Zombie Demons from Outer Space.
• This show is based on the Captain Baseball-bat Boy Newspaper Comic Strip from the first Max Payne game.
• Movie posters of "Zombie from Outer Space" from the first game have appeared in this show.

Max Heat 7: An Adult Late-Night Movie

An advertisement for "Max Heat 7" is shown early in the game, and players will eventually see this movie in Part 3, Chapter 3. "Max Heat" was an early working title for the first Max Payne game, and related magazines appeared in the first game.

NYCNN News

Kyra Silver, the newsreader for NYCNN News Channel, provides information about public and police perceptions of the game's events. At the end of the game, in Alfred Woden's office, a TV can show news confirming Jim Bravura's survival.

Television Shows in the Dream Levels

Various television shows appear in the dream levels, relating to the game's events. While some may reflect actual story occurrences, all are presented as occurring within Max Payne's subconscious.

• A Binary Choice (2nd Dream Level / Part 3 Prologue): This show, seen after being transported to Police Station Lock-up Cells, is a rehash of the ending graphic novel from Part 2: Chapter 6. Its title is taken from Part 2's title.
• Dearest of All My Friends (3rd Dream Level / Part 3 Chapter 6): This is a quiz show featuring Vladimir Lem and Vinnie Gognitti. Vinnie, trapped in a bomb-rigged Captain Baseball-bat Boy costume, must answer questions from Vladimir Lem. The show's title is based on Vladimir Lem's catchphrase. A question about the creator of Maxwell's Demon is a potential tribute to Sam Lake, the game's writer. The Captain Baseball-bat Boy toy next to the TV also explodes.
• One-Armed Bandit (3rd Dream Level / Part 3 Chapter 6): In this show, Vladimir Lem proposes to Mona Sax that they rule the NY Underworld together. Mona refuses and shoots him in the arm. The show's title is derived from a line Mona Sax says in Part 2, Prologue.