Voodoo Extreme -- Early reports are that Max Payne is around a 12 hour game, which for today's market seems fairly average (NOLF took me 16 hours to win, Elite Force took 6, etc.) how much replay value does the game have, and do you think that 12 hours is really long enough to satisfy people?

Scott Miller -- For most players Max will be 12-20 hours, depending on their skill level. But, even if this sounds short to someone, these are high-quality hours, because the game is rich in detail and interactivity. Plus, there are secrets that will only be discovered by being very thorough and keen-eyed.

Once the game has been completed, a new, more difficult skill level is made available, plus something even more exciting: A mode we call, New York Minute. In this mode it’s a race against time because each level starts with a countdown timer of one minute, with an extra eight seconds earned per killed thug. There’s no time to think in this mode–it’s all instinct, and it’s the most tense gameplay I’ve experienced in a long time, probably since DOOM.

Finally, with all the tools Remedy is releasing (their entire set, including their breakthru-easy level editor, particle effects editor, character editor, and several more) we’re expecting new mods and levels available soon. In fact, to get the ball rolling, Remedy will release a few mods of their own soon after release.