Part 51

Explore the in-game television shows in Max Payne 2, including Lords & Ladies, Address Unknown, Dick Justice, and more.

Max Payne 2 includes approximately 6 distinct TV shows. These range from costume dramas and psychological thrillers to parody and revenge dramas, adult movies, violent cartoons, and the News. Some of these programs have thematic connections to Max Payne's story.

Television Shows:

• Lords & Ladies: An 18th-century costume drama, this series is a continuation from the first Max Payne game. While more developed in Max Payne 2 with a Grand Finale in the final levels, the source material suggests a single episode from the first game was superior.
• Address Unknown: A psychological thriller about a protagonist escaping a mental institution and dealing with a doppelganger named John Mirra, who turns out to be himself. This series also appeared in the first Max Payne game and concludes with a Grand Finale in Max Payne 2.
  • Fun Facts:
    • Mona Sax resides in an abandoned funhouse themed after this show.
    • The face of the original Max Payne from the first game, which belongs to writer Sam Lake, is used for the protagonist of this show.
    • Typing "addressunknown.tv" into a web browser directs you to the Max Payne 2 website.
• Dick Justice: A parody of Max Payne's life, this new TV show depicts Dick Justice mirroring Max's journey from losing his wife to pursuing the criminal underworld, as seen in the first level of Max Payne 1.
  • Fun Facts:
    • The name "Dick Justice" originates from a commando enemy in Max Payne 1 who named his gun this.
    • "Dark Justice" was an early working title for Max Payne 1.
• The Adventures of Captain Baseball-bat Boy: A violent cartoon series featuring a kid superhero who uses a baseball bat as his weapon. In Max Payne 2, he battles the evil Maxwell's Demon to save his girlfriend, Bicyclehelmet Girl.