Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Windows received the game in October 2003, Xbox in November, and PlayStation 2 in December.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · First released 25 November 2003 (NTSC-U) · Last updated 18 October 2026

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne box art

Platform: PS2
Regions: NTSC-U
PAL
Serial: All6 serials
Emulator: PCSX2

Texture packs: 0
Widescreen: 6
60 fps: 6
Game fixes: 11

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Widescreen 16:9
For 6 releases: SLUS-20814, SLES-51954, SLES-52256, SLES-52336, SLES-52337 and SLES-52338
Widescreen: built into PCSX2, nothing to download.
Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window, or for every game at once with the Apply Widescreen Patches setting.
50/60 FPS
For PAL only · SLES-51954, SLES-52256, SLES-52336, SLES-52337 and SLES-52338
60 fps: built into PCSX2, nothing to download.
Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

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Widescreen patches 6 items

All built into PCSX2

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window, or for every game at once with the Apply Widescreen Patches setting.

All 6 patch files were working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

Widescreen patches built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
Widescreen 16:9`SLUS-20814`, `SLES-52256`, `SLES-52336`, `SLES-52337`, `SLES-52338`: Enable enhanced native widescreen. (Original widescreen uses vertical cropping; Enhanced expands the horizontal view.)`SLES-51954`: Corrects display cropping to 16:9.	Show `SLUS-20814`NTSC-U Show `SLES-51954`PAL Show `SLES-52256`PAL Show `SLES-52336`PAL Show `SLES-52337`PAL Show `SLES-52338`PAL	PeterDelta, Arapapa & CRASHARKI	6 patch files Patch file for `SLUS-20814` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLUS-20814 Patch file for `SLES-51954` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-51954 Patch file for `SLES-52256` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52256 Patch file for `SLES-52336` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52336 Patch file for `SLES-52337` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52337 Patch file for `SLES-52338` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52338

PlayStation 2 widescreen patches for other games

60 fps patches 6 items

All built into PCSX2

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

All 6 patch files were working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

60 fps patches built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
50/60 FPSMight need EE Overclock (300%).	Show `SLES-51954`PAL Show `SLES-52256`PAL Show `SLES-52336`PAL Show `SLES-52337`PAL Show `SLES-52338`PAL	PeterDelta	5 patch files Patch file for `SLES-51954` on github.com Report a problem with 50/60 FPS for SLES-51954 Patch file for `SLES-52256` on github.com Report a problem with 50/60 FPS for SLES-52256 Patch file for `SLES-52336` on github.com Report a problem with 50/60 FPS for SLES-52336 Patch file for `SLES-52337` on github.com Report a problem with 50/60 FPS for SLES-52337 Patch file for `SLES-52338` on github.com Report a problem with 50/60 FPS for SLES-52338
60 FPSMight need EE Overclock (300%).	Show `SLUS-20814`NTSC-U	asasega	Patch file on github.com Report a problem with 60 FPS

PlayStation 2 60 fps patches for other games

Game fixes 11 items

All built into PCSX2

Patches that fix a bug or a rendering problem, built into the emulator.

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

All 11 patch files were working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

Game fixes built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
480p ModeSDTV 480p mode at start.	Show `SLES-51954`PAL Show `SLES-52256`PAL Show `SLES-52336`PAL Show `SLES-52337`PAL Show `SLES-52338`PAL	PeterDelta	5 patch files Patch file for `SLES-51954` on github.com Report a problem with 480p Mode for SLES-51954 Patch file for `SLES-52256` on github.com Report a problem with 480p Mode for SLES-52256 Patch file for `SLES-52336` on github.com Report a problem with 480p Mode for SLES-52336 Patch file for `SLES-52337` on github.com Report a problem with 480p Mode for SLES-52337 Patch file for `SLES-52338` on github.com Report a problem with 480p Mode for SLES-52338
Remove BlackbarsRemoves black bars in cutscenes.	Show `SLUS-20814`NTSC-U Show `SLES-51954`PAL Show `SLES-52256`PAL Show `SLES-52336`PAL Show `SLES-52337`PAL Show `SLES-52338`PAL	PeterDelta, PeterDelta; ported by CRASHARKI	6 patch files Patch file for `SLUS-20814` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLUS-20814 Patch file for `SLES-51954` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLES-51954 Patch file for `SLES-52256` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLES-52256 Patch file for `SLES-52336` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLES-52336 Patch file for `SLES-52337` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLES-52337 Patch file for `SLES-52338` on github.com Report a problem with Remove Blackbars for SLES-52338

Creators 2 creators

PeterDelta22 items
asasega1 item

About this game 7 releases

Releases
Serial	Platform	Region	Region code	Release date
`SLUS-20814`	PlayStation 2	NTSC-U	`NTSC-U`	2 December 2003
`SLES-51954`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-E`	Not known
`SLES-52256`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-E-S`	Not known
`SLES-52336`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-E-G`	Not known
`SLES-52337`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-E-F`	Not known
`SLES-52338`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-E-I`	Not known
No serial	XBOX	NTSC-U		25 November 2003

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