Wicked Toast
- Review, score: 4 out of 5. [Game Boy Advance]
- http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=135

GameSpy
- [85/100] Review of Xbox edition by Jason D'Aprile. "Strangely enough...the game actually feels more at home on a TV screen, and thanks to the Xbox's beefy hardware, Payne looks as good, if not better than its PC counterpart, and sounds fantastic.&quo
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/january02/maxpaynexbox/

Game Industry News
- Reviewed by John Breeden, score: 5 out of 5.
- http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=342

Gaming Trend
- Review of Game Boy Advance version. "The graphics and sound excel, and once you get used to the isometric view, the gameplay is fast and furious." Score: 89%
- http://www.gamingtrend.com/Reviews/review/review.php?ReviewID=81

GameZone
- Review of Windows version by Michael Lafferty. Includes screen shots. "This is a game that belongs on the shelf of any action/shooter game fan." Score: 9.7 out of 10.
- http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12089.htm

3D Action Planet
- Preview and screenshots by Missionyrd.
- http://www.3dactionplanet.com/features/firstlooks/maxpayne/

N-Insanity
- Review of Game Boy Advance version. Score: 8.5/10
- http://n-insanity.com/modules.php?module=reviews&id=89