Prologue (The American Dream) is the first chapter of Max Payne and The American Dream. In 1998, three years prior to the chapter Roscoe Street Station, Max was a detective for the NYPD. Alex Balder being one of Max's closest friends, attempts to get him to work for the DEA with him, but Payne. Unreal world.

Contents PlotThe game opens with a cutscene of with, reminiscing on regrets and the past. As they share a kiss, the surround their location at. The story then redirects to hours earlier, as Max is hospitalized due to severe gunshot wounds; the result of an as-of-yet unknown confrontation.After Max stabilizes, he awakens in a hospital bed, reflecting on the events that had put him there. He climbs out of the bed, puts his clothes on, and begins to make his way towards the exit, all while experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations likely brought on due to his head trauma and still being under the influence of the drugs he had been given during his hospital stay.

Shortly after making his way through a few rooms for patients, Max finds a ringing phone and hears from his past, then a is heard reporting that the that was brought in was declared dead on arrival and the body is being brought instead to the morgue.Max then goes into a nearby operating room and finds a dead janitor with a gun laying next to him, and at that moment an armed man walks into the room communicating with someone about killing Max. As Payne announces himself and commands the would-be assassin to freeze, the criminal begins to open fire on him, but he isn't fast enough and Max takes him out. After leaving the room, he reaches the reception area and takes an elevator down to a lower floor to exit the hospital.The elevator doors opens to reveal a few hospital staff and Max's boss, Homicide lieutenant.

Bravura begins both questioning and accusing Payne of killing the detective currently in the morgue, but before Max responds with more than a few words, Bravura is shot in front of him by another. The shooter then begins shooting at Max as he attempts to close the elevator doors, but the commando then shoots a nearby oxygen tank, sending the exploding canister into the adjacent elevator car and severely damaging both elevators.

Max survives the explosion and gets out of the wrecked elevator from below and walks into the morgue area of the hospital.As Max stands over the body of his former colleague, the story shifts back to Max and Mona in, with Max remembering that the incident at the hospital wasn't really the beginning of. Instead he concludes that the events which led to his current situation began even earlier, and the chapter ends.Enemies Encountered. (cutscene)Other Character Appearances. (cutscene). (cutscene). Hospital staff (cutscene).

(voice). (voice). (voice). (cutscene). (cutscene)Trivia. The hospital portion of this chapter is continued in the first chapter of Part III:. After killing the first enemy, Max will run out of the room and into a hallway.

Across from the door Max used to enter the hallway is a glass window, and on the window are several drawings which are roughly-drawn representations of several important plot points in the. One of the drawings has the name 'Rose' with the age written as five. Big story little heroes game. This is a reference to Max's daughter, who would be five years old in 2003 if she was still alive.Gallery.

Contents PlotIn 1998, three years prior to the chapter, Max was a detective for the. Being one of Max's closest friends, attempts to get him to work for the with him, but Payne says undercover work would be too much for him and his family.

When Max gets, he is puzzled by the silence and no response from his wife,. Max cautiously traverses through his home and finds a strange 'V' and syringe graffiti written on a wall. As Max continues he hears his phone ring, and after answering and telling the mystery person on the phone to call 911, they tell the detective that they cannot help him, and the person then hangs up on him.Max enters his living room and begins to walk upstairs, and once on the second story landing, he hears Michelle yelling and his baby crying. Max shouts for Michelle but she is in too much danger to respond. Max attempts to run through the bathroom door but finds the door obstructed, and Michelle is killed moments later. He then proceeds towards room and a bursts through the door, and Max tells him to drop the gun; he refuses to do so, and proceeds to try and kill Payne.

The crazed gunman is taken down by Max, and another test subject comes out but he is also killed. Max rushes to his baby's room, only to find his daughter has been shot dead. After being filled with contrition for a brief moment, Max continues towards his bedroom as he hears another test subject in the room shout 'THE FLESH OF FALLEN ANGELS!!!'

Max gets into the room and quickly shoots the last gunman, but he is too late as his wife is already lying dead on the bed they shared. Filled with despair, Max screams as he holds his wife's body in his arms.After the incident, Max contacts to notify him of his transfer to the DEA. It takes three years before they make any progress in the, but Max finally gets a tip that of the is trafficking. Max begins his quest for revenge on whoever sent Valkyr test subjects to his house.Characters.Weapons.Hidden Weapons.

A can be found in the cabinet opposite the ringing phone. There is a in the office room on the second floor.Obtainable Accomplishments.