Max Payne Cheats and Secrets (Xbox)

Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose. A fugitive, undercover cop framed for murder, he is now hunted by cops—and by the mob. With his back against the wall, Max is fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for a new breed of deep-action game. Prepare for Payne … Developed by Remedy Entertainment and Neo for the Xbox, and produced by 3D Realms, Max Payne is a relentless, story-driven game about a man on the edge. Help him fight for justice, while uncovering plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard.

Secret Room on Parking Garage Level
Just before you go down the first ramp (you're still outside), jump on the barrels to the right of the entrance. Next, hop on the small AC jutting out of the wall, then onto the roof. Shoot at the wall to your right until it falls away, and go into the room; then drop down the grate into the hidden room. Inside are some supplies, and if you use the radio, you can listen to some of the developers talk a bit.

Armed Rats
In Part 1 Chapter 2, at the very beginning, throw a grenade (you must cheat to have one) in the hole in the brick wall in front of you. A new objective should appear if you select Show Objectives. I had declared a war against rats. Now continue the level pass the sewer and then up the stairs. There you will find rats that will shoot at you.

Level Skip
Press Start during gameplay. Then, hold L and press Black (4), X (6), Y (3), Back. When you are at the main menu, go back, and a sound will confirm that the current chapter has been completed.

Secret Room in Tutorial Mode
In the last section of the Tutorial stage, there is a secret room. Across from the Subway Entrance you can hop up onto a few boxes and then onto a catwalk. Go up the catwalk, and jump through the window on the far left (you can easily see the room through it). Inside is a hidden room with four painkillers, Ingram, and some ammo for it.

Secret Finale
Beat the game on Dead on Arrival with no codes, and you will be transferred to the Final Battle. There you will have to fight at least 20 guys in permanent bullet time. The secret is to kill as many guys in the right corner as you can, then run to the back right corner and Quick Save it. Then, in that hall you are now in, you will find a little indentation. Hide there and wait for the enemies to come at you, and you can kill all of them and win. After you are done, it says, "Well Done," the bullet time stops, and then a door opens in the back of the level with a picture of the producers of Max Payne. There is also a laser that is forming the Rockstar sign.

Unlock Cheat Menu
Hold L + R + click Left analog stick + click Right analog stick, and quickly press Black, Black, White, Black, White, Black, White at the main menu. Various cheat options will appear. Most cheats must be unlocked during gameplay.

Dopefish Lives
The room with the ''Dopefish lives'' poster is in Part 1 Chapter 7. However, unlike the PC version, to get to the room, do the following: go through Chapter 7 until you get to the scene where Gognitti runs down the stairs and gets stuck in front of the locked door. After the cut scene ends, kill enough of the baddies that you can go down the stairs safely (or just do it gung-ho style, guns blazing all the way ...). After you get to the bottom, turn around and head beneath the stairs to the door. Open the door, and there it is: Dopefish.

Bonus Level
Successfully complete the game in New York Minute mode to unlock a new bonus level where you have to kill a lot of enemies, all in bullet time.

Unlock Modes
To unlock Dead On Arrival and New York Minute gameplay modes, successfully complete the game on either Fugitive or Hard Boiled modes.

Secret Room on Docks Level
On the Docks level (Part 2 Chapter 2), shortly after you crash the Truck into the Bridge, you'll come across a room with two computers, a photo copier, and a few shelves. In the far-right corner, across from the shelf, you'll find a switch. Hit it, and it'll open up a hidden panel in the wall that will reveal more shelves that hold ammo for your weapons, grenades, and some painkillers.

Here's a pretty basic video walkthrough, for the ones that got stuck while playing this masterpiece: