Posting this as it's a cert for coming out on the Xbox:

Modern Hong Kong gangster movies such as The Killer and A Better Tomorrow from filmmakers like John Woo have become famous for their high-intensity, ultra-violent gunfights, in which heroes and villains spray each other with hundreds of rounds in beautifully choreographed, insanely over-the-top sequences. These films went on to influence the popular Matrix film series from the Wachowski brothers, as well as a small Finnish developer known as Remedy Entertainment, a self-described "garage band" group whose lack of resources resulted in constant delays in the development of the highly anticipated 2001 action game Max Payne. Yet despite its delays, Max Payne surprised everyone when it was finally released with its technically impressive graphics, exceptional production values, and its innovative "bullet time" game mechanic, which let you actually slow the passage of time--a neat trick that came in handy in the game's toughest battles and mimicked the dramatic effect used in the movies that inspired the game.