El Matador

This dual-wielding DEA agent plans to infiltrate a Central American drug cartel. Do you miss Max Payne enough to give this third-person shooter a chance?

Genre: Shooter
Expected release date: 08/16/2006
Published by: Red Mile
Developed by: Plastic Reality
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player SOLO
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Screenshots updated Sep 25, 2006
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El Matador
Max Payne with a South American makeover, but not as good
PC Review - Sep 25, 2006
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Max Payne 3 is coming - except it's called El Matador
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Blow away the Colombian drug cartels - in slow motion
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El Matador
Blow away the Colombian drug cartels - in slow motion
Aug 4, 2006
Although El Matador may look and sound like a new action title, it plays, acts and even smells like a familiar old game that didn't age very well. You're Victor Corbet, a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special mission agent tasked to take down Columbian drug thugs. Said crime lords evade the law by hiding behind behind thin yet impenetrable wood tables. Computer-controlled buddies who should have your back constantly get in your way, shoving you aside and standing directly in front ...
El Matador hands-on
Max Payne 3 is coming - except it's called El Matador
Aug 11, 2006
Following in the proud tradition of blatant rip-off pioneers like Coming to America 's McDowell's restaurant, the Chinese DVD black market, and the phrase "copy-and-paste" comes the third-person shooter El Matador. Let's just call this what it is: a sharp-looking clone of Max Payne. With no word of Max Payne 3 on the horizon, this may be happy news for some. El Matador comes complete with an exact replica of every game mechanic, menu system, sound effect, weapon and bullet-time ability that ...   » Read Full El Matador preview
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