Mad Max received a polarized reception upon its release in April 1979, although it won three AACTA Awards and attracted a cult following, while its critical reputation has grown since. Filmed on a budget of A$0.4 million, it earned more than US$100 million worldwide in gross revenue, and held the "Guinness" record for most profitable film. The success of "Mad Max" has been credited for further opening up the global market to Australian New Wave films. The film became the first in the "Mad Max" series, giving rise to three sequels, "Mad Max 2" (1981), "Beyond Thunderdome" (1985), and "" (2015). "A
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne criticism targeted its short length. Despite the positive reception, the game sold poorly, leading Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive to cite "Max Payne 2"s sales as a cause for the company's reforecast finances of 2004. "Max Payne 2" received several industry awards, including Outstanding Art Direction at the Golden Satellite Awards 2004, and Editors' Choice Awards from "GamePro", IGN, and GameSpy. A sequel, "Max Payne 3", was released in 2012. "Max Payne 2" is a third-person shooter, in which the player assumes the role of Max Payne, and plays as Mona Sax in a few levels. Initially, the player's