Max Payne (series)/Awesome

Game
Max Payne
 * Nicole Horne: "What do you mean he's unstoppable? You are superior to him in every way that counts. You are better trained, better equipped, you outnumber him at least 20 to 1. Do... your... job!"
 * What about when
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: The series has a very apropos soundtrack: from the first game's piano, viola, and guitar main theme to the Storming the Castle theme Mr. Big.

Max Payne 2
 * Out of its fair share of moments of awesome, one that sticks out is beating the game on the hardest level, allowing the true ending to happen..
 * The little old lady in Max's apartment block blowing away a Cleaner with a shotgun.

Max Payne 3
 * The rescue of Fabianna and Rodrigo at the start. Max slides down an awning and headshots a bandit holding Fabianna hostage before landing in a pool, and saves Rodrigo by shooting out the tire of the kidnappers' van, killing all the mooks inside, and immediately turning to gun down the last few survivors running in behind. All in the span of about 20 or 30 seconds.
 * The third game also introduces scripted CMOAs as cinematic moments mixed in with the regular gunplay. One that stands out is the beginning of the second mission, with Max tackling a mook out a window and shooting the ones on the ground on the way down. Generally, Max responds to flying through the air (inadvertently or not) by taking advantage of it and continuing to shoot.
 * The entire last level is one, but the most standout moment is when Crowning Music of Awesome Tears kicks in during a shootout in the airport lounge.
 * After a particularly intense shootout (in a shooting range, no less) towards the end of the game, a  mook drops to his knees, puts his hands on his head and begs Max for mercy. An Elite Mook, cowering in fear from a fat, bald ex-cop with a painkiller addiction and rightly so.
 * The entire last level is one, but the most standout moment is when Crowning Music of Awesome Tears kicks in during a shootout in the airport lounge.
 * After a particularly intense shootout (in a shooting range, no less) towards the end of the game, a  mook drops to his knees, puts his hands on his head and begs Max for mercy. An Elite Mook, cowering in fear from a fat, bald ex-cop with a painkiller addiction and rightly so.
 * After a particularly intense shootout (in a shooting range, no less) towards the end of the game, a  mook drops to his knees, puts his hands on his head and begs Max for mercy. An Elite Mook, cowering in fear from a fat, bald ex-cop with a painkiller addiction and rightly so.

2008 Live-Action Film

 * The shootouts, mainly because it really captures the feel of the games.
 * After being betrayed by  Max is dumped into the frigid lake with two vials of V to make it look like a drug killing. Max manages to climb out and to keep from dying of hypothermia he takes the V. The hallucinations start immediately, Max falls to his knees screaming and THE SNOW CATCHES ON FIRE.