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Maximum Action (stylised as "MAXIMUM Action") is a first-person shooter developed by George Mandell and published by Mandell under the name Balloon Moose Games. It started work in August 2016 and released in Early Access on Steam on September 19, 2018. In early 2019, John Szymanski joined the project as co-developer, and by June 2019, the team was officially partnered with New Blood Interactive under creative director David Szymanski. However, Mandell parted ways with New Blood in 2020, citing creative differences. The game is still in early access.
Maximum Action takes heavy inspiration from Hong Kong cinema, especially the works of John Woo, as well as games like Max Payne and Superhot. There is a heavy focus on player movement and control, allowing the player to interact with the levels via the standard shooting and punching, but also kicking, diving and sliding. Kicks can knock weapons out of enemy hands, shatter glass windows and knock over props, while diving can be combined with a "bullet-time" mechanic to allow for precise shots in mid-air.
Note: this game features heavy Steam Workshop support; as Workshop content is unofficial, only the base game weapons will be included on this list.
The following weapons appear in the video game Maximum Action:
Every weapon can be dual-wielded in Maximum Action, and two separate weapons can be held at once. This results in a lot of nonsensical animations, where pump-action shotguns and underbarrel grenade launchers are operated on their own. However, weapons are correctly not mirrored when dual-wielded. When picking up weapons, they default to right hand use.
The game has a "fire on release" option for all weapons that don't shoot full-auto, where the weapon will only fire once left click is released. The game will slow down time while left click is depressed, which compounds with the core "bullet-time" mechanic, allowing players to stack the effects. When in "fire on release" mode, double-action revolvers are used in single-action, with the player manually cocking the hammer instead of just pulling the trigger like they would usually.
Suppressed versions of some weapons are available; these suppressors are unrealistically quiet, making a very Hollywood-esque "PEW" noise. Enemies are not alerted to the sounds of suppressed gunfire, unless you are close to them when firing.
Ammunition is generally sorted by weapon subtype, and not what the weapons use in real life, such as generic "Rifle" and "Shotgun" ammo, although some ammo type choices are somewhat questionable.
Moving the scroll wheel will make the player character flip their current held weapon(s); this can be done with any weapon, resulting in some fairly ridiculous animations.
Handguns
Pistols have an oddly higher amount of variation in terms of ammo types; they are "Pistol", "Pistol Heavy", and "Magnum" ammo.
Beretta 92FS Inox
The Beretta 92FS Inox appears as the "92FS", with a correct 15 round magazine.
The Colt Single Action Army is called the "Single Action". Aiming causes the player character to fan-fire the revolver, and the rate of fire will increase accordingly.
The Glock model returns as the "Letter Learner", a pistol that shoots neon white words of the player's choice by modifying their game files. By default, the words fired are a tutorial on how to edit the text that fires out of the gun. It has 200 "words" in a 17 round magazine and unusable ironsights, due to the word "Words" placed on top of them.
Kimber Custom TLE/RL II
The Kimber Custom TLE/RL II is present in game, known simply as "1911". A version with a suppressor and laser sight is available and called the "1911 S".
The Ruger GP100 is known as the "Magnum". When reloading, the correct amount of bullets can be seen fired from the revolver, however the casings appear to have been fired with the bullets, as the fired chambers are empty. This is obviously incorrect, but it does get around the common problem in videogames of not using the ejector rod to eject spent casings. Individual rounds are inserted for all reloads, except for empty reloads, where a speedloader is used instead.
The GP100 model, modified to resemble a Taurus 4510PLYFS, appears as "The Jury". Unlike the real 4510PLYFS, it is depicted with a 4 round cylinder. It fires .410 bore shells (although the shells themselves appear to be closer to 12 gauge) and is reloaded one shell at a time, unless all 4 have been fired, in which case a speedloader is used instead.
The TT-33 appears in the game, with a correct 8 round magazine. It is presumably a stand-in for the Norinco Type 54, a Chinese copy of the Tokarev that was used in many Hong Kong movies. A suppressed variant known as the "TT33 S" is available.
The .475 version of the Wildey Hunter is known as the "475 Wildmag". It has a 5 inch barrel and an 8 round magazine, which is one more round than the real pistol.
SMGs use generic "SMG" ammo and for some reason do not share ammo with the pistols, despite them all using 9x19mm Parabellum.
Calico M950A
The Calico M950A is known as the "CM950". The weapon has no front sight; instead, it seems to use a polygon line on the top of magazine as one. Of note is that the textures on the in-game weapon were directly based on the image below.
The MP5A3 (simply called "MP5") is depicted with a AKS-74-style stock stuck to the right side of the gun. It also has a rail on top and on the left side of the gun. Due to the retro art style of the game, there is no aperture or notch in the rear sight; this would result in shots going high of the point of aim in real life.
The "MP5 S" is a version of the MP5A3 with a suppressor, the stock unfolded, along with a red laser emitting out from somewhere just under the barrel.
The Uzi is referred to simply as the "SMG". Incorrectly, it is depicted as closed-bolt and the charging handle reciprocates when firing. The weapon's textures are mirrored on the left and right side, resulting in double-sided ejection ports.
A large, Mini Uzi sized Uzi Pro appears as the "Micro SMG". It has the top rail removed, and is depicted with a top-mounted charging handle like the other Uzi variants, and the real weapon's side-mounted handle is simply rendered as a flat texture. It has the stock from the regular Uzi somewhat awkwardly pasted onto the gun. It is never used as a stock, but is instead used as a foregrip - before aiming down the sights, the gun is held with one hand, but afterwards, the left hand will use the buttstock as a grip. Despite this, the stock grip does nothing for the recoil control; it has the same recoil with or without the left hand on the grip. It also helps that it has a much lower rate of fire compared to the real Uzi Pro. The weird stock is not present in the 3rd person model.
The weapon holds 25 rounds despite being modelled with a 32-round magazine.
Due to the retro art style of the game, the rear sight aperture is filled in, and the front sight is angled above it. This would result in shots going high of the point of aim in real life, which doesn't happen in-game.
A suppressed version with a large suppressor is also present, known as the "Micro SMG S".
For all shotguns except the AA-12 and the Model 1887, a shell is loaded into the chamber upon an empty reload. They all use "Shotgun" ammo.
AA-12
The AA-12 CQB appears in the game, with a shell holder containing six unusable shells. It has the 20 round drum and is incorrectly depicted as closed-bolt with a reciprocating charging handle.
A somewhat indistict double barreled shotgun appears as the "Super Shotgun". The left barrel will always fire first, and the player character will cover the right chamber with their hand when reloading with one barrel fired.
The same shotgun with the barrels sawn-off appears as the "Sawed Off". The stock may also be sawn-off, although it is most common for it to be retained.
A black, sawed-off version of the Mossberg 500 appears as the "M500 Covert", fitted with a large suppressor. It might be a reference to the suppressed Remington 11-87 from No Country for Old Men.
A Remington 870-based Serbu Super Shorty appears as the "Shockwave". It has a shell holder containing 3 unusable shells on the right side. It incorrectly holds 6 shells in the 2-round tube.
A sawed-off Winchester Model 1887 is referred to as the "1887". The lever is operated normally unless it is held in one hand, where it is spin-cocked instead. Shells are incorrectly loaded straight into the chamber when reloading, although they appear to teleport into the magazine tube below after they leave the player's hand. The shotgun also incorrectly holds 7 shells in a 5-shell tube.
The rifles, with one exception, use generic "Rifle" ammo; this ammo type is also used by the M60, Remington 700, and also for some reason the RPG.
AK-47
An AK-47 appears in game. It appears to be a Type 2, as it has a milled receiver and the distinctive stock mounting bracket. The rear sight appears very squished and misshapen, and the front sight is shorter than it should be; regardless, they still line up when aiming down them. The weapon's bolt is also misplaced too far back in-game.
A Henry 1860 appears as the "Repeater". It has an oddly boxy receiver. Like the Model 1887 above, it is flip-cocked when dual-wielded. The reload animation is very wrong, depicting the rifle with a loading gate. It holds 10 rounds of a cartridge that is much longer than actual .44 Henry, and for some reason shares ammo with the game's shotguns.
The M16A1 is always fitted with a heat shield and a 30 round magazine. The "M16A1 GL" variant has an underslung Cobray 37mm Launcher attached. The player does move their hand from underneath the launcher to the trigger when firing, but they do this after the grenade has been fired.
A visually altered Remington Model 700 USR appears in game. It appears to have a regular length barrel and a visually altered top rail. The rifle is loaded with a 5 round magazine, a large scope and is known as the "M24A". A suppressed variant is available and is called the "M24A_Suppressed".
The M60 appears in the game. It has what appears to be an M60E3 vertical foregrip in front of the M60's own. It feeds from a 100-round belt and is known as the "M60".
The AirTronic PSRL is referred to as the "RPG". It has no stock, no rear grip, and no sights; instead, a polygon line on the rocket is used to aim, somehow. It lacks the real weapon's hammer and the rocket appears to be missing its booster charge. It somehow uses the same "rifle" ammo that is used by the M16, AK-47, and M60.
The Cobray CM203 is only available mounted underneath the "M16A1 GL" version of the M16A1. Like the action movies from which the game was inspired, the CM203 stands in for an M203 and fires explosive rounds. An infinite amount of reserve grenades are carried with it.
The Mk 2 hand grenade appears in-game. It does not appear to have been based on a real grenade, as it has a very plastic-like sheen on the body and the body itself is much fatter than a real Mk. 2, being somewhat reminiscent of the one in Half-Life. There is no animation for the pin being pulled nor the grenade being thrown - it simply appears in mid-air where you are looking. Like the CM203, the player seems to carry an infinite amount of grenades at all times; this also means that it can be spammed to great speed and effect.
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