Maximum Action

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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 overturn tables, 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. Only the vanilla, base game weapons will be included on this list, Workshop content will not be included.

The following weapons appear in the video game Maximum Action:

Overview

Every weapon can be duel-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 40mm grenades are manipulated by an invisible man when reloading. Weapons can be reloaded while ADS, like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019).

Handguns

All the inspect animations for the handguns involve the pistol doing a frontflip, then a backflip in mid-air, with the player catching it in-between flips.

Beretta 92FS Inox

The Beretta 92FS Inox appears as the "92FS", with a correct 15 round magazine. It features a strange trigger guard, rather like a Beretta Model 70, although this is likely an unintended goof due to the retro artstyle of the game.

Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm Parabellum.

Beretta Model 70 Inox - .32 ACP. Image used to show trigger guard.

Beretta 92FS

A classic, all-black 92FS appears as the "92FS S". Apart from the colour and suppressor, the model and animations are identical.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Beretta Model 70 Suppressed - .32 ACP. Image used to show trigger guard and suppressor.

Colt Anaconda

The Colt Anaconda is depicted with no vents in the rectangular barrel and a slanted end to the extractor rod housing. 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 holes 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.

Colt Anaconda with 6" barrel and Pachmayr grips - .44 Magnum

Colt Single Action Army

The Colt Single Action Army is called the "Single Action".

Glock 17

A third-generation Glock 17 appears in game, with the smooth grip of the 1st Gen model. It has a 17 round magazine.

3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.

1st Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Pictured to show the smooth grip.

Kimber Warrior

What appears to be the Kimber Warrior is present in game, with a 7 round magazine and slight visual alterations, such as the removal of the accessory rail and a slightly misshapen front end. A version with suppressor and laser sight is available.

Kimber Warrior - .45 ACP

TT-33

The TT-33 appears in the game, with a correct 8 round magazine. A suppressed variant is available.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Produced by Tula Arsenal. Note the CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips.

WE TT-33 air gun with fake suppressor.

Wildey Hunter

The .475 version of the Wildey Hunter is known as the "475 Wildey". It appears to have a short barrel, around 3 or 4 inches. along with an 8 round magazine, which is one more round than the real pistol.

Wildey Hunter, 5" barrel - .44 Magnum

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The MP5A3 is depicted with a folded AKS-74U stock and is simply called "MP5". The suppressed version of the MP5A3 has a suppressor, a UMP-style stock which is not folded, along with a red laser emitting out from somewhere just under the barrel. This variant is called "MP5 S".

Uzi

The Uzi is referred to simply as "SMG". It has its stock folded.

Shotguns

AA-12

The AA-12 appears in the game, with a shell holder containing 6 unusable black 12 gauge shells.

Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun

What appear to be a Sears Ranger appears as the "Sawed Off". It has sawed-off barrels, but not a sawed-off stock, retaining the full wooden buttstock from when it used to be a full length shotgun.

Winchester Model 1887

The Winchester Model 1887 is referred to as the "1887". As this game draws heavily from movies, it is always spin-cocked, just like in Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Rifles

Henry 1860

The Henry 1860 appears as the "Repeater".

Machine Guns

M60

The M60, equipped with the foregrip of the M60E4, appears in the game.