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.

Handguns

Colt Single Action Army

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

Tokarev TT-33

The TT-33 appears in the game.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The MP5A3 is depicted with a folded AKS-74U stock.

"MP5 S"

The suppressed version of the MP5A3 has a suppressor, a UMP-style stock, folded out, along with a red laser emitting out from somewhere just under the barrel.

Uzi

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

Shotguns

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.