http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17258
--- Comment #10 from volkerobhof@web.de 2013-07-29 06:32:24 CDT --- In AppDB there is a fix how you can start the game.
"It would have been garbage without the patch, but seems to work without problems with a single byte change.
To patch, use a hex editor like okteta, open max2.exe, and change byte 05 to 00 at offset 0x69D2F."
It's from: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=26046
It also works with original version of M.A.X. 2.