Mad Max

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1384 Ratings

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  1. Embiqe
    Oct 31, 2019
    6
    If we consider the game as an embroidery capture simulator, then 10/10.
    If as a full-fledged AAA project, then 6.
    Overall not bad, but I have to do it after two hours in a month. In general, here the post-apocalypse is felt better than tender in other games of this genre.
  2. ThePluckyBrit
    Feb 18, 2019
    10
    One of the most underrated games of the generation.

    Easily one of the best open worlds I've experienced, just the right amount of filler, solid if basic story, superb graphics (those sky boxes) and excellent sound. Takes the Arkham combat system and refines it into a meaty heavier more visceral experience that obeys the laws of gravity far better then other implementations. Car combat    One of the most underrated games of the generation.

    Easily one of the best open worlds I've experienced, just the right amount of filler, solid if basic story, superb graphics (those sky boxes) and excellent sound. Takes the Arkham combat system and refines it into a meaty heavier more visceral experience that obeys the laws of gravity far better then other implementations. Car combat is also superb, story, driving and combat all just works, I don't think i've played a better game since.    … Expand
  3. DevilsDen_EU
    Feb 21, 2019
    9
    The story is really impressive, there are a lot of side quests waiting for us and the dialogues are good. The Warner Brothers Studio has done a great job. Graphics is on a really high level; all elements look realistic and are impeccable. The attention to detail is pleasing to the eye; those small things like a leaking fuel from exhaust pipe are the cherry on the cake. The sound ofThe story is really impressive, there are a lot of side quests waiting for us and the dialogues are good. The Warner Brothers Studio has done a great job. Graphics is on a really high level; all elements look realistic and are impeccable. The attention to detail is pleasing to the eye; those small things like a leaking fuel from exhaust pipe are the cherry on the cake. The sound of running engine cause a lot of joy and make the heart beat faster; the driving physics is also on the good side, as well as random sand storms and tornadoes which can really catch us off guard and hurt badly. The world has been constructed in an exquisite way- all these light reflections, weather changes, driving physics, fight mode, enemies and the incredible undergrounds. We can also find stuff like postcards and info from the past. I’ll be honest- it was really nice to read these old notes and listen to short, but to the point comments from Max.

    Additionally we have character development through doing all kinds of quests and upgrading our vehicles. To me it’s perfect! Below you can find evaluation of individual game elements and pros and cons.

    Check out full review on devilsden.eu

    Cheers    … Expand
  4. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
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  5. Bottlecaps
    Jul 23, 2019
    8
    mad max is one of the few great movie tie in games and yes this is apart of mad max cannon as iv heard, NOT that it needs or wants to be but thats ok because its a very good game on its own cannon status be damned.

    Story: you're max and your car gets stolen thats how it starts. and from there max wanders the wastes until he find a a dog and that dog leads him to a crippled hunchback    mad max is one of the few great movie tie in games and yes this is apart of mad max cannon as iv heard, NOT that it needs or wants to be but thats ok because its a very good game on its own cannon status be damned.

    Story: you're max and your car gets stolen thats how it starts. and from there max wanders the wastes until he find a a dog and that dog leads him to a crippled hunchback named chum bucket who makes cars and thinks you are some kind of savior. i like chum bucket i thought he was gonna be an annoying companion at first but often times hes a voice of reason to maxs more rough and violent nature and is a much more usefull companion than most in video games , mainly because he sticks to the car and dosen't have a health bar or his health bar is the cars. the rest of the story dosent really matter because it feels like filler this whole story feels like a filler arc of naruto a well writen filler arc of naruto ( like The POWER arc) as much as i liked chum bucket and how well designed the other characters are its really not that important to the franchise and that was something that bothered me. the ending is terrible and the reason for most of my gripes actually its half the reason this game feels unimportant and bogs down the story.
    Story 5/10

    World building: the story never added anything to the franchise but this games world building did. although its style and world are mostly based off of fury road , this game is a "prequel" to the movie (not that it matters) mad max's world is like an episodic tv show with no over arcing plot with the exception of the first movie. BUT in this game they dive more into how the Apocalypse has affected humanity with the treasures relics of the old world , and how you can eat maggots out of a dead body for health , water is only obtainable it small amounts from the air or the occasional time it rains. Witch begs the question , what happens to the world ? where did all the water go ? , as of right now the only mad max media i haven't consumed that i know of is beyond thunder dome and i desperately think that movie isn't going to answer my questions BUT the fact that iv watched all the other movies and the game is the one that makes me question its world like this tells me that the game is doing something right.
    World building 8/10

    Graphics: i was actually quite impressed with how well this game looks its dusty its rugged and the visual style is close to fury road. max himself seems to be a good mix of hardy's max and a young mel gibson and this makes max feel different but the same at the same time but in a good way. not only is the style good its technically good , the partical effects, the animations and especially the character designs all make up a beautifully looking game
    Graphics: 9/10

    Game play: ok now the real meat of the game , ITS FUN the combat is a slower paced version or arhkam asylum's with more brutal take downs and executions with the added shotgun. the camps are varied and no location feels like the last , camps can be any where, sides of cliffs , on top of oil rigs , an armored compound or an underground tunnel. all with vastly different loot and reasons to take them on. the driving feels good and car combat is probably the best iv seen in a game thus far everything just works. there are a few tedious side objectives like the scare crows but they are usually easy enough to take down and don't take much of your time so that's a minor gripe BUT the mine fields are just obnoxious because you need a specific vehicle to deal witht hem (the buggy witch you get fairly early on) all this really dose is make it so you pretty much have to do everything else before you get to them so you are not a sitting duck in that buggy. if you could pick up scrap metal by walking over it instead of pressing A or X or E what every controller/keyboard you are using that would be nice to because of how important scrap is to upgrade both you and your car.
    Gameplay: 9/10

    sound design: voice acting is really good , chum buckets voice actor gives a great performance max sounds good more like hardy than mel. and the sound effects ar incredible , punches feel bone shattering , guns have weight because of how few their are and the cars just sounds like heaven. my one problem with the sound is the music is there even any ? a little bit of battle music but the great sound effects always over powers it and music is like a 3rd of the sound design.
    Sound design :7.5/10

    5+8+9+9+7.5=38.5
    38.5/5=7.7/10

    Mad max is a really good and fun game that has a few glaring and minor flaws upon replaying this game i can tell you its replay value is pretty poor but if its a new game to you and you liked shaddow or morrador or the arkham games its easily recommendable    … Expand
  6. FunKiller
    Mar 24, 2019
    4
    “Would you like to purchase no shirt for 0 scrap metal?”
    - Mad Max character menu
    Pros: - You can punch people in the face. Like a lot! - Landscapes are pretty. - The dog is nice. Cons: - Universe is extremely inconsistent. - Punching people in the face gets boring, as soon as you understand, that you actually fight UI icons and not the bandits. - Voice acting is as cheesy as    “Would you like to purchase no shirt for 0 scrap metal?”
    - Mad Max character menu

    Pros:
    - You can punch people in the face. Like a lot!
    - Landscapes are pretty.
    - The dog is nice.

    Cons:
    - Universe is extremely inconsistent.
    - Punching people in the face gets boring, as soon as you understand, that you actually fight UI icons and not the bandits.
    - Voice acting is as cheesy as it gets, for main character especially.
    - Pretty landscapes become rather boring pretty quick.
    - Car handling is a mess.

    Universe of Mad Max greets player with a mixed bag of somewhat realistic graphics and extremely unrealistic everything else.

    There are two types of main resources of the game: fuel and scrap metal, and they are wasted all the time on nothing. If you kill an enemy driver, the most obvious way of getting resources, is to take the car with all its fuel back home and disassemble it. But the game only let you to ram it until it explodes leaving just a few scraps, barely enough to add a bumper to your car.

    That being said, any amount of damage to your car is fixed in matter of seconds, by tightening one single nut under the hood, and require no resources at all.

    When you enter bandit’s camp, you see literally tons of scrap metal everywhere, including lots of cars and car parts. But you can collect only that one highlighted piece, just because.

    The battle has same issues. You have a huge knife, but you cannot use it in combat. You fight 10 people at the time, but only one of them is engaging to fight you, while others wait in line. They not dumb monsters and you are not batman, so this is ridiculous.

    There is also a magical store, that can convert couple of tons of scrap metal to one pretty shirt in the middle of sand desert. I guess that would be ok for a sci-fi game, but for an apocalyptic game, where people collect water from wind using rugs, this is way out of place.

    I suppose, I could’ve enjoy that game if bandins would look more like crazy zombies or something, and characters would not try to sound so dramatic and serious.

    This is my first impression based on 3 hours of gameplay    … Expand
  7. Babutto
    Jun 8, 2022
    6
    It's solid game. Unfortunately, one-timer.

    Pros.: - Long-long time ago, around 20 years already, I had an idea of a video game when you can build a car, fix it, it would be post-apocalypse, but the setting would look like GTA and Fallout together. Well, something is out and it's Mad Max. Some ideas are done and released, but most - not. - There are memorable characters. - The game    It's solid game. Unfortunately, one-timer.

    Pros.:
    - Long-long time ago, around 20 years already, I had an idea of a video game when you can build a car, fix it, it would be post-apocalypse, but the setting would look like GTA and Fallout together. Well, something is out and it's Mad Max. Some ideas are done and released, but most - not.
    - There are memorable characters.
    - The game looks good and pleasant to play.
    - Scenery is just awesome.

    Cons.:
    - A VERY unconvincing story. Fast, full of loop holes, characters are gone quickly, not catharsis at all.
    - A very repetitive game. Becomes boring with the tasks and missions quite fast.
    - Scrap exploitation - you must literally destroy all enemy camps to make the game pleasant to play. Or grind scrap. It's boring and it makes the game more casual.
    - There are a lot of details of the world that could be filled in with info and interaction.

    A lot of potential. But gone for good.    … Expand
  8. Barclin
    Apr 30, 2019
    2
    Pros

    A lot of fun, certainly long enough. Fighting and driving are really great, makes you want to keep playing and can't wait to get back on. Cons There are a few problems with the controls. There are a couple buttons that do too many things and the game doesn't use nearly enough buttons or combinations to do more of the actions. IE, the refill tank and ignite, climb is the same    Pros

    A lot of fun, certainly long enough. Fighting and driving are really great, makes you want to keep playing and can't wait to get back on.

    Cons

    There are a few problems with the controls. There are a couple buttons that do too many things and the game doesn't use nearly enough buttons or combinations to do more of the actions. IE, the refill tank and ignite, climb is the same as drop item is the same as pick up is the same as talk is the same as interact, combat is basically 2 buttons with a 3rd thrown in every now and then, all of the finishing moves are the same button. The main quests are very vague and stop you from progressing until you figure out they are trying to tell you something.

    The story is a huge disappointment and honestly ruined the game for me. Had Max made some sense i would have rated this game much higher.    … Expand
  9. V0GI
    Jun 9, 2020
    10
    How MAD was I that I kept this game pending for so long in my library. Its truly a hidden gem. Game have simple but great Arkham style combat with fun vehicular action. Your CAR is your buddy here. It looks good , plays good , feels good and will remind you of Red Faction Guerrilla in some ways ( not environment destruction). Much recommended to players who want to experience someHow MAD was I that I kept this game pending for so long in my library. Its truly a hidden gem. Game have simple but great Arkham style combat with fun vehicular action. Your CAR is your buddy here. It looks good , plays good , feels good and will remind you of Red Faction Guerrilla in some ways ( not environment destruction). Much recommended to players who want to experience some different open world action. 9/10 Excellent… Expand
  10. Rendel1994
    May 28, 2019
    10
    Лучшая физика автомобиля. На поведение машины на дороге влияет почти каждый фактор кастомизации, а она здесь уж очень разнообразная, можно сделать машину на любой вкус. Увеличил броню-просела подвеска и увеличился накат, снизил вес-машина рвет с места. Так же замечательная атмосфера которая заставляет погрузиться по полной в постапокалиптический открытый мир, исследуемый на четырехЛучшая физика автомобиля. На поведение машины на дороге влияет почти каждый фактор кастомизации, а она здесь уж очень разнообразная, можно сделать машину на любой вкус. Увеличил броню-просела подвеска и увеличился накат, снизил вес-машина рвет с места. Так же замечательная атмосфера которая заставляет погрузиться по полной в постапокалиптический открытый мир, исследуемый на четырех колесах. И который кстати не маленький. В добавок все это, дополняют зрелищная боевая система Макса, красивые эффекты взрывов, пыли и т.п, и графика в целом.

    В купе, все эти факторы делают игру уникальной и не похожей ни на одну игру что я знаю.    … Expand
  11. Donnie_Plays
    May 31, 2019
    10
    After having this game for a week, I'm ready to write a more thorough review.

    Mad Max the video game is better than any of the movies, and I LOVE the movies. The game is open world and feels and runs like a crazed Mad Max version of Grand Theft Auto. You can drive around and raise hell, customize your car, blow things up, shoot at people while you drive. The fighting system in this game    After having this game for a week, I'm ready to write a more thorough review.

    Mad Max the video game is better than any of the movies, and I LOVE the movies. The game is open world and feels and runs like a crazed Mad Max version of Grand Theft Auto. You can drive around and raise hell, customize your car, blow things up, shoot at people while you drive. The fighting system in this game reminds me of the Batman Arkham games and works very well in this world. The story telling is pretty good, the voice acting is good. Graphics are amazing.    … Expand
  12. Mehrshad_MB
    Aug 14, 2021
    8
    Before I started playing the game, I didn't give slightest chance that it will be one my favorite games. I haven't watched any Mad Max movies, and I don't know what are they about, but I really liked the game. A massive beautiful world, great graphics, lovely atmosphere, fun combat system...It couldn't be any better!
    It is one of the few games that I completed all optional missions and    Before I started playing the game, I didn't give slightest chance that it will be one my favorite games. I haven't watched any Mad Max movies, and I don't know what are they about, but I really liked the game. A massive beautiful world, great graphics, lovely atmosphere, fun combat system...It couldn't be any better!
    It is one of the few games that I completed all optional missions and cleared threat all across the map.
    Customizing options for Magnum Opus and Max could be more but it was OK.
    However the only part I didn't like much was main story. The story wasn't good enough and there wasn't anything interesting about it.
    Excluding the story, I think it was an amazing and under-rated game; Thus, I give it 8/10.
    (August 2021)    … Expand
  13. MgrDonut
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    ***********************************************
    +Story
    +Game-play
    +Battle system
    +Upgrade weapon, car, "skill" tree
    ***********************************************
  14. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    6
    Serviceable, mindless open world where you can collect fun cars and ride around a decent open world with busy work.
  15. AsuraKami
    May 17, 2021
    9
    One of the most underrated sandbox games now if you look back to that masterpiece , Avalanche studios did a great job of creating a beautiful and rich wastelands, the gameplay is smooth as butter , with good mechanics hectic races and a responsive handling, the story maybe dull at times but very entertaining and has some bombastic moments, i highly recommend it
  16. Klenerschluchti
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    As an avid mad max fan i can only recommend this game, the atmosphere is great and perfectly catches what is portrait in the most recent movie plus the world is filled with plenty of little details and lore fitting to the universe AND its quite a lengthy game even if you are not interested in exploring or doing side mission so yes go and get it.
  17. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    This game has a one of the best post-apocalyptic world in history of gaming. The atmosphere is outstanding :) great and fun to play game with lot of thing to do on the map.
  18. wasabi250603
    Nov 16, 2019
    3
    2015 год, графика уровня халф лайф 2, управление говно, как и оптимизация, окружающий мир, механика вождения и неинтересные персонажи с анимацией хуже чем в сталкере. НО, в тоже время неплохая идея и... все. 3
  19. newonelei
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Best game I've played! Much fun in the wasteland! TPS is more fun than FPS. I like North of Fist that is like mad max. I bought madmax, god of war and cod. Finally, mad max is much much better than the other 2 games.
  20. Jckovacks
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    A pesar de lo mediocre de su mundo abierto, he disfrutado tremendamente de esta obra.
    Capta muy bien el universo Mad Max y que tu objetivo principal sea mejorarte el coche me parece un acierto que marca la diferencia con decenas de juegos similares (Dando palmas cuando consigues por fin el primer modelo de V8). El sistema de combate (visto en Batman Arkham) cumple de sobra y las    A pesar de lo mediocre de su mundo abierto, he disfrutado tremendamente de esta obra.
    Capta muy bien el universo Mad Max y que tu objetivo principal sea mejorarte el coche me parece un acierto que marca la diferencia con decenas de juegos similares (Dando palmas cuando consigues por fin el primer modelo de V8). El sistema de combate (visto en Batman Arkham) cumple de sobra y las persecuciones son geniales.
    Naturalmente presenta ciertos aspectos negativos de sobra comentados.
    - Poca interacción con NPC's.
    - Mediocridad en secundarias (y alguna principal).
    - Falsa sensación de supervivencia.
    - Estando muy bien las persecuciones...hecho en falta diversidad de vehículos enemigos. Es Mad Max! y solo persigues turismos (con pinchos eso si) ¿Donde están esos camiones nitro-propulsados con lanza llamas y guitarrista incorporado?¿Donde están los Monster Trucks como el de Immortal Joe?

    Interesante propuesta, especialmente para amantes de juegos con mecánicas de conducción( sin necesariamente participar en carreras) y de ambientación post -apocalíptica.    … Expand
  21. OHMGAMI
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    The most underrated game of 2015, I've played it for 40Hrs. The 40hrs full of action madness with post-apocalypse immersion makes this game feels like devs really love their jobs
  22. omerulas25
    Feb 8, 2020
    6
    car fighting is sucks. human fighting is also sucks and bored. this game literally sucks but looks good at least
  23. ItzHexie
    Jun 9, 2021
    10
    The game was amazin, the story too, but its really sad that his game was so underrated
    But i hope we see Mad Max 2 in the future.
  24. imfm
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    Nearly a masterpiece. It is intentionally a mashup of aesthetics of all the mad max movies. If you are in to that, The atmosphere and aesthetic is impeccable. The story is enthralling, though I didn't like how it ended. The gameplay gets a little repetitive, but you don't have to unlock everything. Feel free to move on more quickly and just bask in the glorious art and dialogue.
  25. Revert
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Mad Max em minha opinião é um dos melhores jogos de mundo aberto pos-apocalipitico que ja joguei, infelizmente existem alguns "bugs".
  26. Chubac
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    Both the gameplay and the story are an emotional rollercoasters. When it comes to the gameplay the very first few hours are a chore but after that it becomes an amazing experience. The story is full of emotions and just like in the movies Max is haunted by his past and present decisions.
  27. hileger
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    скучно главная мотивация чтоб получить одно найди 2ой предмет ,а 2ой чтоб получить 3 и 4 итд сюжет хуйня постная боевку и ту засрали ну активности хуже чем у юбисофт
  28. A1ucard
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    Играю в эту игру в 2020, из за проклятых экспертов-критиков, им показалась игра скучноватой, они об этом кричали и отпугнули от этого проекта. В который раз убеждаюсь, если интересует надо проверять самому. Игра атмосферна, затягивает, в ней есть и юмор и печаль. Скрежет метала, его починка, гонки, битвы... я в восторге и всем советую, кто еще не пробовал, но любит похожие тематики! ОченьИграю в эту игру в 2020, из за проклятых экспертов-критиков, им показалась игра скучноватой, они об этом кричали и отпугнули от этого проекта. В который раз убеждаюсь, если интересует надо проверять самому. Игра атмосферна, затягивает, в ней есть и юмор и печаль. Скрежет метала, его починка, гонки, битвы... я в восторге и всем советую, кто еще не пробовал, но любит похожие тематики! Очень надеюсь разработчики сделают 2 часть!… Expand
  29. VOIIIXI
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    From start to finish, one of the best and most enjoyable games I've ever played. Everything in the game is designed brilliantly. The combat, the driving, the story, the world, the writing, the characters, the quests... it is a very fun open world game. And it looks amazing too! driving around with your badass Magnum Opus is so thrilling. Also, the explosions in this game look absolutelyFrom start to finish, one of the best and most enjoyable games I've ever played. Everything in the game is designed brilliantly. The combat, the driving, the story, the world, the writing, the characters, the quests... it is a very fun open world game. And it looks amazing too! driving around with your badass Magnum Opus is so thrilling. Also, the explosions in this game look absolutely amazing. The game encapsulates the world of Mad Max perfectly. The game has a lot of similar objectives to do, like a Ubisoft game, and it's incredibly fun to do them all, because you get important rewards to upgrade Max and your car and also the gameplay loop is really fun.

    And one of the most important things for me, and why I love this game is that it never gets boring the more you play it, it actually gets more fun when you upgrade all of your stuff. Not a lot of games can do this, a lot of games can get really boring after a while. Overall, a 10/10 excellent game, and it's really sad how underrated this game is, more people should know about it.    … Expand
  30. Phteve11
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Just an amazing game from graphics to the car combat to exploring the on world and feeling honest fear when getting attacked by the creepy mole people
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#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#22 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    70
    Is it a bad game? Absolutely not. On the contrary, Ubisoft's open-world template is perfect for churning out market-friendly games that tick all the boxes of "What People Want." Or, perhaps, "What You Want."...And honestly, Mad Max's formula is still to some extent "What I Want." Just not as much as a few years ago.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    80
    Mad Max is this year’s equivalent of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – a really decent open world game that will not disappoint the fans of the franchise and will win over some undecided gamers, but will not be inducted into the industry’s hall of fame alongside Skyrim, GTA, Black Flag or The Witcher 3. [11/2015, p.28]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Oct 31, 2015
    70
    Mad Max is a missed opportunity. The exceptional depiction of the Wasteland, the chaotic nature of the post-apocalyptic society, the excellent technical qualities and thrilling vehicle fights are held back by the mundane melee combat mechanics, the loose story, the repetitive nature of secondary objectives and the overall low-level challenge.
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