Mad Max

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  1. Tinagowtfay12
    Sep 2, 2015
    7
    This game is great! I've spent quite the amount of time playing it, and I can't help but think how badass this game really is! I haven't done much of the main quest because I'm too busy driving through the desert, taking down scarecrows, and leveling up my character and vehicle. Its just like the movies. Not much of a story, but cool as **** and you get to experience it all! HighlyThis game is great! I've spent quite the amount of time playing it, and I can't help but think how badass this game really is! I haven't done much of the main quest because I'm too busy driving through the desert, taking down scarecrows, and leveling up my character and vehicle. Its just like the movies. Not much of a story, but cool as **** and you get to experience it all! Highly recommend. Don't listen to those who say that the missions are too "repetitive". Really, thats pretty much every game to date and probably will be for awhile.… Expand
  2. sefrabu
    Jul 28, 2016
    6
    The game is great... to the point. The wasteland is beautiful, in its own post-apocalyptic way (if only the new Fallout had these graphics...), the gameplay both in- and out-of-car is lots of fun, there's lots of side quests to complete and lots of fascinating locales to explore. But after 10 or so hours it begins to be awfully repetitive, to the point that when I stopped playing after aThe game is great... to the point. The wasteland is beautiful, in its own post-apocalyptic way (if only the new Fallout had these graphics...), the gameplay both in- and out-of-car is lots of fun, there's lots of side quests to complete and lots of fascinating locales to explore. But after 10 or so hours it begins to be awfully repetitive, to the point that when I stopped playing after a few evenings, I didn't even notice, or miss it. In the age of the Witcher 3, devs need to keep up with "worthy" side-quests, or even the best-looking and best-playing games will end up like this one.… Expand
  3. Fiend_Zero
    Jan 21, 2017
    7
    Mad Max is a great game if you're looking for some fast, violent, open-world fun. It's not perfect, though.

    Driving and car combat are big parts of the game, and (arguably) the most fun you'll have here. Cruising around the desert in your custom war machine is a blast, as well as all the trouble you're likely to get into just by doing so. Enemy car patrols and convoys are fairly    Mad Max is a great game if you're looking for some fast, violent, open-world fun. It's not perfect, though.

    Driving and car combat are big parts of the game, and (arguably) the most fun you'll have here. Cruising around the desert in your custom

    war machine is a blast, as well as all the trouble you're likely to get into just by doing so. Enemy car patrols and convoys are fairly

    frequent, and there are plenty of options to deal damage. This keeps the desire to keep upgrading the car a high priority.

    Once the larger game world opens up (about an hour in), the real fun begins. Casually driving around and causing chaos, completing the

    main missions, and messing around with custom car configurations are all dumb, loud fun. The game got really bogged down, however, when I

    tried to take it too seriously and complete 100% of everything.

    Trying to knock off every point-of-interest on the map screen reveals an ingrained repetitiveness to the tasks that leads to joy-numbing

    boredom. Using the dog to sniff out land mines is fun one time, but not thirty times. The same goes for scavenging locations, road races,

    and even the base camps. There just aren't that many different things to do here. Batman this is not.

    Speaking of Batman, Mad Max (like Shadow of Mordor) basically rips the dark knight's free-flow combat system right off. Way to cut those

    corners, WB. The game tries to custom-tailor the fighting to Max by making him more of a brawler. This amounts to having only one actual

    move you can do over and over (surprise - it's a punch in the face!) and making Max slow and clunky. There's no way to interrupt your own

    move to counter an incoming punch from the guy behind you (a problem Rocksteady fixed years ago), so timing is really key. To spice things

    up with some originality, Max also gets a move to avoid incoming attacks. Can you guess what it is? Yeah, it's a freakin' somersault. To

    be fair, rolling out of the way of incoming hit-and-runs while Chumbucket fixes your car never gets old.

    Ah, Chumbucket. Apparently the one thing missing from the Mad Max universe was a comedy sidekick who's not only completely unfunny, but

    also who's annoyance factor is of a Jar Jar Binks-level intensity. The developers also decided to have him follow you EVERYWHERE YOU GO

    and comment on EVERY SINGLE THING THAT HAPPENS IN THE GAME. There's no way to drive off without him or turn off his audio. He sounds like

    a mentally-handicapped anxiety-case was force-fed caffeine pills and possibly some hallucinogens. Colorful characters are great in small

    doses, but not like this.

    The car physics feel perfect for smashing or just driving around. It's when racing is involved that things get sticky. If the car even

    grazes the edge of the race track or a rock, it's likely to go airborne and land facing the wrong direction. Thanks, havoc engine. Even

    in the open desert, the handling is a problem with tight cornering. It's way too easy to have the whole car spin out of control. You

    can't combine the crazy physics of GTA with the picky precision of Forza and expect people to not free-flow their fist through the TV

    screen. Number 2 seems to be the magic number with video games. Here's hoping they can work out the kinks and deliver a 9/10 sequel in a few years. The Good: - Car combat is really satisfying. - Building custom cars rarely gets old. - Breaking someone's jaw feels great. - Feels like Mad Max. The Bad: - Chumbucket. - Max is too slow needs more moves. - Need to be able to counter an attack at any time. - No way to save custom car configurations. - Archangels don't line up with when upgrades are available. - Almost impossible to build a car that's not ugly (but it IS Mad Max, so...) - Mini bosses need to not all be THE EXACT SAME OPPONENT COPIED AND PASTED FIVE TIMES WITH DIFFERENT-COLORED ARMOR. - Max needs to be able to fix up his own damn car. The road warrior doesn't know how to use a wrench? - Not being able to drive The Interceptor until the end. Let us have some fun before you take it away. - No way to easily locate the car bodies. - No clear reward for adding to the stockpiles. - Endless desert. How about more than one biome? It's Australia, not Vault 101. - Drifting? Things I wish I knew sooner: - The rolling actually helps a lot. - You don't the yellow winch to kill a war crier. You can actually just shoot them. - Don't bother trying to eliminate all threats in an area unless you need to unlock something. - The quicker you get to Gastown, the quicker you can upgrade Chumbucket's wrench. - The big dust storms blow crates across the desert full of HUGE amounts of scrap. - There are game-breaking bugs that can pop up if you leave a camp in the middle. - Upgrade the harpoon. Ripping a wheel off a car is a one-shot kill.    … Expand
  4. RedWulfr
    Dec 27, 2015
    5
    For someone that has not seen the latest movie the introduction felt a bit unexplainable and unconvincing, but the setup and the massive world makes up for pretty much of that. I like that you have to earn yourself favors to get different fractions to trust you, but still the missions get repetitive pretty fast. And you tend to loose interest.
  5. Vapor96
    Jun 22, 2019
    7
    I love the Mad Max movies and the wasteland atmosphere they create, so I naturally had high hopes for this game. It initially felt great: the open world was fun to explore, the driving was exciting, and generally they had really captured that essential Mad Max feel. It was disappointing how quickly the excitement wore off. The missions and activities get repetitive in no time, a real senseI love the Mad Max movies and the wasteland atmosphere they create, so I naturally had high hopes for this game. It initially felt great: the open world was fun to explore, the driving was exciting, and generally they had really captured that essential Mad Max feel. It was disappointing how quickly the excitement wore off. The missions and activities get repetitive in no time, a real sense of progression is missing, and the combat is a poor copy of the Batman: Arkham system; it is simply unresponsive and clunky. I really wanted to love this game, but I just lost interest after around 15 hours. Wasted potential.… Expand
  6. Obiwanmark
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    The game is great fun for a short period of time. However, i personally found it to become very repetitive and simply got bored of it after about 8-10 hours.
  7. iwishyouwereold
    Sep 24, 2016
    7
    Great game, some tedious parts but all in all a good if not great experience. Is this the most pleasant surprise of the year? It just might be... Thumbs up!
  8. Faxthtax
    Nov 12, 2020
    7
    A game made on a movie licence? This cant be good right? Those are usually made under strict time pressure and rarely turn out as playable. But Mad Max is an exception to this for once.

    Design wise its great. Huge barren wasteland, with day and night cycle that gives the sand plains some great bliss. Controls on foot are very good. Nice fighting controls and decent upgrades. Driving    A game made on a movie licence? This cant be good right? Those are usually made under strict time pressure and rarely turn out as playable. But Mad Max is an exception to this for once.

    Design wise its great. Huge barren wasteland, with day and night cycle that gives the sand plains some great bliss.
    Controls on foot are very good. Nice fighting controls and decent upgrades.
    Driving mechanics are also very good with minor flaws.
    Apparently your car can run out of gas. But it is rather pointless, you never do. And you rarely refill.

    The bad side:
    Repetitive stuff to do outside the main quest. this is common for almost every game just like Ubisoft releases. But at least it is not brain numbing boring. There is loot to pick up around the map, and they did a good job designing each location. There are caves and shacks all around, and they are not repeat location like camps in Assassins Creed. I was pretty surprised that the puniest piece of rubble can hide an entrance to a large underlevel cave. The great desert hides some really cool location when you get there.
    Story is very thin to be honest. You lose your car and go on a hellbent revenge trip to get it back, except you won´t get it back and you have to rebuild the car. Somewhere in there you really lose the perception if there really is a story. What are we chasing again? Oh yeah a Big block V8 engine.

    Despite some minor twists and irks this game runs surprisingly well. Some framerate drops on Ps4 Pro. but other than that there is little bugs to be seen.

    Mad Max is a good game to kill some time.    … Expand
  9. Tom_green_day
    Sep 27, 2015
    5
    It's just an outstandingly average game. Gameplay is a quite fun but the narrative and thematic aspects are definitely sub-standard. The world is very pretty, which was unexpected for a post-apocalypse game.
  10. desoul
    Dec 8, 2015
    5
    starts of nicely, but then gets boring very quickly

    the good: cool open world the bad: story is not that good dialogue is bad main character is a bit annoying the car missions are boring you have to repeatedly do the same missions is multiple areas over and over again (even something as small as lighting the balloon -think of it as assasins creed vantage points scattered along    starts of nicely, but then gets boring very quickly

    the good:
    cool open world

    the bad:
    story is not that good
    dialogue is bad
    main character is a bit annoying
    the car missions are boring
    you have to repeatedly do the same missions is multiple areas over and over again (even something as small as lighting the balloon -think of it as assasins creed vantage points scattered along the city- gets tedious in this game)
    customizing the car

    its fun if you enjoy open world games, but I did not fine an added element in this game which sets it apart, the car was not that great.    … Expand
  11. Nel
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Initially this game was really good (first 8-10hours) or so, but after doing the same thing over and over again it just becomes so repetitive that it is almost unbearable. The game has a lot to offer, but it is all the same things over and over again with little to no variation.
  12. Datamari
    Sep 28, 2015
    6
    When this game was announced, I was thinking this was going to be another failed attempt at a tie-in game, or a successful one like South Park: Stick of Truth, and it was both.

    Mad Max is an ok game. There is a lot to do in the game, so don't expect to 100% this game any time soon. It looks absolutely gorgeous, and the characters will definitely draw you into the story. It was very    When this game was announced, I was thinking this was going to be another failed attempt at a tie-in game, or a successful one like South Park: Stick of Truth, and it was both.

    Mad Max is an ok game. There is a lot to do in the game, so don't expect to 100% this game any time soon. It looks absolutely gorgeous, and the characters will definitely draw you into the story. It was very fun during the first few hours, I knew I was in for a ride when I rented this game. There are many issues with the game, which i'll briefly explain: boring combat, repetitive missions, inconsistent and as previously mentioned, extremely long. Mad Max is not a bad game, by any means, but it's not a good game either. I don't recommend this game if you're looking for a good AAA game, but if you're looking for a game that will take you're time away, Mad Max is the game for you.    … Expand
  13. The_BlueRose
    Oct 14, 2016
    7
    The game starts good, interesting story, world and characters, then it becomes boring, repetitive and the story turns a bit cliche.

    Graphicaly good but nothing above the average, the combat lacks of variety and the car customization ends in a gathering scrap to upgrade it. There are too many collectibles and interest points, just to gather scrap and spend more time playing without    The game starts good, interesting story, world and characters, then it becomes boring, repetitive and the story turns a bit cliche.

    Graphicaly good but nothing above the average, the combat lacks of variety and the car customization ends in a gathering scrap to upgrade it.

    There are too many collectibles and interest points, just to gather scrap and spend more time playing without any purpose.    … Expand
  14. Lee_Godspeed
    Jun 1, 2017
    7
    Mad Max is a decent game with great car combat which for the most part is fun, with a story, though very short if streamlined, is good with a few cool twists. The combat in the car is easily where it shines and is made better with the customisation to the car and max himself. As with most open world games there's many outposts and collectibles to find but in doing so early before hittingMad Max is a decent game with great car combat which for the most part is fun, with a story, though very short if streamlined, is good with a few cool twists. The combat in the car is easily where it shines and is made better with the customisation to the car and max himself. As with most open world games there's many outposts and collectibles to find but in doing so early before hitting the missions I found myself overpowered far too quickly, making the game a breeze after the first few breaking in hours. After a while too the checklists of things to do in areas can become pretty repetitive and with some temperamental camera issues and frame rate issues can make you want to turn off. With a bit more polish and some more story missions rather than checklist tasks the game could've been great but is solid and deserves a play through now it's cheap as it's still a good game… Expand
  15. Devilsndadetail
    Sep 1, 2015
    7
    Looks good, combat is fun, crashing cars is fun too.
    But the story is weak and only makes an appearance now and then between repetative 'capture the outpost' quests.
    Wbros have just done the usual wash and rinse gameplay from MESoM, which is exactly the same as most ubisoft FC & ac games. That's the problem for me, once you play for an hour or 2 you just get the feeling you've done it    Looks good, combat is fun, crashing cars is fun too.
    But the story is weak and only makes an appearance now and then between repetative 'capture the outpost' quests.
    Wbros have just done the usual wash and rinse gameplay from MESoM, which is exactly the same as most ubisoft FC & ac games. That's the problem for me, once you play for an hour or 2 you just get the feeling you've done it all before a dozen times.    … Expand
  16. Muze92
    Oct 3, 2015
    6
    Too many bugs and glitches and for once I had to replay the game all over from the beginning just because I had my Garage tab to never show up after the final story mission.. The 3rd patch may have had fixed the old issues but certainly brought up new ones like being unable to choose autosave slots from the in-game menu and huge fps drop..
  17. Megatellica
    Feb 26, 2016
    7
    Mad max the game is a fun but fastly repetetive open world action game.
    Is this the open world game the movie deserves ?
    In my opinion it couldve been done better than this, the game wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. I had low expectations of the game because usually ''movie games'' don't do so well. After pretty much finishing the game (I'm trying to get it on a 100% fairly close    Mad max the game is a fun but fastly repetetive open world action game.
    Is this the open world game the movie deserves ?
    In my opinion it couldve been done better than this, the game wasn't bad but it wasn't great either.
    I had low expectations of the game because usually ''movie games'' don't do so well.
    After pretty much finishing the game (I'm trying to get it on a 100% fairly close to that now)I can say that you should get this game if you enjoy the open world exploration and not for the storyline of the game.
    The story is not that great and could've been done better.

    A lot of reviewers/players complaint about the fact that the side missions etc are fastly repetetive and honestly I have to agree with that.
    They couldve added some more stuff to do and removed a couple of things.
    For instance the scavenging over the whole world is a nice addon , but having to get every single one of them for a trophy or achievement feels a bit overkill.

    Coming to the trophy/achievement subject a lot of them are earned doing the repetetive side missions and exploration missions.
    Since I'm a trophy hunter myself this is highly frustrating , don't get me wrong I like a challenge but doing the same thing over and over (basically grinding) for such a useless trophy isn't really worth it.
    So if youre a trophy/achievement hunter with a lot of time on his or her hands go for it , otherwise i'd reccomend going for another game.

    I enjoyed the game on a fair level so its a 6,5/10 for me.
    The game wasn't too bad but could've been done a lot better.    … Expand
  18. Captiosus
    Sep 6, 2015
    6
    Mad Max is a bog standard, Ubisoft style, open world with towers to open up all the locations, a bunch of strongholds to beat, a bunch of side objectives cluttering your map, thousands of scrap to collect and dozens of other meaningless things to collect. The combat is boring as hell - literally two buttons on foot and four in car - so get prepared to mash square to hit and triangle toMad Max is a bog standard, Ubisoft style, open world with towers to open up all the locations, a bunch of strongholds to beat, a bunch of side objectives cluttering your map, thousands of scrap to collect and dozens of other meaningless things to collect. The combat is boring as hell - literally two buttons on foot and four in car - so get prepared to mash square to hit and triangle to parry over and over and over again. The car combat isn't great either, what with really bad AI and terrible hit detection meaning you might ram a car only for it to drive away unscathed because the game didn't register the hit. Water and Gas as a necessary survival mechanic is relegated moot in the first hour of the game. Ten hours in and there still seems to be plenty of water bottles to be found out in this post-nuclear wasteland.

    Graphically, the game suffers from poor frame rates, especially during car combat and convoy missions, and an inexplicably wobbly camera. Compared to Mad Max Fury Road, the art direction of Mad Max The Game looks like a pile of turds.

    This game can be summarized by a quote from Immortan Joe: "AH, MEDIOCRE!" It's like Far Cry 4, only less colorful, with less charm, and with a less interesting antagonist - and like Far Cry 4, it's mostly padding and light on actual main story content. So unless you're absolutely burning to play an inferior checklist-style open world game and can overlook shoddy graphics and repetitive (and bland) gameplay, don't bother with this game. Even IF you're interested, wait until this holiday season when it will undoubtedly be half price or less.

    Edit: I just finished Act 2 and I'm already sick of the repetition of this game. By way of comparison, I got bored with Far Cry 4 about two-thirds of the way through because it became overloaded with mundane side-quests and other superfluous garbage that was mind-numbingly repetitive. At least by then I could safely skip most of it, having most of the important upgrades necessary to complete the story missions. Mad Max is far, far worse than Far Cry 4 in this regard.

    Collect thousands of scrap, find hundreds of collectibles, take down dozens of enemy markers and strongholds, blah blah blah. People can down vote me as much as they want, it doesn't change the fact that this game exhibits the absolute worst of the "open world" genre: Complete fluff content. "But just do the story missions," you may say. I would if that were an option. But without reducing threat in the area, you can't progress. Likewise, as you do the story missions, enemies scale based on EXPECTED progress so your barely-above-stock car would be taking on level 2 or higher enemy cars and killed in one t-bone ram. Nope, you're required to grind this fluff content endlessly just to continue with the barebones story content and to ensure you're not easy prey.

    The last few times I've played, I found myself wanting to play damn near anything else rather than Mad Max. The only reason I'm bothering from time to time is because I paid for the game. I'm half tempted to try to sell it while it's still new and has decent value because, as far as games go, this is more of a set of boring, repetitive chores.

    As far as I'm concerned, anyone rating this game an 8 or above is HIGHLY suspect. It's a bad Ubisoft open world clone, period. You'll be sick of the gathering and chorework before you clear up Jeet's Territory, guaranteed.    … Expand
  19. Razv
    Feb 4, 2016
    6
    Dull and rushed plot. Good graphics. Repetitive gameplay. Mad Max is a game youl wil most likley have fun with for a couple of hours, but then struggle to get through to the end.
  20. ken913
    Oct 8, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have to say the game is about a 50/50 why? cause once Max steps out of his car the game sucks. and you cannot suspend disbelief enough to get totally into it...i am just playing it until F4 comes out.
    1. combat is clunky you have to fight the camera especially if you get up against a wall.
    2. WAY to much timed button mashing (which does not work most of the time)
    3. the constant time slow down for execution scenes is way over done..its not that special or cool.
    4. glitches in terrain and or items that are there but not being seen for example a transfer tank that is invisible but needs to be blown up
    5. MAX has no real range capabilities why cant you throw the shiv???? WHY cant you take the sniper rifle out of the car??
    6. hood ornaments are lame cant see any difference in their effects.
    7. as others have said its VERY repetitive.
    8. why are there no women in the gangs that attack you?
    9. really water heals all?
    10. maggots or dog food really?
    11 so if I get out of my car the world forgets about it and attacks me while chum if fixing it? so chum is invincible what the heck do you need Max for?
    12. no stealth or real strategy for bases..its either a frontal assault..or the same painted side entrance on every encounter. then its always mob fighting until you take them down.
    13. in a sand storm the balloon is perfectly still.
    14 the ambient sound in the bases is all the same there are voices but no ones around.    … Expand
  21. Yerczeys
    Oct 8, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was a bit of a mixed bag that came out on the positive side in the end. It did some things really well. The atmosphere was fantastic, really captured the feel of the motorized wasteland you find in Mad Max and it was impressively large to boot so you could buzz around at some fun speeds. The hand-to-hand combat was loads of fun as well and you felt probably more competent than Max was supposed to be. First time you suplex some poor dumb bastard is cackle inducing satisfaction. The third leg of the stool of enjoyment were some little touches I found charming like the warcriers (when you left them alive) and the admirable variety they managed to put into the scavenging locations and camps.

    Despite being an overall enjoyable experience, the game did have some glaring issues to my eye. Starting at the top, the story never made much sense to me. I understood what was happening through it but it was the motivation that never quite rang my bell. I'm punching my way through dozens of goons and smashing my way through lots of vehicles so I can acquire a bigger engine that I need for what? After the Jaw I could have just driven off to these Plains of Silence. Felt a little silly. The upgrade systems need some SERIOUS overhauling. I maxed out Max within the first third of the game and I bought upgrades for the Magnum Opus that were superior to ones I had to unlock through later quests rendering those pointless beyond the experience. The loot itself was really poorly done as well. What I hoped to have was finding new guns (or upgrades at least) and items and parts for my car but all you find is scrap which you use like a money system to upgrade said items. The scrap wasn't bad I guess but it certainly wasn't exciting. No "what am I going to find in THIS chest" sort of excitement. There were also a slew of smaller disappointments like the same graphic used on all the top dogs or the lack of need for food or water, but I'm gonna jump to my biggest complaint. The car combat in the later parts of this game was torturous to me. At first it was satisfying and fun and visceral in it's effect, but by the end of the game with my car as upgraded as it could be everything I encountered had so much armor that I didn't feel like I was doing any damage. I wanted to feel in the Magnum Opus like I felt as Max but instead I was Robin rather than Batman. It's not that I don't enjoy a good challenge, I love me some Dark Souls, but when you find yourself trying to deal with multiple opponents that feel superior to you with every random encounter it begins to suck the fun out of it. I ended up just trying to run from every fight and even that was frustrating. Who knows though, I might just suck at it Either way it left me woefully disappointed.    … Expand
  22. vangoat
    Sep 8, 2015
    7
    Definitely fun, but also seriously flawed. I've beaten 40% of the game so far. The driving is awesome and the battles, while driving are awesome. I love mad max films and this makes me feel like I'm in one. The map is huuuge...too big for the content actually (meaning upgrades seem to take a long time to earn). It looks great...smashing through a car and the fire ball that reaches for theDefinitely fun, but also seriously flawed. I've beaten 40% of the game so far. The driving is awesome and the battles, while driving are awesome. I love mad max films and this makes me feel like I'm in one. The map is huuuge...too big for the content actually (meaning upgrades seem to take a long time to earn). It looks great...smashing through a car and the fire ball that reaches for the heavens is freaking sweet!

    Now the flaw the, fatal, fatal flaw...the fighting sucks (really bad). I like the batman series and this fighting is very similar with one huge difference you basically press two buttons the whole time. One punches one parries...its fun pummeling dudes but, oh so repetitive. With batman, while it took timing, you had options with different attacks...with this you again just use two buttons. The worst is in pressing those buttons and timing things perfectly they will put you into animation that you can't parry (an incoming attack)...again...stupid. To make fights more difficult they just keep upping the number of dudes you take on at once, which takes things to a ridiculous difficulty when fighting 12-15 guys. I remember in batman happily pissing off 15 dudes because I knew I could beat them all flawlessly...not in this game, it's just frustratingly annoying. Bottom line: the driving keeps me playing but the fighting is deplorable and repetitive. I'm not sure I would recommend this to a friend unless they are just huge fans of the series...be warned.    … Expand
  23. wade22fan
    May 2, 2016
    7
    Mad Max is an open-world action title for Ps4 and Xbox One from Avalanche Studios, very much in the style of the Far Cry series. The game comes hot on the heels of Mad Max Fury Road, the astonishingly good, award-winning film starring Tom Hardy. You play as Max, the bearded wastelander we have all come to know and love. He is on a mission to reclaim both his car and glory from villainMad Max is an open-world action title for Ps4 and Xbox One from Avalanche Studios, very much in the style of the Far Cry series. The game comes hot on the heels of Mad Max Fury Road, the astonishingly good, award-winning film starring Tom Hardy. You play as Max, the bearded wastelander we have all come to know and love. He is on a mission to reclaim both his car and glory from villain Scrotus in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, with the help of his trusty friend and mechanic, Chumbucket. Don't expect much on the storyline front. It's simply not all that enthralling. We've all seen it before. Even the characters aren't very memorable or unique. This adventure is all about gameplay. It's all about checking the boxes, upgrading your weapons, car and equipment, that sort of thing. This approach actually works really well here. That's the sticking
    point. You never run out of things to do, whether it's conquering a new boss, clearing out some underground mines, defeating a convoy or doing errands for leaders in various territories. Some of it can get repetitive, but the constant feeling of improvement and accomplishment make it worthwhile. Upgrading various components at each stronghold proves to be very helpful. By doing so, you will gain access to free water, free fuel and improved weapons and accessories. As far as weapons go, Max has only a few toys in his arsenal. These include the shotgun, harpoon, thunderpoon, sniper rifle and a couple others. It is the wasteland after all. It is also noteworthy that ammo is very hard to come by.

    The combat system is reminiscent of the Arkham series. It doesn't copy it though, it has its own unique style. The exceptional fighting animations make it satisfying to kick your foe's tail. It is always a pleasure to run into some baddies while driving across the desert, because fighting is so fun. It never feels like a chore or drag. I like how you can finish someone off with a shiv too, Tomb Raider style. When Max gains enough momentum, he can enter Fury Mode. That's when combat gets even more awesome. You essentially tun into a beast who can do wrestling moves on enemies, deal double damage and string together more combos. It's pretty amazing. I did come across some control issues where I would hit the correct counter button but Max wouldn't counter. These moments were few and far between though. The real fun in the game is simply scavenging. Looting every camp, nook and cranny is immensely satisfying, primarily because you know upgrades will soon follow. It never got old defeating enemies in each camp, looting everything in the area then darting off to the next location. It's all about checking those boxes and it's a ton of fun. One other gameplay element to note is racing. You can compete in races and challenge other players' best times. It's a cool diversion, but it doesn't stand out as anything great. Visually, the game is beautiful. It's the best-looking desert in any game to date, that's for sure. The character models, vehicles and locations all shine with color and detail. In the audio department, I wish there was more music. It's almost nonexistent. You'll mainly hear the grumbling of your car's exhaust, which can grow annoying after so many hours.

    Mad Max is not without its issues. As I previously stated, the story isn't going to pull you in and the characters aren't anything special. One thing that does contribute to the story are things you collect called history relics. These are remnants left behind from the world you once knew and loved. The surrealism behind how different the world was and is now is what gets Max (and the player) emotional. It's quite jarring and adds a lot to the experience as a whole. The combat system is great, but at times it feels like you've done it somewhere before (because you have). The wasteland is divisive because many gamers see emptiness, while others see that as simply the style of the game. I noticed a few bugs, most notably, vehicles randomly disappearing and Max's car is sometimes without sound. These are minor technical issues but they need to be cleaned up. Mad Max seems to be a divisive game overall among gamers. Personally, I had a great time with it. That's saying something, especially considering the fact that I like plot-driven games. The main story along with occasional side quests will take around 35 hours to complete, which is a hefty amount of gameplay, offering a big bang for your buck. Ignore the negative noise and give Mad Max a shot. It may falter in some areas and become repetitive over time, but it's fun and has high replay value. (7/10)    … Expand
  24. p1menta
    Jun 30, 2018
    6
    never seen an open world game with such good ideas and so poorly executed.
    there are bugs everywhere, it's so frustrating i cant even decide where to begin with.
    first of all, for a car-driving based game, the mechanics and physics of this game are terrible. it's like you have your car over a frozen lake all the time, especially if you rob one of the other cars. and the camera, goddamn,    never seen an open world game with such good ideas and so poorly executed.
    there are bugs everywhere, it's so frustrating i cant even decide where to begin with.
    first of all, for a car-driving based game, the mechanics and physics of this game are terrible. it's like you have your car over a frozen lake all the time, especially if you rob one of the other cars. and the camera, goddamn, what a piece of **** camera. you literally have to fight the 10+ enemies plus the big boss (the camera) the hardest of them all. and they make you race wih that **** camera. my god, the frustration i've been on.......
    the controls are another pain in the ass. i guess you can change some keys there, but i didnt even try, cus i like to play in whatever settings the game gives me, but it was another fight i had to endure.
    no to talk about some good (almost) things: the idea of forts, and helping them grow is really cool. BUT, they made it kind of repetitive, lazy work. while playing i coldnt stop thinking about how much a wanted to be a beta tester for this game. (even tho i'm pretty sure there was no beta test whatsoever in here, or the game wold be a lot cooler.
    at least the graphics are beautiful, and the scenarios, oh god, people who create game ambients, you are without a doubt the best of the game industry nowadays. it's beautiful, and creative, and realistic, and diverse. man, i can't praise it enough, it really is perfect.
    i finished the game frustrated, hoping to free my hard drive from that ****ty game, but actually i left it there for a little longer, just so i can go around the maps for a while, without any pressure. (thank god for the fast travel buttom, so i dont even need to ice skate in the sand that much
    oh, almost forgot, the story is kinda cool, even tho they created the most hateful dumb pre-adolescent Max of all times. you'll hate him for every choice he makes, and you just have to go along hating him (yourself)

    while playing i was thinking about giving it a 5 stars grade, or even lower, but giving the good parts as scenarios, and diversity of cars, and the beaty of it, etc, AND, the most important part: PSN just gave me the game for free, i'm ok ith 6    … Expand
  25. Slevin310
    Sep 4, 2015
    7
    I won't beat around the bush... Batman Arkham combat with a less interactive Fallout 3 styled world. Vehicle combat is a lot of fun and this is a very entertaining game. This isn't a bad game, not at all. It's a lot of fun and it's well made. However I can't help but miss the original idea of this game. I've followed this game since its rumor. I love Mad Max, they're my favorite movies andI won't beat around the bush... Batman Arkham combat with a less interactive Fallout 3 styled world. Vehicle combat is a lot of fun and this is a very entertaining game. This isn't a bad game, not at all. It's a lot of fun and it's well made. However I can't help but miss the original idea of this game. I've followed this game since its rumor. I love Mad Max, they're my favorite movies and I love games inspired by them. Some of the rumors seemed to have been false or were cut from production.

    The game would benefit from a better mix of guns and combat. If you didn't want to have a third person shooter they could have at least put in the mechanics of a third person shooter but made bullets extremely scarce. Meaning you and your enemies would run out of bullets very quickly thus hand to hand combat would ensue. You could strategize your bullets to take out the first few enemies or the harder enemies. If you encountered enemies with guns while you were out of ammo you could take cover and draw their fire by poking out then straight up bum rush them when they're empty. Yes this game has guns but they're mechanics are from Assassin's Creed. And yes the combat is something I've never liked from Assassin Creed and Batman games, where you could just parry endlessly and win. Batman had better combat though. This needed combat like Sleeping Dogs, which had the parry but you couldn't use it to always win. Sleeping Dog's combat was very intricate and offered challenge.

    This game doesn't have much challenge, dying puts you right back to where you were and even refills your health regardless of where it was. I wish games took a note from Dark Souls and old school video game logic... dying should be a bad thing in games. Story and characters are very interesting, although Max is kind of a douche. Chum basically saves this guy and gives him a car, Max complains it's not good enough demanding it should be a V8. Chum also drives to where ever Max is when he's in need and goes with him on his dangerous missions... sure he kind of develops a sicekick thing but Max is just a douche to him the entire time.

    As for the world, it really needed more interaction. Being able to loot items and sell them for scrap would be better. Instead of having scrap that's not only highlighted but it also has a big sign over them for mindless looting. When the game said it had survival aspects I was thinking it would have you hunt coyotes or some animal for food, make a camp like in Red Dead Redemption for when you couldn't get back to your hideout, scavenging for medical supplies, using items/scrap to upgrade your hideout to defend against scavengers. You can upgrade your bases but there's no defense mechanics. It would be nice to have a gang war where you have to defend your forts. As for survival it's just about collecting water and finding food. They did include gas which was of massive importance in the Mad Max series, so kudos for that. Oh and FYI don't bother doing any fun jumps, it will just damage your car.

    I love the Mad Max series. I love Borderlands and Fallout 3 which had a Mad Max feel to them. Sadly... I think they're better Mad Max games. But I'm not saying don't buy it, the game is fun. Just don't expect too much. Besides, the game isn't really that long. If you aim to collect everything and do all the optional stuff then it pans out but it's no where near as long as Witcher 3.    … Expand
  26. mikepango
    Mar 13, 2017
    6
    Unless you LOVE open world car games this might not be for you. As you would expect from Mad Max is that the game play involve the car in some ways. Me on the other hand just didn't fall in love with the idea of it being so centered around the car. I love racing game but this kind of car mechanics is just not for me. I would imagine if you liked the twisted metal series you would pickUnless you LOVE open world car games this might not be for you. As you would expect from Mad Max is that the game play involve the car in some ways. Me on the other hand just didn't fall in love with the idea of it being so centered around the car. I love racing game but this kind of car mechanics is just not for me. I would imagine if you liked the twisted metal series you would pick this game up.… Expand
  27. mdelolmo
    May 26, 2017
    7
    I'm not sure why, but at some point I found the game repetitive and quiet playing as a result.

    It's a true open world and you can say you have stuff to do spend time exploring it, the person combat was pretty good and different to what most games offer, and the combat in the car was kind of fun too... So the conclusion is, I can't explain what is wrong with it, but it just didn't    I'm not sure why, but at some point I found the game repetitive and quiet playing as a result.

    It's a true open world and you can say you have stuff to do spend time exploring it, the person combat was pretty good and different to what most games offer, and the combat in the car was kind of fun too...

    So the conclusion is, I can't explain what is wrong with it, but it just didn't appeal me too much.    … Expand
  28. sammythelord
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    I was quite looking forward to this game, the combat looked awesome, I love post apocalyptic world, car chases/battles are one of the best I remember playing, And when I got this game and started playing it, it was really that way and I was blown away. Combat feels like from Guy Richies movie, u hear bones cracking and punches landing, with some awesome slow motion effects and goryI was quite looking forward to this game, the combat looked awesome, I love post apocalyptic world, car chases/battles are one of the best I remember playing, And when I got this game and started playing it, it was really that way and I was blown away. Combat feels like from Guy Richies movie, u hear bones cracking and punches landing, with some awesome slow motion effects and gory details. Also car chases, those are fast, thrilling, with amazing effects and great use of harpoon, you can strip enemy cars from wheels, bodyparts or drivers themselves. But the problem is, thats all there is, I spend maybe 10 hours in game and then I just gave up, everything just feels the same, the first base you are raiding feels as difficult and rewarding as the one UR raiding 8 hours later, same with the car chases, or convoy challenges, it just feels the same like the first one. The only challenge that the game gave me was finding of scrap parts and insignias in enemy bases, but thats just annoying, you are running around bases over and over trying to find collectibles, feels like a 90s game. And the story doesnt deliver at all and there is nothing to care for. So when I figured out, after 10 hours of gameplay that Im just doing the same things all over again and again, and Im just aproximately 50% done with the game, I just gave up, it didnt felt that the game has anything more to offer other than what I done 150 times over already.… Expand
  29. alexakosman
    Sep 18, 2015
    6
    Do we need to have a **** companion/side-kick **** in every WB game?
    In Shadow of mordor u had the orc,now u had another guy who continues busting ur balls.....jezus!
  30. SWERY_51
    Sep 10, 2015
    7
    To make it short, good looking, fun to play the first 30 hours and after that you realize that you're doing the same things over and over. There are good customizations too and honestly, the game worth the try. But to give you a good example, i've finished 55% of the global progression in about 65 hours, too damn long when you want to do everything on the map...
  31. rolodt40
    Feb 9, 2017
    7
    Triple A with great graphics but plenty of bugs and repetitive gameplay. It's still fun to a certain point. I liked the movie and in overall this game too. The story is acceptable.
  32. roadwarrior234
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    The reviews for this game are ridiculous. The wasteland is too empty!? That's what it's like in every mad max movie! The progression and ability to create your car and customize max is great! I don't know what reviewers were expecting, Its fun and is what Mad max should be. Yes it get's repetitive but it sort of fits the story in a weird way.
  33. PhillipSteyn
    Sep 4, 2015
    7
    Mad Max is a very mediocre game in many regards to the narrative, the combat, the racing ext. borrowing elements from other franchises without innovating or excelling in anything particular. However, what it does do is give you a clean well made Mad Max game that runs well with very few, or none in my case, bugs and other technical problems.

    If you are a petrol head like myself, this is    Mad Max is a very mediocre game in many regards to the narrative, the combat, the racing ext. borrowing elements from other franchises without innovating or excelling in anything particular. However, what it does do is give you a clean well made Mad Max game that runs well with very few, or none in my case, bugs and other technical problems.

    If you are a petrol head like myself, this is definitely worth grabbing. Although it is worth mentioning however that the game can get quite repetitive, especially during later stages.There was a real opportunity here for fun and creative side missions, but unfortunately this is not the case.

    Just like the movie Mad Max:Fury Road that came out earlier this year, Mad Max is not going to win any awards for narrative or innovation, but man was it a fun ride.    … Expand
  34. DaveTrouble
    Sep 10, 2015
    5
    Mediocre at best. The game feels like a Batman/Wasteland crossover. Yes it's a lovely game, but the the fighting is limited, the weapon choices are VERY limited, and the game is jam-packed full of tedious and pointless tasks. Seems like more of a children's game - fairly disappointing.
  35. jiptercat_YT
    Sep 15, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. el juego va muy bien, pero lo malo es que cuando llego a una parte en donde uso el nitro me "espera a que se complete el proceso de instalación. Progreso 49 completado" y no me deja jugar mas de hay y tengo que iniciar de vuelta todo el juego y eso me enoja por que ya se lo que tengo que hacer y solo pierdo mi tiempo, como ahora AYUDAAAAAAAAA.… Expand
  36. Itachi412
    Sep 16, 2015
    7
    Great game with huge open-world, lots of areas to explore and secrets to find. However there are a few glitches I came across but no game-breakers, nothing a patch can't fix. The story is a bit rushed and feel like they could have done more and game relies on side missions and collectables to increase gameplay time, but some of the side missions are more interesting than the main story.Great game with huge open-world, lots of areas to explore and secrets to find. However there are a few glitches I came across but no game-breakers, nothing a patch can't fix. The story is a bit rushed and feel like they could have done more and game relies on side missions and collectables to increase gameplay time, but some of the side missions are more interesting than the main story. The car is great with all it's upgrades and extra's, Max a few upgrades the prolong the game. Loved the rich Character design and dialogue, looks like they put a lot of time and thought into it all.

    In the end its a great game if you like open-world games and exploring endless hours of sand dunes.    … Expand
  37. LemonBars
    Sep 21, 2015
    7
    This is a fairly dull game to play. The graphics are fine - the wasteland you drive through is interesting and the camps you encounter where you can fight and scavenge for scrap and bullets and water look cool. But progression in the game is very, very slow so you have to repeat the same activities over and over and over before you earn enough scrap to make even minor upgrades to your car.This is a fairly dull game to play. The graphics are fine - the wasteland you drive through is interesting and the camps you encounter where you can fight and scavenge for scrap and bullets and water look cool. But progression in the game is very, very slow so you have to repeat the same activities over and over and over before you earn enough scrap to make even minor upgrades to your car.
    Your car and your character Max are more upgradable than customizable. Max can get a leather jacket, wrist guards and gloves, but you can't customize the way these look. You do get to choose the basic shape of your car, and then you can add some decals and eventually you can choose what color to paint the car. Other upgrades to the car just make it go a little faster, handle a little better, or improve it's armor rating, but I would not call that customization.
    Controlling Max in a fight is like the Batman Arkham series but not nearly as fast and fun. However, once you upgrade your ammo belt and do a project that allows you to get full ammo whenever you return to your base, the game starts to get a bit better because you can blast the more annoying enemies (the ones who dodge all of your attacks) with your shotgun, which is pretty awesome.
    Car combat is strange. You use a harpoon a lot and try not to get rammed by other cars because your car can't take many hits. If you are out of shotgun shells and makeshift missiles (thunderpoons) it's often best to run away and avoid car combat. You would think that defeating enemy cars and then driving them back to your base would earn you a ton of scrap for upgrading your car, but it doesn't pay off. You can collect parts to build projects that allow your allies to collect defeated cars and gather scrap, but this also does not add to your scrap supply as fast as you'd think it would.

    I can tell that it's going to take many months to finish this game, because I don't like playing it for more than an hour or two at a time - it's just too boring. I play this game while waiting for more Batman DLC and when there's nothing interesting to read about in the news.    … Expand
  38. antiadolf
    Sep 21, 2015
    6
    Over all I think the game is good, but has one fatal flaw: the painfully annoying auto-aiming mechanism.
    Every once in a while I found myself screwed up by the auto-aiming in life-or-death situation, including but not limited to:
    *A whole bunch of warboys surrounding a big red fuel tank, auto-aim always aim the warboy, buy the time I moved the crosshair to the tank one of them has    Over all I think the game is good, but has one fatal flaw: the painfully annoying auto-aiming mechanism.
    Every once in a while I found myself screwed up by the auto-aiming in life-or-death situation, including but not limited to:
    *A whole bunch of warboys surrounding a big red fuel tank, auto-aim always aim the warboy, buy the time I moved the crosshair to the tank one of them has already punched my in the face.
    *When clearing out the outer defenses of camps, thunderpoon kept auto aiming the empty sniper towers (sometimes even birds flying in the sky) while there's still a bunch of active defenses in front of me.
    *When trying to use the shotgun to clear a path, auto-aiming sometimes targets the dead body instead of living enemy.

    Please add an option to disable this annoying auto-aiming or at least add the option to increase the stick sensitivity.    … Expand
  39. GoldenBlood12
    Nov 19, 2015
    5
    This game is has a really good story and gameplay I love how you can just smash up cars and harpoon enemies,capturing bases is fun also but it goes downhill because it is supposed be a 60 frames per second,but it usually runs at like 12-20fps only if you go to bases to capture them but still it can be annoying,it has had a lot of glitches some have been fixed but not all I recommend to getThis game is has a really good story and gameplay I love how you can just smash up cars and harpoon enemies,capturing bases is fun also but it goes downhill because it is supposed be a 60 frames per second,but it usually runs at like 12-20fps only if you go to bases to capture them but still it can be annoying,it has had a lot of glitches some have been fixed but not all I recommend to get this game but be warned of it problems… Expand
  40. YouknowWho
    Nov 22, 2015
    6
    Positives
    + Great atmosphere that feels just like from the movie
    + Easy but well integrated RPG elements in the game + You feel like a survivor in an apocalyptic world where searching for and saving resources feels meaningful (ammo, water and food) + Great mix of driving and combat which both feel easy and fluid Negatives - Anticlimactic ending (No real Boss battle and disappointing    Positives
    + Great atmosphere that feels just like from the movie
    + Easy but well integrated RPG elements in the game
    + You feel like a survivor in an apocalyptic world where searching for and saving resources feels meaningful (ammo, water and food)
    + Great mix of driving and combat which both feel easy and fluid
    Negatives
    - Anticlimactic ending (No real Boss battle and disappointing ending to the story)
    - Bad story plot with uninteresting characters
    - Very repetitive quests and missions
    - Exploration of camps and strongholds is monotone and tedious
    - The game doesn't bring anything original or new
    - Few frame drops in certain parts

    Final verdict
    Mad Max is good 3rd person action game which isn't necessarily bad but It's not anything special either. I'd recommend it buying at full price only to the core fans of Mad Max universe.    … Expand
  41. MovieFanReview6
    Jun 2, 2016
    5
    This game is ok. I mean it is a good game but it doesn't have the feeling of well, Mad Max. This game is great at the start but when you get to *spoiler* stronghold the game goes down hill from here. I'd say just leave it at the pit stop and go play Metal Gear Solid V instead.
  42. Fostero1993
    Aug 23, 2016
    6
    In Mad Max is a great atmosphere that feels just like from the movie and you can feel like a survivor in an apocalyptic world where we must searching and saving resources, but there is also many negatives aspects like very repetitive quests and missions or exploration of camps was monotone. For me playing in Mad Max was hard and i have mixed opinion about it.
  43. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Jun 14, 2018
    6
    Was fun at the beginning but then about 10 hrs in I realise its cut n paste for all missions and side quests. The world itself is amazing to look at and drive around in but that gets washed away by the monotonous of the quests. Put about 15 hrs into the game not sure if I can push myself to finish it. I do enjoy customizing my car driving around and destroying **** but that fun factorWas fun at the beginning but then about 10 hrs in I realise its cut n paste for all missions and side quests. The world itself is amazing to look at and drive around in but that gets washed away by the monotonous of the quests. Put about 15 hrs into the game not sure if I can push myself to finish it. I do enjoy customizing my car driving around and destroying **** but that fun factor only lasts so long. At least it was only a ps+ game.… Expand
  44. Darkvenom39
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Mad max is filled with a large living wasteland with a ton to do... The graphics are amazing the soundtrack is ok and the progression system and combat are what make the game a blast ! The game doesn't deliver a good written story infact, the story is lame poor written and so short with about 8 missions in total witch are not fun as much or interesting and you could complete the wholeMad max is filled with a large living wasteland with a ton to do... The graphics are amazing the soundtrack is ok and the progression system and combat are what make the game a blast ! The game doesn't deliver a good written story infact, the story is lame poor written and so short with about 8 missions in total witch are not fun as much or interesting and you could complete the whole story in less than 4 hours !!!!!!!!!!!!! The variety of things to do in the game are a bunch and fun the game always makes you doing fun things all the time such as eliminating territories and helping strongholds from not being concurred and liberating them, and side events like racing and scavenging locations, you also get side quests witch are boring and pretty much fill in the main story of the game and overall the weakness of this game is the story and side missions and the huge amount of bugs in the game ! (the driving is also poor at times and very buggiesh and even drops frame rate and im playing on ps4). Overall the game is highly addictive and fun its the batman mad max you could get, it would have easily gotten an 8 but the downs of the game and repetitive and recycled elements and the poor story and bugs are what makes the game turn to a 7. Avalanche studios should work on more interest in the game and polishing it rather than a bland game with repetitive map and mini quests.… Expand
  45. HaloFever
    Feb 6, 2019
    5
    Car combat and not much else. Actually, there is a lot more, and all of it the worst of modern game tropes. If this game was just car combat it would be a 10/10. Hasn't anyone played Interstate '76? Am I so old that game developers are too young to be aware of classic games that influenced me?

    Let's get the good stuff out of the way. The car combat is well done. I can't say it is    Car combat and not much else. Actually, there is a lot more, and all of it the worst of modern game tropes. If this game was just car combat it would be a 10/10. Hasn't anyone played Interstate '76? Am I so old that game developers are too young to be aware of classic games that influenced me?

    Let's get the good stuff out of the way. The car combat is well done. I can't say it is spectacular mostly because it depends on a lot of upgrades that you have to spend hours grinding. So far I'm not interested in that grind and keep picking fights I can barely win. Still, with what I have the combat is fun. In addition to the stand front end collision, you can send enemy cars veering into obstacles. In a fun addition, a grapple hook lets you target parts of the car or the driver. An open world demolition derby would have been a great game and Warner Bros. should have focused on that.

    Now that the good is over, let's get to the bad. This game is every open world base take down trope that has hindered almost every game this generation. Instead of climbing towers to fill in your map, you go up in balloons even though the Mad Max films didn't have balloons every square mile and the idea is stupid. You also get an annoying companion to serve as your tutorial help, narrator, mission giver. This game would be so much better if it embraced the notion of Mad Max as a loner. Then there are the cookie-cutter bases that have infected open world games. I get it, development is costly. Instead of hand making areas for players to visit, it's easier to make a library of assets that the designer can then cut and paste into the game world. All of it is boring and immersion killing. On top of all that, Mad Max has the Batman style fighting copied and pasted from Warner Bros.'s Arkham games. You never get a good Mad Max feeling of fighting. Oddly, the game has no stealth options when sneaking around enemy positions is something Mad Max does well in the films. Even the excellent car combat is inhibited by thedumb A.I. In one car fight, I kept going in for a few hits and driving out of their A.I.'s patrol zone.

    Maybe this kind of generic open world game was less generic in 2015. I don't think so. I remember playing Far Cry 4 and feeling the same way about it as I do about Mad Max and Far Cry 4 was a much better game in general. The problem is that Warner Bros. took safe bets with Mad Max. Safe bets are what you make when you don't want to lose. When you want to win, you take risks.

    Full Disclosure: Mad Max was a PS+ "free" game so I felt no obligation to "get my money's worth".    … Expand
  46. Bertoflyingfox
    Sep 5, 2015
    6
    This game is fun. Sure, it has repetitive side mission but most open world games do. The real draw is being able to customize your car on the fly and the car combat in general. I dont really get into collecting things in open-world games but Mad Max had me obsessed with finding every piece of scrap on the checklist. I didnt really pay much attention to the story though, I shelved it inThis game is fun. Sure, it has repetitive side mission but most open world games do. The real draw is being able to customize your car on the fly and the car combat in general. I dont really get into collecting things in open-world games but Mad Max had me obsessed with finding every piece of scrap on the checklist. I didnt really pay much attention to the story though, I shelved it in favor of everything else the game threw at me.… Expand
  47. MADRICKY97
    Sep 16, 2015
    7
    I think i ll love this game!!!! BUT,the reality is that the gameplay is to repetitive !!!! Graphics are great, sounds are excellent, driving is fun and easy but it s repetitive, cant stand that !!!!!!! After the first hours of game play i knew ,even if i don t want to , that it will be boring !!!!!!! SO SORRY !!!!!!!
  48. DrakeGarrison
    Sep 11, 2015
    7
    Mad Max places players in the role of a lone warrior who must embark on a journey to reclaim his stolen interceptor from a deadly gang of marauders. Good.
  49. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    5
    There are fun missions, and the game has excellent driving mechanics and combat. The world looks beautiful, and the dynamic weather is cool. But, the missions are mostly repetitive and bland. Plus the narrative was completely forgettable.
  50. Anonymous_Quark
    Sep 10, 2015
    7
    "Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves.”

    The Good:
    Beautiful environment, chaotic car combat, great world building

    The Bad:
    Repetitive fetch quests, shallow hand-to-hand combat, inconsistent difficulty

    Verdict:
    Good, not great. Mad Max is fun albeit pure fluff. Worth playing if you're a fan.
  51. visiblelight7
    Dec 12, 2019
    6
    It's one of those games like MGS5,Ubisoft games where there's a huge map but you are basically repeating chores over and over without any effort into creating a story driven narrative. Once you get used to the novelty of the visuals, it's extremely dull
  52. boris_out
    Oct 11, 2020
    7
    Прекрасная медитативная игра на пару вечером, которая позволит вас с легкостью разгрузить мозг от рутинных дел.
  53. DIEGOGCUNHA
    Apr 9, 2022
    5
    Jogo incrível e subestimado. Deve se tornar um clássico de culto ao passar dos anos!
  54. MrZfinger
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    Хорошие и атмосферные пейзажи но, к сожалению, скучноватый мир и остовная сюжетная линия.
  55. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    Я считал секунд, когда она закончится. Безумно нудная и максимально мертвая. ОТкрытый мир один из худших что я видел.
  56. nandika
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    Story is repetitive as hell with clunky controls, but great characters and a nice open world to explore. Sound mixing is rough!
  57. Br_AgSs
    Dec 17, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mad Max starts off with a solid and fun beginning, but as the game goes on, it starts to get repetitive. The upgrades you need to do on your car so you can proceed on the main story are mainly based on eliminating a gang influence on the region and getting the upgrades from the enemies cars. Although the game can be boring in multiple moments, its still a great game for fans of the movies, and also, the graphics are lovely, also the map is nicely done and offers a wide open desert to explore.… Expand
  58. Onask
    Jan 25, 2019
    7
    Segunda vez que completo este Mad Max. La primera vez fue en PC cuando salió y esta en PS4.

    Si algo hay que reconocerle a Avalanche Studios es su brutal capacidad para haber creado un desierto que se sienta desierto pero no sea aburrido, así como una ambientación apocalíptica increíble. Mad Max está cargado de contenido especialmente secundario, y cuando digo cargado digo hasta los    Segunda vez que completo este Mad Max. La primera vez fue en PC cuando salió y esta en PS4.

    Si algo hay que reconocerle a Avalanche Studios es su brutal capacidad para haber creado un desierto que se sienta desierto pero no sea aburrido, así como una ambientación apocalíptica increíble.

    Mad Max está cargado de contenido especialmente secundario, y cuando digo cargado digo hasta los topes. Tanto que puede llegar a convertirse en algo repetitivo hasta para el mayor fan del farmeo de objetivos secundarios (Más de 200 puntos de saqueo, decenas de reliquias, campamentos, atalayas, estructuras que derribar, campos de minas, convoyes...). Por otro lado su campaña es más modesta en cuanto a duración y extensión, por lo que no se hace pesada ni repetitiva en ningún momento. Aunque tampoco brilla en ningún punto.

    El combate se divide en el cuerpo a cuerpo o melee y el combate de coches. El primero toma las mecánicas fielmente marcadas por la saga Batman Arkham y las reproduce de manera bastante satisfactoria aunque sin una profundidad que si se echa en falta. Por otro lado, en el segundo caso, el combate a motor es ágil y dinámico y cumple en todos sus aspectos, pero que le falta una pequeña chispa que le pueda llegar a hacer brillar todo lo que debería.

    Mad Max es un juego muy sólido que recuerdo en su día recibió duros golpes por la crítica profesional y no puedo entender por qué. Avalanche no destaca en nada con su obra, pero lo que hace lo hace bien y tampoco tiene delirios de grandeza en ningún momento. Aprovecharon para cubrir en el sector el lanzamiento de Fury Road y les salió un producto bueno.

    Recomendado.    … Expand
  59. Berik
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    Mad Max is an open world third person shooter game based on the movie series. There's a lot of sand, and cars that want to explode. And there's a guy named Max in it.

    The game is surprisingly fun. Tearing apart other vehicles and driving over NPC's is satisfying, and even the hand to hand combat is fun for a while. The map is HUGE! And that's where a big issue also lies. The Map    Mad Max is an open world third person shooter game based on the movie series. There's a lot of sand, and cars that want to explode. And there's a guy named Max in it.

    The game is surprisingly fun. Tearing apart other vehicles and driving over NPC's is satisfying, and even the hand to hand combat is fun for a while. The map is HUGE! And that's where a big issue also lies.

    The Map might even be too huge. It does get the feeling of a desolate world across, but with little variation of what you will actually do in the world it feels like too much of the same. The combat gets very repetitive, and even the bosses are almost exact copies of each other. The only thing that changes is the actually location and hideout.

    So it's about shooting, fighting, racing and carnage. And there's a story! Not a particularly interesting one, but there is one. Some missions do immerse you, and others feel like ordinary fetch quests.

    All in all it's a good game. I give it a 7/10.    … Expand
  60. Roo182
    Sep 11, 2019
    7
    This game surprised the heck out of me. It was like a wasteland RPG with awesome quests but a GTA style car you drove around F***ing people up in. Really well made, decent size world and solid progression. Didn't like being gated by how strong my car was and lost interest after a while, but perhaps I'll go back to it one day. The fact it was free on PS plus one month is a steal
  61. ToshLichev
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Overall Mad Max does nothing new and fails to be noticeably exceptional in any of its mechanics.

    Everything it has to offer has been done better by other games but that doesn't mean the game is bad - it's just a bit mediocre. It makes the most of the Mad Max setting and while the plot is far from noteworthy, a combination of derivative yet fun mechanics and a good open world and setting    Overall Mad Max does nothing new and fails to be noticeably exceptional in any of its mechanics.

    Everything it has to offer has been done better by other games but that doesn't mean the game is bad - it's just a bit mediocre. It makes the most of the Mad Max setting and while the plot is far from noteworthy, a combination of derivative yet fun mechanics and a good open world and setting makes for a decent if a bit forgettable game.    … Expand
  62. Pardoow
    Oct 21, 2019
    6
    Its not a bad game on any terms, but it gets so mindlessly repetitive that I had to stop playing for a while and get back at it weeks later. On its core, its the batman combat style with cool cars, but I feel like the game really doesn’t give you that much to do. Not good, but not bad either, for a movie inspired game, it could have gone waaaay worse
  63. Chempion1
    Dec 17, 2020
    6
    Эту игру я проходил месяцев 10, не меньше! И сейчас расскажу почему.
    Мне в принципе понравился последний фильм про Макса, поэтому игру купил с настороженностью. Зная, какое говно выходит по лицензии.
    Но игра оказалась добротной. Очень атмосферной. Графически тоже меня устроила. Сюжет, признаться, порадовал своей самобытностью. Не копировал фильм. Знакомил с персонажами, которых в кино не    Эту игру я проходил месяцев 10, не меньше! И сейчас расскажу почему.
    Мне в принципе понравился последний фильм про Макса, поэтому игру купил с настороженностью. Зная, какое говно выходит по лицензии.
    Но игра оказалась добротной. Очень атмосферной. Графически тоже меня устроила. Сюжет, признаться, порадовал своей самобытностью. Не копировал фильм. Знакомил с персонажами, которых в кино не было.
    Мне так же понравилась пешая боевая система и вообще пеший геймплей.
    В чем же тогда причина такого затянутого прохождения, а причина вот в чем.
    В ПОКАТУШКАХ НА МАШИНКАХ!!!
    Эти покатушки меня всегда бесят в играх, но здесь это типа фишка всей серии, куда же без неё. Но как же эта фишка ужасно материализована в этой игре.
    В начале игры не дают даже порулить полностью идеальной, прокачанной машиной, чтобы оценить к чему надо стремиться!
    Кстати это часто позволяют в подобных играх.
    Мало того, что управлять не прокаченной машиной ужасно неудобно. Первые три часа вообще бесят, ты вроде вкладываешь средства в автомобиль, а он практически не меняется!
    Короче мне было очень приятно проходить пешую часть игры, но когда дело доходило до покатушек, то после 10 - 15 смертей (это же не Dark Souls, где в этом смысл), от злости, удаляешь игру и забываешь о ней месяца на два.
    Короче, игра для меня заработала как надо в последние 3-4 часа, когда машина, наконец, то прокачалась, ездила более менее прямо и не гибла от одного столкновения.
    В принципе Mad Max мне понравилась, но если будет продолжение, то хотелось бы увидеть переработку гоночного геймплея.    … Expand
  64. Shazam1407
    Nov 3, 2019
    7
    Игру как будто недоделали, такое ощущение что это хорошая игра по фильму. Хороший сюжет, атмосфера. Минусы это пустота, линейность в прокачке, и обрезанная боевая система.
  65. ShevaSDD
    Jun 24, 2021
    7
    Хорошая игра. Но бесит постоянная анимация пополнения воды и еды. Графика хороша, сюжет не плох. Много активностей. В общем советую.
  66. Menni
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    Open World a mio parere qualitativamente a livello di un just cause 3, nulla di eccezionale ma un buon titolo seppur con molti difetti. Comunque buono da giocare in particolare per i fan
  67. memokmo
    Sep 8, 2020
    5
    It's boring
    main story is boring
    side quest are boring
    car battles are entertaining at first but then it repeats too much and it gets boring
    figting is good
  68. ghosttoyou
    Jul 5, 2021
    6
    6/10. Для 21ого года , лично для меня игра выглядит очень устаревшей, но со 100% уверенностью могу сказать что если-бы я играл в год выпуска игры, то я бы наверное конкретно засел, хоть по сути даже для 15ого года есть игры и по лучше в плане свежести , например ведьмак. В целом прикольдесно6/10. Для 21ого года , лично для меня игра выглядит очень устаревшей, но со 100% уверенностью могу сказать что если-бы я играл в год выпуска игры, то я бы наверное конкретно засел, хоть по сути даже для 15ого года есть игры и по лучше в плане свежести , например ведьмак. В целом прикольдесно
  69. LazyNinjaUK
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    There's a lot of fun to be had with Mad Max, unfortunately when it starts to shine you will also see the cracks that prevent this being anything more than a slightly better than average game. As Max your primary goal is to build and modify the Magnum Opus - your new set of wheels, after your famous interceptor (Black-on-Black) is taken away from you in the beginning. After getting over theThere's a lot of fun to be had with Mad Max, unfortunately when it starts to shine you will also see the cracks that prevent this being anything more than a slightly better than average game. As Max your primary goal is to build and modify the Magnum Opus - your new set of wheels, after your famous interceptor (Black-on-Black) is taken away from you in the beginning. After getting over the initial hurdle at the beginning of the abysmal car handling, and Max being easily killed you start to settle into the open-world rhythm. You'll be scouring the wasteland for scrap to improve the Magnum Opus and Max's abilities. After about 3-4 hours you'll start to feel like the formidable force Max is in the films. Car customisation is a good driving force, and the hand-to-hand combat whilst not all that deep can be very entertaining. Unfortunately every facet of the game is serviceable without being stand-out. Car handling and combat can often be frustrating to control, even in the late game. The parry timing is just off in hand-to-hand combat to the point you just start to ignore the on-screen timing hints because they are plain wrong. The wasteland environment has some stand-out locations - old ships, oil rigs, canyons (and some cool surprise locations) etc - but eventually it just becomes dull driving through different types of sand. Mad Max will give you plenty to do in its 60+ hours game time if you want to get every collectable and piece of scrap, but ultimately most people will get so far in then just stick to the story missions to get it over with.… Expand
  70. F3T1W
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    Really high quality, sandbox, deserted according to the canon, very juicy combat and spectacular chases
  71. alagharrr
    Sep 26, 2021
    7
    7/10. Mad Max- отличная пост-апокалиптическая игра. Сюжет. Пожалуй одна из лучших игр в жанре пост-апокалипсис, если нравится такая атмосфера то сюжет покажется интересным.
    Графика. Графика хороша собой, приятна глазу, цветокор соответствует сэттингу мира.
    Геймплей. Управление машиной одна из составляющих игры, машину можно кастомизировать по разному и добавлять разные пушки. Боевка в    7/10. Mad Max- отличная пост-апокалиптическая игра. Сюжет. Пожалуй одна из лучших игр в жанре пост-апокалипсис, если нравится такая атмосфера то сюжет покажется интересным.
    Графика. Графика хороша собой, приятна глазу, цветокор соответствует сэттингу мира.
    Геймплей. Управление машиной одна из составляющих игры, машину можно кастомизировать по разному и добавлять разные пушки. Боевка в игре очень хороша(похожа на бэтмен архам найт).
    В общем для любителей жанра игра подойдёт(а так как я любитель жанра) оценка 7/10.    … Expand
  72. Proyect_zion
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Es un juego muy disfrutable. Me gustó en el apartado jugable y los escenarios visiten mucho la acción en el carro. Lo malo del juego es que tiene una historia muy floja. Ojalá saquen segunda parte y mejoren los modelados de los personajes. En fin, lo recomiendo.
  73. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    The release of this game was overshadowed by the release of MGSV, unfortunately.
  74. majesty_x
    Jul 31, 2023
    7
    Graphics: 7/10; Storyline: 6/10; Gameplay: 8/10; Atmosphere: 9/10; Music: 5/10; Summary rating: 7/10

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 71
  3. Negative: 2 out of 71
  1. DarkZero
    Nov 9, 2015
    50
    The best open world games nowadays are an expansion of the form, but Mad Max is highly regressive in far too many areas to be meaningful.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 5, 2015
    85
    Mad Max used its imagery well, and as a sandbox game, it's thematically pretty coherent. I actually liked this more than GTA V: driving around is more exiting, and Batman-style fist fighting is more fun than Gears of GTA -cover shootouts. [Oct 2015]
  3. Play UK
    Oct 25, 2015
    40
    A functional open world game, Mad Max captures none of what makes its source material great. Missions are uninteresting, the world is dead and there are next to no damn car chases. [Issue#262, p.64]
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