Editors Liked
- The desert wasteland looks beautiful, with excellent lighting and weather effects
- Gorgeous Sandbox
Editors Didn't Like
- Hand-to-hand combat is simple and easy to exploit
- Repetitive Objectives
Mad Max
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Expert reviews and ratings
By pcpowerplay.com.au
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70
Like the character himself, Mad Max is great in a car, but not so great on...
By PC Advisor
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80
So, what do we think of Mad Max? Even with its weak storyline, it's such a pleasure to play. The combat system is absolutely fantastic both in-car and on-foot, and the sheer amount of violence and explosions is enough to make anyone happy. If you're a...
By New Game Network
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78
Despite a lack of innovation and some repetition, Mad Max is a consistently entertaining and utterly stunning open world game that will keep you driving late into the...
By EuroGamer
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90
That ties neatly into the harsh world of Mad Max, though, as does the slightly cultish feel of a game whose rough edges might scare some people away. You'll have played other, better examples of the genre, and you've likely been a tourist to the post-apocalypse a few too many times before, yet Avalanche wears the fiction so well it's hard not to be charmed by this brutal, beautiful open world.
By GameSpot
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60
Soon after, however, dead characters are magically brought back to life and your journey continues onward. The ending, like many of the game's minor faults, devalues your struggle to survive in the harsh wasteland. It's a shame because Mad Max's world in the game is beautiful, grim, and fascinating.
By HardcoreGamer
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60
While Mad Max avoids being the disaster that the development hell storylines surrounding it suggest that it could have been, it’s an absolute testament to mediocrity. Its characters and the world itself provide a great deal of intrigue, and they will keep some players interested, but there are too many flaws to consider it a solid video game.
By IGN
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84
Mad Max is an engaging rampage through a brutal world of depravity and loss that urges you to probe every ugly corner.
By PC Gamer
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77
Satisfying car combat and a beautiful wasteland mostly make up for repetitive melee combat and lackluster...
By nerdreactor.com
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60
This game has some excellent pros that a lot of gamers look for: game immersivness, open world, and it looks pretty. However the cons should not be ignored. Repetitive gameplay and a consistent grind could be deal breakers for some. Those that are fans...
By Bit-tech.net
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64
Developer: Avalanche Studios Publisher: Warner Bros Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Version Reviewed: PC I feel a little bit sorry for Avalanche Studios' Mad Max. George Miller's astonishing reboot in the form of Fury Road proved to be one of the finest...
By Games Radar
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80
Mad Max might be formed from familiar parts of other games, but the car-wrecking, skull-cracking chaos it creates is a rewarding and expansive...
By dailystar.co.uk
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80
GAMES PRESSThe game, based upon the post-apocalyptic movies of the same name, opens with a vicious scene setter where Max ends up putting a chainsaw through a guy's face.It's bloody, action packed and gruesome.And it sets the tone perfectly for what's...
By Cheat Code Central
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80
That title can be taken as you wish. Some may view it from a positive perspective, admiring the striking yet sullen landscapes and exceptional though volatile cinematics which Mad Max has. Others may take the title as a criticism of the monotonous tasks...
By uk.hardware.info
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Some time ago Warner Bros. released Mad Max , a game from Swedish developer Avalanche Studios. This post-apocalyptic action-game is based on the film with the same name and turned out to be loved by the community. It's high time we extensively tested...
By play3r.net
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Usually games based on films are terrible, however I'm glad to say that this is an exception, it helped that they didn't stick with the same storyline as the film, it really set it apart. The combat is very fun and I liked that it revolved around the...
By windowscentral.com
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Mad Max is a thrill ride for the first 8-10 hours. For the first open world game in a new series, it builds a great foundation for future titles. I really enjoyed the game at first, before the repetition set in.What brings me back to the game is the...
By gamecrate.com
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While the gameplay is solid and Avalanche Studios did a great job digitally creating the Wasteland, Mad Max starts off slow in the story department and may turn off potential players. However, if you stick with it, you'll finally get the Mad Max you...
By kotaku.com
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A little more than 10 years ago, not long after I quit my job to become a freelance writer, a colleague warned me that sometimes the work could be grueling and unrewarding. “I want to talk to you when you're writing a story only for money,” he said. It...
By Pocket-lint
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The Gamescom hands-on was doubly interesting in that unlike many of its peers at the show, Mad Max will release imminently - on 1 September. That means we were playing a build as close to the final consumer release as we're likely to see before day...
By Trusted Reviews
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Mad Max has its ragged edges, relying too much on not-so-optional side activities, but it's a fast, thrilling open-world action game that captures the spirit of the George Miller films. Bad timing makes it unlikely that it will be this year's Shadows of...
While Mad Max avoids being the disaster that the development hell storylines surrounding it suggest that it could have been, it’s an absolute testament to mediocrity. Its characters and the world itself provide a great deal of intrigue, and they will keep some players interested, but there are too many flaws to consider it a solid video game.
As reviewed by HardcoreGamer