
Mad Max
Avalanche Studios
Taste attributes: actionadventurefasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evil
Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, larger-than-life racing game: breakneck and uncomplicated. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
74 / 100
590 ratings
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About This Game
In Mad Max, the player takes on the role of titular character Mad Max; a dangerous melee fighter and can use his attacks to kill almost anyone. His weapon of choice is his shotgun. He is assisted by another man called Chumbucket. Chum mainly works with Max to build and upgrade the Magnum Opus vehicle. Mad Max will feature a variety of weapons which Max can use to defeat enemies. Though the shotgun is Max's weapon of choice, ammo is scarce, and so melee options are the smarter way to go. The 'thunderstick' is an explosive weapon that can be lanced into an enemy's chest, crackling like a lit dynamite fuse before blowing the victim to smithereens. The Harpoon is also one of Max's favorite weapon though it can only be used in-vehicle with Chum riding along. Max's Magnum Opus can be combined with a speedy V12 engine and powerful ramming ability to destroy enemies's vehicles and weaponry. When...
Summary: IGDB
Story
Max must traverse a barren desert wasteland in search for his lost treasured vehicle, the Pursuit Special (also referred to as The Interceptor).
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Details
- Developer
- Avalanche Studios
- Publishers
- Feral Interactive, WB Games
- Released
- 1 September 2015
- Series
- Mad Max
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 20h rushed, 60h normally, 70h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
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- IGDB
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