Mad Max
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Mad Max

Avalanche Studios

2015•Racing•PEGI 18•About 60 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evil

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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

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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).

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFighting evil

Keywords

Vehicular combatPost-apocalypticBloodyCarsDestructionDeathHand-to-hand combatAction-adventure

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
Taste scores
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Source
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