Mad Max Reviews
A great fun game that fails to provide enough progression on it's mechanic. Nonethelesss you'll find a game that is as big as easy to play and beautifuly crafted, which is faithful to the universe created by George Miller.
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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 were expecting.
An enjoyable game with a stunning world, familiar combat and interesting driving. Falls short on the story development and somewhat repetitive gameplay. Worth a shot after the slower summer days if you're waiting for some other games to release closer to the end of the year.
Mad Max is a fun ride, even without a deep, rich storyline. It won't change the minds of anyone who doesn't love these kinds of open world games, but for those who do, Mad Max will hit that addictive spot to clear all of the map blips.
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 night.
Satisfying car combat and a beautiful wasteland mostly make up for repetitive melee combat and lackluster story.
Loads of fun to be had in this great game, though there are other open world games that deserve your attention more... But you should probably spare some time for Mad Max, too.
Mad Max is a serviceable and enjoyable beginning to what I hope will become a series of games set in this world. Every legend needs to start somewhere, and the basics of greatness are here. Max and his Magnum Opus just need a bit more tuning and the helping hand of a good Blackfinger to get into true fighting shape.
Mad Max catches the style of the template well, but relies too much on the proven and fails in the long-term motivation.
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Mad Max fans may enjoy cruising through the post-apocalyptic world, but the repetitive side activities start to grind
A fun game with a few nice touches that is let down by lacking any real wow-factor. Nonetheless, worth your time if you're looking for a well designed and executed open world game.
Mad Max isn't a terrible game — it's actually well crafted. The problem here isn't that it's broken or unplayable but that it's just boring. It feels a game that should've released three years ago when designers hadn't mastered the open-world formula or reiterated on it hundreds of times already.
There's one enemy that even Max can't overcome however, and it defines the entire Mad Max experience: repetition.
It has fun melee and vehicle combat mechanics, and it has an engaging upgrade and customization system in place. While things did begin to feel old after a while, players can still get many, many hours out of the game before that happens.
Mad Max is a solid, if slightly unremarkable open-world game that does a good job in replicating the atmosphere and tone of the movies, and the character's essence, but fails to provide any real excitement beyond its vehicle-based combat. Exploring the Wasteland can be a boring affair at times, but if exploring Max's relentlessly bleak world sounds like your cup of tea, you'll probably love Mad Max. Still, it's hard to shake the sense that this could have been better.
Avalanche Studios have managed to create a game that is true to its inspiration, while offering all the hallmarks of a AAA game.
Mad Max is a flawed experience, but its late game character moments and beautiful wasteland save it from being purely mediocre.
Mad Max can be a very entertaining game, especially if your expectations are in the right place. There's a lot of fun to be had in the wasteland; careening over the sand and blasting foes, laying the prodigious smack-down with fists and shotgun, and upgrading and improving the always-cool Magnum Opus. The control for both driving and melee combat is just about right and the combat mechanic is a tried-and-true system.
Mad Max is a delight to play and will have you chant "what a lovely day!" across the fury road, but once the dust settles, you'll find deep down a hollow and dull open-world, with a somewhat mediocre and grindy core design doing nothing original. It's only redeemed by its vast sandstorm swept visuals and well executed vehicular combat.
Mad Max liefert ein actionreiches Erlebnis für Fans von schnellen Autos, Bärten und Spielen wie Batman. Durch die wiederholenden Aufgaben, die schwache Story und die fehlenden Herausforderungen gegen Ende des Spiels, bleibt der Titel aber trotzdem weit hinter den Erwartungen und endet nur als netter Spaß für Zwischendurch. Avalanche Studios hat hier leider sehr viel Potenzial verschenkt.
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