Mad Max
It's the beginning of the new month, and that can only mean one thing: new free games on PlayStation Plus!
Every now and again, the good people at PlayStation will actually add a really good game to the subscription collection, and this definitely is a awesome game. Mad Max is based on the original movie franchise, but I would say more so on the 2015 reboot Mad Max: Fury Road with Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. I vaguely remember watching Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome when I was much younger, back when you still rented VHS movies from the video store.
I think the movie might have had a psychological effect on me, because if there are two things I don't care much for, it's the desert and the post apocalyptic world. Regardless of my distaste for the setting and theme of the game, I'm surprisingly enjoying the vast desert wasteland, probably for the first time in my life.
Now I should give fair warning, Mad Max is probably not best for the younger gamers, it's more on the violent side. When water and oil is the most sort after resource, people will go to any lengths to get their hands on these.
The story starts with Max, who used to be a highway patrol officer, now turned survivalist on his journey to the Plains of Silence in search of fuel.
Things take a turn for the worse when Max is run off the road by a group of War Boys led by a real bad looking kind of guy called Scrotus. They take his car, his clothes and everything he owns, then leave him to die in the desert. Luckily Max makes a daring attempt to get his stolen possessions back by jumping on the Land Mover as the War Boys leave and coming face to face with Scrotus wielding a chainsaw. Max manages to get the upper hand by stabbing him in the head with a chainsaw, this does nothing to this brick house, who then kicks Max off the Land Mover. You have to be pretty hardcore to survive a chainsaw to the head, it was a rather intense scene.
Left with nothing but a weapon and the clothes of a dead Wastelander, oh yes and Scrotus's dog, he starts walking in hopes of finding water and a better means of transport. After a few hours of walking he runs into a hunchbacked mechanic named Chumbucket, who promises to lead him to Scrotus, but must first help complete the car he is building called the Magnum Opus.
The game takes fairly long to actually get to the core of the story, which happens more to the end I'm told.
There is a strange beauty to this vast wasteland filled with death and destruction, which really instills the feeling of lost hope as you explore. Mad Max is a balanced mix between role playing and driving, and your car or as it is called in the game, the Magnum Opus, is almost an extension of the character. One of the core objectives is to upgrade your Magnum Opus to a tank like state, which you will need to do to survive this savage wasteland.
As with most post apocalyptic games, it is all about survival, and the three key elements you will need is water, gas and salvage. Water is basically to keep your health up and on occasion you will find a can of dog food, which constitutes a pretty decent meal in these parts. Then there is gas, which is needed to keep the car going, luckily this is not hard to come by and most buildings or structures usually has some gas cans lying around. Salvage is what you are going to need to build up up your car, from better weapons to tougher armor, and don't forget what's under the hood. You will need to get your hands on a V8 engine to take on what's out there.
"My name is Max. My world is fire and blood. Once, I was a cop. A road warrior searching for a righteous cause. As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy... me... or everyone else." - Max Rockatansky
The game is exciting to play while set in this disgusting world where life has almost no meaning.
There is definitely a mood of despair, everyone is out to kill you, just to rob you of your water and your car. The main focus is for you to get the Magnum Opus as fully upgraded as possible, and the friendly hunchback mechanic will make sure to let you know what you need to upgrade next. I found the relationship between Chumbucket and the car he worships hilarious, this brings a nice bit of laughter.
Vehicle combat also plays an essential role in this game, if you notice a car approaching from the distance, chances are that they are looking for a fight. Make sure you destroy your opponents vehicle before you attempt to approach it on foot, I've been killed a few times like that, I know - rookie move. The oil camps that are found everywhere are fortresses with many enemies and will require you to abandon your car and take on enemies with only your fists. Ammunition in the game is pretty hard to come by, so when you find it, make sure you save it for the right occasion.
Mad Max is an action-adventure game based on the Mad Max film franchise, but very much based on the 2015 reboot movie.
The game is developed by Avalanche Studios, whom I'm not very familiar with but they also created The Hunter series as well as all three Just Cause games, which I have played none of. I have seen some great looking trailers for Just Cause 3 so I should probably give it a go. Published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment obviously, they own the rights to everything these days that comes from the big screen. As always it is available on all the popular platforms; Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This is one of the few games out there that you will find on OS X and Linux, thanks to Feral Interactive.
I give Mad Max a rating of 8.5/10 as I'm about half way and still really enjoying it.
In case you missed it, here is the previous game review
Thanks for popping in, hope you liked the post. Please leave me your thoughts and or opinions in the comments below, have a beautiful day.
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Madmax is a fantasy movie that has heart pumping scenes and now they are on the gamers table! that's cool dude!
I loved all the movies.. but have not played the game... will check it out.
8.5/10, that's great! I downloaded it yesterday and I can't wait to try it! I loved the 80's movies and I loved this new one, so I'm sure I will enjoy this videogame. Thanks for the review!
Well I’m still busy playing it, so far it’s a 8.5 let’s hope it stays there. But I’m having a blast mowing down other cars.
Guess I'll give it a try if it's free. I was looking for a new pc game... but ps works.
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I watched the movie Mad Max Fury Road. I loved that movie.Now, after reading your review i definitely try The Mad Max Game.
That’s awesome, it’s basically living the movie, still haven’t found Charlize in the game, but will keep looking.
Hunger Games, technically, is 4 movies. 3 books, last one split into two parts a la Potter, Twilight, and - lol - Divergent. They all seemed to get decent-to-good reviews. I'd repeat that I think the closest we have now is the Mad Max series. Listen this is important I’m dead serious - play mad max. No don’t read reviews, play it. It’s a true injustice how little love this game got. It’s our only hope for a sequel now - play it
Hahahah totally agree!!
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Oh snap, we had Betamax too, I remember there was a huge divide in the beginning, I think VHS won in the end.
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this is very exciting..!!!
Man, simply loved the Teaser.
Awesome graphics
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The graphics of the game is awesome! Look real to me compared to other games I played. Thanks for sharing.
The game is a little old but great graphics non the less, no where close to what is out there these days.
I watched this film too,going up to a decade now. Very Interesting
The game should be tough too
No its not too tough, sure you can manage it.
This would be an interesting Game.
Can't wait to see it.
his indeed a game with good graphics...love it😅😅
Very interesting and thrilling game. I like the game.
i remember when goldglove playedd this game, it was really captivating, unlike how now most streamers just play fortnite over and over and over and over again, it get so boring lol
I'm personally not a big fan of watching streamers, I've never seen the point, probably just old school like that.
yeah i get that, i never watch goldy's live streams. I'm subbed to his youtube channel for his gaming vids. I don't have the time to just watch someone play games for hours, but the edited highlights, real niceee lol
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Thanks for the well written review. Makes me want to explore the world.
Well thank you so much for the compliment, it’s free on PSPlus go get it.
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Yeah you can probably relate to the game a little better than loads of us, sorry about the socialism in your country.
Mad max is real deal.
This game looks awesome to me.
Looks awesome to me too, you should play it
I've never played the game but I watched the original Mad Max when I was a kid and absolutely loved it. I couldn't even tell you how many times I have watched that movie. I have continued to enjoy with the reboot. I thought they did a great job expanding the story. My only issue is that I am so set on Mad Max being played by Mel Gibson. I might have to check this game out on the X-box One with the boy.