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Mad Max Review: VGFirst

Excerpt from the review:

"After blockbuster film Mad Max hit cinemas this year, the attention of Mad Max fans eagerly turned to the upcoming game. The movie took everyone by surprise, reinventing Max’s dark and gritty universe with stellar cinematography that was with some of the best action sequences to ever hit the silver screen. Unfortunately, although not a direct adaptation of the film, Mad Max from Avalanche Studios doesn’t quite have the same impact as the blockbuster hit, providing an enjoyable, yet largely forgettable experience."

ARESWARLORD3164d ago

I personally am loving Mad Max. I don't know why it keeps on getting low scores. I think it is a very fun game to play. It was worth every penny I paid and I would give it at least a 7.5 or 8 of 10.

TheSaint3164d ago

Apparently it gets a little repetitive, that seems to be the reason for lower scores.

gedapeleda3164d ago

That didn't bother MGSV reviewers at all. But we all know reviews aren't to be trusted anymore.

bradfh3164d ago

I found that game was buggy and should of fix before release. had bug on mission "The Jack" that I had to get a workaround online to fix. also when I was playing the game sometimes sound drops out or minimap / combo points disappear from screen on PS4.

LifeInNZ3164d ago

The film was hardly a blockbuster and after seeing it I understand why. Superb art direction, costumes and make-up let down by a truly rubbish story and characters so void of depth its doubtful they'd cast a shadow. Its the first Mad Max movie I have been unable to watch more than once.

As for the game, looks ok but nothing special. I'm still playing through Witcher III and with Fallout 4 just round the corner I simply don't have time to play "ok" games of this nature.

eklektic3164d ago

Lol so you watched beyond the goonies thunderdome more then once lmao. That was the worst movie out of all of them by far. Hell it wasn't even supposed to be a mad max movie. It went from 1 and 2 witch were adult movies. To a family movie with a goonies vibe to it i thought beyond thunderdome was bad. Fury road was great! This game is great to if your into cars and exploring a wasteland. I have about 48 hours in and still have plenty to do and find.

LifeInNZ3164d ago

Yes Thunderdome was bad but Mel Gibson, before he went nuts, had more screen presence as Mad Max than Tom Hardy.

WeAreLegion3164d ago

1) Fury Road had an excellent story with the best world building we've seen in years and managed to squeeze several backstories into a film with little dialogue. If you needed more story, you weren't paying attention.

2) This game is pure fun. Try it.

objdadon3164d ago

Lmao! What?????? The movie got perfect scores damn near everywhere! It was a epic full throttle thrill ride! The game is fun and it has nothing to do with the movie.

LifeInNZ3164d ago

Perfect scores does not means its a blockbuster....the fact it did not do big business means its one of those movies that appealed to few people.

urwifeminder3164d ago (Edited 3164d ago )

I agree was a big fan of the first two movies Fury road is Thunderdome 2 just awful , made me loose interest in the whole thing including the game.

objdadon3164d ago

First two movies will always be my favorites but there is no action movie within the last two years that can even complete with fury road. They put a decent budget behind George miller's mind and what came out was a masterpiece of high octane action! Grabbing you and never letting go.

fsdgf3164d ago

Most Mad Max fans I've been seeing are rating it equal to or just behind Road Warrior, you're honestly in the minority if you think it was bad and managed to watch Thunderdome in full once, let alone multiple times

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objdadon3164d ago (Edited 3164d ago )

LifeinNZ are you confused? The damn movie made over 300 million in just 4 weeks GTFOH!! Not a blockbuster???? Mad max is meant to have a cult following, yet it kicked ass world wide. Best damn action movie in the last decade if you ask me. It was like a roller coaster that started at the top of a high hill and dropped for two plus hours gaining more and more speed as your adrenaline went through the roof. I had to work out after watching it because I was so amped up lol.

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thorstein26d ago

Mad Max is underrated. Such a fun game.

Cacabunga25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

RDR2 still looks astounding on PS4 Pro. i cannot imagine how it could look with a next gen upgrade.

JonTheGod25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Probably not very different.

No idea why this article is highlighting recent beautiful graphically-advanced games and saying they need current gen makeovers. They already look better than most new releases; just compare Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad!

exputers25d ago

I see what you did there.

Yi-Long25d ago

It's obviously never gonna happen since Sony killed the game and studio, but Driveclub. Even in its current state, 10 years after release, it still puts many competitors to shame ...

Demetrius24d ago

I'm not into racing games but yeah I even looked at gameplay of that sometimes

Demetrius24d ago

Mad max ikr! Far cry primal, it amuses me how ubisoft just left ac unity hanging, sadly most of the good staff left from rocksteady while being forced to make that abomination smh

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offtherecord366d ago

I had a blast with a Bugs Bunny game on PS1 as a kid. It is probably trash now but at the time, it was awesome.

purple101365d ago

"50 Cent: Blood in the sand"

Ps3 scored 6/10 all round loads of review sites but was so much fun while not a technical masterpiece in any way has a worthwhile engaging story and script and of course an unbeatable soundtrack.

jwillj2k4484d ago

Honorable mention to Drive Clubs Ferrari Fxx-K. Should be there over Horizon.

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TheColbertinator484d ago

The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak from the Gran Turismo series

Nissan Skyline from Need for Speed Underground

Motorcycle Steamroller from Dead Rising 3

And finally a car you never drive but saves your ass over and over : Honey Badger from COD MW2

Gardenia484d ago

I was thinking of Mad Max. That V8 felt really good to drive around in, especially with upgrades.

dumahim484d ago

No one liked the Batmobile in Arkham Knight. Top 10?

toxic-inferno484d ago

I don't know... It was a strange addition to the game, and the parts of the game where you had to fight in it were tedious. But driving it around Gotham felt brilliant.

BrainSyphoned484d ago

FFXIII-Snow's Shiva motorcycle
Persona 5-Makoto's Persona motorcycle