{"id":7618,"date":"2015-09-22T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/mad-max-maximum-gaming-fun\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:41:19","slug":"mad-max-maximum-gaming-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/mad-max-maximum-gaming-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Max \u2013 Maximum Gaming Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mad Max
\nAvalanche Studios<\/p>\n

Well, it is now safe to say that we, fellow PC gaming geeks, are officially entering into the Golden Age of Gaming. 2015 pretty much ushered it in triple A titles blazing the trail with quite a lot of sound and fury, although fortunately for the most part, there has been enough substance to back it up. April kicked it off with our first bombshell in GTA V<\/em>, which proved that no one can make sandbox games with such attention to detail as Rockstar could.<\/p>\n

Then in May we were hit with another blast in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/em>, which gave gamers an open-world extravaganza which focused on story driven content and upwards of one hundred hours chock full of meaty gameplay. We also saw the return of the classic isometric top-down RPG with Pillars of Eternity<\/em>, an indie hit which harkened back to revered RPG legends such as the Baldur\u2019s Gate<\/em> and Icewind Dale<\/em> series\u2019. And now in September, still reeling from the release of those fabulous modern classics, we have been treated to the final Metal Gear Solid<\/em> game, and have SOMA,<\/em> Fallout 4<\/em>, and Star Wars: Battlefront, <\/em>on the horizon. It\u2019s enough to make any gamer giddy with delight!<\/p>\n

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So now Warner Bros. has offered their \u201cme too\u201d entry into the fray with their release of Mad Max<\/em>, fresh off the heels of their rather misandrist re-telling of the classic film of the same name. Fortunately, however, there is no annoying kowtowing before the alter of political correctness, and Mad Max is the star of the proceedings, front and center (as he should have been in the recent film). Does the game live up to all of the hype surrounding it? Let\u2019s take a closer look and find out\u2026<\/p>\n

Mad Max<\/em> is a sprawling, open-world actioner set in a post-apocalyptic near future. Not surprisingly, it features the main protagonist, Max, a nomadic man with a tragic past. You must guide Max across the dangerous Sands of Silence, but after your go-to muscle car is pilfered by the Immortal Scrotus, you must build another vehicle in order to do so. Unfortunately for Max, who is used to doing things on his own, he must seek the help of a few locals in order to accomplish this task.<\/p>\n

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First off, I must say that I was a little ambivalent at the mention of this game, since Warner Bros. really dropped the ball in a big way with their glitch offering of Batman: Arkham Knight <\/em>(although they are doing their best at patching it as I write this article). Thankfully, the game\u2019s kindly developer, Avalanche Studios, made sure that they fully optimized Mad Max<\/em> for the PC gaming platform. This translates to over 100 FPS, maxed out (no pun intended) on my GTX 970, seamless transitions, and some of the most fluid gameplay I\u2019ve ever witnessed.<\/p>\n

I know, you\u2019re probably asking: \u201cBut is the game actually any good?\u201d Well, for the most part, the answer is: \u201cYes.\u201d Game content-wise, Mad Max<\/em> mainly consists of driving to different locales, blowing s*** up, and then driving to the next place and blowing more stuff up, punctuated by beating the crap out of people. We\u2019re talking lots of orange fireballs here and people getting their butts whipped ala Batman style in the fisticuffs arena. Here, Max\u2019s combative style has been toned down a little more from the spastic springing and bouncing around of the Batman games. This makes a lot of sense since ol\u2019 Bats is cartoonier and Max\u2019s world is supposed to be a little more gritty and realistic.<\/p>\n

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Vehicular combat is where Mad Max<\/em> really comes into its own. Recalling some recent gameplay, I can\u2019t tell you how fun it was to take on several enemy cars out in the barren deserts, and have them on the verge of wiping me out when I tore into one with my recently purchased rim-rippers. Right after that I spun my car around and harpooned the driver of another. There are some seriously adrenaline-pumping moments to be had while engaged in vehicle-to-vehicle battles, and you really get the feeling that you\u2019re in a grim, life or death struggle<\/p>\n

Presentation-wise, Mad Max<\/em> is an utterly beautiful spectacle of a game. The environments are just jam-packed with atmosphere, with red rock valleys, wide-open, white powdered salt plains, and dilapidated oil fields. You really feel like you\u2019re there in a desolate, near-future dystopian world, rife with dangers of all kinds. The sound also hits the mark, with cringe-worthy death cries, weighty weapons sounds and combat effects, and a minimalist, memorable score that lends credence to the dreary setting and its proceedings therein.<\/p>\n

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Max\u2019s main enemies consist of three separate antagonistic factions, are also well conceived of, as well as being different enough in the mannerisms, clothes, style, and vehicle design to merit a big thumb\u2019s up to Avalanche for packing in some good variety. Unfortunately, this doesn\u2019t necessarily translate over to having as much variance with regards to the types of missions you can take on\u2014but since the game is so fun to play, it never really gets slapped with that much maligned repetitive<\/em> label.<\/p>\n

Mad Max<\/em> is an incredibly awesome experience, with its simple but effective storyline, jaw-dropping graphics and smooth gameplay, and unusually fun vehicular combat. It may not be the most diverse game with regards to the amount of things that you can do in its forlorn world, but it more than makes up for that with its excellent pacing, atmosphere, interesting characters, and fun character and vehicle customization, and upgrading. Mad Max<\/em> is a must have for 2015.<\/p>\n

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SCORE: 87%<\/p>\n

Kane\u2019s suggestion:<\/p>\n

Mad Max\u2019s<\/em> visuals are simply stunning. Warning: 4k gaming folks may literally fall out of their chairs with the amount of detail on display here, as will gamers with otherwise high-end PC gaming rigs. If you haven\u2019t upgraded your system in a while, now is as good a time as any with not only Mad Max<\/em> available, but other graphical juggernauts wading into the fray this year.<\/p>\n

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