New games are released from time to time. Few rule in the hearts of the players while few fail to put any impact in the market. Today we are going to learn about a very popular action game which still rules the hearts of action game lovers. Here we are talking about popular 2015 video game Mad Max.
Mad max is a popular video game which was developed and launched by Avalanche Studios. The Mad Max game is based on the Mad Max franchise.
Game is available on major gaming platforms PC, Xbox one and PlayStation.
So lets know each and every detail about the Mad Max game and then you decide if you should try this game or not.
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About Mad Max –
Mad Max is an action-adventure video game based on the Mad Max franchise. Developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2015. Feral Interactive published the game’s macOS and Linux versions.
In the game, players control Max Rockatansky as he progresses through the wasteland building a vehicle, the “Magnum Opus”, to do battle with a gang of raiders, led by Scabrous Scrotus, and to reach the storied “Plains of Silence”, where he hopes to find peace. Mad Max emphasizes vehicular combat, in which players can use weapon and armor upgrades on their car to fight enemies. It is set in an open post-apocalyptic wasteland consisting of deserts, canyons, and caves.
Two other Mad Max games, developed by Cory Barlog and Interplay Entertainment respectively, were in production before the announcement of this game, but neither of them were successfully released. Although Mad Max is not based on the film series, it was inspired by its universe, and franchise creator George Miller was consulted during the game’s pre-production. Avalanche Studios found developing a vehicular-combat video game a challenge because of their inexperience with creating that type of game. Announced at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game was re-tooled during development and the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were canceled.
Originally planned for release in 2014, it was released in September the following year, several months after the theatrical release of Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth film in the series. Mad Max received overall mixed reviews from critics. Although the game’s environment, direction, vehicular combat, and graphics were praised, its quest design and story were criticized. The game became the eighth best-selling retail game in the United States in September 2015.
Gameplay –
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 weapons 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 vehicles and weapons. When simultaneously driving and aiming, the game enters slow-motion and allows you to toggle between targets. Not much is known about the vehicular combat and its features.
Mad Max will feature a crafting system which can be used to craft new weapons and tools. Max’s garage can also be used to change and modify the car’s engines, chassis, wheels, body works including paint treatment and the “shell” of the auto-mobile and the car’s weight and attributes update accordingly. Max can also be upgraded though its plans haven’t fully been implemented.
Many choices are given in the game, such as, either playing silently or aggressively. Max can also get guidance from Chum about how he can complete his objectives strategically. However, it’s largely up to the player how he can complete the objectives.
Plot Mad Max –
In search of fuel, highway patrol officer-turned-survivalist Max Rockatansky (Bren Foster) journeys to the Plains of Silence in his Interceptor. His voyage takes an unexpected turn when he runs into a group of War Boys led by Scabrous Scrotus (Travis Willingham), psychotic son of Immortan Joe (Fred Tatasciore) and ruler of Gastown. The War Boys attack Max as he scavenges fuel, beating him and stealing his clothes, supplies, weapons, and car, leaving him to die in the desert.
Max revives and catches them, and fights Scrotus on the Land Mover. Scrotus sics his dog on Max but it fails, so Scrotus kicks it off and attacks Max with a chainsaw. Max disarms Scrotus and drives the chainsaw into his head, but Scrotus throws Max off the Land Mover.
While searching for a V8 engine for the Magnum Opus, Max learns about a race in Gastown with a Big Chief V8 as a prize. After winning the race against Stank Gum (Yuri Lowenthal) and defeating the fighter Tenderloin in a Thunderdome duel, Max receives the engine and the concubine Hope (Courtenay Taylor). His victory is short-lived; Scrotus (with the chainsaw still embedded in his skull) delivers the prize, then recognizes Max and attacks him. Max gets the upper hand, but is shot with a crossbow and thrown down a shaft. He is saved by Hope, who takes him to the Organic Mechanic.
He is given a blood transfusion from Scab (Orion Acaba), also known as the Bloodbag. While Max is undergoing surgery, he hallucinates marrying Hope in a ceremony officiated by Chum Bucket and a man with a dog’s head. He also sees his dead wife, who tells him he is still needed. When Max wakes up, he and Hope steal the Big Chief, then escape to the temple of Deep Friah (Robin Atkin Downes), a fire cultist.
Max returns to Gastown and learns Scrotus’ location from Scab. Max and Chumbucket pursue Scrotus through the Purgatory Flatlands, an area far away from the Great White, and use the Magnum Opus to disable the Land Mover, which is pushed to the edge of a cliff. Max intends to crash into the Mover and push it off a cliff with the Magnum Opus, but is opposed by Chumbucket, who does not want the Magnum Opus destroyed. Ignoring Chumbucket, Max rams the Mover at full speed. He jumps from the car at the last moment, but Chumbucket remains on board and dies, and the Land Mover and Magnum Opus are destroyed.
As the two vehicles go over the cliff, Scrotus bursts out of the wreckage in the Interceptor, Max’s car from the start of the game. Max fights Scrotus, ultimately pulling the chainsaw blade out of Scrotus’ head, killing him. Max enters the Interceptor, placing a picture of his family on the dashboard before he leaves for parts unknown.
Development –
Cory Barlog, game designer for the critically acclaimed action-adventure God of War II, has seen the game’s development alongside Miller. The game has been reported to take between 2 to 2 and a half years, and will hopefully be released alongside the premiere of the film.
Dr.D Studios (the animation studio Miller and Doug Mitchell founded) were originally going to develop a 3D animated film set in the Mad Max universe, but with focus on the live-action film, the studio then shifted their focus solely to the creation of the video-game title. Having acquired Team Bondi’s intellectual property Dr.D Studios were going to utilize techniques that the developer used in the game L.A. Noire.
One of the reasons Miller was attracted to making a Mad Max video game was due to the potential within the video games sector, claiming it to be massive and a means forward for storytelling.
“It’s four-dimensional storytelling. A game can literally become the equivalent of a novel. That is the thing that people like me who write screenplays envy about novelists: that you can actually stop time and explore little cul de sacs. Whereas in a movie, you’d love to stop and examine that character, but you can’t.” -George Miller on the video-game industry.
The first teaser trailer for the game was revealed at a Sony press conference at E3 2013. Dr.D studios were no longer involved directly with developing the game, with the developers from the Just Cause series – Avalanche Studios – becoming the main developers.
Sales –
Mad Max was well received by the consumers. Game was a hit in the United Kingdom. Mad Max was the 2nd most selling phone in the first week of its launch. Game was only behind Metal Gear Solid V which was released on the same day. Mad Max was a big hit in the USA also as the game was crowned as the 8th most selling game in the United States in September 2015.
The last data of sales of Mad Max is March 2018, till then Mad Max sold 1.8 Million copies worldwide.
Reception –
The game was developed on a film called Mad Max 2 from the Mad Max franchise. Mad Max 2 film was based on a novel on Australian oil crisis of 1970. The game was well liked by the audience and the game generally received positive reviews from both Mad Max fans and game rating websites. Game was filled with positive reviews just after the launch and these positive reviews increased as the sales increased more and more.
Metacritic gave a very good rating to the game for all platforms of The Mad max game.
Let’s look at the top ratings received by Mad Max from Top rating agencies –
| AGGREGATOR | SCORE |
| Metacritic | PC – 73/100, Xbox – 72/100, PS 69/100 |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10 |
| Gamespot | 6/10 |
| IGN | 8.4/10 |
| Destrucoid | 7/10 |
Mad Max is one of those rare games who gets successful to live in the hearts of the gamers even after the years of launch. Mad Max was launched in 2015 and it’s been 5 years since the game was launched and many players like to play it again and again as the story of the game is really well, graphics are eye-catching and characters are unchanged from the movie.
This is the reason that game is still loved by many. But it will be wrong if all credits are given to Movie and novel. Game developers have also done a major work in the success of the game. They have designed the game so well that one can’t ignore their efforts while talking about Mad max.
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