{"id":80839,"date":"2015-09-02T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=80839"},"modified":"2015-10-14T12:35:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T10:35:35","slug":"mad-max-review-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/80839-mad-max-review-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Mad Max: Review Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

As exciting a prospect as the open world of Mad Max<\/em> is, we\u2019re really much more excited for Avalance Studios\u2019 other explosion-rich, open-world action game, Just Cause 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So is Mad Max <\/em>ultimately worth it? Is the wasteland worth exploring, or should we just wait for the game\u2019s greener cousin?<\/p>\n

[Updated \u2013 08.09.15]<\/strong> The Metacritic<\/strong> scores.<\/p>\n

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Mad Max
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Platform<\/strong><\/td>\nMetacritic Critic Scores<\/strong><\/td>\nMetacritic User Scores<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/a><\/td>\n70<\/td>\n8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/a><\/td>\n70<\/td>\n8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/a><\/td>\n73<\/td>\n7.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

*We’ll update the table as the scores do.<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u2018Metacritic Critic Score\u2019 isn\u2019t bad; it\u2019s above average in fact, and \u2018User Scores\u2019 paint an even prettier picture for the decidedly ugly world of Mad Max<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Weirdly, however, a number of critic reviews have labelled Mad Max<\/em> as a middling game. Let\u2019s see what they have to say.<\/p>\n

Kotaku<\/a> \u2013 \u201cNo\u201d (PS4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cOnce things actually get underway, Mad Max<\/em> is a sprawling and bloated open-world game with story missions and side missions and to-do lists\u2014destroy some enemy towers, invade some enemy camps, collect some items\u2014that would take scores of hours to complete. It\u2019s not a Ubisoft game, but it feels like one: Watch Dogs<\/em> in the desert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gamespot<\/a> \u2013 6\/10 (PS4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMad Max<\/em> also doesn’t do a good job of imposing desperation upon you, a feeling that is necessary if the wasteland’s threats are to be taken seriously. It’s true that water, fuel, and food are hard to come by, so when you find a can of dog food, you eat it. When you come across a family of maggots feasting on a corpse, you take advantage of your rank in the food chain. Water can come from many sources, but never in large supply. Eating and drinking are the only ways to revitalize yourself in the game, but you quickly learn that carrying an empty canteen isn’t that scary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMad Max fails to mix story and gameplay with finesse, but there are elements of the game that stand out as impressive, nonetheless. Raging, electrical storms set a new bar when it comes to weather effects, as fast winds carry tons of dust and debris. The chaos creates a deafening and blinding atmosphere that’s occasionally illuminated by lighting bolts and the fires they light on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Polygon<\/a> \u2013 5\/10 (PS4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMad Max<\/em> has a handful of memorable locales, such as an airport that’s been buried beneath the sands, but they’re few and far between.<\/p>\n

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That monotony is compounded by a dearth of unique objectives in these locales. You’re always fighting the same groups of enemies, blowing up the same fuel tanks, tearing down the same sniper’s nests with your car. The side content in Mad Max<\/em> is textbook open-world bloat\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Eurogamer<\/a> \u2013 \u201cRecommended\u201d (PS4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMax is the perfect cipher for the tangle of objectives that is the contemporary open-world game, an aimless nomad who floats through people’s lives and is now fuelled by something more urgent than seeking revenge for the loss of his wife and child: who’s got the keys to his goddamn car?
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\u201cWhere Mad Max comes into its own is out on the open road. Avalanche proved with the playgrounds of Just Cause that it excels at dizzying scale, a feeling that’s been buffed by the picturesque expanses of Mad Max’s wastelands, where detail and scope combine to create a real sense of dry-throated atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n

IGN<\/a> \u2013 8.4\/10 (PS4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cIf not the wasteland, then the excellent layers of systems that drive Mad Max\u2019s<\/em> gameplay are the real draw. Its progression mechanisms urge you to complete an exhaustive list of challenges to increase your Legend\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMad Max\u2019s<\/em> combat is the great promise at each of these destinations. Both behind the wheel and on foot, there\u2019s an exciting flourish to the familiar feel that comes with murdering the roaming war parties of the Roadkill, Buzzard, and Scrotus\u2019 War Boy factions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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