Such a good job of this game, takes you right into the wasteland :)

At its core, is a competent free-flowing brawler akin to the Batman Arkham games, with added gunplay options and a fun desert racer game, but it can often get tedious getting to each place to do these things.

is a juxtaposition of exciting, thrilling fun set in a world of disgusting, primal depravity – like a singing telegram informing you of a death in the family, or an ice-cream cake with your terminal test results written in frosting.

Gorgeous Sandbox; Honest; Savage Tone; Cathartic Combat

Visual Irregularities; Repetitive Objectives

Releasing a movie tie-in game usually goes one of two ways: either it's a rush job thrown out with the movie to get some quick bucks, or the developer actually has the time it needs, regardless off th

Harpoon gun is brilliant; Visually stunning at times; On-foot combat is great

Story is a bit dull; Car combat won't be for everyone

There's a peculiar dilemma with turning Mad Max into a video game. As so many others have been inspired by the series, we've already ventured across several post-apocalyptic wastelands with bandits at every turn and villages made of scrap.

I have a reputation for liking the 'underdog' games. Alpha Protocol, Rise of the Argonauts, Spartacus, Enslaved, The Saboteur, DOA Beach Volleyball, the Way of the Samurai series, Conan, the Prince of Persia reboot... I scored all above 8.0. I even managed to enjoy the oft-maligned Colonial Marines.

I've heard it said that the Mad Max films are less about Max as a conquering hero and more about a passive protagonist, someone who has no real control over his own fate, someone who events happen to.

For me, the monotonous grind is satisfying because each small measure of success reaps a tangible reward in the form of a personal or vehicular upgrade. This may not grant each player the same pleasure, thus I would recommend Mad Max to fans of the series and those who enjoy what fruits and failings...

Road trip or car crash?

Some of the best car chases in recent gaming memory and a stunning post-apocalyptic world, although when Max gets out of his car he becomes more mediocre than mad.

The open world looks amazing, and the car handling and physics allow for an endless array of excitingly ad hoc car chases; The harpoon weapon is especially versatile and fun

The on-foot action, particularly the combat, is very ordinary and its adherence to the Ubisoft formula painfully obvious; Awful looking character graphics