I'm going to be honest right from the outset and tell you all that I am incredibly unsure about this game, for a number of reasons. Mad Max was part of my childhood, and a franchise I remember well, and that crazy universe seems to be almost tamed down in the game, which disappoints me deeply.

I've never been hugely excited about having to go shopping, but the few times any joy came from that task was finding something I never knew I wanted, picking it up, and later enjoying it.

The domain of the Mad Max video game is a lovingly crafted landscape of natural, wondrous desert beauty scattered with the detritus of a world that was once similar to our own. The characters-"friend" and enemy alike-are appropriately feral psychopaths, all with their own unique neuroses, dangerous...

Video games are often colorful, loud, busy, and full of things meant to grab a person's attention, but one thing most video games aren't is subtle. And if one is, God help it in a marketplace already brimming with competition and getting thicker all the time.

The sandstorms are absolutely jaw-dropping

The bosses need more variety

Mad Max is a great entry from Avalanche, a fun game with very meaty car combat and a wealth of customisation

begins and ends the exact same way: with the eponymous hero behind the wheel of a car, alone, speeding toward some elusive destination. It's the essence of the character, a man who tells himself he neither needs nor wants the responsibility of looking after other souls.

Mad Max does a whole lot of things right. The vehicular combat will easily satisfy a ton of people, with its bombastic action hitting all the right notes from the movies. The world, its characters, and the overall atmosphere are all spot on, presenting a true Mad Max experience from top to bottom.

Overall, Mad Max was a great game experience. I don't see the game lasting a casual player more than a couple of weeks, but if you're hardcore and going for 100 percent completion, expect things to take you a decent length of time; not to mention the numerous customization options for the Magnum...