He has a vision for a great car that he wants nothing more to build – his Magnum Opus. Chum is a physically broken man (Max refers to him as ‘the hunchback’ early on in a monologue) who is a talented mechanic. Max proves resilient as he manages to get to his feet, kill another thug and take his clothing and then stumbles onto a strange man who calls himself Chumbucket. Things of course go awry immediately (it would make for a rather dull game if they did not, no?) and he has his car taken, is stripped of his clothing and left beaten and for dead in the sand by a gang of thugs. Things get off to a rough start for Max as he is hunting down gasoline so he can take his cherished ‘black on black’ car to the Silent Planes. Related reading: Nick’s review of Batman: Arkham Knight, which Mad Max borrows an awful lot from. Like the most recent movie, this game is big, fun and there are plenty of explosions that make the game entertaining, but at the same time somewhat lacking in the polish that makes similar recent titles like Batman or Shadows of Morder stand out.

The world of Mad Max has always interested me, as I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic experiences and the Mad Max films were among my earliest recollections of the genre. It is a brutal world that you’ll be thrust into which is just interesting enough to help you to forget that we have seen most of what Mad Max has to offer in other games previously. Fans of free roaming games with lots to do will no doubt come away pleased by what Mad Max has to offer.

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