<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
emphasizes	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
weapon	O
and	O
armor	O
upgrades	O
on	O
their	O
car	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Cory	O
Barlog	O
and	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
in	O
production	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
successfully	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
its	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
franchise	O
creator	O
George	O
Miller	O
was	O
consulted	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-tooled	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
:	O
Fury	O
Road	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
received	O
overall	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
post-apocalyptic	O
environment	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
primarily	O
uses	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
to	O
first-person	O
view	O
when	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
while	O
driving	O
the	O
Magnum	O
Opus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
Max	O
's	O
iconic	O
shotgun	O
,	O
but	O
ammunition	O
is	O
scarce	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
emphasizes	O
melee	O
combat	O
over	O
firearms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
free-flow	O
combat	O
system	O
combining	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
attacks	O
and	O
boxing	B-Application
techniques	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
'	O
previous	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
video-game	O
series	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
indicators	O
on	O
enemies	O
 '	O
heads	O
remind	O
the	O
player	O
when	O
to	O
strike	O
,	O
counter	O
or	O
make	O
finishing	O
moves	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
universe	O
was	O
mentioned	O
by	O
franchise	O
creator	O
George	O
Miller	O
in	O
a	O
2008	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
joined	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
director	O
Cory	O
Barlog	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
Barlog	O
left	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
with	O
a	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
animated	O
film	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2013	O
on	O
10	O
June	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
scheduled	O
2014	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Sundberg	O
said	O
during	O
the	O
expo	O
that	O
Miller	O
and	O
Barlog	O
's	O
project	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
game	O
announced	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
Barlog	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
game	O
at	O
Avalanche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Avalanche	O
announced	O
that	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
released	O
during	O
Avalanche	O
's	O
"	O
biggest	O
year	O
since	O
 [ its ] 	O
inception	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
release	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
2015	O
's	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
:	O
Fury	O
Road	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
tie-in	O
;	O
its	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
are	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
believed	O
that	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
beneficial	O
to	O
players	O
than	O
a	O
"	O
play-the-movie	O
game	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Avalanche	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
is	O
more	O
mature	O
and	O
its	O
narrative	O
is	O
emphasized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
qualities	O
are	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
rage	B-Application
"	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Max	O
inflicts	O
additional	O
damage	O
on	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Mad	O
Maxs	O
developer	O
aimed	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
autonomy	O
by	O
providing	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
universe	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
particular	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Avalanche	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
be	O
influenced	O
by	O
other	O
post-apocalyptic	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Rage	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Borderlands	O
since	O
most	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
large	O
sandboxes	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
CEO	O
Christofer	O
Sundberg	O
hoped	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
compare	O
Mad	O
Maxs	O
desert	O
setting	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
setting	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
challenge	O
faced	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
was	O
building	O
a	O
wasteland	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
,	O
since	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
Avalanche	O
's	O
first	O
post-apocalyptic	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	O
Studios	O
sent	O
a	O
team	O
to	O
a	O
Costa	O
Rican	O
jungle	O
to	O
inspect	O
local	O
landscapes	O
and	O
environments	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Apex	O
Engine	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Avalanche	O
Engine	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
in-house	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
and	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
graphics	O
designer	O
Alvar	O
Jansson	O
,	O
new	O
graphical	O
features	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
and	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
open-world	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
improving	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
ensuring	O
that	O
gameplay	O
across	O
the	O
three	O
major	O
platforms	O
have	O
no	O
significant	O
difference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donal	O
Gibson	O
,	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
star	O
Mel	O
Gibson	O
,	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
taking	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
2	O
September	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
3September	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
4	O
September	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
3	O
May	O
2015	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
restrictions	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
20	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ripper	O
,	O
a	O
steelbook	O
,	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
,	O
mini-license	O
plate	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
copy	O
of	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
:	O
Fury	O
Road	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Post-Apocalypse	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
sponsored	O
launch	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
joined	O
Uber	B-Application
for	O
a	O
Seattle	O
promotion	O
in	O
which	O
Uber	B-Application
users	O
could	O
access	O
a	O
free	O
ride	O
"	O
straight	O
from	O
the	O
post-apocalypse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Leon	O
Hurley	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scale	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Robinson	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
compared	O
its	O
scale	O
favorably	O
to	O
Avalanche	O
's	O
previous	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
Avalanche	O
had	O
successfully	O
combined	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
universe	O
with	O
an	O
open-world	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second-best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
software	O
retail	O
chart	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
