Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome them, as Max, still alive in the desert, wanders on to places unknown. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" was the first "Mad Max" film made without producer Byron Kennedy, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1983 while location scouting for the film. While the film was in development before Kennedy's death, director George Miller was hesitant to continue without his producing partner. "I was reluctant to go ahead," said Miller. "And then there was a sort of need to – let's do something just to get over the shock and grief of all of that." A title card at
Mad Max (2015 video game) ride "straight from the post-apocalypse". The offer was free, since "dollars are worthless in the wasteland". Before release, "Mad Max" received positive reviews. Game Revolution called its gameplay "exhilarating, fast, violent, and fun" and said it would be the title that fans of the series would want to play. "Hardcore Gamer" thought the game could be "the biggest surprise of 2015" and praised its vehicle customization, which it compared to the ship customization of "". According to IGN, "Mad Max" was 2015's "". "PC Gamer" expressed concern that the game "is trying to be too many things at once" and