To understand how this happened, it helps to understand the game's long development cycle. Instead, the game trailer revolves around dudes, dudes, and more dudes, all driving cars and getting into fights-with the exception of a single woman who appears to be both an unwilling captive of a bad guy and Max's romantic interest. Given its ties to a film packed with combat-ready women, a careful portrayal of sexualization, and a major consultant best known for penning plays like The Vagina Monologues, the game's approach may raise eyebrows among some players. Theron recently called the new film ' an incredible feminist movie' Internet commenters have since argued over whether that description is entirely apt, but Theron is certainly less likely to say the same about the upcoming game, at least in its current state.

The Mad Max game trailer and the gameplay we've seen include no major female characters, such as Fury Road's Furiosa character (played by Charlize Theron in the film) or Beyond Thunderdome's Aunty Entity. But for now, I'd like to focus on something not seen in the game: the best female characters from the film. Further Reading The new Mad Max game isn’t Fury Road, but it has its momentsThe game comes out in September, and we've laid out our impressions of a recent preview build shown to the press.