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Mafia II
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Play as Vito Scaletta and rise up through the ranks of the criminal underworld of Empire Bay in Mafia II, the sequel to the 2002 sandbox-style hit.
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"This decent tale of ascension through the mob ranks feels a little outdated as an actual video game."
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2 ★ (7)
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You Shoot Like My Sister!

After playing and watching many Mafia related movies and games in the past, one cant help but get used to that good old Italian/Sicilian accent that are often used in these types of media. It for us h… Read more

The best mobster movie game ever made!

This game is just like a movie even though the graphics are outdated it still holds up as the story is absolutely amazing and on top of that it's a very fun game overall, if you like movies like Goodf… Read more

Mafia II Review

Let me preface this review by saying that I never played the 2002 original, Mafia. Having completed Mafia II, I do not feel that the prior game and this game have a storyline connection that would ham… Read more

I just had to know, and I actually liked it.

Mafia II is a game that seems to be very divisive for good reason. It puts together a lot of basic elements at the core of a mobster tale that admittedly isn't terribly unique. Upon release the game g… Read more

Nobody Said Mob Life Was Exciting

Mob stories are cool. Or at least, at one time they were, when they weren't just rehashes of those that were spun 10-20 years ago. Godfather reference goes here. There is no such thing as a fresh mob… Read more

A Waste of a Good Idea

Mafia 2 was released recently and I had been debating buying or renting it, for about a month, well thank fucking god I decided to rent it. There was so much potential they wasted in creating this. An… Read more

Mafia II Review: An offer you may refuse

Mafia II is a third person shooter were you play as Vito Scaletta, a young man making his way up the mafia ladder from rags to riches. The story revolves around Vito's rise from a poor immigrant famil… Read more

A cake with a dead cat inside.

I was very hyped for this game, I would have loved to have lived through the 40's and 50's (well sort of) but that isn't exactly going to happen so this game had my attention considering it had so muc… Read more

Mafia II

There never has been a game for me that has started so strong, lasted so long as strong and then crashed quicker then Mafia II. I mean that whole heartedly. If the last four chapters had not existed t… Read more

The Little Things in Games

POSSIBLE SPOILERS The game while it had many bad reviews has some decent qualities worthy of mention. when you first start out in the 50s the graphics of the buildings were spot on and the cars were d… Read more

Driving Miss Mobster

The sequel to 2002's successful mafia simulator is finally here fans of the franchise it's an chance to see what 2K Czech have been working on since we rampage around lost heaven. Mafia 2 revolves aro… Read more

This is an offer you should not refuse

There have been a slew of open world games this generation, from the action packed and over the top Just Cause 2 to the deep and engaging Red Dead Redemption. Although different in aspects such as set… Read more

Mafia 2

Illusion Softworks put out the very first Mafia game back in 2002 for the Xbox, PS2 and PC. It was met with some good reviews, even beating out it’s predecessor, Mafia II. Illusion Softworks has since… Read more

Mafia 2 Second Opinion GamingSurvival Review

By - Richard J. It has been a few years since the original Mafia turned heads on the PC, PS2, and Original Xbox. As one of the first mafia focused open world games, many gamers were in awe by what it… Read more

Mafia 2 Review

By - Craig H. The original Mafia game was highly praised and it took nearly 8 years for a successor to see the light of day. 2K Czech, formerly Illusion software, developed the original Mafia game and… Read more

We Ride Togethuh, We Die Togethuh

"I became a criminal because I did not want to become a victim." (Quick Note - This review doesn't include any DLC) It's been a great year for gamers who enjoy single player story campaigns. Rich stor… Read more

Open...I Mean Linear-World

Mafia II is the somewhat awaited sequel to the enjoyable, but flawed, Mafia. You are, as expected by the title, a member of the Mafia. You start off serving in Italy during WW II (ya know, the Italian… Read more

This game is, unfortunately, not much fun to play.

Mafia II is a game that, as you play it, you feel like it's going to get better eventually and be a lot of fun. You keep thinking it will be great at some point. But sadly, that doesn't happen. The ga… Read more

Good but not Great

I had been looking forward to a sequel to the origional Mafia for 8 years. The first game was one of my all time favorite games. Unfortunately I didn't think Mafia II lived up to the expectations I ha… Read more

An excellent game with a few bumps.

Mafia II is set in 1943 to 1951 in a fictional city of Empire Bay, USA, a city so familiar with crime, you'd assume Congress vacations there after time spent in Washington D.C.. There's definitely cri… Read more

The game starts off promising, but it's too short and empty ...

I remember playing Mafia 1 on the PC years ago and being amazed at the quality of the city of Lost Heaven and the scale of it, i do remember it being quite hard to play and i do remember never actuall… Read more

Meh'fia 2

Mafia 2 was one of the most awaited games of this year. It was announced somewhere around 2008 and release date was pushed from summer 2009 to 2010. Well, since it's a lot of time to work on the game… Read more

Pros and Cons: Mafia II

Hey guys and gals, are you tired of the seemingly overabundance of gang and mafia-themed products being released in recent years? No? Yes? Well, either way, Mafia II is out! Jump into the shoes of Vit… Read more

pretty damn good

+this game could win story of the year.. +graphics are pretty impressive, the draw distance seems to go on forever and there really isn't any framerate issues.. -+it plays well enough.. sometimes the… Read more

This is not a openworld game

The first Mafia was a great game despite it's flaws. The squeal, that is review here improves in every front. In first game the settings was in Lost Heaven , a fictional American city where the action… Read more

goodies

great game great graphics good story and no bs... slight lack of adventure not enough random things to do to really check out and enjoy everything empire bay has to offer visually. Also the saving was… Read more

Review: Mafia II

I will admit that I probably judged Mafia II a little too harshly in my time with the demo . It's a beautiful game with some truly great moments. However, those moments are few and far between, and th… Read more

A Decade of Crime, Wealth, and Revelations awaits you in Mafia II

Arriving in with his family as a child, Vito Scaletta grows up and finds that a normal life is not going to get him where he wants to be, so he teams with his best friend Joey “Joe” Barbaro and togeth… Read more

A Worthy Sequel

It's been a while since I wrote an review for a video game. However, so called critic reviews of Mafia II have influenced me to write one about this open world game. Mafia II is the sequel to a game c… Read more

Best way to watch a Movie

Grammar error's can occur, i apologize for that. Like every other review, this is my thought about the game This game is like a movie, that have you controlling the main character. This is the only ga… Read more

Solid adventure game.

This game is probably one of my favorite games this year. It has tons of greatness and game design choices that's been missing this generation. There is a lot to love though. One thing, game is filled… Read more

The Name is Scaletta. Vito Scaletta.

After thoroughly enjoying the Mafia II demo on Xbox Live Marketplace, i added the game to my "Buy List". After playing the demo, i could definitely tell i liked many elements from the game, but there… Read more

A very good game despite the flaws

Mafia 2 is the sequel to the highly rated Mafia:The City of Lost Heaven. initially the game is set in 1943 before moving on later to 1951 and tells the story of Vito Scaletta, the son of Sicilian immi… Read more

So much potential squandered

I have to admit I was really looking forward to Mafia II. I was one of the crazy people that played the original from start to finish on the PC 8 years ago, and the demo had incited more hope. However… Read more

The Renaissance Man's Cover Shooter

Have you ever pushed 125 on a hot rod with doo-wop blasting on the radio, drowning out the police sirens? What about fist-fighting a deadly Irishman to the sounds of Rock Around the Clock. Maybe you'v… Read more

It's Nothing Personal

It’s hard for me to estimate whether or not the “Mafioso” motif is a bit overplayed. I don’t often play games based directly around Mob activities; on most occasions it’s only tangential – based on wh… Read more

Starts Out Strong...and Slowly Dwindles to Mediocrity...

A few years back, I played a pretty revolutionary pc game called "Mafia". Unlike Grand Theft Auto or other open world titles, The original Mafia was quite revolutionary in telling a realistic mafia st… Read more

Mafia II Has a Bad Rap

Mafia II flew far below my radar during its development, even the slick trailers they were releasing these past few months did little do pique my interests. So I find it rather funny that I found myse… Read more

This is not a sandbox game.

WARNING: Includes spoilers that reveal in-game mechanics, and obvious main character statuses. (E.G. player becomes higher in rank). Mafia 2 came through as a surprise to me after I have finished it.… Read more

Mafia II Review

The story is linear. However, I do enjoy the game play. The gun play and driving is better than the first game and is even better than Grand Theft Auto 4. One thing I do find interesting, they us the… Read more

A different take on playing in the sandbox

The sandbox genre has exploded in the past few years. Giving players the option to do what they want in a game has become a great selling point in a game. Developers put as much as they can into a san… Read more

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