Whether you'll like Mafia 2 or not will mostly depend on one thing: your affinity for the time period. I absolutely love the style and class of the '40s and '50s in America, so I felt right at home. If you're like me, you'll enjoy the attention to deta...
Abstract: by Steven Hopper, September 1, 2010 The original Mafia was a fine example from the fledging days of the sandbox genre. Releasing on the PC in 2002 (just a short year after Grand Theft Auto III literally invented the genre as we know it today), Mafia w...
As you will have figured out by now, the purpose of this article is not to play the game and tell you guys how much we did or didn’t like it. Rather we aimed to provide a huge amount of data to show how well this game runs on a varied array of hardwar...
Abstract: When we published our review of Mafia II earlier this week, we left out something we were planning to include since the beginning... performance information. The reason for the omission was twofold. First, prior to the official launch of the game, all ...
Abstract: Mafia II was reviewed on an Xbox 360.Considering how fascinated American culture is with La Cosa Nostra, it is sort of a wonder that we have not seen more significant mob-themed video games. The most successful of the bunch has probably been Illusion S...
2K Games/2K Czeck deserve Kudos for this installment into the Mafia series. With Mafia they introduced features such as day/night cycles, detailed interiors and environmental interaction as well as some physics effects. This time they took it a step fu...
Outstanding highdetail graphical textures, The story consumes you even if you're no fan of the mob genre, APEX PhysX adds convincing realism, Very realistic vehicle physics and handling characteristics, Several hidden 'Collectables' extend gameplay past plot,
Lacks online multiplayer gameplay, Players are restricted to one character role, Mafia II can be completed in less than five hours
To experience Mafia II with all it's high-quality graphical glory, gamers are going to require at least a GeForce GTX 470 video card to produce optimal frame rates. Of course, the game's settings can all be dialed down, but once you've experienced APE...
Mafia II is an interesting mobster tale with some great voice acting and cool cutscenes; if you have a “made man” itch, feel free to scratch it here, but be prepared for a pretty standard third-person shooter in the gameplay department. The “take cover...
Although the game has many minor flaws, surprisingly the overall experience is still quite enjoyable. Sure the pacing seems off, it’s quite linear and the police AI may be out to lunch, but the bottom line is the game is still fun. The voice acting and...
