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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- BBFC Rating:
Suitable for 15 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 15. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 15 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Work your way up through the ranks of a 1930s mafia family
- 20 action-packed missions with subquests
- Convincing environments pull you into the 1930s
- Use classic mob weapons, drive over 60 vintage cars
- For 1 player
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Manufacturer's Description
In Mafia the city of Lost Heaven is at war as the Salieri and Morello mobs fight to control the lucrative protection rackets, smuggling and the women of Lost Heaven. Join the Mob--you've got no choice, unless you think choosing death is a smart move! Mafia grabs you by the lapels and plunges you into the middle of a vicious and deadly turf war. The cops, the feds, the Morello family--each of them are out to get you and none of them care how they take you down.
Product Description
In Mafia the city of Lost Heaven is at war as the Salieri and Morello mobs fight to control the lucrative protection rackets, smuggling and the women of Lost Heaven. Join the Mob--you've got no choice, unless you think choosing death is a smart move!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gangster movies hit the games world... Sorta...,
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This review is from: Mafia (Xbox) (Video Game)
Mafia is set in the 1930's on the town of Lost Haven (New York-esque type of city). The player plays the part of Tommy, a once-upon-a-time cabby now turned mafioso, due to the changing fortunes of living in a city riddled with mobsters.The whole game oozes 30's, the available cars, the characters populating the virtual city, even the jazz music is reminiscent of that era. Despite loading lags felt when crossing town, these can be understadable (and in a way, negligable), since at any one time, there are dozens of events taking place, NPC's walking about or doing "stuff", cars (and trams) circulating the streets, or even passengers boarding the elevated train. All of these contribute to give a sense of a real city. Anyone looking for state-of-the-art graphics is going to be disapointed, we've all seen what Mafia presents in other games, no real ground-breaking here, except... The computer characters... Wow! Some good modeling and texturing of all characters was done in the cinematic parts of the game. Granted they're not perfect, or movie-quality, but clearly a lot of effort was put in by the artists, programmers, and modelers to create good computer animations for the characters. And, this leads us to... The story... It's your basic Mafia-story, I'm not going to say anythign about it in order not to spoil, but it involves shooting and killing! -- ;) Since we drive cars around, there is also the choice of racing and entering a championship, where cars can be unlocked, and driven in the main game, bringing such advantages as more speed, better acceleration, durability, etc. Though, don't think you'll be driving Ferraris and Porsches, this is the 30's! One major bad point for the game though, is the lack of multiplayer... That alone would contribute immensely for the longevity of the game. After all, after the story is fully unravelled, and all the races are won, what more can we do besides cruising around in the city? The Mafia is a welcome adition to the criminal-driver stable, sharing a berth with the likes of GTA, though no strong competition there, but it has a spot in the limelight for its story and ability to merge it with the playing.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't believe the Hype,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mafia (PS2) (Video Game)
Having eagerly anticipated this title, I rushed out and bought it on the release day. Having got it home I was left dissapointed. The graphics and cut scenes are impressive and the idea of the game being set in the 1920-30's is a great. But it has major problems. 1. The interaction between people and cars, cars and buildings, bullets and people, bullets and cars is shocking. There is always a delay from what you see happen to hearing the effect. 2. The whole freeroaming city, mission based game has been done before. i.e GTA. and a lot better!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Slow starter but great once it gets going,
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Mafia (PS2) (Video Game)
After playing the first few missions, I admit I was about to turn it off. There was no variety and it was all very slow. I stuck with it though due to the good reviews it's received as well as having an interest in the story. Really glad I did now.
Plot: This is where the game excelled. Every minute I got free, I wanted to progress some more on Mafia simply due to the plot. I felt a real bond with characters which for me is rare in a video game. It's the 1930's and you play as Tommy Angelo who accidentally gets involved with gangsters while working as a taxi driver. You then end up rising for a common foot soldier to one of the top dogs within the Salieri family. It sounds very much like a Grand Theft Auto game and due to a lot of people going in to this game thinking that, they come away disappointed. Mafia is its own game and it knows it. The game is a lot more linear and plot driven then GTA while lacking in the likes of the game play. Graphics: A little dated now but doesn't take away from the enjoyment of the game. Sound: One thing that stood out for me in this department is the way the sound altered due to where you stood. You stand by the sea and you'll hear seagulls but yet walk a few steps away and the sound quietens. I would expect it from this generation of consoles but seeing it in the last was a bit of a surprise. Game play: It's a third person shooter with some driving thrown in too. The main beef of the game is the shooting parts but to get to a mission as well as a couple of missions in themselves, involves driving. When shooting, you're using the typical gangster weapons of the time and when driving, you're driving the vintage cars too. Not only do you get to sit within a vintage car but they've made it so it's like driving one too with everything that much more stiff. Controls: I found these a little awkward to begin with as you have to use one analogue stick to move forwards and backwards and the other to turn around. It's what I would expect from a first person shooter but as a third, the character was fairly difficult to control. I got use to it but it took a while. Lifespan: Mafia too me around 15 hours to complete. A couple of the harder missions I had to redo a couple of times so if you're a fairly good gamer then you could probably knock a couple of hours off of that time. There isn't much replayability to Mafia. You can repeat any mission throughout the game that you enjoyed and there's an option of a free ride mode where you can pick a car and drive around to your hearts content but that's about it. Once the missions are done, the city isn't really engaging like GTAs for you to want to simply drive around in. Overall: Although it may not quite be up there with the best from the generation, it's not too far off and with the price you can pick it up for nowadays, it's definitely worth a play through. I think it's got to be one of the few PS2 games where I could say that I would enjoy watching it as a film or a book the plot is that enjoyable.
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