Mafia II

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  1. ZickZak
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    Drive from A to B (usually across the entire city), steal a car, drive back. This is pure shade of Mafia 1 and it is VERY far away from it in every aspect. Repetitive, linear, boring.
  2. Jodle
    Dec 1, 2015
    8
    Mafia 2 is a great, story-driven action game which offers great cut scenes and a believable game world.
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  3. crazyrussian65
    Nov 28, 2015
    9
    Oh wow. I was blown away with how badass this game is. I would have given it a ten if it only lasted longer... Nonetheless worth getting. The graphics are amazing for its time, the story is the best story I have ever experienced. It is gripping and takes turns and draws you in. The city has a perfect vibe, and there are some wonderful vintage guns and cars to go along. I understand thisOh wow. I was blown away with how badass this game is. I would have given it a ten if it only lasted longer... Nonetheless worth getting. The graphics are amazing for its time, the story is the best story I have ever experienced. It is gripping and takes turns and draws you in. The city has a perfect vibe, and there are some wonderful vintage guns and cars to go along. I understand this game isn't for everybody, but if you like a good story get this game.… Expand
  4. SteveTT
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    Great game, i started playing it without knowing what i was going to expect and the story, the characters, the setting was very well made. It hooked me in right at the first scene. If you like gangsters movies, GTA and shooters, you'll definitely like it.
  5. Mauer
    Oct 25, 2015
    8
    A worthy continuation of the legendary The City of Lost Heaven - but definitely not perfect. While the game is noticeably short and linear, the story and gameplay mechanics are engaging and climactic. Characters are well written and memorable. The soundtrack is absolutely magnificent - pure essence of early 50s.
    DLC, sadly, are disappointing and not worth their prices, but the base game -    A worthy continuation of the legendary The City of Lost Heaven - but definitely not perfect. While the game is noticeably short and linear, the story and gameplay mechanics are engaging and climactic. Characters are well written and memorable. The soundtrack is absolutely magnificent - pure essence of early 50s.
    DLC, sadly, are disappointing and not worth their prices, but the base game - definitely a must have for any fan of sandbox TPS shooters.    … Expand
  6. Ted15
    Oct 23, 2015
    10
    I can rarely find a game with such a great story, gameplay, skvělímy quotes and sophisticated characters and even more to do with dubbing in my native language (Czech). Definitely my favorite game
  7. anvirtu
    Oct 15, 2015
    6
    Positives:
    +atmosphere of 40-50s
    +drive mechanic
    +visual side
    +playboys ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Negatives:
    -boring casual gameplay with primitive cover mechanic
    -shooting mechanic
    -plot
    -uninteresting characters
    -animation
    -all features of Mafia 1 are missing

    6/10
    The Mafia is not immortal, actually... Don't waste your time on this.
  8. DrReview
    Oct 6, 2015
    8
    Great period details make this game an unique experience.
    Nnd nice immersive, atmospheric experience from environments (both interior and exterior have nice period touches, like you are there).
    I loved driving around listening to period music and relevant news and commercial - the most. Nice way to learn classic songs and to love them Some people found this part dull though. Other    Great period details make this game an unique experience.
    Nnd nice immersive, atmospheric experience from environments (both interior and exterior have nice period touches, like you are there).

    I loved driving around listening to period music and relevant news and commercial - the most.
    Nice way to learn classic songs and to love them
    Some people found this part dull though.

    Other than driving (between missions or chases) there is also shooting, fighting and stealth.

    Shooting is coverbased, a bit simplified like a shooting gallery. It does resemble a gangster shoot out, but it's not too fun or challenging.

    Stealth is not really free roam. There are just some segments with easy obvious implied stealth, so it doesn't feel to rewarding but it get's the job done. Most of the time you can't stealth, you just kill huge numbers of minion mobsters.

    Fighting is minimalistic with few mouse clicks, and also passable.

    Story has the usual mafia cliches. It may work if you haven't watched many such films, but I have so it's nothing special.

    All in all it's a pretty, detailed and atmospheric game even in 2015, but the gameplay and story aren't too exciting for me. Worth a run, mostly for the virtual world built.    … Expand
  9. jelikey
    Aug 21, 2015
    8
    this game is well-made open world game. it gives experience with good feeling of shooting, and feeling of driving. this game is one of the game that i am immersed in the storyline. but driving mission is too many. it's fault.
  10. Rem
    Jul 7, 2015
    8
    Stepping into the shoes of Vito Scaletta, the main protagonist of Mafia 2, players witness the brevity of the lives of those who turn to the life of a mobster. Each of the fifteen chapters in this game , while not excellently paced, provide some of the most vicious and sharp writing in a game, much of it inspired by the Goodfellas and the two Godfather films. Each character has depth toStepping into the shoes of Vito Scaletta, the main protagonist of Mafia 2, players witness the brevity of the lives of those who turn to the life of a mobster. Each of the fifteen chapters in this game , while not excellently paced, provide some of the most vicious and sharp writing in a game, much of it inspired by the Goodfellas and the two Godfather films. Each character has depth to them, and the rather brutal and downright melancholic nature of the story and the twists it takes is so meaty and gripping that it becomes impossible to touch the game again, for fear of ruining the good memories I had with the game. Also the lack of touching the game came as a result of there being no incentive to return the game because of the emptiness of its world. Barring the name of an open world game is kind of a shame since the city of Empire Bay is so beautifully crafted that it becomes frustrating that there is nothing other to do than rob stores and collect posters and playboy magazines. Other than that, Mafia 2 respects the time period for which it is set in, and the shooting, driving, and stealth mechanics work well enough in conjunction with the story elements. Calling it a GTA clone would be misleading, but there is no denying that the cruel life of Vito Scaletta is one for the books.… Expand
  11. MeritCoba
    Jul 4, 2015
    5
    Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro are psychopaths.
    They steal, rob, extort, push dope, kill, murder and mutilate.
    If the money is right or a guy ‘deserves’ it. And any guy deserves it in their book. Are they the enemy? The bad guys in the story? Nope, Vito Scaletta, that is you and Joe is your best buddy. Is there any redemption? Any excuse? Any reason that explains their behavior? The    Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro are psychopaths.
    They steal, rob, extort, push dope, kill, murder and mutilate.
    If the money is right or a guy ‘deserves’ it. And any guy deserves it in their book.
    Are they the enemy? The bad guys in the story?
    Nope, Vito Scaletta, that is you and Joe is your best buddy.
    Is there any redemption? Any excuse? Any reason that explains their behavior?
    The game starts out with forcing Vito to the raise two thousand dollars quickly to pay off the massive depth your deceased dad has with a loanshark, and he turns to his favorite trick of the trade: violence.
    And why not? Vito has been fighting them nazis and fascists over in old Urupe, so instead of the president pointing his finger at whom to kill, now the hand that pays him does. That is how Vito explains it.
    And Vito does not hold back. Vito will beat up a dockworker resisting an extortion racket, so all the other dockworkers will pay up their haircut money: ten dollars. That is a whole day working for them.
    And when Vito’s sister Francesa gets beaten by his unfaithful husband(because being unfaithful and beating your wife go together like a hand and a glove) he simply resorts to beating up said husband and threatening him with another round of being boxing bag if he doesn’t play nice with Francesca.

    Does Vito feel bad?

    It is hard to tell because Vito’s facial expression never changes. Nor do we hear any inner monologue commenting on his own actions. He either hides his feelings very well or he has none. And thus he comes over as a psychopath.
    The game has you follow Vito along a linear path, that mostly consists of you driving Vito from one end of the map to the other end of the map, often just to watch a cutscene, through 15 short chapters in which you make no choice whatsoever. To underscore: this is a ZERO choices story.

    You might think you are let loose in an open world where you can make your own way, working yourself up the family ladder of with larger rewards, status as the game says in the sales pitch.
    Indeed the world of Mafia II looks gorgeous and has all the feel and promise of an open world game like Saint Row. But it has none of the side missions, mini games, leveling, car tweaking or area conquering that those open world games have.
    It is an empty world in which besides the main storyline, there is nothing much to do but to drive around for a bit, look at the retroworld of empire bay and, at best, collect some magazines with retro nudity(which is more hilarious than stimulating. Made using a busty lady who has a sixties style haircut -Mafia II abounds with historical errors).

    If Mafia II was meant to portray the life of a mobster than it would have needed some better grounding. I read American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power by Thomas Reppetto recently and it is obvious that the game makers did not.
    By the 50’s the mafia had changed. The prohibition had ended a decade before, which forced the mafia to find different methods of generating income. Gambling was one, which was mirrored by the rise of Las Vegas as gambling paradise. Also the open violence of gangsters such as Al Capone had shown that it caused public outrage and consequently brought in the retaliation from the authorities, even though some where corrupted through and through. Nobody wanted an open gang war on the streets, it was bad for everyone.
    Mafia II tells a story that is totally add odds with this. The game abounds with open violence fought out on the streets. It doesn’t show the move from smuggling boos to gambling and drugs dealing. And most of all, it doesn’t show the change in government policies that ultimately caused the demise of the mob: an increasingly effective (federal) police force. In this game the police, let alone the feds, have virtually no role to play. Of course the police will be a hindrance when stealing a car or speeding. But if you manage to lose the pursuing cops for about a minute they totally forget about you. And if they happen to have an arrest out for you or your car, you just ditch the car in the latter case and change your clothes in the first.

    Mafia II is a gorgeous looking game, but with a linear unimaginative story that forces you to drive a lot, dislikable characters and nothing to do, it is mostly an empty vessel. Consider buying it when it is in the bargain bin.    … Expand
  12. Nuker
    Jun 26, 2015
    7
    - Good: Atmosphere/Mood, Setting, Music

    - Mixed: Story, Writing, Main/Side characters, Gameplay

    - Bad: Soulless compared to Mafia I, Ending is rushed.

    After Mafia I expected much better, big disappointment
  13. ThePCGamer101
    Jun 24, 2015
    8
    A fantastic sequel to a fantastic franchise, Mafia II actually makes you feel like your in the days of when the Mafia were in the US of A, Mafia II is truly a fantastic open world game
  14. ingreenblue
    May 5, 2015
    9
    A very nice game with a great story, although Vito is not as charismatic as Tommy Angelo (from the first Mafia). The game is a rather linear affair, but the atmosphere created by the cinematic cutscenes and the detailed rendition of the city is top notch. The missions are elaborate and varied.
  15. Xander21
    Feb 4, 2015
    9
    Oyun gerçekten insanı sarıyor açık dünyası birazcık özgürlük etkisini yansıtmasada seneryo ve oynanış konusunda harbiden çok güzel yapılmış bir oyun
  16. metacriticality
    Dec 17, 2014
    9
    Top Notch story and game play! The story is better than most movies in a similar theme. The length of the story is very well done. Being able to see the world through 1940s , 50s, 60s is a real treat.

    Highly recommended if you like mafia / shooters with a great story.
    Popcorn worthy!
  17. gimus
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    Amazing game! The story is funny and at the end dramatic. Graphics is very good. If you forgive a little bit of snags, when you don´t know, what to do, it is one of the best games in its genre, maybe it creates its genre itself. I recommend it to all enthusiast of all city-action-mafia games. Playtime is about 14-16 hours. If I will try to be objective, I rate it 9/10. I thank to developerAmazing game! The story is funny and at the end dramatic. Graphics is very good. If you forgive a little bit of snags, when you don´t know, what to do, it is one of the best games in its genre, maybe it creates its genre itself. I recommend it to all enthusiast of all city-action-mafia games. Playtime is about 14-16 hours. If I will try to be objective, I rate it 9/10. I thank to developer for the game, It was experience :-)… Expand
  18. Rumface
    Nov 25, 2014
    8
    This game delivers on what it is set out to achieve, giving you a solid PC experience, great graphics with smooth performance, plenty of options and controller support. The story feels well fleshed out and character's performances well delivered. The setting is dripping with detail and is a perfectly fitting backdrop to the story.

    Driving mechanics feel detailed and realistic and the    This game delivers on what it is set out to achieve, giving you a solid PC experience, great graphics with smooth performance, plenty of options and controller support. The story feels well fleshed out and character's performances well delivered. The setting is dripping with detail and is a perfectly fitting backdrop to the story.

    Driving mechanics feel detailed and realistic and the gun-play with cover to cover combat feels solid. Unfortunately the only main attraction is the immersing story leaving the ability to free roam or perform side missions out of the equation.

    None the less the game doesn't set out to copy GTA or Saints Row's sprawling open worlds and instead feels more focused on it's recreation of gangster fiction with an intimate narrative with it's characters, although if this is all you are looking for - you will be disappointed.    … Expand
  19. art4321
    Oct 18, 2014
    10
    This is a best game evar (its my opinion) .
  20. bloodyshan
    Oct 18, 2014
    8
    This is not really an open world game but it's a great game in terms of story-driven FPS action adventure, the plot and characters are fascinating (tho I like the first game more) and the graphic is nice enough even in 2014, there's even a mission near the end that takes you way back into the first game's story which is a real surprise to me, well done 2K games.
    I like the driving very    This is not really an open world game but it's a great game in terms of story-driven FPS action adventure, the plot and characters are fascinating (tho I like the first game more) and the graphic is nice enough even in 2014, there's even a mission near the end that takes you way back into the first game's story which is a real surprise to me, well done 2K games.
    I like the driving very much for the clumsy acceleration and bumpy suspension, you even get scores for drifting or sliding in the air, the combat is straight FPS with a some melee and stealth, it's not difficult yet not repetitive, all in all a well-balanced adventure that sucks you into a gangster's life.
    (I finish this game in a weekend...can't get myself out of this game XD)    … Expand
  21. Marick
    Sep 22, 2014
    10
    Another successful game from 2K Czech (ex-Illusion Softworks). I love to see games like this. This game really worth playing, even if he stayed a long time in development. Some very good soundtracks. What can I say, Mafia game series is one of the best games ever created.

    " Away from Sicily, across the ocean to start a new life in America. Never in my life had I seen anything as    Another successful game from 2K Czech (ex-Illusion Softworks). I love to see games like this. This game really worth playing, even if he stayed a long time in development. Some very good soundtracks. What can I say, Mafia game series is one of the best games ever created.

    " Away from Sicily, across the ocean to start a new life in America. Never in my life had I seen anything as fantastic as empire bay, it was beautiful. But on the other hand, I'd never seen anything more filthy and so disgusting as our new s--t-hole of an apartment. The American dream was more like a nightmare. " - Vito Scaleta    … Expand
  22. WrongBobby
    Sep 12, 2014
    9
    One of my all-time favourite games. Great story and immersion, love the setting. Graphics are four years old now, but still look great (except from some facial animations, maybe). Game-play is very good, although i would like to blind-fire and move from cover to cover. All in all, a great action game and a wonderful gangster drama.
  23. XenonGTX
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Instantly fell in love with it. Just everything about it. Story- one of the best. One exceptional thing about the series is the responsiveness and smoothness.
  24. scartezz
    Sep 1, 2014
    8
    Nice plot and really good characters!
    The setting is simply wonderfull.
    But there are some problems: 1) pretty high hardware requirement 2)there' aren't secondary missions 3)the open word isn't exploit at all (there isn't a lot to do) 4) the plot is short (14-15hours of gaming) 5)the behavior of pedestrians But fortunately gameplay, setting and characters are so good that i loved    Nice plot and really good characters!
    The setting is simply wonderfull.
    But there are some problems:
    1) pretty high hardware requirement
    2)there' aren't secondary missions
    3)the open word isn't exploit at all (there isn't a lot to do)
    4) the plot is short (14-15hours of gaming)
    5)the behavior of pedestrians

    But fortunately gameplay, setting and characters are so good that i loved playing it.    … Expand
  25. DexterVane
    Sep 1, 2014
    8
    Positives:
    +Storyline: although linear, it was interesting and immersing, with all the Mafia clishés (meant in a positive way), could have been longer
    +Graphics: for me an unimportant choice, but of course still a plus. Very nice +overall feel: the music, the cars, the people etc... Very nice 40's/50's feeling. +Characters: Also a great plus. For the short story very deep characters.    Positives:
    +Storyline: although linear, it was interesting and immersing, with all the Mafia clishés (meant in a positive way), could have been longer
    +Graphics: for me an unimportant choice, but of course still a plus. Very nice
    +overall feel: the music, the cars, the people etc... Very nice 40's/50's feeling.
    +Characters: Also a great plus. For the short story very deep characters.
    +controls: easy to pick up on, no problem at all.
    +the cutscenes were amazing
    Negatives:
    -as said: could have been longer
    -VERY open ending. Either made up for in "Mafia 3". If left like this a little disappointing    … Expand
  26. aleksassta
    Aug 25, 2014
    10
    Graphic: awesome
    Music: awesome
    Story: awesome
    Gameplay: awesome

    This game is just perfect! I cant wait for Mafia 3! City looks very good. There is a lot of details put in this game. Cars looks wonderful. Missions are really good. Gameplay is much better than GTA. 10 from me!
  27. alla0222
    Aug 21, 2014
    8
    This game tells you an amazing story while it gives you the ability to play open world. Doing weird stuff while doing your missions. i have been roaming the city after i ended the game just to upgrade cars and look at the beautiful cities. while this game might not be for everyone. i would recommend it to everyone whom wants to play a good mafia like game. Really worth the 10 euros i gaveThis game tells you an amazing story while it gives you the ability to play open world. Doing weird stuff while doing your missions. i have been roaming the city after i ended the game just to upgrade cars and look at the beautiful cities. while this game might not be for everyone. i would recommend it to everyone whom wants to play a good mafia like game. Really worth the 10 euros i gave for this game!… Expand
  28. peabutterbob
    Aug 15, 2014
    8
    As the game goes on the story gets so much better. So do the shootouts. Play on pc so you can edit the three radio stations with your own music and customize your experience. It was nice adding music from Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas.

    Only downfall with this game there is no side missions at all, just campaign. Story and gameplay are awesome definately check this out.
  29. Krayzgerman
    Jul 27, 2014
    0
    Patch custom keys so users can set keys to how they want them. This is a common problem many are facing and a patch was never released for it. Crouch cannot be set to shift. etc. Forced to use default keys makes this very uncomfortable to play.
  30. GamerK1
    Jul 19, 2014
    3
    Nowhere near as fun as the first Mafia game, there don't appear to be any free-roaming games. The game is horribly 100% linear which is daft for an open-world game.

    You can't quick-save and although some of the missions are multi-part if you die, you go a long long way back to the start of the mission, really annoying. The game is dull in colour and dull in gameplay. Driving is    Nowhere near as fun as the first Mafia game, there don't appear to be any free-roaming games. The game is horribly 100% linear which is daft for an open-world game.

    You can't quick-save and although some of the missions are multi-part if you die, you go a long long way back to the start of the mission, really annoying.

    The game is dull in colour and dull in gameplay. Driving is dreadful, it's absolutely not fun, I don't care about realism, just being able to control a car reasonably well. There are also some really tedious aspects like having to open the wardrobe, select a suit, a navigate your way down the hall, down the stairs etc before the start of every mission, very tedious.

    I picked up this game cheap but it wasn't worth it, I stopped playing at most a quarter way through.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 9 out of 46
  3. Negative: 2 out of 46
  1. Video Game Talk
    Jan 12, 2011
    70
    The combination of the ancient control mechanics, odd pacing and lack of real world entertainment drag the game down and seriously decreased my enjoyment of Mafia II. Still, it's worth a playthrough if you just adore mafia games and have a solid PC build to take it on.
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  2. Game Chronicles
    Dec 20, 2010
    97
    I walked into my experience of Mafia II with no real expectations other than hearing my colleague's praise. What I walked away with after playing through the story was a sense of awe and amazement that I haven't had since Alan Wake.
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  3. PC Format
    Dec 20, 2010
    81
    A well-rendered world, with a well-realised story, though without as much actual gaming as we'd hoped there'd be. [Issue#244, p.81]
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