Mafia

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 2090 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 74 out of 2090
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  1. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    8
    Невероятная игра для своего времени, 2-ая мне нравится больше, но первую трогать не смейте.
  2. JaydenPickens
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    I haven't played this one in 10 years and decided to refresh my memory... what a good trip this was! Mafia is still a classic, that deserves a remaster/remake with better controls and graphics. Although some missions are annoying as hell and the controls leave a lot to be desired, I recommend this game for its amazing atmosphere, great characters and story. Pickens approves!
  3. teenageSpirit
    Dec 16, 2021
    8
    "Friendship isn't worth a damn ..."
    (c) Sam, "Decadence"
    Foreword: I've wanted to play this game for a long time. I remember how I came across the second Mafia, I liked it by itself (I could not get through it because I was a weak PC, and in the end I just hammered the bolt) and it became interesting to me to see where the roots are coming from. It was about 2017-2018 year, I went to    "Friendship isn't worth a damn ..."
    (c) Sam, "Decadence"

    Foreword: I've wanted to play this game for a long time. I remember how I came across the second Mafia, I liked it by itself (I could not get through it because I was a weak PC, and in the end I just hammered the bolt) and it became interesting to me to see where the roots are coming from. It was about 2017-2018 year, I went to YouTube and watched the game of the first Mafia. It seemed to me quite good and I realized that the passage of this game would not pass me by.

    Gameplay: Hardcore as it is, sometimes it was annoying in the missions the protracted complexity of the game. The most striking example is the survivability of opponents - 6 bullets point-blank from a police revolver and the enemy continues to stand on his feet and fires back. If it seemed to you ordinary, then how do you like 3 bullets in the head from the above-named barrel and the same thing! It was also very enraged by the mission where Polly was jammed by Thompson and because of this you had to quickly get away in the car. Do you think it's as easy as in some GTA? - NO! Enemies literally stick to you, turn you around, calmly go around all sorts of obstacles such as suddenly leaving cars or objects such as flower beds, poles, etc.

    Plot: There can be no questions at all, this is the only game that I perceived as a film. I cannot compare this game with the plot to other games, since you are facing a very realistic, logical, dramatic and incredibly interesting story about crime, friendship, love of the 30s. with your twists and chips.

    Characters: I can only say one thing - there are no extra characters, everyone has their own behavior, their own manner, their feelings, and so on.

    Game world: The city of Lost Haven appears before you (the prototype is a mixture of cities such as New York, Chicago.) Here I was very pleased with adequate traffic without any chaos on the roads. I also really liked the trick with fines for driving on red, speeding. A variety of cars, weapons.

    Bottom line: I liked the game, but not so much that I admired it, it is still outdated for our days, no matter how we would like it ... I myself am a lover of 3D games of the early 2000s with an open world, but in order to just play comfortably in normal aspect ratio, with normal drawing and resolution, I was forced to download plugins from the Internet. I liked it only for the plot.    … Expand
  4. Alex_Stone
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
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  5. Raiyan23
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    People praise this game a bit too much, no, this is not a 10/10.
    The gameplay is **** horrible, i remember being one of the people who defended the gameplay but after replaying it i have to say it was just a big pain in the ass for me. Insane amount of bugs, had to replay 10 min long parts of missions just because this game decided it'd bug the heck out. The shooting was pretty bad, you    People praise this game a bit too much, no, this is not a 10/10.
    The gameplay is **** horrible, i remember being one of the people who defended the gameplay but after replaying it i have to say it was just a big pain in the ass for me. Insane amount of bugs, had to replay 10 min long parts of missions just because this game decided it'd bug the heck out. The shooting was pretty bad, you never know when the enemy will rush onto you or when they'll just sit like chickens ready to give birth. The dodge roll system is laughable, you try to roll and you get showered with bullets.
    The driving is so bad that i want to bang my head on the wall, i remember failing so many missions because i just randomly hit a curb that sent me flying or even made me die instantly for no reason even when i was driving at 20 mph (i ride my bicycle at that pace). The shooting from car is broken, you just can't kill the enemies that way, you don't even know if they're getting damaged or not, they don't cry, no blood falls out, you just keep shooting hoping they die once. It takes so many shots to kill someone that you just wonder what the heck is it that they eat/are wearing or if you're using nerf guns. Oh yeah, SO MUCH DRIVING, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE SO MUCH, IT'S A PAIN IN MY GODDAMN ASS. The driving is not fun and they force you to drive so much, what is this, taxi driver?

    The voice acting is 5-6/10, it feels sometimes like they're just reading it off the script, i feel like the script is so good that the voice actors just had to read it to make the story feel great. Good lord was the story good, the script could've used some polishing but you can just feel the amount of love the writer had, the feelings he wanted to convey, the story he wanted to tell. The only reason im giving this an 8 and not a 3, the story made me want to finish this god awful game. Trust me, if there's any reason to play this game, it's the story. I still feel like Mafia 2 has a better story but nevertheless, this is still beautiful, some polishing and a stellar cast would've made a terrific film.

    The gunshots sound pretty powerful so plus points for that, the soundtrack was pretty cool actually but got repetitive. The main theme tho, when it started playing near the ending, ughh i just lost control.

    Side rant : to the people that say "oh this game is from 2002 what do you expect from the gameplay?" I played Half-Life, Max Payne, Diablo, Age of Empires 1 and 2, Hitman 1 and 2 (the og), Fallout 1 and 2 and most notably, GTA 3, all of them were amazing but gta 3, good lord was it good, i experienced no bugs, had a crazy amount of fun and just could not stop smiling and thinking about this game, so no, i won't go easy on this game because it's from 2002, if it is actually good it will stand the test of time. I wouldn't have minded the graphics if the gameplay was good buuut it wasn't so another thing to complain about, something about it just feels bland, compared to gta 3. IMO hitman 2 looked miles better and GTA 3 as well, let's not talk about the beauty that was Metal Gear Solid 2..... haha so you get the picture, it is old but that doesn't mean games weren't smashing good back then, it's just an excuse for bad game design.
    They were ambitious but made a **** game with an amazing story, I felt awesome reliving this story but wanted to end myself when playing the game itself, hope whoever reads this doesn't feel the same way about the gameplay as i did and has a blast like others did. If you don't want to play the game at least watch walkthroughs/just check the story out, you'll love it trust me    … Expand
  6. dullaz
    Nov 28, 2021
    8
    Игра отличная для своих лет, но я нашёл два главных недостатка. Первый - Заскриптованность, например, в миссиях, где погоня, автомобиль врага едет по скриптам и может проезжать через препятствия(забор, столб и т. д) насквозь. И так же копы, обращают внимание только на вашу стрельбу или аварию. Второй - Столбы, они вообще не ломаются, мне это столько раз мешало, за всю игру, что для меняИгра отличная для своих лет, но я нашёл два главных недостатка. Первый - Заскриптованность, например, в миссиях, где погоня, автомобиль врага едет по скриптам и может проезжать через препятствия(забор, столб и т. д) насквозь. И так же копы, обращают внимание только на вашу стрельбу или аварию. Второй - Столбы, они вообще не ломаются, мне это столько раз мешало, за всю игру, что для меня это минус.
    Проходится за 20ч    … Expand
  7. Relenea
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    Sene 1930; güzel bir hikaye, akılda kalıcı karakterler, etkileyici atmosfer, klasik araçlar, silahlar, kan, para, saygınlık ve özgürlük. Mafia günümüz için eskimiş olsa da, şansı hak eden bir yapım.
  8. Domdom21br
    Dec 26, 2022
    8
    O jogo não envelheceu bem pelos gráficos e gameplay, porém o clima e a ambientação são muito bons e o jeito que a história é contada também
  9. Fixil_CZ
    Oct 9, 2021
    8
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  10. VinayN.
    May 31, 2004
    7
    This game is definitely the best game i have played in years more eloquent and stylish than GTA/GTA Vice City but it has a host of stability issues it crashes occasionally on my GeForce 440Mx system...maybe it has some incompatibility issues....
  11. TheMitherer
    Oct 22, 2011
    7
    A decent game that could have been much better. First of all if I'd wanted a driving game I would have bought one. Secondly, I couldn't complete one mission due to the moronic AI of a companion - had to cheat in the end. There were other minor bugs. More positively, the story is good and the game keeps you interested (when not driving constantly) and I did start to care about my character.A decent game that could have been much better. First of all if I'd wanted a driving game I would have bought one. Secondly, I couldn't complete one mission due to the moronic AI of a companion - had to cheat in the end. There were other minor bugs. More positively, the story is good and the game keeps you interested (when not driving constantly) and I did start to care about my character. The missions were varied and interesting and the cut scenes done well. The game was very interactive in its time and the city is excellently rendered. This game minus most of driving and one game breaking mission, was a nailed on 9/10.… Expand
  12. Speed4Runs
    Dec 8, 2012
    7
    What a great game! An almost perfect game which is funny to play, but it also has a very good plot, very good graphics and excellent sound. Games like this will never be made again.
  13. Toffenuff
    Jun 19, 2013
    7
    I unfortunately played this game after having played Sleeping Dogs, the latest GTA, Just Cause 2, and Saints Row: The Third, so it was difficult for me to get excited playing a game that looks so dated compared to the ones I've played recently. Not only that, but the gameplay isn't as great as everyone raves it to be. Sure, the story is decent, there are some strong characters, and thereI unfortunately played this game after having played Sleeping Dogs, the latest GTA, Just Cause 2, and Saints Row: The Third, so it was difficult for me to get excited playing a game that looks so dated compared to the ones I've played recently. Not only that, but the gameplay isn't as great as everyone raves it to be. Sure, the story is decent, there are some strong characters, and there are some fun missions, but there were to me too many flaws that prevented it from being a stellar piece.

    The biggest gripe I had with it? Lack of open-world/sandbox. It's actually a very controlled environment and there isn't much else to do between missions outside of breaking laws, driving like a maniac, and ending on a standoff with the police. With such a vast area, it felt so... boring and empty beyond the missions.

    Next biggest gripe would be that it is buggy at times with lots of graphics and physics errors as well as objects and sometimes even people getting stuck in the environment. Sometimes the AI would bug out too.

    Cars, while understandably made to be realistic, were annoying to maneuver particularly during car chase scenes. The lack of driving guidance/GPS also bugged me, though I guess that was part of the whole realism factor they were going for.

    Graphics, while great for it's time, did not perform any better on my high-end gaming rig than on my mid-level one, which was frustrating.

    Overrated, wouldn't really recommend it unless it's cheap.    … Expand
  14. Tomle1202
    Oct 2, 2022
    7
    MAFIA is a game of extreme spectrum: narratively one of the best, however gameplay-wise one of the worst.
  15. Rahimll
    Jun 10, 2020
    7
    Mafia is a great game storywise but this game is really have bad gunplay mechanics and car driving i hope it change in mafia 1 definitive edition with same story. So mafia is a good game and we should try it to experince something new and different from other games atleast when we play it we don't feel like this game is trying to copy gta
  16. phantlower
    Nov 25, 2020
    7
    Zamanında efsanede olsa şuan oynayınca çok sıkıldım ama hikayesi güzeldir.
  17. Zeyon88
    Mar 17, 2021
    7
    Story: 7/10
    The Way story is given: 14/20
    Gameplay: 20/30
    Design: 9/10
    Feelings left after playing: 17/20
    Playability(Bugs and optimization): 8/10

    AVARAGE: 75/100
  18. DreamOfHero
    Feb 17, 2022
    7
    Premise: I played it smooth, without mod.

    I finished this beautiful adventure on Friday 11 February 2022. Even if on a graphic level, given its age, it is no longer flawless, the game still has its own reason. Reserve certain goodies even today that leaves you speechless .. Interaction with the police is something crazy that no game today replicates. I spent hours spinning around    Premise: I played it smooth, without mod.

    I finished this beautiful adventure on Friday 11 February 2022.
    Even if on a graphic level, given its age, it is no longer flawless, the game still has its own reason.

    Reserve certain goodies even today that leaves you speechless ..
    Interaction with the police is something crazy that no game today replicates.
    I spent hours spinning around the map, darting at full speed just to be chased by the police and given me a ticket.
    Too bad that the limiter was only with the fixed speed at 60, there are no variants at 30 or 80.

    One of the biggest drawbacks in my opinion is that the AI of the allied NPCs is not at the top.
    Especially since you are accompanied on almost all missions.
    In many cases, missions fail more through their fault than the player's fault.    … Expand
  19. Izoeros
    Jun 21, 2022
    7
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  20. SmokeyMcPot
    Sep 20, 2007
    6
    The missions are fun, but as a GTA knock-off it leaves a lot to be desired. Many aspects of the game are pretty frustrating, and I'm not sure how everyone else has overlooked the fact that it's extremely buggy.
  21. ThePessimist
    Sep 10, 2010
    6
    A neat premise is ruined by a moronic leveling system, cardbord characters, a cliched story, and bland environments. I had some fun with it, granted, but it was not what it claimed to be, and was simply mediocre.
  22. defenz
    Aug 9, 2021
    6
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  23. CooterPatooter
    Feb 29, 2012
    5
    Mafia is an uncut diamond. It's got a great story which embraces every mobster cliche with open arms and tells that story using above-average dialogue and cinematic camera work. The car models are beautiful and like the Four Fat Chicks say, the game just "oozes class". But that's where the toasting ends and the roasting begins. The overarching issue with Mafia is that its just...Mafia is an uncut diamond. It's got a great story which embraces every mobster cliche with open arms and tells that story using above-average dialogue and cinematic camera work. The car models are beautiful and like the Four Fat Chicks say, the game just "oozes class". But that's where the toasting ends and the roasting begins. The overarching issue with Mafia is that its just... well... UNFINISHED. Driving around an open-world New York city circa 1933-1935, I was struck by how empty it felt. The city is bare, repetitive and mostly non-functional. Unlike Grand Theft Auto (especially GTA 4 and San Andreas), there's very very little to see and even less to do. Bugs and glitches abound, ranging from popping textures to screen tearing to getting your car stuck in the scenery constantly. While they're well done, the same 3-4 driving tracks that play over and over will have you gouging at your ears long before the game is over. A secondary (but still crucial) complaint is vehicle handling. Since you spend roughly 50% of the campaign behind the wheel of a car, its important that vehicle physics be spot-on. Or at least manageable. They are neither. Cars are so underpowered that they just barely sputter up a small hill but it's also incredibly easy to earn speeding tickets. All but the best 3-4 vehicles are floaty and a complete displeasure to operate. On many occasions I found myself skidding (or spinning, flipping, crashing, take your pick) wildly out of control from the slightest steering adjustment while the police pursuing me drive in such a way that the laws of physics seem to bend to their will. Mafia is very good at what it does right but unfortunately it's only 3/4 of a game that feels like the lofty goals of its developers got cut off at the knees in order to make a deadline. What a shame.… Expand
  24. ColeYote
    Aug 28, 2012
    5
    I haven't even come close to finishing it and I probably won't. The story is fine enough on its own, but the game built around it is mediocre at best. The biggest problem is the gameplay, while not exactly broken, is infuriating. You have so little health that you die before you have time to react, something about the gun mechanics just feels off, driving is difficult and while I mightI haven't even come close to finishing it and I probably won't. The story is fine enough on its own, but the game built around it is mediocre at best. The biggest problem is the gameplay, while not exactly broken, is infuriating. You have so little health that you die before you have time to react, something about the gun mechanics just feels off, driving is difficult and while I might joke about the fact that the cops in the GTA series are fine with you going 100 miles an hour in oncoming traffic but try to kill you if you accidentally scrape one of their cars, I don't mean I want to get pulled over for driving above 40!
    All in all, decent potential, but ruined by a few poor design decisions.    … Expand
  25. ProfAmateur
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    English and German Review:

    + Cinema as well as thriller feeling - Mission design feels too firmly like grind... drive 3x there, collect 3x money... etc. In one mission you have to race, with 5 laps! If you have to restart, this misison goes over 30 minutes. - Unfortunately, the frustration moments gain the upper hand in many situations. Retry after retry after retry. In every mission    English and German Review:

    + Cinema as well as thriller feeling
    - Mission design feels too firmly like grind... drive 3x there, collect 3x money... etc. In one mission you have to race, with 5 laps! If you have to restart, this misison goes over 30 minutes.
    - Unfortunately, the frustration moments gain the upper hand in many situations. Retry after retry after retry. In every mission there is some bug or shortcoming.
    - The checkpoints are hell. So much replay.

    + Kino sowie Thriller-Feeling
    - Missionsdesign fühlt sich zu fest nach Grind an.. fahre 3x dort hin, treibe 3x Geld ein.. etc. In einer Mission muss man ein Rennen fahren, mit 5 Runden! Wenn man restarten muss, geht diese Misison über 30 Minuten.
    - Leider gewinnen die Frustmomente in vielen Situationen die Oberhand. Retry nach retry nach retry. In jeder Mission gibt es irgendeinen Bug oder Unzulänglichkeit.
    - Die Checkpoints sind die Hölle. Soviel replay.    … Expand
  26. Oskad
    Dec 4, 2022
    5
    je tiens a vous dire que j'ai joué a ce jeu à l'époque j'avais même pas un compte Steam très nostalgique pour les nouveaux joueur Dur d'y rejouer aujourd'hui. n'attendes pas à grand-chose car le jeu et vieux comme tout anciens jeux bourrés de bug les missions sont données à l'opposé de la carte, vous devez donc conduire tout le chemin aller-retour.

    Le gameplay est méga rigide. Un    je tiens a vous dire que j'ai joué a ce jeu à l'époque j'avais même pas un compte Steam très nostalgique pour les nouveaux joueur Dur d'y rejouer aujourd'hui. n'attendes pas à grand-chose car le jeu et vieux comme tout anciens jeux bourrés de bug les missions sont données à l'opposé de la carte, vous devez donc conduire tout le chemin aller-retour.

    Le gameplay est méga rigide. Un système de sauvegarde désagréable, Les phases de conduites ne sont vraiment pas marrantes à jouer et pourtant elle représente la majeure partie du jeu mais en gros à l'époque c'était génial je le recommande surtout pour les anciens qui aime jouer les jeux rétro mais à ce prix-là    … Expand
  27. Bricoleur
    Feb 1, 2005
    4
    They don't date this reviews, so it's hard to say what everyone else was used to. For 2005 though, this game is a prime example of developers who had no idea what makes a game fun to play. Endless driving through the city back and forth, underpowered, poor handling cars, and an environment full of police who jump on you the moment you travel over 40mph. (The cars even have a They don't date this reviews, so it's hard to say what everyone else was used to. For 2005 though, this game is a prime example of developers who had no idea what makes a game fun to play. Endless driving through the city back and forth, underpowered, poor handling cars, and an environment full of police who jump on you the moment you travel over 40mph. (The cars even have a governor so you can stay within the speed limit, which you really have to do most of the time since unlike GTA where you have a fighting chance against them, unless you hide from the police in MAFIA, you're going to lose. A decent storyline, some nice graphics, and an otherwise fun game marred by level designers more interested in showing off their handiwork than in providing a fun experience for the user. Unless you're bored, I'd recommend skipping this one.… Expand
  28. welldone
    Mar 9, 2012
    4
    If you enjoy watching paint dry, this is the game for you!!!! (I will re-review if it gets better, but I'm overcome by the lack of FUN or excitement that this game offers)... Has not aged well at all!!!
  29. Eduardomm1
    Sep 23, 2017
    4
    the gameplay is horrible
    the story, soundtrack and voice acting are great, but the game suffers a lot from bad gameplay
    the map is done is such a way that you have to keep looking to it in order to know where you're going (because the compass is more disorienting than ever) and it covers the whole screen, so it's easy to crash into another cars the driving is garbage, every time you use    the gameplay is horrible
    the story, soundtrack and voice acting are great, but the game suffers a lot from bad gameplay
    the map is done is such a way that you have to keep looking to it in order to know where you're going (because the compass is more disorienting than ever) and it covers the whole screen, so it's easy to crash into another cars
    the driving is garbage, every time you use the reverse the camera slips into its own ass and you're like "wtf is happening, where is my car"
    the camera is **** it position itself on the top of the character, you can't see his feet
    the shooting is another ****ty thing: in the first section in which you have to shoot, the game gives you 18 bullets and you have to deal with 3 guys and a dog while you manage not to get shot and the guys needs at least 5 shots to die
    "woo stop being a whine baby the game is hard learn from it"
    one thing is being hard, other thing is being unfair and not fun
    this last thing, having fun, is the most important piece of a video game
    Bethesda's games, that are totally garbage (except for Morrowind) and cash grab are fun, that's why they sold well and that's why people buy them
    but Mafia is NOT fun
    don't waste your money in this, unless you REALLY like old games and can manage the horrible gameplay    … Expand
  30. AlexMakesToast
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    Mafia = 4/10
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Awards & Rankings

17
#17 Best PC Game of 2002
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
5
#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. PC Gamer
    91
    It's rare in this day and age to be truly impressed by a game's graphics, but a lot of your early game time will be spent just marveling at the scenery. [Dec 2002, p.90]
  2. Computer Games Online RO
    90
    The missions are very well linked between them and in the background you thought of a very interesting but somehow sad story.
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  3. IGN
    92
    Mafia is dripping with style and class and has certainly shoved itself into the ranks of the best games of this year.
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