Mafia II: Joe's Adventures

 PlayStation 3
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24

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  1. XJoseManuel10X
    Mar 8, 2019
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    Mafia II: Joe's Adventures It puts the player in control of Joe Barbaro, taking place in 1950, while his best friend Vito Scaletta is in prison.

    - The DLC is stuck not knowing what it really wants to do (it's somewhere between the disc-based game and the arcade DLC) - I'd love to get a compelling Joe story that has some substance like the one told in the proper Mafia II game, but that    Mafia II: Joe's Adventures It puts the player in control of Joe Barbaro, taking place in 1950, while his best friend Vito Scaletta is in prison.

    - The DLC is stuck not knowing what it really wants to do (it's somewhere between the disc-based game and the arcade DLC)
    - I'd love to get a compelling Joe story that has some substance like the one told in the proper Mafia II game, but that doesn't happen here. We get a few cutscenes in the beginning of the game, but then you start getting the static screens that introduce missions with text - the storytelling flair disappears. With the movie-like atmosphere removed, you're just running to floating "mission start" icons on the screen, getting your mission and trying to get it done before the timer runs out.    … Expand

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
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  1. Gamereactor Sweden
    Jan 28, 2011
    80
    A worthy expansion that takes us deeper in to 2K:s loveley mobster world.
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  2. Play UK
    Dec 29, 2010
    80
    A joy to play. [Issue#200, p.102]
  3. IGN
    Dec 17, 2010
    60
    It's a letdown and I never felt like I had to know what was going to happen next.
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