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  1. Oct 25, 2020
    9
    A good game, with an interesting story, most of all I liked that the story goes continuously, Chapter by Chapter, no additional tasks(many games I threw because of the fact that I constantly did additional tasks, although maybe this is just my problem).
  2. Oct 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um ótimo remake muito fiel ao original,mas poderia ter uma jogabilidade melhor e um mundo aberto mais vivo... Expand
  3. Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Si te gusta tanto las tramas de mafia a lo Scorsese... este es tu videojuego. Qué disfrute, macho. Si se dejara explorar un mundo abierto tan rico como el de GTA, entraría en la cima del género.
  4. Oct 29, 2020
    9
    Love the story, great graphics, but theres a LOT of downsides.

    - No money. - Cant buy or sale. - Cant Manually communicate with peoples. - lack of interactivity. - No animals. - No children NPCs. - No Gunshop, you have to go to Vinny if you're out of bullets. - No Gangshotout. - You cannot replenish your health in free ride. - cant fast travel, or using public transportations such as
    Love the story, great graphics, but theres a LOT of downsides.

    - No money.
    - Cant buy or sale.
    - Cant Manually communicate with peoples.
    - lack of interactivity.
    - No animals.
    - No children NPCs.
    - No Gunshop, you have to go to Vinny if you're out of bullets.
    - No Gangshotout.
    - You cannot replenish your health in free ride.
    - cant fast travel, or using public transportations such as taxi, bus, train etc...
    - No real-time day/night, climate changes in freeride.
    - The countryside basically empty, like ghost-town.
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  5. Feb 18, 2021
    6
    Hey Hanger 13, why remake a game where you spend most the time driving and not make the driving mechanic airtight?? It is crazy how many times you crash because your tires are literally made of ice
  6. Mar 23, 2021
    0
    Good remake I love this but I hate Hanger 13 because Mafia 3 so suck İ hateeeee youuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  7. Dec 25, 2020
    7
    Mafia Definitive Edition is a game I actually liked, even if it is a lot easier and guided compared to the original chapter. I was upset about some little cuts but it didn't affect the experience so much, I can say I enjoyed it and it brought me back to the good old days when I used to play the original as a kid.
    The thing that forced me to remove it from my library is that Mafia
    Mafia Definitive Edition is a game I actually liked, even if it is a lot easier and guided compared to the original chapter. I was upset about some little cuts but it didn't affect the experience so much, I can say I enjoyed it and it brought me back to the good old days when I used to play the original as a kid.
    The thing that forced me to remove it from my library is that Mafia Definitive Edition nearly killed my PS4 for good.
    From the day I installed it, the console started getting very slow and freezy and I couldn't figure out what was happening: I thought the PS4 was overheating, I thought the Hard Disk was too filled up, I thought it was a virus and so on. So I rebuilt the database, I deleted games in order to free some space and I even reinstalled the firmware but nothing happened. Two days ago I was checking out my USB pen drive where I put all my saved data and I noticed that Mafia appeared as "Uninstalled app" and it was the only folder to appear this way so I checked out the console as well and found out everything about mafia was corrupted. I don't know if there were problems during the download or what, the fact is that as soon as I deleted Mafia and everything about from the PS4, it started working again as it should work. I repeat, I don't know if the problem was caused by some error during the installation but I hope this is not a problem with the game itself because it is unacceptable.
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  8. Nov 14, 2020
    4
    Failed to live up to expectations on the legendary first Mafia series as the Definitive Edition.
    Is this "Definitive"?
    --- Game is highly linear. Story has been reduced to the bottom. Free play has no access to nothing Big cutscenes like a movie Arcade character behavior and shooting No expansion of this edition as for the game of 2020 quality --- The game was quickly assembled
    Failed to live up to expectations on the legendary first Mafia series as the Definitive Edition.
    Is this "Definitive"?
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    Game is highly linear.
    Story has been reduced to the bottom.
    Free play has no access to nothing
    Big cutscenes like a movie
    Arcade character behavior and shooting
    No expansion of this edition as for the game of 2020 quality
    ---
    The game was quickly assembled in a fit of bad luck

    My condolences to the entire Mafia series to starting from the 2nd part.
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  9. Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Why did you make a piece of the simplified version of the game and cut out the story in this final edition?
    Baby shooting and automatic target shooting - are you **** idiots??? What kind of freeride is this? There is nothing there, everything is locked up, no entertainment, except for a small number of missions and Luca Bertone, not a suitable scenario, torn from the storyline. I don't
    Why did you make a piece of the simplified version of the game and cut out the story in this final edition?
    Baby shooting and automatic target shooting - are you **** idiots??? What kind of freeride is this? There is nothing there, everything is locked up, no entertainment, except for a small number of missions and Luca Bertone, not a suitable scenario, torn from the storyline. I don't understand how gaming companies today are trying to grab money for every piece of **** that isn't finished.

    2 million copies according to statistics sold for this big money that the company asked for the game! There is NO game quality! And we feed these fat ghouls as always!
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  10. Nov 16, 2020
    3
    Struck by such a careless attitude to the legendary 2002 scenario. This is much less than in the original. Except for a short cut in pieces, in all parts of the ruler there is nothing in the game. This whole city is banned from access to communication. It's a **** 2020 game, I fell off my chair...
  11. Dec 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Expand
  12. Nov 16, 2020
    5
    This is a line of shortplot and a meaningless walk FR
    5/10 WTF :(((((((((((((
  13. Nov 16, 2020
    4
    Beaucoup trop chere pour un simple jeux avec une histoire qu'on finit en max 9h/11h de jeux sans parler qu'une fois qu'on a finis celui la ont peux rien faire vu que le personnage principal meurt !
    Le jeu gratuit n'a pas de sens, vide et tout est fermé au joueur, les trains, les tramways, les magasins et le système d'économies d'argent sont condamnés dans ce monde.
  14. Nov 18, 2020
    4
    The Mafia series a love gamer, nevermind the most of licking chocolate eye reviews and despite the thing I was really waiting for this game,, I'll say it's a still raw product same as Mafia 2:Definitive Edition, with NO SUBWAY and NO MIKE BRUSKY's MISSIONS, and the final quote will be:
    Guys, you still have much time to earn ALL THE MONEY you wanted on this game, put the content the
    The Mafia series a love gamer, nevermind the most of licking chocolate eye reviews and despite the thing I was really waiting for this game,, I'll say it's a still raw product same as Mafia 2:Definitive Edition, with NO SUBWAY and NO MIKE BRUSKY's MISSIONS, and the final quote will be:
    Guys, you still have much time to earn ALL THE MONEY you wanted on this game, put the content the society wants from you and some real sence in Free Ride Mode such as little interesting features we had in original game, turn on subway train and trams, get boat races, make Fight Nights for boxing, clown parades (or Paulies' parades), put some gangsters ont the streets like in Mafia 2, add building purchases or anything else so it won't be pathetic 100 hours of game, that is supposed to be LOVED by all the gaming society.
    P.S. I dunno if you'll read it (but seems you do, according to the thing you made it possible to drive taxi and do races in October patch but I don't get any rewards , any money that I could use to buy a house or a gun...) but if you do I really wish you luck in your real Definition of it and completing so it become a real masterpiece but not the game after which I will more likely play Mafia III once again for fun, because there's more of this world out there...

    The game company H13-2K has sold more than two million copies and will not deign to release updates and improvements to the game, well, this is predictable as a dirty business these days (
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  15. Nov 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mafia “Definitive Edition” is a very good remaster of the first mafia that I’ve played on pc ages ago, the only negative thing that I’ve found is that the story mode is a bit too short!
    As an Italian, the dubbing is great..you can clearly hear the Sicilian accent and the swearing made me laugh a lot XD. Classic difficulty isn’t even that hard, except for a couple of mission, ie when you have to win that race or where you have to save your mate in the farm.
    I rarely platinum a game, but this is worthy!
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  16. Nov 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Никогда ещё я не встречал такой прекрасной игры! Графика конечно не столь сногсшибательная для 2020 года, но история здес рассказывается очень круто. Expand
  17. Nov 24, 2020
    5
    10 hours to be glued to the history branch and not one step away!
    But the missions of auto mechanic Burton in a free walk have only one scene and he allows him to find all the cars at once.
    The City there has no grounds for playing and communicating, everything is only visually so that you cannot touch and enter somewhere. City transport movement Not available, but all NPCs are in
    10 hours to be glued to the history branch and not one step away!
    But the missions of auto mechanic Burton in a free walk have only one scene and he allows him to find all the cars at once.
    The City there has no grounds for playing and communicating, everything is only visually so that you cannot touch and enter somewhere.
    City transport movement Not available, but all NPCs are in contact with them.
    Didn't think it would be such a fake from the popular 2000 original! ?? XD
    My rating is 5/10 in the hope that the game still needs improvement it it)
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  18. Aug 25, 2021
    5
    Played the original Mafia for the first time and I'm left feeling really flustered and disappointed. While I liked the environment and the story, there's lot more that outweighs the game's few merits.

    The many cons of this game include the atrocious driving and shooting design and utilisation. These controls are clunky, unresponsive and cumbersome to navigate resulting in many
    Played the original Mafia for the first time and I'm left feeling really flustered and disappointed. While I liked the environment and the story, there's lot more that outweighs the game's few merits.

    The many cons of this game include the atrocious driving and shooting design and utilisation. These controls are clunky, unresponsive and cumbersome to navigate resulting in many frustrating deaths. The game is also very terribly optimised (even running on a PS5) where there are some sections you spend more time watching the game load rather than playing it. Lifeless, one dimensional characters and terrible AI are very prominent throughout the game. The plot is a generic run-of-the-mill from any mafia/gangster movie that features the predicable "start from nothing, work for a family, become a key figure, there's a rat that betrays the family..." yada yada yada that's very non-engaging however it does include an interesting sublot of loyalty. Voice acting is also awful but not in a so bad it's good, just quite the opposite.

    The infamous Race sequence is god awful and horribly hamfisted and implemented. The appalling driving controls are too unresponsive and frigid to even be considered a challenge as it takes way too many attempts and time to even finish the race let alone in the winning position and quickly wears out and traps the player in a monotonous loop of weariness. Lastly, the Free Ride mode is honestly a joke with little to no incentive to engage with it.

    The one good feature I will dignify is the ability to customise the way you want to play Mafia. You can skip unnecessary drives (easily my favourite), Normal or Simulation (a mode that attempts to imitate real driving) and Police response/aggressiveness. Unfortunately, this game is still, at it's core, a bad boring experience of drive and shoot and drive again.
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  19. Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Amazing gameplay and story. The voice acting and script was so emotional and was much better than the Mafia (2002). But still nothing to do at all in the freemode beside going around town and collecting posters. As a long-time fan, overall it is a great game
  20. Apr 21, 2021
    8
    Bons gráficos e a história é muito legal. Porém é um jogo muito curto e a jogabilidade com o personagem poderia ser melhor. Me diverti jogando mas esperava mais.
  21. Oct 7, 2021
    9
    I love playing this game on Classic difficulty. It reminds me these good old days. I wish every Remaster will be made so good as this one.
    I recommend Ps.
    I give 9 only because there is one thing that deserves a 10:
    It is the Witcher Trilogy.
  22. Aug 4, 2021
    9
    The plot line in this game is awesome and it’s better than all Martin Scorsese gangster movies combined, imho. From the point of technical aspects this game is average.
  23. Mar 30, 2023
    7
    Great story with a perfect structure - - each chapter is about 30-60 minutes long. Loved playing 1-2 chapter every night for half a month or so.

    Gameplay isn't the best but it is serviceable. And the game does have some performance issues on base PS4 - - some screen tears and some fps loss here and there but it's not too awful, I guess. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who
    Great story with a perfect structure - - each chapter is about 30-60 minutes long. Loved playing 1-2 chapter every night for half a month or so.

    Gameplay isn't the best but it is serviceable. And the game does have some performance issues on base PS4 - - some screen tears and some fps loss here and there but it's not too awful, I guess.

    Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a linear game with a captivating story.
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  24. Dec 11, 2020
    8
    This is a good remake, but with some technical flaws. But I hope they take this base, improve the engine a bit and then build up a new game in the same era from there, this has potential!
  25. Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Um jogo incrível!!! Meu favorito, história maravilhosa. Alguns bugs de otimização mas nada que atrapalhe na experiência, este jogo é simplesmente fantástico
  26. Dec 19, 2020
    9
    Fantastic game. One of the best I have ever played. Amazing ambience allows you to feel the story. The plot remained, of course, unchanged and still arouses extraordinary emotions with the next actions of the antagonists. The difficulty of the levels is still high but more adapted to new players. In my opinion best remake in this year and one of the best in history of games
  27. Dec 28, 2020
    2
    Each time Hangar13 makes the games for the worse and worse.
    This game, lazily not a successful copy of the original that could not create properly in 2020, the original 2002 surpasses this crap even today!
  28. Dec 28, 2020
    3
    OMG... It's a mockery of the original game. H13 You are just clowns and buffoons! There is no soul in this game! This game is a blank piece of paper for fools...
  29. Dec 30, 2020
    9
    The remake of the classic. Story of mafia city, of Tommy Angelo, cab driver who becomes a small mafioso, and with time is becoming one of the boss's most trusted people, which makes him roll on his back, becouse of a stupid thing that he could avoid. The gameplay is very pleasing, I played on the higiest difficulty level and loved it, even though it was hard I had fun playing it and hasThe remake of the classic. Story of mafia city, of Tommy Angelo, cab driver who becomes a small mafioso, and with time is becoming one of the boss's most trusted people, which makes him roll on his back, becouse of a stupid thing that he could avoid. The gameplay is very pleasing, I played on the higiest difficulty level and loved it, even though it was hard I had fun playing it and has been very nice time. The platinum trophy is not that hard when you use a maps of collectibles, story is very interesting and gameplay is very calming, overall huge redemption for hangar 13 for bad mafia 3. Expand
  30. Jan 4, 2021
    2
    Disgusting linear story is not made from the heart, but the emptiness and soullessness of this game as a fool in 2020, when even the original 2002 game is better played today.
    Walking is quite soulless and disgustingly empty.
  31. Jan 5, 2021
    10
    Un'esperienza unica! Il senso di immersione in un gangster movie è incredibile. Rispetta e migliora il capitolo originale.
  32. Jun 18, 2021
    0
    This is unbelievable, the creators cannot be serious releasing this game in 2020, it’s fking waste of money, bad-quality game that is bad even for 2010
  33. Feb 9, 2021
    7
    It is just a good game, dont masterwork. I really like this game and have got nostalgy.
  34. Jan 27, 2021
    2
    Passed the game history and looked at the mode Walk.
    I will say that the game for today, it is a raw product made by 50%
    Spoiled story and trimmed to the limit, compared to the original version of the game. Freeride... It's an empty space. And this name "Definitive Edition" has no place and contains deceptive information about the game! Today, what the game looks like, its name:
    Passed the game history and looked at the mode Walk.
    I will say that the game for today, it is a raw product made by 50%
    Spoiled story and trimmed to the limit, compared to the original version of the game.
    Freeride... It's an empty space.

    And this name "Definitive Edition" has no place and contains deceptive information about the game!

    Today, what the game looks like, its name: "A parody game film from Mafia-1"
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  35. Jan 31, 2021
    9
    It is well adapted to today's graphics. Especially that difficult race seems easy this time.
  36. Nov 8, 2021
    6
    The game looks gorgeous, BUT! the gameplay is totally subpar. specially the melee combat. I found the shooting sequences kind of fun< although they mostly consisted of basic cover and auto-aim.
    I believe the devs should have gone less GTA/driving/open-world and more gameplay/story. Not that the driving in the city was bad or the cars didn't look amazing, but the AI behavior and the
    The game looks gorgeous, BUT! the gameplay is totally subpar. specially the melee combat. I found the shooting sequences kind of fun< although they mostly consisted of basic cover and auto-aim.
    I believe the devs should have gone less GTA/driving/open-world and more gameplay/story. Not that the driving in the city was bad or the cars didn't look amazing, but the AI behavior and the gameplay were not on par with the look of the game. I think It would have been a more original and more Mafia had they gone the other way.
    Story-wise, the game wasn't anything special. I haven't played the classic Mafia and don't know if they have followed the same story-line or not, but it felt like a filler for the game, just setting to make progress in gorgeous-looking city.

    P.S.
    The infamous driving level is back here, I don't know if it is an homage to the original game or just a sadistic trick, but to me, it felt like an unnecessary and odd challenge. specially on the classic difficulty.
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  37. Feb 12, 2021
    6
    Cool game but if you're going for platinum,Waybar mission deletes your saves and all collectibles. Fck this !
  38. Apr 17, 2022
    9
    This game has everything I can ask for on a remake, a huge graphical improvement using the Mafia III engine, a newly recorded OST and a tremendous voice acting and motion capture recast.
    I also liked the shooting sections and the driving Physics of the old timers that somehow felt like GTAIV.
    The story is really good describing with a serious tone the rise of a former cabby in a 1930
    This game has everything I can ask for on a remake, a huge graphical improvement using the Mafia III engine, a newly recorded OST and a tremendous voice acting and motion capture recast.
    I also liked the shooting sections and the driving Physics of the old timers that somehow felt like GTAIV.
    The story is really good describing with a serious tone the rise of a former cabby in a 1930 mob's family in the fictitious city of Lost Heaven. All the clichés you can expect from
    a mob film are present and all of them work with well written dialogs spoken with dead eyes inside cigarette smoke clouds.
    A thing to point out is that Mafia is NOT a sandbox, it's a story driven third person shooter with driving sections inside a carefully crafted 1930's big city. You can drive inside missions but the city
    is not an open sandbox city, instead you can access it via free roam on the menu to collect the very interesting real pulp magazine while enjoying the radio stations. I would recommend to limit the HUD to the minimum via settings to have a more "realistic" feeling without the icons on the screen.
    The difficulty level by default is quite easy and the classic level it's much more enjoyable, although the infamous race will make you sweat and swear a lot.
    If you like this rare noir/mob games (L.A Noir, the Saboteur, Blacksad, etc), mafia definitive it's a must play.
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  39. Aug 10, 2021
    8
    it was my first time experience on the 1st mafia and story-wise i loved it and the performences were great, the sound editing on the cars and cutscenes,etc are great,i love the lost heaven atmosphere and cars in the 30's,music is awesome, graphics are really good(though i had some screen tearing on my tv)now for the negetive sides on this game,gunplay is too lousy and you just can't playit was my first time experience on the 1st mafia and story-wise i loved it and the performences were great, the sound editing on the cars and cutscenes,etc are great,i love the lost heaven atmosphere and cars in the 30's,music is awesome, graphics are really good(though i had some screen tearing on my tv)now for the negetive sides on this game,gunplay is too lousy and you just can't play without turning on the aim assist;some cutscenes also don't have proper lip sync, enemy Ai is not that smart and most of the time they don't know what they're doing,and i also experinced some bugs and glitches
    if it wasn't for these cons, i would give it a straight 9/10 but with these issues it's 8/10 for now
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  40. Mar 20, 2021
    6
    The first mafia was a great game, I was the one who finiszem unfamous race for my friends and again we got this race in this part without skip option. I hated it back then and I hate it still in this game, and if that decision was made to stay true to original I don’t understand why Tommy is wearing leather jacket that doesn’t fit to the time and break immersion. It wasn’t there in theThe first mafia was a great game, I was the one who finiszem unfamous race for my friends and again we got this race in this part without skip option. I hated it back then and I hate it still in this game, and if that decision was made to stay true to original I don’t understand why Tommy is wearing leather jacket that doesn’t fit to the time and break immersion. It wasn’t there in the original. So great game with really bad part from the past and also bad new addition that is really important for me in games. Played both on PS4 na Pc but prefer using a game padpad. It’s 6 for poor choices bu Expand
  41. Feb 26, 2023
    7
    [RU]
    Видимо от игроков такая оценка из-за какой-то чепухи, ну да ладно. С оценкой я все равно соглашусь, но не удивлюсь, что она не слишком объективная. Короче, мне эту игру подарили на новый год и вот я ее прошел. В оригинальную Mafia я никогда не играл, поэтому ремейк — мое первое знакомство с серией. И... не скажу, что я бы пожалел, если бы и дальше не играл в игры по этой серии. Я не
    [RU]
    Видимо от игроков такая оценка из-за какой-то чепухи, ну да ладно. С оценкой я все равно соглашусь, но не удивлюсь, что она не слишком объективная. Короче, мне эту игру подарили на новый год и вот я ее прошел. В оригинальную Mafia я никогда не играл, поэтому ремейк — мое первое знакомство с серией. И... не скажу, что я бы пожалел, если бы и дальше не играл в игры по этой серии. Я не фанат реалистичных миров, где нет чего-то сверхъестественного. Я в реальный мир могу поиграть и без игр, поэтому мафия сразу идет мимо. Понравилась ли мне игра геймплейно? Да, было неплохо. Даже затягивающе. Понравился ли сюжет? Он был посредственным. Пойди туда, сделай это. И так всю игру. Буду ли я ее советовать всем подряд? Нет, только людям, которым нравится романтика мафиози. Остальным лучше не тратить свое время.
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  42. Jan 9, 2023
    8
    One of the best-loved games on PS2 gets a pitch-perfect remake. bring experience of 30s
  43. Jun 19, 2023
    6
    As Mêcanicas do personagem, das armas e dirigindo carros e motos são bem travadas. Principalmente a movimentação e a mira são bem lentas.
    Os pedestres e os carros reagem muito bem quando voce está dirigindo. Por exemplo, quando você está em alta velocidade e/ou buzinando os carros abrem passagem.
    Boa História, previsivel em alguns momentos e personagens esqueciveis, mas ainda assim
    As Mêcanicas do personagem, das armas e dirigindo carros e motos são bem travadas. Principalmente a movimentação e a mira são bem lentas.
    Os pedestres e os carros reagem muito bem quando voce está dirigindo. Por exemplo, quando você está em alta velocidade e/ou buzinando os carros abrem passagem.
    Boa História, previsivel em alguns momentos e personagens esqueciveis, mas ainda assim envolvente.
    Bons gráficos, principalmente se tratando da cidade, toda ambientação e carros. Boa direção de arte.
    Os modelos dos personagens são bem fracos na gameplay, mas nas cutscenes são muito bonitos.
    Mapa confuso e mini mapa impreciso.

    Eu me diverti jogando o Mafia, mas acabou sendo o famoso "Jogue pela história".
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  44. May 3, 2021
    10
    Very nice game. Great grafic, beautiful story.CZ dabing/sound is very very good.
  45. May 5, 2021
    6
    ı will start with story. story feels special becouse in our day the mafia stories is not to much. in combat we can die easily its realistic we can't go like call of duty games. but ı am be sad for tommy's combat. ı mean remember original game. tommy wait 1 or 2 seconds to shoot. it's normal because he was a taxi driver not a soilder. and ı loved this feature. but in the new game thisı will start with story. story feels special becouse in our day the mafia stories is not to much. in combat we can die easily its realistic we can't go like call of duty games. but ı am be sad for tommy's combat. ı mean remember original game. tommy wait 1 or 2 seconds to shoot. it's normal because he was a taxi driver not a soilder. and ı loved this feature. but in the new game this feature is gone. ım so sad for this because in original game realistic becouse of this feature Expand
  46. Aug 23, 2023
    7
    Hikaye anlatımı güzel ancak çok kopuk.Oyun gerçekçi hissettiriyor olay örgüsü olsun karakterleri olsun.
  47. Mar 3, 2023
    9
    A remarkable upgrade to an already classic game. A throw back to when games had no filler and were a thrill ride from start to finish. A gripping story that still holds up today. Well worth playing for fans of old or someone looking to try something new. The gameplay isn’t groundbreaking but the story is compelling enough to carry this game on its own.
  48. Dec 9, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Liked the story of the game, admittedly nothing groundbreaking but it's good for what it is. I like the world and the city, they captured the 30s aesthetic very well in my opinion. I also liked that they put many real life references of that time into the world. I also find dialogue and facial animation to be on the better side compared to other games. Presentation within missions and the unfolding of the story feels a bit off at times. Shooting sections can get a bit annoying because of the controls, but nothing major. Never played the original, so I can't comment on anything concerning the quality of the game as a remake. The ending actually managed to get to me a bit, I'll never get over the fact that I put Ralphi in jail.

    In my opinion, this game works just fine as a kind of stand alone title as I've never played the originals and sparked my interest in the series successfully. 7 out of 10, played on PS5.
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  49. Jun 10, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m kinda jumping between a 6 & a 7 for this game. On one hand, I was intrigued by the plot of this game from the start despite not really ever being into GTA style games, in short bursts yes but I’d be lying if I said I ever saw one of these games thru to the end before. But I’d also be lying if I said a full remake of the first Mafia still didn’t show its age in the gameplay department. The new visuals are very stunning & everything looks great in this game, characters, cars, the city, all great! But the shooting, melee combat, and ESPECIALLY the driving in this game feel like they haven’t updated it since it’s original release. Is it more realistic to the time period? Yes but that doesn’t mean it’s any more enjoyable. I don’t think I’ve actively despised driving in a video game more than this game, every time I had to drive during a mission, which is almost EVERY mission btw, I groaned out loud and had to redo objectives many times because of how horrible the driving mechanics are. It actively ruined the good time I was having almost every single chance it got, I almost gave up playing at a few points too. If I didn’t care about the main trio of Tommy, Sam & Paulie the way I did & wanted to see where their stories ended up, I wouldn’t have finished this game. Is it a little predictable? Yeah, but the ending left me feeling a little hurt, even if I expected all of what went down to.. go down. Good game, but I don’t think I’ll be returning to this franchise in the near future. Expand
  50. Jun 13, 2021
    0
    and again Hangar 13 Studios' awful game software. Get it if you want to waste your money. Because I wasted for this piece of S*it.
  51. Jun 27, 2021
    10
    This is the best game I have ever played. It’s a must for any one who isn’t a Neanderthal.
  52. Jul 14, 2021
    8
    Mafia eins und zwei habe ich gespielt den ersten Teil habe ich bis jetzt leider immer verpasst deswegen kam das Remake für mich eigentlich perfekt und ganz ehrlich ich war tatsächlich absolut nicht enttäuscht, das Spiel kann mit guter Grafik Überzeugung, hat ne schöne gute story die Charaktere sind alle liebenswert und gut geschrieben und das Gameplay macht auch extrem viel Spaß. An derMafia eins und zwei habe ich gespielt den ersten Teil habe ich bis jetzt leider immer verpasst deswegen kam das Remake für mich eigentlich perfekt und ganz ehrlich ich war tatsächlich absolut nicht enttäuscht, das Spiel kann mit guter Grafik Überzeugung, hat ne schöne gute story die Charaktere sind alle liebenswert und gut geschrieben und das Gameplay macht auch extrem viel Spaß. An der ein oder anderen Stelle hat das Spiel tatsächlich mit einem Magen zu kämpfen vielleicht hat man versucht zu sehr den Spirit des alten Spiels zu übernehmen, denn das Spiel fühlt sich manchmal etwas veraltet an was aber auch nicht allzu sehr stört Expand
  53. Jul 16, 2021
    1
    I loved the Mafia trilogy when I played them as they came out.
    I started up this one on classic difficulty, played through until the race section which was notoriously hated in the classic game... and its actually worse.
    I see nothing but complaints online about this, but no sign of the developer addressing it (It came a year ago). Thankfully I didn't buy the entire trilogy, this one
    I loved the Mafia trilogy when I played them as they came out.
    I started up this one on classic difficulty, played through until the race section which was notoriously hated in the classic game... and its actually worse.
    I see nothing but complaints online about this, but no sign of the developer addressing it (It came a year ago).
    Thankfully I didn't buy the entire trilogy, this one detail told me all I needed to know.
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  54. Jul 22, 2021
    8
    Gioco discreto complessivamente.
    Ottima la trama abbastanza fedele all'originale. I personaggi costumi e luoghi sono abbastanza fedeli tranne per Paulie che è stato reso più giovane e più "cicciottello".
    Personaggi molto carismatici, ti ci affezionerai sicuro! Il gioco gode di ottimi filmati e di volti molto dettagliati. ( Leggeri rallentamenti durante le cinematiche) Guida ben
    Gioco discreto complessivamente.
    Ottima la trama abbastanza fedele all'originale. I personaggi costumi e luoghi sono abbastanza fedeli tranne per Paulie che è stato reso più giovane e più "cicciottello".
    Personaggi molto carismatici, ti ci affezionerai sicuro! Il gioco gode di ottimi filmati e di volti molto dettagliati.
    ( Leggeri rallentamenti durante le cinematiche) Guida ben strutturata e se siete amanti della simulazione adorerete la modalità realistica del gioco che aumenta difficoltà e realismo.
    Sparatorie divertenti e ben congegnate con una sensazione dell'arma realistica, un po' meno realistica è l'intelligenza artificiale dei nemici molto aggressivi e poco intelligenti, a compensare c'è la loro ottima mira.
    Il combattimento corpo a corpo è macchinoso e ripetitivo rimpiangerete i combattimenti alla mafia II.
    Difficoltà a caricare le texture di gioco e calo di frame rate quando si gira la visuale in guida velocemente.
    Ottima trama nel complesso ma avrei gradito un po' più di accortezza nel comparto tecnico.
    Da giocare.


    Consiglio di giocarlo su una SSD per il problema delle texture
    Su PS4 l'esperienza è buona
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  55. Jul 30, 2021
    10
    Mafia definitive edition is an amazing game it is a 10-15 action adventure of Tommy Angelo going from a cabby to the Don's right hand man it has a beutiful world that you can explore but cant do much in because it's a linear story. Speaking of the story it is fantastic amazing writing amazing acting and a crazy ending. I honeslty very recommend it the driving is a little weird because it'sMafia definitive edition is an amazing game it is a 10-15 action adventure of Tommy Angelo going from a cabby to the Don's right hand man it has a beutiful world that you can explore but cant do much in because it's a linear story. Speaking of the story it is fantastic amazing writing amazing acting and a crazy ending. I honeslty very recommend it the driving is a little weird because it's trying to be realistic and the shooting is like mafia 3 not the best but denet but the story makes up for that Expand
  56. Aug 2, 2021
    6
    I'm almost sorry for the 6. A classic was remastered here, but it didn't quite live up to the high expectations. The atmosphere is great and the synchronization is also very good. The cars are also a big plus. All are beautifully presented and animated.
    The reason why I still have to give a 6 is because of the gamplay. It doesn't feel good to be walking around, the shooters feel clunky
    I'm almost sorry for the 6. A classic was remastered here, but it didn't quite live up to the high expectations. The atmosphere is great and the synchronization is also very good. The cars are also a big plus. All are beautifully presented and animated.
    The reason why I still have to give a 6 is because of the gamplay. It doesn't feel good to be walking around, the shooters feel clunky and have too little variety in them. Even driving is not fun, as you get around corners much too slowly. You have to brake at every turn, otherwise you will crash into the next best house.
    All in all, the game is not quite programmed to end. Hadn't a few small things changed here and there, it would have been great.
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  57. Aug 11, 2021
    2
    I don't understand how a REMAKE can be worse and shorter than the ORIGINAL !? XDDD

    The word is a REMAKE that I bought the game with confidence a more expanded and expanded version And received a piece of a non-carelessly mutilated produce! Free-ride is made for what? That there is no interaction with anything in it! You even removed the train with the tram for the game! Very
    I don't understand how a REMAKE can be worse and shorter than the ORIGINAL !? XDDD

    The word is a REMAKE that I bought the game with confidence a more expanded and expanded version And received a piece of a non-carelessly mutilated produce!

    Free-ride is made for what? That there is no interaction with anything in it! You even removed the train with the tram for the game!

    Very disappointed with the sorry!
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  58. Aug 16, 2021
    7
    Half way through and so far so good but cars are more realistic to the period.

    Music sets the game up well by making more atmosphere and would benefit from more missions.
  59. Aug 22, 2021
    7
    good story and awesome graphic for the ps4 the camera and the aim are terrible worst than the old version the controls of the main caractere are also terrible but in general it's an acceptable remake
  60. Aug 26, 2021
    7
    Game is nice but but there are mistakes 1 Sometimes when she shoots a man just keeps moving like nothing happened 2 THERE IS NOTHING to do in the open worldGame is nice but but there are mistakes 1 Sometimes when she shoots a man just keeps moving like nothing happened 2 THERE IS NOTHING to do in the open world 3 Mafia 2 is best mafia game :) Expand
  61. Sep 21, 2021
    0
    **** optimization , cant play the game the fps jump 25-30 PS5 digital Disappointed 100%
  62. Sep 23, 2021
    9
    Good game good story !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  63. Sep 24, 2021
    1
    Last update for this game was Fri, September 25, 2020.
    It is almost 1 year since the last update yet the game still has optimisation issues and room for improvement as well there are missing missions from the original, crashes and bugs are persistent, no tram rides etc.
    I was hoping for a further expansion of free walking on trains and trams, accessible entry locations to houses and
    Last update for this game was Fri, September 25, 2020.
    It is almost 1 year since the last update yet the game still has optimisation issues and room for improvement as well there are missing missions from the original, crashes and bugs are persistent, no tram rides etc.

    I was hoping for a further expansion of free walking on trains and trams, accessible entry locations to houses and various buildings of interaction locations.

    I can not find any info on further planned patches, and their official website has no dates on any of it's articles.

    Seems like shady tactic, to get old mafia fans like myself in to buy the game.

    How far has the 2K fallen...
    At least now I (we) know for sure to NEVER buy anything else from 2K or hangar 13
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  64. Sep 26, 2021
    2
    This Definitive Edition Game edition ??
    This can not be called a Remake, since there is no 40% of the main content and it is a pathetic parody and a stupid fake. Most of the game is just a movie cutscene and dumb controls And this is the game of 2021,
    The best and only Mafia is a game released in 2002 MAFIA: THE CITY OF LOST HEAVEN, which was made with all my heart! Everything else is
    This Definitive Edition Game edition ??
    This can not be called a Remake, since there is no 40% of the main content and it is a pathetic parody and a stupid fake. Most of the game is just a movie cutscene and dumb controls And this is the game of 2021,

    The best and only Mafia is a game released in 2002 MAFIA: THE CITY OF LOST HEAVEN, which was made with all my heart! Everything else is fake speculation!
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  65. Sep 28, 2021
    9
    An epic game. Period. The game has characters that you can actually be interested in, a beautiful and lived-in open world, and decent gameplay. The only complaints I have are having more things to do in the free roam mode and I wished the game was a bit longer.
  66. Sep 30, 2021
    1
    Is this a remake, a big definitive edition!?? Hey, this is a pathetic piece of unfinished garbage. Who did it hands from the back of the ass of the place grow.
  67. Oct 3, 2021
    3
    Ужасная графика, мыло мыльное. Геймплей скучный, тир со стрельбой из-за угла, никакой отдачи оружия. Автомобили словно утюги. Персонажа ужасные, катсцены невозможно смотреть. Ужасный ремейк.
  68. Jul 6, 2022
    8
    Отличная игра с прекрасной атмосферой Америки 1930-х годов. Хорошая графика, правда иногда напрягали баги с текстурами. Играл на пс 5
  69. Oct 23, 2021
    0
    It's just that this studio like Hangar-13 has **** happen all the time and it always gets worse every time. How can you call it an ENDING PRODUCT? WHEN IT'S VERY LAZY WORK FROM THE WORD LAZY! Passed on rails as a movie plot BUT only trimmed not complete from the original and the whole game is empty, along with its FREERIDE for what is made as nothing is not clear. It's just a piece of ****It's just that this studio like Hangar-13 has **** happen all the time and it always gets worse every time. How can you call it an ENDING PRODUCT? WHEN IT'S VERY LAZY WORK FROM THE WORD LAZY! Passed on rails as a movie plot BUT only trimmed not complete from the original and the whole game is empty, along with its FREERIDE for what is made as nothing is not clear. It's just a piece of **** up in Hangar's head. I thought the game was patched and updated after a YEAR! that I dared to buy at a discount, but here we just all got ****ed on this **** so called Hangar's lazy wee man. This game was nowhere near the quality of the original 2002, which even today is played with pleasure. Expand
  70. Oct 28, 2021
    9
    This game is the define of how a remake should have made. Classic game was a cult and this is better form of it.
  71. Nov 3, 2021
    9
    Graphics are great! Incredible story with great characters. The best remake I have ever played.
  72. Nov 6, 2021
    3
    Игра хуже регионала. Тупые противники, тупые полицейские. Куча багов и неправдоподобной хрени. Лучше поиграйте в оригинал, даже в 2021 он играется и ощущается лучше.
    Прошёл на пс5, куча глюков и играть не интересно
  73. Nov 10, 2021
    2
    I never played the original so I didn't go into the game with any expectations. Most of the game is comprised of driving around or listening to cutscenes. The game was at its height during some of the driving moments when you could take in the atmosphere of the city. The main character Tommy is almost laughably one dimensional. His only line is "yes boss". His transition from cabbie toI never played the original so I didn't go into the game with any expectations. Most of the game is comprised of driving around or listening to cutscenes. The game was at its height during some of the driving moments when you could take in the atmosphere of the city. The main character Tommy is almost laughably one dimensional. His only line is "yes boss". His transition from cabbie to sociopathic mass murderer is also very abrupt and jarring. The gunplay is the worst out of everything previously mentioned. The fights are boring and repetitive. You always end up scrounging for ammo, or have to retry a level many times because there is very limited healing options. Expand
  74. Nov 14, 2021
    10
    This is how a definitive Edition should be made. 10/10 for this. Beautiful graphics, gameplay, story and had a great team working on it passionate about their craft.
  75. Nov 17, 2021
    9
    Одна из лучших игр 2020 года в плане истории, атмосферы, персонажей и концентрации сюжета. Строго рекомендую всем, кто совсем не знаком с мафией - это прекрасное начало. Очень хорошая картинка, история выше всяких похвал, физика машин прекрасная, особенно на симуляторе.

    Советую проходить на классике, запотейте на гонке. Цена стоит своих денег, особенно если берёте б/у диск или по акции.
    Одна из лучших игр 2020 года в плане истории, атмосферы, персонажей и концентрации сюжета. Строго рекомендую всем, кто совсем не знаком с мафией - это прекрасное начало. Очень хорошая картинка, история выше всяких похвал, физика машин прекрасная, особенно на симуляторе.

    Советую проходить на классике, запотейте на гонке. Цена стоит своих денег, особенно если берёте б/у диск или по акции. Все эти отзывы олдфагов пусть остаются в 2002 году. Просто покупайте, проходите и получайте удовольствие. Одна из лучших игр 2020 года
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  76. Jan 6, 2022
    5
    Mafia definitive edition is one of the best remastered games I’ve played. The graphics we spectacular. The story was kept raw and strong and had some amazing gameplay. If your into Cinematic third person shooters and drivers with an impactful storyline this game is for you. Best remake I’ve ever seen in a video game over a decade old!
  77. Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Incredible overhaul. Music, dialogue, graphics, the world of Lost Heaven. I loved every minute of this game and made an account here just to give a good review.
  78. Nov 19, 2021
    9
    iz gud aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  79. Dec 12, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это шедевр.ангары реально постарались и сделали лучший ремейк за 2020 год.а новый Томми и его мимика это отдельное уважением. для меня 9/10 Expand
  80. May 1, 2022
    10
    *9.5*

    One of the best games I've played on PS4. Hands down the best of the three Definitive Editions with the most brilliant story and terrific visuals. Absolutely gorgeous city and a gripping storyline. If there is one thing that it could be improved upon, that would be adding free roaming - side missions and interactions with the city and its NPCs - otherwise, there is nothing to do
    *9.5*

    One of the best games I've played on PS4. Hands down the best of the three Definitive Editions with the most brilliant story and terrific visuals.

    Absolutely gorgeous city and a gripping storyline. If there is one thing that it could be improved upon, that would be adding free roaming - side missions and interactions with the city and its NPCs - otherwise, there is nothing to do once the game finishes, which feels like such a waste!

    Outstanding game. I am in absolute awe.
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  81. Dec 14, 2021
    9
    Очень зашло я остался довольно прям супер персанажи прописаны графика годная
  82. Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Bro this game is on another level yo, tommy be like 'D*ck circumcised but i still got da cheese' Bro chasing that bag onggg. On the other side good ass story, good ass cast and fine ass ****
  83. Feb 9, 2022
    10
    In its own time it were a great game and still its good I believe it is an enjoyable game and variety of missions was great
  84. Jan 3, 2022
    8
    This game is great but yeah it have a few bugs but it's still a good game good graphic good story and driving the car it's like real life but it's not that open world because u can't do anything expect to doing a missions and collect a collectibles
  85. Jan 24, 2022
    9
    90% Legendary game is back. Even though some parts were removed, the games is still enjoyful. Fantastic remake of the original game.
  86. Jan 27, 2022
    8
    Great game! Loading times get a bit annoying but otherwise great story. the game is very linear, you play a scene exactly like the game wants you to then there will be a usually 2-3 minute long cutscene. I liked that but don’t recommend for people who aren’t into that sort of experience.
  87. Sep 3, 2022
    9
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (9) Superb. Just shy of gaming nirvana, this score is a high recommendation because the game reviewed is head-and-shoulders above its competition.

    This is definitely a good example of a remake done right. Everything has been improved compared to the older version of the game. I had a good time playing this game. The only draw back for me goes towards the story jumps, where I don’t think the director did a good job at explaining what happened during in between these jumps throughout the game so the player is trying to relearn what’s going on, on the fly.
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  88. Jul 20, 2022
    10
    Mafia ist ein perfektes Storygame für 10h Spielzeit. Es hat genau die richtige Länge und mit Thommy Angelo auch einen mega Charakter.
  89. Sep 4, 2022
    9
    9/10.......................................................................
  90. Apr 6, 2022
    10
    It was very good!!! I enjoyed it as it had a great storyline. The main character was very good.
  91. Jul 18, 2022
    10
    Great game 10/10 masterpiece , in my opinion better than mafia 2 , awesome gameplay graphics story etc
  92. Oct 25, 2022
    0
    Такого говна этот обдроченный ускоглазый уебан еще не делал, вся сложность этого высера, которое японский педик называет игрой строится на ваншотах, тебя ваншотит все, от сранных драконов, до ебучего бомжа-мага я такой хуеты даже в секиро не видел, все кто хвалят этот кусок шедевра по определению прожженые пидорасы, любящие получать ваншоты в задницу, искренне желаю узкоглазому чукчеТакого говна этот обдроченный ускоглазый уебан еще не делал, вся сложность этого высера, которое японский педик называет игрой строится на ваншотах, тебя ваншотит все, от сранных драконов, до ебучего бомжа-мага я такой хуеты даже в секиро не видел, все кто хвалят этот кусок шедевра по определению прожженые пидорасы, любящие получать ваншоты в задницу, искренне желаю узкоглазому чукче увидеть в кровате своей мамки-жены столько же черных парней, сколько раз я дох Expand
  93. Jun 12, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That's a great game. It was the best project they did after the Mafia 3 disaster. Expand
  94. Jul 24, 2022
    10
    For me, the best and most special game I've ever played. One of the greatest stories in history.
  95. Jun 27, 2022
    9
    This Game has one of the best Story and i Thing is better than gta 5. must play
  96. Jul 4, 2022
    8
    Really good game a perfect mafia game and the graphics are really good. This game kinda feels like gta.
  97. Jul 23, 2022
    10
    Epic story. The mechanics might not be groundbreaking or specifically refined but it's very good I completed it twice.
  98. Jan 27, 2023
    9
    Great story and characters but gameplay (especially shooting) needed work. I love the graphics and the world that was built but the shooting especially on harder difficulties kind of ruins the experience.
  99. Aug 14, 2022
    10
    Un juegazo siendo los gráficos muy detallados, las percusiones y por último la historia en realidad uno de los mejores juegos de antaño que eh jugado
  100. Aug 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I recommend this game to everyone, its like watching a movie, I feel different after playing this and I think it's safe to say this is THE best game I have every played. The way the game showed the friendship of Sam, Paulie, and Tommy and then how it crumbled at the end had me crying. If you are looking to buy this game or wanting to see what it's all about, play this game. Please play this game I beg you. It's too underated to be such a good game. When driving around and listening to the radio you feel as if you are really there. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay is so fun it never got boring. The enviroments are incredibly detailed. Just buy this game. Expand
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 41
  2. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2020
    80
    One of the best-loved games on PS2 gets a pitch-perfect remake. Thick with atmosphere, Mafia: Definitive Edition just about manages to mask over any agerelated decrepitude. [Issue#181, p.91]
  2. Oct 31, 2020
    80
    Mafia: Definitive Edition's narrative and visual strengths help it overcome issues in other areas to deliver a worthy remake of the best game in the series.
  3. Oct 30, 2020
    85
    Mafia: Definitive Edition manages to place a great gangster adventure among the great titles of its genre by the end of this generation of consoles due to the excellent renovation of its graphic and sound section.