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  1. Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Usually you can tell when a game has been play tested upon release because the platinum trophy will have a percentage of 0.1%. Mafia II Definitive Edition has 0%. A game so broken that the platinum trophy is locked due to a bug that took too long too fix.

    In fact, I’m positive this same bug was in the original version of the game in 2012. Full of bugs, glitches and performance issues,
    Usually you can tell when a game has been play tested upon release because the platinum trophy will have a percentage of 0.1%. Mafia II Definitive Edition has 0%. A game so broken that the platinum trophy is locked due to a bug that took too long too fix.

    In fact, I’m positive this same bug was in the original version of the game in 2012.

    Full of bugs, glitches and performance issues, the game adds nothing of value apart from a few cars that you’ll never use. A slap in the face.
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  2. Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Story 7/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 7/10

    solid remaster overall but the gameplay feels a bit dated but it still fun
  3. May 28, 2020
    0
    Купил я сие чудо, игру сложно назвать ремастером... Из плюсов
    +Увеличили качество текстур
    + поработали с освещением + сюжет старый) А теперь минусы - обосанная оптимизация игре 10 лет сильные просадки даже не в загруженных сценах. - убрали физику вещей, местами при управлении машины.( долбаебы) - анимация , местами полный пиздец - баги!!! Багов пиздец то трава пропадет, то блять
    Купил я сие чудо, игру сложно назвать ремастером... Из плюсов
    +Увеличили качество текстур
    + поработали с освещением
    + сюжет старый)
    А теперь минусы
    - обосанная оптимизация игре 10 лет сильные просадки даже не в загруженных сценах.
    - убрали физику вещей, местами при управлении машины.( долбаебы)
    - анимация , местами полный пиздец
    - баги!!! Багов пиздец то трава пропадет, то блять блики, то прогружается все криво
    - дальность прорисовки и подгрузка не которых объектов + ЛАГИ!!!

    В общем самый кривой и обосанный ремастер убить весьма не плохую игру. Не тратьте деньги , я пожалел что купил!
    А да эти кривые долбаебы на мафии 3 нихуя не сделали + ухудшили еще больше графику... это пздц
    Я не рекомендую к покупке!!! на ремейк первой мафии который выйдет 28 августа, я не питаю надежд...
    В общем разрабы криворукие олени
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  4. May 19, 2020
    6
    Game is overall good. The graphics are a little bit updated but that is obviously because it is on newer consoles. Game does not feel delayed in any movement. It also does not feel clunky which is good.
  5. May 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I was teen I have play “Mafia 2”. I really love this game but, when 2K create hangar 13 and gave them Mafia game. I obviously hate mafia games. Expand
  6. May 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is boringgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggJdjdjdhdhdhFhfhjf Expand
  7. Jul 22, 2020
    0
    I picked Mafia 2 with bundle together with 1st Mafia remake, so while waiting for the original to become available, I'm playing Mafia 2, and it's extremely entertaining. It has some bugs, yes, but nothing to ruin the fun.
    If you loved it back then, you'll love it even more upgraded.
  8. May 21, 2020
    0
    Посадка кадров на ps4 pro, очень плохая оптимизация.
  9. Aug 2, 2020
    1
    Разочаровывает халатное отношение разработчиков к ремастеру - так они показали своё неуважение к поклонникам и сообществу в общем.

    Суть проявилась и это - зарабатывание лёгких денег на чужих кошельках.
  10. May 28, 2020
    0
    What the actual **** **** ??? What a piece of **** demaster. Your not supposed to make the game worse you dumb **** idiots!!!!
  11. May 27, 2020
    1
    So called "definitive" edition on PS4 is literally the worst place to play this decade old game. Buy the game of the year version of the original release for PS3, 360, or Steam, avoid this remaster unless it's literally the only way you can play. Mafia 2 is one of the best games of it's generation and a love letter to fans of classic crime stories like the Godfather and the films of MartinSo called "definitive" edition on PS4 is literally the worst place to play this decade old game. Buy the game of the year version of the original release for PS3, 360, or Steam, avoid this remaster unless it's literally the only way you can play. Mafia 2 is one of the best games of it's generation and a love letter to fans of classic crime stories like the Godfather and the films of Martin Scorsese, but this version is embarrassing. On my game the "Saving..." indicator in the top left corner literally never left the game, no matter if I was on the main menu, DLC stories, or after having reset the game. Plenty of other game breaking bugs too, mostly scripting stuff. The dialogue in cutscenes only plays in your left earphone if using headphones of any sort, and this 10 year old PS3 game on PS4 is a ridiculous 52 GB, making it even bigger than it's sequel, Mafia 3, a four year old PS4 game that even got a similar "remaster" treatment, and lastly, the technical performance of the game isn't even better than the original PS3 release, with frequent pop-in and a bad framerate. If Mafia 2 interests you, definitely play it, but only buy this version unless it's the only way to do so. Fingers crossed the Mafia 1 remake is handled with the care it deserves, unlike this. Expand
  12. Jun 18, 2020
    0
    Лагает,фризит, дым испорчен,анимации на уровне масс эффект три и огромная цена для игры 10 летней давности!
  13. May 19, 2020
    2
    The worst remaster of one of the greatest games of the last decade for only 30 USD (seriously??!!!!).
    To be honest, I really enjoyed the news about remaster as this was one of my favourite games when I was a teen-ager. Okay, then here comes the may 19th and what we can see - 30 USD for the game with tons of issues. I downloaded Mafia 2, started the first chapter and what was my "surprise"
    The worst remaster of one of the greatest games of the last decade for only 30 USD (seriously??!!!!).
    To be honest, I really enjoyed the news about remaster as this was one of my favourite games when I was a teen-ager. Okay, then here comes the may 19th and what we can see - 30 USD for the game with tons of issues. I downloaded Mafia 2, started the first chapter and what was my "surprise" when gamepad could not be found. I simply reloaded it and it worked (hell yeah), but after another scene I stuck with the same issue again.... I can only imagine what kind of remaster this studio will do to Mafia 3 (a game that originally was an utter piece of **** full of technical issues).
    Would not recommend buying this game, if only it's price was no higher than 10USD.
    And also, what the hell is wrong with all sounds in this ga
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  14. Oct 16, 2020
    3
    This is just a shameless cash grab, full of glitches and disappointing visuals. the original Mafia II was a masterpiece. this is not an upgrade and not worth your time if you have played the original.
  15. Jul 10, 2020
    9
    Yes its buggy sometimes, but this game is a piece of art, you people have to appreciate the art in this game. There is not a single other game about the Mafia that comes even close. Its just the perfect illustration of an italian immigrant in New York in 1940. I have played at least 300 games, and Mafia II will always stay in my top 5 of all time games.
  16. Sep 9, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute garbage. When I played the original mafia 2 back in 2010 I didn't face any bugs that could mess up my gameplay. This remastered version has one fatal issue and that is being textures disappearing and my car always falling under the map. The game is u playable. Smh.
  17. Jun 15, 2020
    10
    Игра хорошая, ремейк достойный, мне нравится.
  18. Aug 8, 2020
    4
    Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Buena historia
    Buena jugabilidad
    Mal renderizado
    Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs
  19. Dec 13, 2020
    1
    The worst glitches game ever it crashes every single mission even in joe’s adventures I don’t know why they put it on the store for 29 USD it doesn’t worth 5 USD at the most
  20. May 19, 2020
    0
    I buyed the game
    And now free in Malaysia
    30 usd
    Thanks 2k
    Thanks sony
    Thanks Malaysia
  21. Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Probably one of the worst remasters ever, bad lag awful frame rate and it crashes way to often, buildings and structures barely load in Hanger 13 shouldn't have bothered with a remaster because the older game runs a lot better than the remaster.
  22. May 19, 2020
    10
    great remaster in which the appearance of the classic mafia ii from 2010 has been slightly improved
  23. Dec 24, 2022
    4
    I bought the remastered trilogy of hearing for years nothing but praise for the series, especially the plot and characters, and wanted to give it a go now it's remastered.
    However I found the games incredibly dull and shallow. This is also true for Mafia 2 however the plot does start to get more interesting towards the end, but by that point I was waiting for the game to be over. The
    I bought the remastered trilogy of hearing for years nothing but praise for the series, especially the plot and characters, and wanted to give it a go now it's remastered.
    However I found the games incredibly dull and shallow. This is also true for Mafia 2 however the plot does start to get more interesting towards the end, but by that point I was waiting for the game to be over. The characters were 2 dimensional and the plot was daytime-tv level. The gameplay was pretty unexciting and run-of-the-mill. Also the remasters force creation of online accounts. I had instances where my game completely locked up on playstation because it mid-game asked me to create a 2k Account and I clicked the refuse button. I had to force close the game to be able to do anything. Then one time, whilst playing the game, I got screen lag whilst pressing buttons, only for a privacy policy screen pop up saying it wants to remove my privacy and do i accept, immediately followed by a thank you for accepting message.
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  24. May 24, 2020
    10
    such a great game its the best, its such a neostalga and such a great game to play. I love it thank you 2k
  25. Apr 19, 2021
    3
    Mafia 2: Definitive Edition is an illustration of the modern gaming industry. A remaster that is made literally on the knee, a spiteful attitude towards the target audience and a price tag of $40. On PS4 Pro at the launch was almost not real, there was no such drop FPS before that we could talk about graphic artifacts and cut physics. Surprisingly, DLC did not sell separately. Mafia 2 backMafia 2: Definitive Edition is an illustration of the modern gaming industry. A remaster that is made literally on the knee, a spiteful attitude towards the target audience and a price tag of $40. On PS4 Pro at the launch was almost not real, there was no such drop FPS before that we could talk about graphic artifacts and cut physics. Surprisingly, DLC did not sell separately. Mafia 2 back in 2010 was an ambiguous product, the remaster is just terrible Expand
  26. Oct 16, 2022
    4
    This 'remaster' is full of 'definitive' visual bugs and glitches, AI glitches and even gamebreaking bugs. Some of them happen constantly until you restart the game. Sound in cutscenes is sometimes out of sync and frames drop to units. The game also crashed a couple times.

    And the developers had the audacity to put their photos (as collectable wanted posters) into the game expanding the
    This 'remaster' is full of 'definitive' visual bugs and glitches, AI glitches and even gamebreaking bugs. Some of them happen constantly until you restart the game. Sound in cutscenes is sometimes out of sync and frames drop to units. The game also crashed a couple times.

    And the developers had the audacity to put their photos (as collectable wanted posters) into the game expanding the amount of posters from 159 to 189.
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  27. Jun 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the story the gameplay but the glitches on this game is unbelievable in the mission whare you have to warn leo i fail like 9 10 time because i can't open the gate because of glitch and the checkpoint in this game is very bad in one mission whare you have to get 27500 you need only 2500 but after you get it and die you have to start all over again. Expand
  28. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos que já joguei. História espetacular, gráficos muito bonitos, ótimos tiroteios, trilha sonora de arrepiar. Uma viagem no tempo!
  29. May 20, 2020
    9
    Сама игра является одной из лучших в своём сеттинге. Сюжет игры интересен и затягивает. Ремастер хороший. Графика улучшена неплохо. Но:
    1. Баги (которые незначительные и скорее всего пофиксят в будущем, но глаз мазолят)
    2. Проседка кадров (PS4 Slim, надеюсь пофиксят) Если хотели пройти игру - покупайте. Но советую подождать, пока не пофиксят выше перечисленные проблемы (может, уже
    Сама игра является одной из лучших в своём сеттинге. Сюжет игры интересен и затягивает. Ремастер хороший. Графика улучшена неплохо. Но:
    1. Баги (которые незначительные и скорее всего пофиксят в будущем, но глаз мазолят)
    2. Проседка кадров (PS4 Slim, надеюсь пофиксят)
    Если хотели пройти игру - покупайте. Но советую подождать, пока не пофиксят выше перечисленные проблемы (может, уже пофиксили)
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  30. Jul 5, 2020
    9
    I loved this game back in the day on the PS3 and I still love it now. While it's a lazy remaster, it's still very enjoyable,
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 26, 2020
    60
    Offering many memorable moments and a well-realised if empty world, this remaster is dragged down by some technical flaws . The Definitive Edition? Not quite. [Issue#177, p.147]
  2. Jun 22, 2020
    50
    Unfortunately, this version of Mafia II feels like a barely-touched-up version of a last-gen game that constantly tested my patience and despite my love for the script, I can’t recommend that anyone play through hours and hours of a mediocre, buggy mess just to see the cutscenes. In its current state, Mafia II: Definitive Edition is not worth a player’s time or money — without any further improvements or substantial patches, this one needs to sleep with the fishes.
  3. Jun 9, 2020
    50
    The remaster of Mafia II remains a great opportunity totally missed by the publisher to turn the bad memories, softened anyway by nostalgia, into a new worthwhile adventure. Instead, we received a console port put together haphazardly and without any care or consideration. The Definitive Edition of Mafia II dooms the game to go down in history as an experience that went from bad to worse.