Mafia II: Joe's Adventures

 Xbox 360
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Gamereactor Sweden
    Jan 28, 2011
    80
    A worthy expansion that takes us deeper in to 2K:s loveley mobster world.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    Jan 10, 2011
    40
    Hardcore completists may appreciate squeezing the last bits out of Empire Bay, but all others should let this aggravating add-on sleep with the fishies. [Feb 2011, p.76]
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  3. Armchair Empire
    Jan 5, 2011
    60
    In short, if you enjoyed the original game enough that you would like to experience more of it, than Joe's Adventures is a worthwhile investment.
  5. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 3, 2011
    42
    Return to Mafia II in yet another unspectacular expansion pack. Joe's Adventure has the potential to be great, but it falls short thanks to boring filler missions, a lack of a checkpoint system and a frustrating timer. And worst of all, it turns out that Joe's adventure is barely worth telling. This is only for the most hardcore Mafia II fans!
  6. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2010
    80
    A big chunk of new game and a chance to play as one of Mafia's best characters. [Jan 2011, p.113]
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  7. Eurogamer Italy
    Dec 23, 2010
    70
    Joe's Adventure is a little step ahead of the previous DLC, but original problems still remain: missions are flat and your action is quite driven. Anyway, it's always the best Mafia game available and the main character rocks.
  8. GameSpot
    Dec 23, 2010
    60
    Brilliant shoot-outs are dulled by maddening side missions in this inconsistent add-on.
  9. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 20, 2010
    61
    Pick it up if Mafia II was your favorite game of 2010, otherwise save your game time and Microsoft Points for something more compelling and enjoyable.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 51
  3. Negative: 10 out of 51
  1. MustafaBey
    Feb 3, 2022
    2
    Mafia 2yi severim ama bu dlc kadar sıkıcı iğrenç bir oynanış görmedim 1. ana oyunla alakası yok ara sahne denen birşey yok basit bir ekranlaMafia 2yi severim ama bu dlc kadar sıkıcı iğrenç bir oynanış görmedim 1. ana oyunla alakası yok ara sahne denen birşey yok basit bir ekranla görev menüsü yapmışlar ve saçma olan kısmı bu dlcide orjinal oyundan daha çok bug var

    I like Mafia 2, but I have not seen such a boring and disgusting gameplay as this dlc 1. It has nothing to do with the main game, there is no such thing as a cutscene, they made a task menu with a simple screen and the ridiculous part is there are more bugs in this dlci than the original game    … Full Review »
  2. Buraklrx
    Nov 2, 2020
    3
    amına kodumun oyununda zaman sınırlaması var kim düşündüyse onun ben götünü sikeyim sinir hastası olcam sabır taşı zaten oldum
  3. MurtherDL
    Feb 18, 2020
    5
    The story takes place in the timeline where Vito(main character in Mafia II) is serving his sentence and follows his boisterous friend JoeThe story takes place in the timeline where Vito(main character in Mafia II) is serving his sentence and follows his boisterous friend Joe Barbaro.From the opening mission the feeling of a epic tale is evident. The little bit of cutscenes we get are well voice acted and are entertaining but during the 8 hour campaign they reduce all non essential missions to text based story markers.This marks the end of the epic feeling as the game gets weighed down by needless timed missions and having to zig zag your way back and forth across the map.When you finally get to a mission the reward is(for the most part) a dull, badly designed level, that usually frustrates on multiple levels.Due to the time limit initiated on every mission where the vehicles were definitely not built for the speed needed.In one instance, the objective is to take a car with a bomb under the seat where you can’t go below 30 mph.The idea is solid but over reactive police and moody traffic makes for more failure than should be acceptable.When the inevitable fail comes along there are no checkpoints and you have to make the long trek back to the mission area.That's not to say there aren’t some fun levels as the “Important” big levels are the big gun battles you remember from the main game.Though they are for the most part reskins of previously done missions.

    The core game play of a 3rd person cover based shooter is still fun. However the over reliance on floaty and hard to control vehicles within a time limit make this an experience that doesn’t feel the need to be played.    … Full Review »
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