The Godfather II

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  • Summary: After being promoted by Michael Corleone to Don of New York, players expand to new cities, as they build up their families through extorting businesses, monopolizing illegal crime rings and defeating new families in an effort to become the most powerful mob family in America. To help playersAfter being promoted by Michael Corleone to Don of New York, players expand to new cities, as they build up their families through extorting businesses, monopolizing illegal crime rings and defeating new families in an effort to become the most powerful mob family in America. To help players manage their empire, The Godfather II introduces "The Don's View" – an innovative strategy meta-game that allows players to oversee the entire world as they grow the family business. Using the Don's View, players will be able to build, defend and expand their crime rings, while keeping an eye on the movements and plans of the rival families. Players will also learn to master the business of organized crime by building a family of Made Men, hiring crew, handing out orders, and promoting their best men up the ranks. Set in a stunning open-world environment, The Godfather II expands on the popular gameplay mechanics of the first game and doubles down on the series' signature BlackHand control scheme, which now features even more visceral hand-to-hand brutality at your fingertips, introducing a new combo system, pressure tactics and executions. In The Godfather II, players fight alongside their hand-picked crew, who have their own skills and expertise. Each family member specializes in a specific field such as demolitions, arson, engineering, first-aid and more. As The Don you control the family, sending some of your men on missions while heading off into action with others. The combination of strategic organized crime gameplay and brutal BlackHand action promises to set The Godfather II apart from other open-world games. Play The Godfather II online multiplayer modes and become the true Don of Dons. Take your money, weapons, and crew from your single-player experience online and wage mob warfare against up to 16 players from around the world. Play as one of the family’s crew specialists and put your best strategies to the test as you take over territory and strike back at rivals. Earn upgrades and money that can be used in your single-player experience. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 72
  3. Negative: 9 out of 72
  1. GamePro
    100
    It isn't the best open-world game out there, but it does a sublime job of capturing what it feels like to be the head of a virtual crime family. [Apr 2009, p.81]
  2. GameDaily
    80
    It's a fun single player adventure with an equally entertaining multiplayer mode full of 16 player death matches. Although its graphics look dated, monotony quickly sets in as shooting the same bad guys and completing similar missions gets old. That said, The Godfather II makes for an ideal weekend rental.
  3. Vandal
    75
    The strategic action and management combination that The Godfather 2 proposes is a remarkable formula, but also risky. Maybe it won't be able to convince gamers looking for an action game, nor those looking for strategy, but our feeling is that ultimately this is an action game -a good one- with interesting strategy elements, more than the contrary.
  4. Cynamite
    70
    The Godfather II was meant to be big competitor to the dominating GTA series, but it feels like a lousy rip-off. You got to be doing more than that, EA!
  5. Worth Playing
    60
    The Godfather II is an offer that you probably should refuse.
  6. Gamer.nl
    50
    A good idea that turned into a bad game. The Don's View has potential, but with a very low difficulty you can take over where and whenever you like. The action itself is pretty mediocre, the graphic style even worse. The Don's View can form a good starting point for a new game, but pretty please with sugar on top, don't mess with the Don.
  7. Absolute Games
    38
    Establishing a new Family is a hard undertaking… and a tedious chore. Imagine spending 10+ hours on taking over one building after another! In GTA: San Andreas and The Godfather, this occupation was but a side attraction; here, it is everything.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. SamSwitzer
    Apr 7, 2009
    10
    This game is the perfect synergy of RTS and FPS games! you can defend all your fronts by yourself, or you can send your family there throughThis game is the perfect synergy of RTS and FPS games! you can defend all your fronts by yourself, or you can send your family there through an RTS-like "don's view" window, in first person, there are very deep squad controls and a very obedient and wise AI. all around a very great game.… Expand
  2. ZackS
    Apr 18, 2009
    9
    After i beat the game i said to myself hey ill go give it a good score on metacritics. I also thought to myself that it would be in the After i beat the game i said to myself hey ill go give it a good score on metacritics. I also thought to myself that it would be in the 90's or 80's but the 60's really? This game is absolutely amazing one of the greatest games to come out in a really long time. Everyone should give this game a chance its epic!… Expand
  4. Matedawg11
    Oct 5, 2010
    8
    "Godfather II" is not as bad as people try to make it out to be. Sure the graphics aren't totally up to date but the story is very enjoyable,"Godfather II" is not as bad as people try to make it out to be. Sure the graphics aren't totally up to date but the story is very enjoyable, especially if you already know the Godfather story. One big accusation is that the game is very repetitive and while this may be true in some ways it isn't on most. The way you progress in the game is you have to take over certain rackets and and by controlling all of them you get a bonus, such as armored cars or body armor. Because there are many different types of rackets there is a need for constant racketeering thus making people state that this game is repetitive. Personally, I did not find this too repetitive but at times did want to just get through it and move on to the next mission. The "3D" map mode was an interesting concept if you were looking at it from street view the whole time but most of the time will be seen from overhead view which did not look as impressive. The length of the game pretty good (approximately 15 hours) and sort of immerses you in the life of a Don. Overall "Godfather II" is a very good open world third person shooter that offers a lot of fun and a good story.… Expand
  5. SamG.
    May 4, 2009
    6
    Some innovative concepts but they're not executed well. Less than stellar gameplay, sub-par visual presentation and animations, poor Some innovative concepts but they're not executed well. Less than stellar gameplay, sub-par visual presentation and animations, poor narrative and story elements, and tiny and lifeless maps.… Expand
  6. Rustick
    Jun 23, 2022
    6
    Сюжета как такового нет, геймлей очень однотипен, графика не впечатляет, но в свое время перепрошел раз 8, чем так цепляла не знаю, физикаСюжета как такового нет, геймлей очень однотипен, графика не впечатляет, но в свое время перепрошел раз 8, чем так цепляла не знаю, физика машин хреновая, стрельба ниже среднего, но интереснее мафии 3… Expand
  7. IamNader
    May 9, 2023
    5
    Graphics are good but the gameplay is get boring after a few hours, I say that GODFATHER 1 is more better than this - 5/10
  8. Jmsbpp
    Oct 8, 2013
    2
    Simplemente una copia sin mejorias de grandes Juegos de este tipo como Saints Row y Grand Theft Auto es lo que me decepciona, triste historiaSimplemente una copia sin mejorias de grandes Juegos de este tipo como Saints Row y Grand Theft Auto es lo que me decepciona, triste historia para Electronic Arts… Expand

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#63 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2009
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#31 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009