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Mafia II - Review
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Mafia II: Review



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Game Information:
Developer: 2K Czech, MassiveBearStudios, Feral Interactive.
Publisher: 2K Czech, 1C Company, Feral Interactive, Connect2Media.
Platforms: Microsoft Windows (PC), Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Mac OS X
Designers: Daniel Vvra & Pavel Brzk
Composers: Mat irok & Adam Kuruc
Genres: Third Person Shooter, Action Adventure, Criminal Simulation.
Engine: Illusion Engine with PhysX
Release Date: 24th August, 2010.



Synopsis:
Vito Scaletta is making a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get the job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence.. the life as a wise guy isn't quite as untouchable as it seems.



The Plot:
Mafia II is set in the late 1940's early 1950's in Empire Bay (New York.). Vito Scalleta (the main protagonist) has just came back from the army, and with help from your buddy Joe, you are discharged from the army for good. So now you must find work to get stuff together, your dad has also left your family in debt of loan sharks and you are now in trouble. Then you start getting into a bad crowd and doing some dirty work to become a part of a mafia... then you work your way up to kill the boss which was in the first game (Mafia.).



Gameplay:
Mafia II has some of the best gameplay aspects in a sandbox game, and is by far one of my favourite games. The game features classical cars, weapons, music and a various of other things from the 1940's - 1950's era. The game has a variety of cool features, like feeling your car up with gas, opening and closing windows, robbing stores, modifying your vehicles, stealing cars, lock picking locks, climb through windows and various other things like that nature. Mafia II mainly focuses on the story driven gameplay rather that petty side missions that distract you from the story (like grand theft auto.) so people that love a good story I strongly recommend picking this game up. I love mafia games and mafia films, and this was just perfect and I am hoping they release another one. If you get bored within game you can collect some Playboy posters (which actually show nudity, I think their are 50 of them.) you can also collect wanted posters and other collectable items to keep you interested, I managed to collect and play as it was fun anyway and I did not get bored. I have played the game both on consoles and PC and love them on both, obviously I had a better time on pc since the higher frame rates and better graphics but it was still an awesome experience on console.



Graphics:
Mafia II; now this game just has overwhelming graphical aspects and visuals(especially for the time the game was released.) The game features awesome dynamic lighting, 3D Rendered models and high resolution textures. When playing the game my breath was taken away with the graphics. It included amazing reflections, no frame drops and feels like a solid build. I can't really explain the graphics other than they are some of the best visuals I have seen in a sandbox game; I'll prove that later on when I post some screen shots. The game runs of the Illusion Engine with PhysX, even though I have an AMD graphics card the game still did it's job and created an amazing experience. The game also uses real time cutscenes which are created by the Illusion Engine so they are not pre-rendered cutscenes, so if you have a half broken car, it will show that in the cutscene which is pretty awesome if you ask me. Some scenes are pre rendered such as the hotel explosion.



Controls:
The controls in this game are like any other sandbox gta like game, which features a nice layout and button map (which is fully customizable to). When playing the game it felt easy to get used to the buttons and I had them down in a bout 1 minute into the game. You have full customizability too. when playing with a mouse and keyboard though, you have freedom, it is so much smoother, the shooting the driving the camera its just so cool, if you have the choice definitely try it on pc hands down no decision. I'll post some controls now to help you to see them: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]



System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Memory: 1.5 Gb
Hard Drive: 8 Gb free
Video Memory: 512 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.5 Ghz / AMD Phenom X4 @ 2.5 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Hard Drive: 10 Gb free
Video Memory: 1 Gb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible



Ratings:
Gameplay: 10/10
Graphics: 9/10
Controls: 10/10
Plot: 9/10
Overall: 10/10



Conclusion:
Mafia 2 is one of the best game I have ever played; it's definitely worth buying and I would advise you buy it on pc, if you have a good enough pc that is... but console still gives an amazing experience nonetheless. I know the review has already been made but I felt like he did not do it justice; also thank you for your feedback and thank you for reading my review, I am really trying hard to achieve that Game Reviewer Badge and I also love playing games and going over them it's really cool to express your feelings on that game.


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