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Crime pays
Mafia II puts you in the Italian American shoes of Vito Scaletta, a man born the son of a poor immigrant who's intent on escaping poverty at any costs. This leads him to drift into a life of crime, working his way up the Mafia ladder throughout the course of the game. The tale will be familiar to fans of iconic Mafia novels and movies – crime pays, usually at a high price - but the game features a compelling story nonetheless, and it's delivered with bucket loads of style.
Romp n ride
What Mafia II is not is an open world action romp in the Grand Theft Auto style. It's a linear, story-driven driving and shooting experience set in Empire Bay, which is less the star of the show and more a beautifully realised backdrop to Vito's journey through the 1940s and '50s, in which the shadows of WWII and economic uncertainty loom heavily. The city's crammed with impressive details that help create a realistic and evocative sense of place that anchors the story well, but it's not a playground for you to explore and act out your own free will.
Mafia II is split into 15 chapters, each of which is essentially a multipart mission. These see you progress from petty street crime to more serious felonies, with activities ranging from intimidating citizens and collecting protection money to stealing cars, selling stolen goods, gunning down rivals and escaping the cops.
Play is divided between action set-pieces and travelling to and from missions, with a few chases and bar room detours in between. It's hardly new material for the sandbox genre, but the gameplay is nicely varied and the story keeps you engaged until its conclusion.
Run and gun
Equipped with a powerful arsenal of pistols, shotguns and sub machine guns, the cover-based third person shooter gunplay is solid throughout and the tension's heightened by some smart enemies. Unfortunately fist fighting, which is based on simple blocking and countering moves, isn't as thrilling. Driving around is another fun – and dangerous – pastime as the cars flashier and nippier than they were in 2002's original Mafia. But while their smooth handling makes them a pleasure to drive, you'll have to watch your speed if you want to avoid getting pulled over by the cops or, worse still, sleeping with the fishes after a nasty accident.
While standard driving and shooting sections provide the bulk of gameplay, Mafia II also has a few nice surprises up its sleeve. The first action sequence takes place in Sicily during WWII, providing you with some insight into Vito's life as a soldier and his earliest exposure to the Mafia, while our anti-hero later spends some hard time in prison, a location that offers plenty of brawling and more than a few nerve jangling moments. These sections provide nice changes of pace and flesh out the characters, helping Mafia II succeed in putting many other story-based games to shame.
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