Mafia II is an upcoming 2009 sandbox-style third-person shooter video game which is the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. It is being developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks, and will be published by 2K Games. Development of Mafia 2 was announced on August 21, 2007 at the Leipzig Games Convention. The game will be set in the 1940s and '50s in Empire City, a fictional city based on San Francisco and New York City. The name is a reference to New York's state nickname "The Empire State". Mafia 2 will be available for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It is set to be released in the second half 2009

Gameplay

The player can read newspapers to learn about recent news between 1945 and the early 1950s. The game features a completely open-ended map of 10 square miles, including surrounding countryside. No restrictions are included from the start of the game.Based on models of the time, and changing with the era, cars will play a central role. Laws, including traffic laws, must be obeyed, but the police interaction will be toned down compared to the original Mafia game. Unlike its predecessor - in which the player had to be taught how to steal certain cars before they are drivable - every car can be driven from the beginning of the game. The fictional Empire city is based on both New York City and San Francisco, hinting that the tram service from the original Mafia game will make a return. The city will also feature sights such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.



The player can get "very high" in the city, adding a possible vertical element. The player will be able to buy safehouses where they can store gear and use as a home. Restaurants will be accessible to buy food like hamburgers and sandwiches and drinks such as coffee to restore lost health.Upgrades can be performed on cars at the "Empire Automobile Shop". Engines can be replaced; cars can be resprayed; the license plates can be changed and interiors can be refitted, to name a few. Things such as sink faucets/taps, switches, bottles, and chairs will all be interactive, as well as radios that the player can turn on to hear a few licensed period tunes.Gyms will be featured, so the player can learn new combos and fighting styles. As seen in screenshots, Vito will be able to hail taxi cabs and they will take him wherever he wants.Car trunks can be opened, and weapons and bodies may be stashed there. Car hoods can also be opened to tamper with the vehicle by doing things like disabling brakes etc.The player will have their own car, the registration plate of which can be customised.Vito can go into clothing stores and purchase different outfits.Motorcycle are included in the game.

Synopsis

The storyline for Mafia 2 is a gritty drama and chronicles the rise of Vito Scaletta, the son of Sicilian immigrants. As the game progresses, Vito will join a crime family and become "a made man." The game will include multiple situations where the player can decide the outcome and their choice will lead to one of several different endings.
The story begins with the player character Vito returning home from World War II. Vito had joined the U.S. military as a way of avoiding jail time for a botched robbery. Vito reunites with his old friend, Joe Barbaro, and the two quickly embark upon a life of crime. Their criminal ascension starts with Mikey, a car mechanic who gets in a conflict with Joe. Mikey also needs a certain type of car to chop for parts, and will pay $400 for one that the police are not tailing. Soon enough, Vito, Joe, and Henry Tomasino (already a made man) find themselves battling with, for, against, and around three crime factions: the Falconi, Vinci and Clemente families.
The game will contain two hours of in-game cutscenes. The original game, Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, had a screenplay of 400 pages, opposed to the 700 pages of the sequel. Daniel Vavra, the writer and director of the original and the sequel, discussed the new angle of the game stating: "The old game was a tribute to gangster movies, a romantic vision. Mafia 2 is grittier, real, a darker world, and the effects are based in reality." The Official Playstation Magazine states: "A high body count is still promised in this tale set in a fictional city 'inspired by' New York of the 1940s and '50s, but those casualties will come the hard way -- through small-scale operations rather than mass firefights."








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wow.. nice game!

Looks good. '50s style GTA.

I still have awful memories of the first Mafia's car race on a PC with keyboard and no difficulty settings -.-

ya, that part quite hard...i keep on crashing there and here...

wasn't there a patch that fixed the difficulty for the race?



anyway, this game is taking forever to be released...but nonetheless will be the worth the wait.


Those Czech developers will shove the pitiful Godfather game up the American developer's ass'

Only much later. The original PC version was hard as hell, and the subsequent xbox version was dead easy.

hahah i played the part 1 b4 on pc.. quite good game...

for driving u can cap the speed la so the police tarak tangkap u for speeding..

no la, it's the race part where you got to steal a race car in the middle of night and race it the next morning. not about police traffic..By the way, i can't wait for this game..The story line of the first Mafia game is awesome.. i hope this second game will not disappoint me.

I still remember i can't win that stupid race for days and b****ed bout that to my friends, one of them which is very good in driving games decided to see how hard it is and he won the race by second try... from that day onwards i become not really into driving games.

2 words!

CANT WAIT!!

coming out when in 2009?

not related to mafia 1 i believe
so back to the future again?
as Mafia 1... the last part u are watering the plants and suddenly BANG BAGNG BANG and there u go... ^^
sad ending...

yes the car racing keep on over steering is really a pain in the A$$

BEST ENDING EVER...you busted your arse to finish the game and you still die at the end. Awesome...

The racing was a bit difficult. Think I managed to win after 4-5 tries. The handling was a pain..but I guess realistic enuff..heck this is not need for speed anyway..cars in those era are pure brawns..Cant wait for the game!

I mean GTA is cool. But Mafia is xcellent in its own way. Especially when you have to obey traffic laws. Really like you in a movie or something. hope they include sex in some way like GTA..u cant be without booze and sex now can u? hope they include a brothel or strip joint like GTA..

Good departure from the unrealistic mindlessness of GTA. I liked how in lots of missions it made more sense to just follow the traffic code rather than randomly speed and run red lights.

Pre-E3 Trailer


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anyone downloaded the demo? it seems like not available.

Demo let u play for 10mins. Awesome graphics. Must have for collection. I like the 1st one very much.

can't seem to find the demo, have to check again. have placed for pre-order already anyways so will wait until release. can't wait!

played the demo, hopefully better on full game, crappy framerates...

damn...I still remember playing the 1st version many years ago !!!

are those nudey mags really vintage 1950s playboy pics?

sure don't look like it... its too.. airbrushed.

anyone know the release date for 360 version? thx

Released already. It was on the 24th but it came out online pretty early. You can download if you want but of course, not legal la. The pirate cd not yet, later next week or so. Also if you're downloading than install to your hdd to avoid any lags. I'm half way already, gameplay not that hard, but still fun!! Hope this helped. later.

Didn't get the sms from GH last week even though pre-order. Anyone know if they have it yet?

GH said it will be arriving this week.

The game is quite linear not quite sandbox level of GTA but the style and story of the game are it's strong points. Visuals are lovely just driving along and watching. There is tons of driving across town. Cops aren't as strict as in MafiaI i.e. can bust through red lights but they dislike speeding and hit & runs.

Chapter 14 is reaaaaally long btw, like 2-3 hours of gameplay. Final chapter tonight! Game is quite short as only played it from Saturday evening and most of Sunday.

This post has been edited by redninja: Sep 6 2010, 09:32 AM

got mine on saturday, played, still thinks mafia 1 is better as well.

graphic not that nice, same like demo.

storyline is awesome, driving is ok. but i feel like there is no other side mission to do when you are not in a mission, im on chapter 9 right now.

best thing to do is steal cars, get to chop shop and crushed it. lots of moo, easy money...



P.S the playboy magazines are quite......

last chapter so short, guess they wanna push dlcs in the future.

spend a lot of time..drive here drive there..kinda lame..good story line..yeah lack of side mission..n environment of open-world..not fully..armphh..one more think..how to take a taxi meh??

Was disappointed with the game. Well if they had spent a little more time on variety of gameplay, this game might had beat GTA. But from what I see, it's long from beating it. Heck, its gameplay for godfather 2 was better then this.

But never the less, good storyline.

i like the fight scene

I guess I am still "new" into the game. Just Chapter 4, but I must say I am enjoying the leisurely drive around Empire Bay

Turn on the speed limiter, and just drive from one spot to another. No jam!

^^ not nice, stupid AI always get in the way and change lanes in 1 sec .. especially that ugly station wagon one!

Can't take taxi. Quite dumb. Just for looking at only. I'll say this for the game, it does make me want to replay it on harder difficulty now, compared to other games where after finish just leave it. At least you can select chapters instead of replay from start.

The DLC Jimmy's Revenge is coming out soon. It's 800 points so prob not getting it.

This post has been edited by redninja: Sep 7 2010, 04:11 PM

time to go back and play

sitting in an armored truck for 10 min, so boring. some achievements are lame like having to drive 5 min over 30mph or 50 miles in one car.

Err well, if it is lame or boring, then don't do it?

the world of empire world..certain area..u can get through..certain area..it's block..like divider on the street or bridge..when u hit the divider..u wont fallin down the bridge..but certain area..u hit the divider..u are falling down..DAMN!!

^^ um where? is it a glitch? might be fun to check out

zio - for gamer points mah, they're quite generous in this game with the points. don't think i will do the 50 miles, the guide says it'll take few hours!

lol.. this game easy 1k, gonna sell mine off soon..

not sure which chapter im in, its the one at the warehouse where u just found out the person who killed the father, then you must chased him into the warehouse, everytime u get in, the person keeps throwing molotov at you, i keep dying there.

im playing on the hardest difficulity though..

any tips ?

drive a car right through in to the end of the warehouse. the molotovs are thrown from above, so you are safe. pick off a few mob at the lower level behind cover (you probably could even kill a few by ramming them on your way in). kill derek by tossing grenades/molotovs onto the balcony

This post has been edited by ati radeon: Sep 15 2010, 10:50 AM

hmm, ill give it a try later..

What I did was hide behind those pillar, then kill all the mob, go up stairs and headshot Derek.

Already finished the game, not really feel like want to replay it, unless I wanted to collect all the playboy magazine, some of them does looks good

finally completed that mission, what i did was :

Took the car outside of the warehouse, Park it right below the warehouse gate, it closes halfway and got jammed, then it reopens and wala, just stay behind the wall, kill 1 by 1, run at the back, kill the other 2 jerk off, go up collect your big pay check..

lol

^^ lol so smart. i used the car method like previously mentioned.

don't think i will get the dlcs for the game, but will hold on as maybe they will continue with the story ending .. they won't leave it ending like that i think

The ending sucks. After what Joe did for him and he just let him disappear like that?