[edit] Guide Note
Mafia 2 is the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven and takes place in the 1940s in the fictional city of Empire City. The fictional city is inspired by New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. The game will be released on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
In the game, you control the character, Vito. Vito has just returned home from World War II. He was involved in the war because he had previously committed a robbery so was forced to join the military or go to jail. Shortly after the return of Vito, he unites with fellow criminal and friend Joe Barbaro and once again begins living the way he had before the war. The game also includes several situations in which you must choose what the outcome is, for example, you can learn how to become a wise guy or completely screw up everything in Vito's life.
[edit] Fast Facts
- Developer: 2K Games
- Publisher: 2K Games
- Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 and PS3
- Genre: Third-Person Shooter
- First announced: August 21, 2007
- Media: DVD-ROM, Blu-ray Disc
- Release Date: 2009
[edit] Features
- 2.5 square miles of game map and navigational map included
- Read news between 1945 and 1950
- Cars plays central role, changes with era
- Option to upgrade stolen cars at the "Empire Automobile Shop"
- Cars can run out of fuel, get damage, dirty and explode
- Police interaction on traffic law violation
- Empire City will feature the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building
- Players can buy food and drinks from restaurants to increase health, buy homes to store gears
- Revised checkpoint system
- Vito can call for taxi cabs for movements
- Interactive chairs, sink faucets, switches, bottles, and radios
- Fighting styles and new combos can be unlocked through gyms
