Review Of Mafia II

Aliena's Review of Mafia II (PC Version)
 A fun Experience tainted by Bugs and Short-commings.

The Good:
The story it's self Is good In my opinion. It presents the Mafia Life in a much more Believable way then the often Over-Done romanticized point of view we see in movies. You get a good feel for the characters and on some level connect with them. The game is designed in a way that gives you A lot of freedom, and a very large area to explore and enjoy. The Missions make sense and are also Believable. 

The Bad:
Fairly quickly you get this feeling that a lot of content was cut from the game, And, Upon closer examination, you get further confirmation of this. The game is Single-Player only, And I really had hoped for a Longer story. Mafia II really missed the mark here in my honest opinion. It is Possible to Free-Roam the city, which Adds some replay value, But again the game falls short. Beyond sticking up the same mundane shops for a small payout, you find theres not much to do. With bruski and Dereck still around you can bring cars to them for money, But again I feel they missed the mark here. If they could have these colorful characters continue to give you random "jobs" When you visit them it would have added a lot of replay value.


Summary:
Mafia II Brings a lot of fun to the table, But really lacks in staying power. Once you've done it once, you've done it all. There's just nothing to do once you run through the story once, Finding the Playboys and Wanted posters is a real chore and feels very irrelevant. (IE Achievement Grinding). Mafia II is a great Game that Lost out on what it "could have been".

RATING:
Over-All: 6/10
Presentation: 8/10
Story: 8/10
Features: 3/10
Replay Value: 3/10