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Gamespot: Mafia II Impressions - Exclusive First Preview

First of all, Mafia II is being developed from the ground up as a cross-platform sequel simultaneously on all three platforms (PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3). You may remember the not-that-great Xbox and PlayStation 2 ports of the original Mafia--that won't be the story with the sequel, which is being worked on by a sizable team of some 120 developers at 2K Czech. The developers have been upgrading the game's basic technology, the Illusion Engine, for some three years. The game will take place in an open world some 10 square miles in size (twice as big as the world in the first Mafia) and will stream the world's geometry in real time. Consequently, you should see no loading screens while playing, even when entering any of the game's more than 100 interactive indoor areas, such as diners, auto garages, and swanky high-rises, all of which will be packed with destructible environments.

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ToastyMcNibbles5502d ago

wow this is looking really good..i've always had my eye on mafia 2 over godfather 2 even though i enjoyed the first godfather game...mafia 2 looks to have polished gameplay and a great emphasis on story...cant wait to see more

iHEARTboobs5502d ago

Yeah, i agree. I'm holding off on Godfather 2 and waiting for this one. I hope it's good, i mean i hope it sells awesomely well cuz if not this game is going to suck.

Really though, hope the game is good. lol, ok it's time to go home.

knight6265083d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5083d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275083d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5083d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15083d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195083d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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10 Old Games With Outstanding Graphics

GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."

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ShwaaMan468d ago

Bioshock still looks fantastic, one of my all time favorites.

Yui_Suzumiya468d ago

Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 can compete with modern day graphics.

SonyStyled468d ago (Edited 468d ago )

Same as Killzone 2 and 3, uncharted 2 and 3, Infamous 2, Heavy Rain, Resistance 3

jasonismoney468d ago

I wish this was entirely true, but you might want to load up Killzone 2 and Resistance 3 again.

SonyStyled468d ago

@jason I watched some gameplay videos of KZ2 and R3 on my full screen. They are on par or succeed graphically to the first person shooters mentioned in the article that also launched on the seventh generation of consoles. Try the same and see what you think

cthulhucultist467d ago

Killzone 3 was super impressive! I could not believe the graphics back then as I was regularly pausing the game to stand in awe looking at the surroundings! Resistance however did not impress me that much. Heavy rain is also another amazing graphically speaking game. It almost felt next gen

Fist4achin468d ago

I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.

SonyStyled468d ago

They did for their day. I recently played gears judgement with on the 360 and the draw distance was so blurry. The characters up close look great though

JEECE468d ago

Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.

iNcRiMiNaTi468d ago

It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good

JEECE468d ago

In terms of art style it still holds up.

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Mafia 2 Definitive Edition Review - Taking a Hit - SP1st

Originally released back in 2010 for last-gen (PS3, Xbox 360) consoles, 2K Games has re-released Mafia 2 as part of the Mafia Trilogy, and has called it the “Definitive Edition.” Now, the question is, does this mafia go for the kill, or does it run out of bullets? Read on for our Mafia 2 Definitive Edition review.