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TGH: Mafia II Review

Finally the long awaited Mafia II has come home to a console and PC near you. After a long wait and fuss about this successor to the original Mafia that was loved by many gamers it is finally time to sink our gaming teeth into it.

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rwallace5003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

Come on guys...had to break the embargo? My apologies if you had special permission though.

East_Coast5003d ago

I'll pass on this Sub-HD pile of sh*t.

#PS3

lolzers5003d ago

I'll be getting the HD version on pc.

52pickup5003d ago

Does the embargo end today?

rwallace5003d ago

Yes, at 9 AM PST...Which is an hour and a half away right at this very moment. Like I said though, maybe they had special permission to post early which isn't rare at all.

rdgneoz35003d ago

Not likely on the special permission, but a ton of other sites have been posting their reviews so they probably didn't want to be too late to the party.

Blazing_Crabs5003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

Some guy is posting the Reach ending, report his posts if you see them.

On topic though, when does this game actually release in the UK?

It wasn't in game this morning, i was pretty pissed.

SO71D5003d ago

games are normally released on friday in the uk

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clank5435003d ago

That review actually seemed pretty honest. You should definitely expect more than 10-12 hours out of an open world game. Games like Uncharted 2 and Ninja Gaident Sigma 2 took me about that time frame and those are linear action games, for goodness sake! I never really mind the length of a game, but when it comes to open world games, I just have come to expect at least 15-20 hours for JUST the story.

T9X695003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

I never listen to reviewers when it comes to a games length because everyone has a different play style. You said it took you 10-12 hours to beat Uncharted 2, where it only took me around 6, so you might beat Mafia 2 in 20 hours or even 8 hours, just depends on how you play.

@Pennywise - No I didn't play on easy, I just played on the normal difficulty, the game isn't that long dude. No I didn't use cheats either.

Pennywise5003d ago

UC2 took you 6 hours? Way to ruin the game by playing easy and not searching for any treasures.

If I played games on easy I would breeze through them too, but I set it to the highest level when trophies are allowed.

comp_ali5003d ago

funny since crap games like Splinter cell conviction which last 5 hours take 9/10 easily .

boodybandit5003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

What on easy with cheats enabled?
I played and completed Uncharted 2 4 times and I am half way through my 5th run through but I have since moved on to other games. I can't see how anyone can beat UC2 in 6 hours unless they have some serious cheats enabled, playing on lowest difficulty and have all the puzzles memorized. It's one of the longer adventure games this generation.

pr0digyZA5003d ago

This isn't really an open world game if you've played the previous mafia game you'd know that yes it has an open world but it's still linear in focus so those amount of hours seems perfectly reasonable.

realplayer825003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

T9 nice try troll you have been exposed...

EDIT: lol he just sent me a pm crying about me calling him a troll lmao! priceless!

A Cupcake for Gabe5003d ago

T9X69X

Bro you couldn't of ran through it in 6 hours. There's 100mins of cut scenes alone. And normal isn't run and gun. You still need to play smart or you'll die. You saying you played only 4-4 1/2 hours of actual gameplay. I know you're not a troll, but I call BS on that one. My first playthrough on normal was 10+ hours looking for treasures. I put about 34 hours on the campaign to get the platinum

Jazz41085003d ago (Edited 5003d ago )

It took me about 12-15 hours to beat Uncharted2, but I do look around alot. lol

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King_many_layers5003d ago

you've got remember that this isn't an open world game. It's an open world environment with a focused narrative and fairly linear structure. In interviews when asked about side missions and such they stated that when they were coming up with the ideas they just put in the ones that worked to enhance the story into the actual game.

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knight6265078d 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

Conloles5078d ago

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

MightyMark4275078d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5078d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15078d 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.

AliTheBrit195078d 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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ShwaaMan462d ago

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

Yui_Suzumiya462d ago

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

SonyStyled462d ago (Edited 462d ago )

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

jasonismoney462d ago

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

SonyStyled462d 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

cthulhucultist462d 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

Fist4achin462d ago

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

SonyStyled462d 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

JEECE462d 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.

iNcRiMiNaTi462d ago

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

JEECE462d 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.