The game world is lively and just waiting to be taken over, and the characters always seem real, no matter how weird it is to see the Don of a family hitting the streets to deal with issues himself. The fact that you are at the top of the chain makes the game fairly unique too, a feature that combines with detailed and convincing environments and a well-told story to push the game just into the arena of greatness. It may not be the second coming of Grand Theft Auto IV, but as a game where you live the life of a Don, there are few that come close to The Godfather II.
