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I never played the first one, but I hear amazing things about it.  I might have to pick it up for cheap and give it a try.

I played Mafia on my pc and it's very realistic. Run a stop light... not good, cars ran at a snail's pace, unless you were going down hill, I died... a lot and I loved every minute of it. I was thinking about putting it on my harddrive again and replaying it, because of the talk of Mafia II. I think Mafia II well be another must have title for me and I'm definitely looking forward to it.

Yeah I loved the first game when it came out. Probably wouldn't like it as much now cause it is outdated on PS2... but I can't wait for Mafia 2 (I will get it for PC).

I remember loving the first and hearing about the second on Kotaku, hopefully it turns out good.

I'm totally willing to give Mafia 2 a shot. I love the era, and I think it'd be a lot more fun to mess around in than 'modern' new-york.

But...is Mafia story heavy? I could never tell.

Coltonio, what do you mean by "is Mafia story heavy"? Does it have a deep story line do you mean?

It's a shame the Xbox and PS2 ports came out as badly as they did. Perhaps if they didn't suck so heavily then the game would have gotten a warmer reception by players. The PC release remains one of my favorite games; it's a shame that they never got the multiplayer working properly prior to or after release (especially since it was such a touted feature in early previews).

God, I really want to reinstall it right now and burn through the storyline again. I loved everything about that damn game... I loved:
Starting off as a cabbie, doing the daily grind and getting swept up into the life

• The balance of on foot and driving missions
• The graphical detail in the on foot missions
• The traffic
• The car damage and driving models
• Hell, the cars in general. Awesome selection of rides.
• The music
• The story
• The layout of the city and the inclusion of the foldout map with the game
• Free Ride Extreme (!!!)

One of my most anticipated games, I still have the first Mafia for PC, love it, such a masterpiece, great story, great graphics, great gameplay.

Free Ride Extreme was awesome. Remember doing the bonus missions where you got a car in the middle of the city and there were snipers on the tops of the buildings? That one was a lot of fun. Or, having to chase down the guy that ran super fast in heart boxers with his feet on fire. That was fun too. Great game. Wish I knew where the discs were.

Yeah Mafia was great, I hope the 2 one will get more attention, but I expect it to because there won't be another big sandbox time game like that (I think, tho i might be wrong).

addictedtopinescent,

I think you're right. From what I know, there won't be another big open-world title out next year. If there were another GTA coming out, I could see how Mafia 2 would be eclipsed. With a solid multiplayer and a good story, Mafia 2 has the potential to really shine next year.

You have no idea how much i'm looking forward to this, no idea :)

i never played the game. it seems like a cool game.