Mafia II

Overview

"As the original Mafia was a big success, we are excited to leverage the power of next generation console technology to create an all-new experience, while embracing the elements that resonated with the previous game's fans. The 'wow' factor of Mafia 2 is definitely the benchmark-setting visual quality and action that you expect to see only in Hollywood movies." — Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K Games.

Story

Gameplay

Mafia II takes place in 10 square miles of open-ended environments, and the player will be able to explore the entire scenario without any restrictions from the start of the game.

The Law in Empire Bay must be obeyed, including semaphores. When these laws are broken in view of the police, they will respond. However, the police interaction will be toned down compared to its predecessor.

The game offers a dynamic newspaper system, which allows the player to follow the latest news all the time. The news and their contents are recent news between 1945 and the early 1950s.

New Features

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  Vehicles will play a major role in Mafia II.
  Cars can be washed at car washes, suffer panel damage, get dirty and even explode if you shoot in the gas tank.  
• Vito will be able to hail cabs or take a bus to get around the city.
  

• New and multiple strategies to deceive the police.

• The AI has been improved, so the pedestrians will smoke, read newspapers, buy clothes, and wait for buses, while homeless people will search through garbage bins.
• Vito can steal a car through physical violence, lockpicking, or carjacking.
• The checkpoints have been improved.
• The game will feature multiple endings.
• The urban landscape changes from day to night.
• The story varies depending on how the player chooses to progress throughout the game.
  
• The notoriety of the crimes committed will be determined by the aptitude of those who've witnessed your crimes.
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  A cover system will be incorporated.
  Vito can buy various foods and drinks in restaurants scattered about the city.

• On the map will feature marked points with collateral missions.

• There are two types of context-sensitive environment interactions: A "standard" action and a "violent" action.
  
• The soundtrack will be split between licensed contemporary music and original composed music.
• Taps, bottles, chairs will all be interactive, as well as the in-game radio.
• The game features over 200 hand-to-hand animations, as well as using the environment as an integral part of the combat.
  
• The police can chase other criminals, instead of just you.
  

Trivia

• Mafia II has been in development for over five years, or "almost as long as it took Bungie to release three Halo games".

• Empire Bay is roughly double the size of Lost Heaven, covering approximately 10 square miles.
• The last scene in the debut trailer is a reference to the film Goodfellas.

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