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May 19, 2020 · Overview Mafia: Definitive Edition Differences Explained Walkthrough Mafia: Classic Mode Explained. Check out the first 27 minutes of Mafia II: Definitive Edition played at 4K 60FPS on PC.
- Overview
- The Story
- Handling Yourself
- Task at Hand
Mafia II's storyline, feel and characters follow in a long, proud tradition of mafia-based books, films, television shows, and even games (like The Godfather and The Godfather II, both from EA). To some, the story and characters might be contrived, but to others who enjoy the vintage crime genre, they're going to find a lot to love with Mafia II. The main character in the game, Vito, is a typical low-level kind of guy who eventually transcends the ranks of the family he works for to become more powerful than he ever imagined. Of course, his humble origins would suggest that he would never have such an opportunity in the first place. That's part of the game's beauty.
Vito came over to the States with some of his family members during Mussolini's stranglehold of his home country of Italy in the days leading up to World War II. As he grew up in Empire Bay (a fictional east coast city that most resembles New York City), Vito turned to a life of petty crime. He eventually gets pinched by the authorities and forced into service during World War II in order to excuse the charges against him (his fluency in Italian made him an asset in the Italian campaign). But when he returns to the States following his service, Vito quickly falls back in with the same old crowd. That's where Mafia II's story really picks up, as you follow Vito's rise from humble underling to a force to be reckoned with.
Now that you know a little bit about Vito, it's time for you to learn a little bit about controlling him as well. After all, outside of the game's many artfully-created story-telling cutscenes, Vito's fate will be entirely in your hands. Mafia II is a third-person action/sandbox game, so controlling Vito is fairly straight-forward in premise. You'll use the analog sticks on your respective controller to move Vito around and control the game's camera. Depending on the version of the game you're playing, the face buttons and triggers will allow Vito to interact with the world around him in any number of ways. But obviously, there are two types of tasks in the game that are more important than any other, and you'll need to know how to do both well in order to get through the game in one piece.
The two important tasks are fighting and driving. Moving Vito around through the environment is easy, but when you have to drive and fight, things get a little more complicated. Be sure that you master how to do both as soon as you're able to in the game. Thankfully, the game peppers you with tutorials as you move through the early chapters, so you'll learn how to handle Vito in both hand-to-hand combat situations, as well as luckier (and more frequent) situations when you're strapped with a firearm. And since Mafia II is a (pseudo-)sandbox game with a vast environment to traverse through and explore, learning to drive properly is integral to your success. Veterans of games like Grand Theft Auto IV may be distressed to learn that the driving mechanics in Mafia II are a little less arcadey than they might be accustomed to. But Mafia II's driving mechanics are still in no way, shape or form realistic. So if you're not a Gran Turismo master, worry not -- you should still be fine in Mafia II.
You've learned a little bit about Mafia II's main character, Vito. And you've learned a little bit about how to "handle yourself" in the game as well, especially in terms of the importance of learning how to fight and how to drive as soon as possible. But why are you playing Mafia II, and what are you expected to do during the course of the game? Those questions are easy enough to answer. Though Mafia II is a sandbox game, it's also got a strict formula. Instead or running around Empire Bay completing task after task and mission after mission in a sort of non-linear fashion, Mafia II is organized into about fifteen separate chapters. Within each chapter, you'll complete a number of tasks that follow along a sort of strung-together narrative.
What this basically means to you is that you can approach Mafia II in a more predictable fashion that you may have been accustomed to in similar games, at least in terms of genre. Where things get decidedly more complicated is during each chapter when events culminate into any number of difficult or obnoxious tasks that must be completed. Of course, our walkthrough will be quite useful for you when you're stuck. But even though Mafia II's chapter setup might seem a little constraining, it's actually a point of convenience, too. After all, there are myriad collectibles to find in the game, as well as Trophies and Achievements that may require you to return to previous chapters. Without the chapter system in Mafia II, those Trophies and Achievements would be unattainable without an entirely new playthrough!
About Mafia II. Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn ...
Sep 2, 2022 · Mafia: Definitive Edition, a complete remake of the original game, came out in 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. While that version isn’t free, it’s for only $17.49 (65 percent off) on Steam ...
