So I finished the game, “Mafia II”. Yep, I just beat the whole game. I thought the game play was pretty simple even though I was playing it on the Hard level. There was only one level that I had difficulty on which was Chapter 14, in the Warehouse area. It took me a while to get by that part, but I did it today.

The story is about a young man, named Vito Scarletta, who is a World War II veteran. The game is taken place in San Fransisco, California during the 1940’s – 1950’s. Vito is best friends with, Joe Barbaro who is a career criminal. If Vito wanted a better life and make some money, Joe dragged him into working for three different Mafia families. Vito is very much a hero in the game as he likes to stick up for good people and take down the badguys. While Vito and Joe are making lots of cash committing crimes, bad things would happen to them around the corner. Throughout the game is pretty much about survival and revenge.

My thoughts on the game? I wish the game play could be a little bit harder, but what I liked about the most was the storyline. The storyline can be very powerful and emotional in some parts. Good voice acting by the cast. The game was very violent and graphic. The game has female nudity but only in the Playboy magazines which Vito have to find. I couldn’t find all the Playboy magazines in the game, but maybe someday down the road, I’ll play the game over again and try to find them all.

There is probably going to be a third one because this story isn’t over yet. The next one will probably be taken place in a different city though. Vito Scarletta is a great character. I never played the first Mafia game ’cause that one isn’t available for the PS3. These Mafia games are similar to the Grand Theft Auto series. I really enjoyed, “Mafia II” a lot. It was a mind blowing game. I thought it told a powerful story. If you like Mobster stories like I do, you would enjoy this one.

Score for “Mafia II” = **** (4 stars as in”excellent”)

Kev