Mafia II Review: WorthPlaying

WorthPlaying writes, "For years, films such as "The Godfather," "Goodfellas" and "Donnie Brasco" have been the defining vision of the American Mafia. Brutal and glamorous all at once, the life of a "wiseguy" is the stuff of urban folklore. With the release of Mafia II, you'll have the chance to taste the life for yourself.

Ostensibly a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2002 PC game, Mafia, Mafia II is a sequel in spirit only. Characters and plotlines from the original are left in the past. Instead of rehashing the old, Mafia II introduces players to an entirely new set of characters and an entirely new set of problems. Spanning roughly a decade of time across the '40s and early '50s, the game chronicles the rise of Vito Scaletta from street punk to made man and the trials he faces in juggling the competing interests of Empire Bay's three crime families."