The original Godfather game was a solid take on the anti-hero genre, offering a wide open world to explore and fantastic production values. The game sold well, making it a given that EA would once again want to tackle the universe popularized by Francis Ford Coppola's beloved film franchise. The Godfather Part II once again puts players in the world of organized crime ran by Michael Corleone and his associates. This time, the game is poised to offer more of a strategy element than its predecessor, as well as an emphasis on letting you discover what it truly means to be a Don. GameZone recently attended a Showcase hosted at EA's Redwood Shores studio in order to get some impressions on the ambitious title.
In The Godfather Part II, you begin by creating a new character similar to how the first game began. However, this time around is a bit different, as your character quickly becomes imbued with the responsibility of running Michael Corleone's Miami operations, effectively becoming a Don from the get-go.
gamrReview's Xavier Griffiths: "Movie tie-in games have a reputation for being notoriously bad and shoddy, doing both a disservice to the original film and videogames as a medium. More often than not the movies that get adapted into videogames are high octane, action-oriented summer blockbusters and the aim is simply to extract as much money from the market as possible. Realistically no one expects games based on trashy films such as Catwoman, The Cat in the Hat, or Eragon to be good in the first place, but what about games based on films that have garnered recognition for the highest award in cinema?"
Gaming Update's CM Boots-Faubert takes a look at the newest list of online game servers that game giant Electronic Arts is shutting down, with a focus upon the online Achievements and Trophies that gamers will need to work on if they want to unlock them before the April 13th shutdown.
What the heck is wrong with EA. Some of those games aren't even two years old. Hardly even a year and a half some of them.
And they only JUST put that simpsons game on psn and xbl, and they're pulling the plug already?
Yeah I'm glad I got that as a PS plus game because I'd be pissed if I bought that
I think you may have got the wrong simpsons game, the one spoken about in the article is this one
http://uk.gamespot.com/the-...
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Ok now I'm not too upset lol. Plus the one I meant isn't even made by EA lol
Thanks
EA need to change their business tactics, it's obvious they are bleeding money even with all the sports franchises they hold.
The 28th of December hails the fourth instalment of Electronic Theatre's special The Twelve Games of Christmas series; every day for the twelve days of Christmas Electronic Theatre will be running through the best releases of each month of 2009. We're here to remind you of the games you should be looking out for in the 2010 January sales so that you can find the gems that you've missed. Today, being the fourth day of Christmas, is the turn of April 2009.
