NowGamer:
"The game is played, as before, from a dynamic third-person action perspective much in the same way as Grand Theft Auto. Where Godfather II really starts to buck the trend, though, is through the game's tactical map. Zooming out of the gameplay in order that the flow remains unbroken, the map appears outwardly to resemble a citywide version of the classic board game Risk. Rackets and other business interests under your control are highlighted with icons in your family's colour with other colours representing the competition. As well as showing what type of business is at each location, the icon also shows the strength of its protection in the form of a mobster count. Taking over another family's businesses is a highly strategic affair. Do you go in yourself? Or send in a bunch of henchmen while you attend to other things? Do you risk leaving another of your rackets unprotected? Or is there greater risk in sending in a smaller force that could potentially be destroyed. Hiring, firing, promoting and building the might of your mob muscle now plays an essential part in securing victory."
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.
