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OXM UK: Mafia 2 Review

OXM UK writes: "That Grand Theft Auto cocktail of cars, crime and a big city to fool around in is beginning to feel strangely timeless.

With their '80s and '90s settings, Vice City and San Andreas proved that high-speed chases set to Duran Duran or Vanilla Ice are every bit as awesome as contemporary ones, and when the original Mafia came out in 2002 boasting its curious 1930s setting, it taught us that a car chase can still be lots of fun even when it isn't high-speed and even when the cars can barely get up steep hills."

N4GAddict5366d ago

Damn. I was expecting more from this.

VINNIEPAZ5366d ago

Just give it a shot, my girl is playing it now and really likes it.

BubbleSystemSuck5366d ago (Edited 5366d ago )

so.. you enjoy your games acording the opinion of others? ("journalists")

SOAD5366d ago (Edited 5366d ago )

No, you're right jriquelme. Everyone in the world should completely ignore the opinions of others and spend 1200 dollars every few months on every single video game that is released because everyone else's opinion is completely invalid.

Rich people can go and spend full price on mediocre games if they want to.

Poor people have to rely on reviews.

Edit: You think people in forums are normal?

BubbleSystemSuck5366d ago (Edited 5366d ago )

i dont trust in reviews... i trust in forums, in normal people, not "journalists".

And if you are poor... just wait some time, read more about the full game experience, and buy it used.

And... you are very extremist

Edit: yes, i think. im in forums, and i am normal. just a gamer. I think you too.. and my and yours friends are normal gamers in forums.

Army_of_Darkness5366d ago (Edited 5366d ago )

As an average joe, working an average wage, I'd have to go by what the majority of review says about a game(cause I can't afford to waste money on useless crap!)... And So far, this game doesn't seem like its gonna be worth my $60...

Playerz85366d ago

I was expecting more from this too. I'm glad I didn't buy it. lol

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maniacmayhem5366d ago

Damn, must be a slow time in the video game industry if THIS game is getting approved this much on this site.

Kakihara5366d ago

I'll pick this up some time I guess but as of now I'm just too sick of shooting people. I want to jump through a few more portals or climb on the backs of a few more giant beasties or something, something interesting and creative.

Hades13375366d ago

Probably deserved based on my experiences with the demo, very mediocre.

knight6265441d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5441d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275441d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5441d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15441d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195441d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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10 Old Games With Outstanding Graphics

GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."

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ShwaaMan826d ago

Bioshock still looks fantastic, one of my all time favorites.

Yui_Suzumiya826d ago

Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 can compete with modern day graphics.

SonyStyled826d ago (Edited 826d ago )

Same as Killzone 2 and 3, uncharted 2 and 3, Infamous 2, Heavy Rain, Resistance 3

jasonismoney826d ago

I wish this was entirely true, but you might want to load up Killzone 2 and Resistance 3 again.

SonyStyled826d ago

@jason I watched some gameplay videos of KZ2 and R3 on my full screen. They are on par or succeed graphically to the first person shooters mentioned in the article that also launched on the seventh generation of consoles. Try the same and see what you think

cthulhucultist825d ago

Killzone 3 was super impressive! I could not believe the graphics back then as I was regularly pausing the game to stand in awe looking at the surroundings! Resistance however did not impress me that much. Heavy rain is also another amazing graphically speaking game. It almost felt next gen

Fist4achin826d ago

I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.

SonyStyled826d ago

They did for their day. I recently played gears judgement with on the 360 and the draw distance was so blurry. The characters up close look great though

JEECE826d ago

Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.

iNcRiMiNaTi826d ago

It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good

JEECE826d ago

In terms of art style it still holds up.

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Mafia 2 Definitive Edition Review - Taking a Hit - SP1st

Originally released back in 2010 for last-gen (PS3, Xbox 360) consoles, 2K Games has re-released Mafia 2 as part of the Mafia Trilogy, and has called it the “Definitive Edition.” Now, the question is, does this mafia go for the kill, or does it run out of bullets? Read on for our Mafia 2 Definitive Edition review.