I played the demo and enjoyed it. I'mgoing to pick thus up sometime this week.

I finally picked this game up and it was worth it. It's super fun. It's funny you collect real life porn as collectibles in the game. You also get into quite a few fist fights in the game which is cool.

Yah, but the game's story is really, at least in my opinion, what makes playing the game worthwhile.

Chapter 7 was very boring.

And I won't spoil anything but Chapter 14 is by far the greatest...and the hardest, haven't beat the end of it yet.

But for anyone wondering there is only 15 chapters and A LOT of cut scenes, its more story/cutscenes than action.

WOuld love to play it, but my laptop is way outdated for this one...:S

I really enjoyed it. Am waiting to start my new job and have had two weeks off in between, I think I finished it in four days or so but I really enjoyed it!
Wide range of missions, the graphics are great, really enjoyable.

I would vehemently disagree with you there. The GTA series is really the best at it, they're much more versatile and I actually believe their narratives.

On organized crime itself? Yes. But on the mafia? No. IMO

I would agree with that but you gotta remember that Rockstar's games don't really focus on the mafia. They're either alot more general (i.e. GTA 4, which you could argue is about the russian mob but not really if you pay attention to the narrative) or they're very, very focused (the DLCs focusing on 1%ers and the "high-class" nightclub scene respectively). As far as how they protray the mafia I'd say they're spot on at Rockstar studios. I've never had an overt problem with the way they represent the various gangs of the world which is why the GTA series is my favorite in terms of crime-based games.

Godfather, Mafia, Mafia II I've always had problems with. Why is it that the games that focus on a very specific part of organized crime seem to have the most flaws?

Yeah Ludovico, I know what you mean.
GTA is by far my favourite series of games (closely followed by the Hitman series).

What I would love is if they made a new Sopranos game, a very improved road to respect for PS3 or Xbox 360.
That would be great...

Mafia 1 was epic, a true classic. Mafia 2 could have been a wonderful game, but it failed almost on all grounds except music and graphics.
GTA IV is a killer, i really like playing the missions for the Italians over and over again.

Mafia 1 was a great game, playing Mafia 2 at the moment, really enjoyed it at first but now it seems too exhaustive.

I would really like to see a game based around the mean streets era.

GTA 3, defiantly the greatest mob based game ever made.

GTA3? what mob is that? I never played GTA3

Based in liberty city like GTA 4. You hop around working for different bosses much like GTA 4. Much of the first half of the game your working for the Mob based out of little italy (St Marks in the game) and the red light district. Its old now, but a great game

If it has the same depth like GTA IV had with the Italian Cosa Nostra, then i would like to try it thanks

Uh, what about story? Mafia 2 story was fantastically crafted!

The story was ok, not so great as the first game. Like i said all over the mafia 2 forums. Mafia 2 had a great potential, but it failed in the end on almost all levels. Not to mention the crappy worthless DLC's. All we wanted was a "full" game like Mafia 1.

I just finished playing MAFIA II, and I gotta say, I thought it was great. Some of the missions focused a little too much on menial tasks (mopping floors, cleaning toilets, loading crates, WTF?), but the rest of the game is superb. Empire Bay is a beautiful city with loads of period detail, the dialogue and music are terrific, the graphics are incredible, and the story is awesome, as well.

People have knocked the game over the fact that there isn't much reason to explore Empire Bay due to the fact that there aren't any side missions. I don't think it's a flaw at all really. The story is great, and the fact that the developers decided to focus on the narrative rather than offer up a bunch of distractions made the story that much better. The game isn't perfect, but it's a solid 9/10, for me. I loved it.

I have played this game i like it. I have completed this game more than 3 time. But i never forgot my interest about this game and still love this game.

I have played this game so many time and i love this game.

i have also played this game soo many times and its cool as mafia war and gangster..

nice game.......

Could have rose higher in the organisation in the game like in chapter 11 becoming Capo so you can recruit guys from the Falcone family and free roam after chapter 15 but in all a very good game with a very good storyline

I dunno if you guys have heard but there's a Multiplayer project floating around:

http://www.m2-multiplayer.com/
or maybe:
http://mafia2multiplayer.com/

Altho I think it's the first one.
Pretty interesting stuff. My ModDB page said they jsut added IG graphical menus.

was the italian mob ever even in gta 4?

yes sure, i liked the italian mob aspect very much

i just got this game last week and this is the first game in years that i haven't lost interest in. i am about halfway into the story, and haven't started feeling like "what other games do i have? this is getting boring"

yeah agreed driving is weird but graphic details are perfect for a nearly 8 years old game smile

I'm waiting the Multiplayer Mode of Mafia I rather than Mafia II.. It will be hell of a fun

loved this game

Stuck on level 14. I've given up at this stage.