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An offer that’s too good to refuse?: Mafia II Gameplay footage **UPDATED**

By Andrew Bryant, April 27, 2009 2 PC, PS3, XBOX 360

Not the best place too be, is it?

Personally, I felt Mafia was one of the best games ever made.  Sure, it had radical difficulty spikes, inconsistent visuals and at times stereotypically poor voice-acting, but the story was majestic and the tense gunplay & realistic driving model gelled almost perfectly.

7 years on and a sequel is nearly upon us – Set in a period spanning the 1940′s & 50′s, the game builds on the prequel by implementing a cover system (ho hum), recharging health (boo!) and a significantly improved engine, offering realistic movement & graphics without sacrificing  detail & realism (yay!).

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Mafia II Trailer

By Andrew Bryant, December 15, 2008 0 PC, PS3, XBOX 360

Mafia 2 LogoThe original Mafia was easily one of the best things to come out of 2002…  2K Czech Illusion Softworks magnum opus was a deliciously detailed video game homage too the Godfather – in fact, so good was it that it made the official effort (released 4 years later, in 2006) look like the total pile of shit it was.

2K released an exclusive trailer during the Spike VGAs which took place last night and it’s now (unsurprisingly) made its way onto the net.

Find it after the jump…

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