The Godfather II PlayStation 3
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67 out of 100

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  • Summary: After being promoted by Michael Corleone to Don of New York, players expand to new cities, as they build up their families through extorting businesses, monopolizing illegal crime rings and defeating new families in an effort to become the most powerful mob family in America. To help players manage their empire, The Godfather II introduces "The Don's View" – an innovative strategy meta-game that allows players to oversee the entire world as they grow the family business. Using the Don's View, players will be able to build, defend and expand their crime rings, while keeping an eye on the movements and plans of the rival families. Players will also learn to master the business of organized crime by building a family of Made Men, hiring crew, handing out orders, and promoting their best men up the ranks. Set in a stunning open-world environment, The Godfather II expands on the popular gameplay mechanics of the first game and doubles down on the series' signature BlackHand control scheme, which now features even more visceral hand-to-hand brutality at your fingertips, introducing a new combo system, pressure tactics and executions. In The Godfather II, players fight alongside their hand-picked crew, who have their own skills and expertise. Each family member specializes in a specific field such as demolitions, arson, engineering, first-aid and more. As The Don you control the family, sending some of your men on missions while heading off into action with others. The combination of strategic organized crime gameplay and brutal BlackHand action promises to set The Godfather II apart from other open-world games. Play The Godfather II online multiplayer modes and become the true Don of Dons. Take your money, weapons, and crew from your single-player experience online and wage mob warfare against up to 16 players from around the world. Play as one of the family’s crew specialists and put your best strategies to the test as you take over territory and strike back at rivals. Earn upgrades and money that can be used in your single-player experience. [Electronic Arts]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 53
  3. Negative: 5 out of 53
  1. GamePro
    100
    It isn't the best open-world game out there, but it does a sublime job of capturing what it feels like to be the head of a virtual crime family. [Apr 2009, p.81]
  2. ZTGD
    86
    While it still isn't perfect, Godfather II is leaps and bounds above the first game, and one of the most engaging titles I have played all year.
  3. DailyGame
    73
    EA introduces some new gameplay elements and injects some variety, but it's not enough to keep the game from getting repetitive, and the overall polish isn't as high as it was in the original.
  4. GameSpot
    45
    Questionable design choices aside, the problem with almost every aspect of The Godfather II is simply that it feels unfinished.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. MohamedKhazaal
    10
    After playing Godfather I, I knew I had to pickup The Godfather II, and I'm glad I did. I recommend this game to anyone interested in action. The gameplay is fun and the storyline is great. The cutscenes look really good too. The game gets you to be a little strategic later on, so it can be a little tough, unlike other website reviews that said it was too easy.… Expand
  2. EoinF
    8
    Love it. Loved the first one, and now it brings back the exact same gameplay, something people who loved the first one wanted all along for it's sequel.… Expand
  3. PeterH
    7
    The Godfather II is a decent game. It's good fun for a while but it gets repetitive and a bit boring after playing for a few hours. If you finish it then there is not enough to make you want to play it again.… Expand
  4. RickS
    2
    Godtather 2 has dated visuals and terrible AI. The cities are small and dull. The controls feel clunky and awkward both on foot and in car. Voice acting is horrible. Definately some good, but not original, ideas that were not executed well. Having to take your made men online to upgrade their weapon licenses' was a terrible idea. I suppose they did this realising their game was too short hoping this would increase its longevity. The first game was amazing, I played through it twice on both the ps2 and ps3. If this game wasn't a sequel I may have been more forgiving but it's definately a huge step back from the original. EA hasn't let me down this much since Mercenaries 2. Don't mess up Dead Space 2.… Expand

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