{"id":298,"date":"2010-11-02T23:56:57","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2010-11-03T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T16:25:28","slug":"mafia-ii-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"Mafia II Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mafia<\/p>\n

More than two\u00a0months had passed since Mafia II came out in late August. Yet it still remains one of my non-regret buy despite its poor reviews from top gaming websites.<\/p>\n

The storyline of Mafia 2\u00a0 follows an Italian on America soil who returned from World War II (yes, if you are a World War game enthusiast, you can get to use historical guns like Thompson, MP4 at the start of the game). He was released from duty with the help from a\u00a0 local criminal named Joe Barbaro, an acquaintance of Vito.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thrown into a new world where money is everything, Vito did not intend to stay on as any cheap labour and join the Mafia gang. He then starts earning piles of cash to help his sister who is in debt and finally ended up as a Mafia member.<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note: Check out a long 8 minutes gameplay of Mafia 2 in the video above. <\/em><\/p>\n

Personal Review:
\n<\/strong>The Pros:
\n-Fantastic storyline and cutscene
\n-If you like some extra content, the game features real 40’s playboy magazine
\n-Powerful voice acting
\n-Nice snowy and\u00a0 lively empire bay
\n-Anyone up for a tommygun spree?
\n-Love the soundtracks!
\n-Its not always a gun ‘chiong-ing’ missions, a good mix variety
\n-Fully customizable car
\n-Too much money to handle at some point of the game progression<\/p>\n

The Cons:
\n-Unlike GTA, the world\/shops\/gunshops is pretty much empty with nothing much to explore
\n-Clothing and cars do not stick with you as long as you wish it to be. The next thing you know, you will be in “pajamas” or taking another car(mission forced) for a wild ride
\n-The daily picking up of phone and ‘get change and go’ \u00a0idea just surprised me, that they actually expect us to do it
\n-Didnt like the taking cover mechanic, GTA has it.
\n-Cops are a b*tch at the beginning, but after the game progress they are just flies
\n-Cars maybe hard to control at the beginning, but as the game progress, its quite easy, so just stick with the brake and do not drift.<\/p>\n

Closing comments: Not fantastic, not bad, not worth to buy and keep but definitely worth to grab it via GameTrader.SG<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nMafia 2 – ‘Zheng your car<\/a>‘<\/p>\n

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