This may be an unpopular opinion but upon replaying Mafia 2 with the recently released Definitive edition a wave of laughter and great gameplay ensued and reminded me why I always remembered this game as one of the best I've ever played. It's not got a bigger map than GTA, infact it relatively small. It's not got better graphics than GTA infact they're not great. It's not got as many missions or things to do as GTA, Infact its a very linear story with only limited ability to explore. So what makes its just so good? The atmosphere that gives you a realistic look into 1950's America. The amazing characters and their unique personalities. The small things like pedestrians falling over on the ice making you laugh everytime you see some poor guy fall. The music of the era that I personally haven't heard in any other games, from the famous song "let it snow" to crazy songs like 'open the door Richard' and one where the singer is singing about "everybody eats when they come to my house" and lines like "the bolgnae Tony" which makes you laugh and sing along at the same time. The missions.... The great mix of missions keeps its fresh and the overall gunplay for me is perfect, that excellent blend of difficulty to find the target while also using a semi active lock on system works great. No review will do the game justice its truly something you need to have or will experience for yourself but for me it's easily... Very easily, in my Top 5 best games of all time.
Review of Mafia II
