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EDGE Preview: Mafia II

"We have done our best to keep in spirit with reality, but it's not our main criteria for Mafia II. Gameplay and fun outweigh reality." So says 2K Czech's Lucas Kure, senior producer on the sequel to the open-world period action adventure from 2002.

Fidelity to reality was perhaps that first game's most striking feature, occasionally at the expense of actually being a pleasurable experience. The cars' handling was perhaps a little too credibly rickety for the period in which it was set, and maybe the police a little too diligent in punishing speeding. You could even run out of fuel. How far the sequel pursues realism is a big question.

"We are in the middle of balancing gameplay where disobeying the speed limit is concerned," says Kure. "It won't be so difficult to get rid of the consequences. Players will be provided with alternatives to escaping by car to lose the police."

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MizzRock6365d ago

Grr sounds frustrating, if your trying to do a mission or w.e they are called,and your stopped by the police? Sigh...

knight6265817d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5816d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275817d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5817d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15816d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195816d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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10 Old Games With Outstanding Graphics

GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."

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ShwaaMan1201d ago

Bioshock still looks fantastic, one of my all time favorites.

Yui_Suzumiya1201d ago

Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 can compete with modern day graphics.

SonyStyled1201d ago (Edited 1201d ago )

Same as Killzone 2 and 3, uncharted 2 and 3, Infamous 2, Heavy Rain, Resistance 3

jasonismoney1201d ago

I wish this was entirely true, but you might want to load up Killzone 2 and Resistance 3 again.

SonyStyled1201d ago

@jason I watched some gameplay videos of KZ2 and R3 on my full screen. They are on par or succeed graphically to the first person shooters mentioned in the article that also launched on the seventh generation of consoles. Try the same and see what you think

cthulhucultist1201d ago

Killzone 3 was super impressive! I could not believe the graphics back then as I was regularly pausing the game to stand in awe looking at the surroundings! Resistance however did not impress me that much. Heavy rain is also another amazing graphically speaking game. It almost felt next gen

Fist4achin1201d ago

I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.

SonyStyled1201d ago

They did for their day. I recently played gears judgement with on the 360 and the draw distance was so blurry. The characters up close look great though

JEECE1201d ago

Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.

iNcRiMiNaTi1201d ago

It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good

JEECE1201d ago

In terms of art style it still holds up.

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Mafia 2 Definitive Edition Review - Taking a Hit - SP1st

Originally released back in 2010 for last-gen (PS3, Xbox 360) consoles, 2K Games has re-released Mafia 2 as part of the Mafia Trilogy, and has called it the “Definitive Edition.” Now, the question is, does this mafia go for the kill, or does it run out of bullets? Read on for our Mafia 2 Definitive Edition review.