Assim como o primeiro, um ótimo jogo. Com este, a franquia Mafia se tornou uma das minhas preferidas. Ansioso para o terceiro e ansioso para os próximos jogos, que ainda sairão.

O salto de gerações entre o primeiro e o segundo é impressionante, me perdi no tempo jogando. Fiquei impressionado com os gráficos, que são lindos demais pra um jogo de Xbox 360. A jogabilidade é ótima e, novamente, não aparenta ser de um jogo da geração que é. No entanto, Mafia II peca em diversos aspectos. A história é muito apressada e apresenta diversos personagens de uma vez. Poucas cenas são icônicas quanto as do primeiro jogo e o mesmo vale para os diálogos. A cinematografia é bem genérica - mas tudo bem, afinal, todos os jogos dessa época eram assim também. A cidade na qual o jogo se passa, Empire Bay, é meio morta, assim como sua atmosfera, que não aparenta ser de um jogo sobre mafiosos. Como principal ponto positivo, temos o protagonista Vito Scaletta, que é mais memorável e carismático que o grande Thomas Angelo (sem tirar os méritos deste, que também é um ótimo personagem).

A super-expected continuation of the series of games about the mafia with a self-explanatory title. The strongest point is the plot, the living world. The weakest is the expectation of something more from the franchise itself than a GTA clone. Is the game a classic at the moment? Absolutely.

Сверх-ожидаемое продолжении серии игры про мафию с говорящим названием. Самая сильна сторона - сюжет, мир живой. Самая слабая - ожидания чего то большего от самой франшизы, чем клон GTA. Игра является классикой на данный момент? Абсолютно.

In my humble opinion, this game absolutely does not hold up to the passage of time. I've recently completed a playthrough of the first game, and while it was the remake, I'm going to keep my thoughts focused on the story for the time, and have to say that Mafia 2's story is shoddy, disjointed, and its pacing is absolute ass. You'll spend 50 percent of the time just going back and forth between locations, and while the other 50 percent of the time there are shootouts happening, very often they are underwhelming both in terms of gameplay and story utility. The original was such an absolute joy to play, every character was interesting and easy to distinguish, but in this game, names and faces just kind of melt together. Everyone turns in gruff, bland, and forgettable performances, and even the character of Vito is such a wet blanket compared to Tommy Angelo from Mafia 1. I enjoyed this game as a teenager, but going back to the game nearly 15 years later has really shown me that this game did not age well, and to be honest, im honestly surprised the fanbase seems to love Vito as much as they do, because to me, there isn't a single endearing moment in this game. Not every reunion can be an enjoyable one, and while I have the definitive edition, I don't even like the game enough to pretend that I want to even try whatever lazy, trite DLC is packaged with it.

Gameplay - 9
Trilha Sonora - 9
Gráficos - 10
História/Campanha - 9

Nota - 9.25

Maybe not the perfect game by industry standards but it holds a place in my heart no other game has been able to take.
Mafia II is an excellent and interesting take on the ''mob lifestyle'' between the period of the 1940s and 1950s.
The more 'down to earth' tone of the game makes me fall in love with the narrative. It feels like what is happening CAN happen in real life (Obviously making an exception to the over-the-top action moments included for gameplay reasons) and it manages to create a gripping storyline throughout all the chapters.

For its' time, it was also quite surprising how much freedom you would get in, what feels like, a makeshift open world. Even though the game is not built around exploring the city, when you do get the chance to do so, it feels immersive and beautiful. Stores have weather appropriate clothes, the cars and their colors seem to change and adapt to the time period, the radio stations are precisely crafted.

Mafia II is an excellent experience in a niche gaming genre. To me, it will (probably) always be my favorite game of all time.