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I decided to bite the bullet and dig deep this afternoon (read: I bought Mafia).
At first, I was thoroughly disappointed. After the game chose the recommended settings for my system, which were quite high, I thought 'great', but then 'not so great' when the game absolutely crawled on the first mission.
However, after a bit of tweakage with the settings, I realised that it was the 'hardware T&L' that was doing the damage, as all the street lamps at night were giving me poor ol' girl a bit of a hard time. Now though, the game's pretty smooth 98% of the time.
Second thought was that the initial, taxi-based missions were DULL! Still, I suppose it's only setting a bit of background...it gets A LOT more interesting once you actually join the Mafia!
Gameplay-wise, everything is pretty top notch, first-class entertainment so far, although I can't help thinking it's basically the same as GTA3 (with more action indoors) and the general handling of the vehicles can be really irritating at first. Still, stick at it and it comes eventually. :)
At the moment, I'm on a mission called 'The W***e' (I think)...no prizes for guessing what's roughly involved in this mission. ;) Having a bit of a hard time taking out/evading all the guards in the building, but once you get yourself a sawn-off shotgun, things get a fair bit easier.
Oh, and for all the perves out there, you'll be glad to here the female interaction hots up a bit at times. Don't forget, this game IS a 15. ;)
At first, I was thoroughly disappointed. After the game chose the recommended settings for my system, which were quite high, I thought 'great', but then 'not so great' when the game absolutely crawled on the first mission.
However, after a bit of tweakage with the settings, I realised that it was the 'hardware T&L' that was doing the damage, as all the street lamps at night were giving me poor ol' girl a bit of a hard time. Now though, the game's pretty smooth 98% of the time.
Second thought was that the initial, taxi-based missions were DULL! Still, I suppose it's only setting a bit of background...it gets A LOT more interesting once you actually join the Mafia!
Gameplay-wise, everything is pretty top notch, first-class entertainment so far, although I can't help thinking it's basically the same as GTA3 (with more action indoors) and the general handling of the vehicles can be really irritating at first. Still, stick at it and it comes eventually. :)
At the moment, I'm on a mission called 'The W***e' (I think)...no prizes for guessing what's roughly involved in this mission. ;) Having a bit of a hard time taking out/evading all the guards in the building, but once you get yourself a sawn-off shotgun, things get a fair bit easier.
Oh, and for all the perves out there, you'll be glad to here the female interaction hots up a bit at times. Don't forget, this game IS a 15. ;)
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WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> I'm thinking of exchanging Sudden Strike 2 for Mafia tomorrow when I
> go to pick up Resident Evil.
>
> Is there a demo downloadable from anywhere?
Download the full game from KaZaA :D
> I'm thinking of exchanging Sudden Strike 2 for Mafia tomorrow when I
> go to pick up Resident Evil.
>
> Is there a demo downloadable from anywhere?
Download the full game from KaZaA :D
Can anyone help me do the racing mission, I just can't do it. I' m not good enough, I never will be, I need cheats, help me.
I'm thinking of exchanging Sudden Strike 2 for Mafia tomorrow when I go to pick up Resident Evil.
Is there a demo downloadable from anywhere?
Is there a demo downloadable from anywhere?
I'm more than eager to play the game, but I'm waiting until I get payed before I buy it, which is only a week or two away.
well i'll try out the other modes...and tell u cipro..but play hte game!
I read on Play that the game can support up to 16 players, and has 7 game modes including deathmatch and capture the flag. It'll probably be naff though, I would prefer it if players could go online and explore the city freely without game modes which may not suit a game like mafia.
Still it's good to hear the single player mode is great to play, while I thought GTA3 was fun, the mission stucture was just too repetative. Can't wait to play it now.
Still it's good to hear the single player mode is great to play, while I thought GTA3 was fun, the mission stucture was just too repetative. Can't wait to play it now.
i don't think it has multiplayer...but then i've only really concentrated on the main story
I hear this game has multiplayer support, has anyone tried it yet?
i've just completed the main story...and i think it is brilliant...unlike gta3 where i found the missions repetitive and dull...the missions in mafia get better as you reach the final climax....great ending too!
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