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Mafia

Mafia. Dmitriy Ansolis CIS487 9/27/09. Introduction. Title: Mafia Publisher: Gathering of Developers (aka God Games) Developer: Illusion Softworks Release Year: 2002 Type of Game: Third-person shooter Price (PC): $30-40 (originally ~ $50) System Requirements: PIII 500 96MB RAM

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Mafia

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  1. Mafia Dmitriy Ansolis CIS487 9/27/09

  2. Introduction • Title: Mafia • Publisher: Gathering of Developers (aka God Games) • Developer: Illusion Softworks • Release Year: 2002 • Type of Game: Third-person shooter • Price (PC): $30-40 (originally ~ $50) • System Requirements: • PIII 500 • 96MB RAM • 32MB video memory • 1.8GB hard drive space

  3. Overview • Mafia is a third-person shooter that takes place in the 1930s in a fictional city called Lost Heaven • The main character becomes part of the mafia, and starts doing various jobs for them

  4. Story • The main character is a taxi driver named Tommy Angelo • He gets involved with the mob (because of money), working for the Salieri family • The story is told as a flashback • Tommy realizes he doesn’t like the “gangster” life • He meets with a detective to tell him his story and help take down the Salieri family

  5. Player’s Role • The main character works for the Salieri family and completes various jobs for them, including car chases, robbing banks, shootouts...

  6. Installation & User Interface • Installation • The game takes about 20 minutes to install, and comes on 3 CDs • User Interface • The user interface is very straightforward, and shows all basic information such as amount of health remaining, the health of your teammates, map, speedometer…

  7. Gameplay • Gameplay mainly involves driving and shooting sequences • Somewhat similar to GTA – open world • Weapons and cars are provided by characters working for Salieri • A lot of variety in missions, different ways to complete the missions

  8. Scoring • There is no “scoring” • The game rewards you by giving you access to more weapons and better cars as you complete the missions

  9. Artwork • Cars look very realistic, recreating the style of the 1930s • City textures aren’t always very detailed, but generally good • Character animations and cutscenes are excellent for a 2002 game

  10. Sound/Music • The music choice is excellent • Music matches the time period • Played on the radio as you drive • Sound effects (cars, weapons) are very realistic

  11. Other Information • Special Features • Freeride mode • Drive around the city completing various fun challenges • Unlock new cars • Not part of the story • Manual • Descriptions of characters, weapons • Map of the city • Technical information • Bugs • Some texture problems

  12. Game Review • What is good about the game • Great story • Gameplay is challenging, involves strategy • Mission variety • Details that make the game more realistic

  13. Game Review • What is bad about the game • The game forces you to drive to your next mission • This often takes a long time and can be frustrating – if you exceed the speed limit, cops will pull you over • Little to do in the city • Sometimes too realistic • Some people complain about the save system

  14. Game Review • Often compared to GTAIII • Comparisons due to open world and driving aspect • The two games are actually very different • Mafia focuses more on the story and the main missions, and is more linear • GTA gives you tons of different things to do in the city, distracting you from the main story • Mafia is also much more realistic • The games shouldn’t be compared because although they look similar at first glance, they are actually completely different in terms of game play • Mafia is better than many third-person shooting games because of the variety of missions, interesting plot, and realism

  15. Game Review • Appropriate audience: rated M due to violence and language • Anyone who enjoys shooting games would probably like this game • Design mistakes

  16. Summary • Strengths • Great story • Challenging gameplay • Mission variety • Weaknesses • Player must drive to the next mission • Save system • The game is worth purchasing • How could the game be improved? • Allow the player to “jump” to the mission location, or incorporate the drive into the game/story • More to do in the city

  17. Mafia 2 – Coming Soon!

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