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Analogy--nutrasweet:heroine; mafia;GTA

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you're like me, you may be considering taking a chance on this game while twiddling your game thumbs in anticipation of GTA San Andreas (and DTing from too many replays of III & Vice City). Take my advice...don't bother with the placebo here. I am not an impatient teenager, but from the getgo the load times on this thing make Max Payne 1 look like fast forward. If you're going to rip off a great thing like the GTA line, why mess with what works? True Crime, no great game in comparison to Vice City, is a masterpiece of open play and nonlinear storyline compared to Mafia. To be honest, I only played half of this game...because I got bored with a lack of variety, one-strategy mission completion, and uncooperative controls. If you're really fascinated with the whole Capone/thirties gangster thing, maybe you'll find something novel here, but as a lover of the Sopranos, it's just not worth the $50 price tag, or even the $6 rental fee.

this game is sad! ):

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 36
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

people get killed every second of the game........it's just sad man, so sad...

Very Frustrating

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was gonna be cool like gta, But it turned out it was a mistake even to rent it. The games aiming is way too stupid, the auto aim option doesn't work so when your trying to kill your enemies its too hard. If you try to aim yourself it takes so much time your pretty much dead by the time you find your target. This game is just too hard to be any fun, the game just got me all pissed off. I dont recommend this game to anyone, but if your dead set on it, at least rent it first.

Game may rock on PC but it sucks as a PS2 Port

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've never played this game on computer but even if I had I wouldn't put a review based on a version for one system on a site given over to a different system which seems to be the case for the previous reviews on this board.

I've played the game for a few hours now and already I'm ready to just pack it up and write it off as a loss of $50.

Just a few of the glaring problems with this game:

1. The physical representation of Tommy (you) fades in and out of view constantly. One minute there you are, the next minute you've become the invisible man. The problem occurs without rhyme or reason but seems to be predominant whenever you are manuevering around corners and doorways.

It's disorienting to say the least and all too often it causes you to loose track of your position when trying to outmanuever enemies and results in taking damage or suffering a cheap death.

2. Damage is inconsistant at best - I'm sorry, but if I empty a full round of 6 bullets into a guy's head I expect him to fall over dead. I don't expect him to maintain full motor function, move to the side and then proceed to blow me away with just 3 shots when my health is at 100%.

3. Enemies are able to walk through solid substances as though they were ghosts. While sheltering behind a door I had one enemy just literally walk through the door with gun blazing. Pretty cool trick but I thought this game took place in 1930 and I don't think particle matter displacement existed in those days.

4. Enemies never miss. I don't want enemies that can't hit me standing still but if I'm dodging around or crouching behind a box, I expect a bullet or two fired from a revolver to miss hitting me from time to time. There's a difference between good enemy AI and just plain sadistic AI and this game doesn't make the differentiation.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. It's rare that I basically just say "screw it" on a game as I can generally find some enjoyment regardless. But the flaws in the PS2 version of Mafia put you at such a disadvantage in combat situations that it's better to walk away and save your money on something else.

The game may rock on PC but it blows on PS2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I don't think I've ever been as disappointed with a game I bought as I have been with this one.

I've played the game for a few hours now and already I'm ready to just pack it up and write it off as a loss of $50.

While the presentation of the story and the graphics (for the most part) are well done, there are just too many problems with the game design when it comes to combat that it greatly affects the ability to play the game.

Just a few of the glaring problems with this game:

1. The physical representation of Tommy (you) fades in and out of view constantly. One minute there you are, the next minute you've become the invisible man. The problem occurs without rhyme or reason but seems to be predominant whenever you are manuevering around corners and doorways.

It's disorienting to say the least and all too often it causes you to loose track of your position when trying to outmanuever enemies and results in taking damage or suffering a cheap death.

2. Damage is inconsistant at best - I'm sorry, but if I empty a full round of 6 bullets into a guy's head I expect him to fall over dead. I don't expect him to maintain full motor function, move to the side and then proceed to blow me away with just 3 shots when my health is at 100%.

3. Enemies are able to walk through solid substances as though they were ghosts. While sheltering behind a door I had one enemy just literally pass through the door with gun blazing. Pass through as in the door was closed and the enemy walked right through the "solid" wood. Pretty cool trick but I thought this game took place in 1930 and I don't think particle matter displacement existed in those days.

4. Enemies never miss. I don't want enemies that can't hit me standing still but if I'm dodging around or crouching behind a box, I expect a bullet or two fired from a revolver to miss hitting me from time to time. There's a difference between good enemy AI and just plain sadistic AI and this game doesn't make the differentiation.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents. It's rare that I basically just say "screw it" on a game as I can generally find some enjoyment regardless. But the flaws in the PS2 version put you at such a disadvantage in combat situations that it's better to walk away and save your money on something else.

should not be allowed to sell crap like this

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: February 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

seems like they put this crap out to suck money out of us,this game dosn't even compair to any gta or that type game,boy they really would stop making crap, if they let us bring these crappy games back.this one will be on sale for $19. soon it s___ks so much DON"T BUY THIS ONE you will be disappointed and don't fall for the phony reviews especialy the ones given before game was released !!!!!!!!!

crap

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: February 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This was the worst game i ever bought. The graphics are horriable and it took for ever to load. The words in the diologe don't even make sense. It is starange. This game sucks don't buy it.

Piece of monkey s***

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is horrible. The driving is horrible with a not to large variety of cars and the only good cars you can get are in the free ride. Also, when you crash or get shot in a car you lose health.There aren't very many weapons, and when you need a certain type of weapon you never get it. The game isin't very realistic either, you can shoot somebody with a shot gun point blank and watch them go flying back only to see them get back up and start shooting you. There is to much loading in the game to, you have to load about five times to get around the whole city. This is definitly not one to buy. It was another attempt at a GTA that failed horribly.

The Worst Game Ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst game anybody could play. The game's graphics were horrible-might as well give 'em to ps2......geez. The gameplay was crap, so fun driving an old car that goes like 5 mph just to drop somebody off. The thing that really pisses me off is that the cover of it makes it look to good. Really I mean you wanana have a good shooting-mafia time, but you can't when your driving your grandmas car the whole time........ I reccomend you not renting/ or buying this game, its just not worth your time...Unless your new at games and yer Italian then well....whatevr....I would give this a 0 rating but I can't cuz Amazon wont let me lol.

This Game Is Money Waste

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: October 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well first i was playing it.Then I found out that its terrible.I just felt like ripping it up and burning it but it wasnt safe

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