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Finally - A Game For Non-Gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 42
Date: November 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I know that the title of this review sounds strange, but I wanted to write a review from a little different perspective than most of the other reviewers of PS2 games. In short, I wanted to represent those of us out there who enjoy games on a more casual basis. Believe it or not, there are those of us out there who don't have weeks upon weeks to make it through a long and challenging game but, instead, just want to play, roam, and follow a story in a matter of a few hours. I have tried several traditional role-playing games and I can tell you that after a few times getting defeated at the end of a level and having to redo the same action over and over again, I grow quickly bored. In fact, I dare say that I have yet to finish even one game because I get so frustrated by having to repeat the levels. Well. I'm happy to announce that you don't have to worry about that with this game. Yes, it is very easy. But that is EXACTLY what I loved about it.

The Sopranos: Road To Respect plays like a movie, not a game. The levels and moves are very easy to complete and, as a result, you can probably get through it in a matter of 4-5 hours without having to re-do much, if any, of the action at all. And because the voice-over work is so spectacular - all of the characters being voiced by the original Sopranos actors - you never grow tired of the story, the dialogue, or the gameplay itself. This game has an incredible amount of dialogue and I guarantee that you will not be disappointed with it.

The game takes you through many familiar, and some not-so-familiar locations ranging from the Bada Bing, Satriale's pork store, Vesuvio's restaurant, and various other locations such as a porn studio, a hospital, a local gym, a rave party, an apartment building, and the docks. The scenary is accurately recreated, interesting, and fun. You advance through the game by getting fairly simple missions and essentially beating the heck out of most everyone in your path - which you can accomplish using objects from your environment or just with your own two fists. There is a lot of interaction with the familiar Sopranos characters and you will love the feel of being a part of the cast and of the show. Beating people up is, for the most part, pretty easy. But that's also part of the fun. You wouldn't feel too tough if you kept losing, now would you?

The graphics could, in my opinion, have been a litle bit better. There is a lot of realistic violence and even some gratuitous nudity, but the graphics are a little subpar in my opinion to what I think most of the gaming community will be used to these days. But the characters are certainly passable and definitely a lot of fun to interact with.

In summary, I'm sure that, although this game may not appeal to true gamers who really like to spend endless hours with a game, it will definitively appeal to fans of the show, most of whom are probably not a part of the die-hard gaming community. Please understand that I mean no disrespect at all to the gaming community or to those people who expect a game to be more difficult and last many more hours. I can, in fact, see how that crowd would feel very let-down by this game. But I also do not want their negative reviews to turn-off the more casual gamers, like myself, or to the fans of the show who do not want to necessarily be challenged by the game, but, rather, who just want to play through an interactive, well-acted episode of the show. For those fans, I guarantee that you will love this game. I know I did.

Perfect for Sopranos fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

They have all the cast members involved, David Chase was involved (check out the 'making of' special on HBO - it's PS2 so not as pretty as 360/PS3, but I think it's an ideal show-to-game adaptation.

Fun But Easy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well actually my wife bought this game for my birthday because I am a big Soprano fan. I only played the game a couple of times so far and it is fun to play but wish it could have been a little harder and a bit more involved. Don't get me wrong the game is good and fun to play and the voice overs from the original cast members are great, but it is not for the young ones thats for sure. I hate to say this but wish it could have been like Grand Theft only soprano style as it seems like every other game is using this format. Because you can't go around exploring and the missions are cut and dry with no option to do anything else but the mission. There is one enjoyable part where you can play Texas Hold'em with the Soprano crew that is just a laugh with the comments and all. All in all playing about two or three hours so far into the game it is fun and enjoyable but a little on the easy side.

The Sopranos: Road to Respect

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We enjoyed this game very much as we are Sopranos fans. The graphics are great and the story line is fantastic.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not bad at all..I was actually suprised. It is a pretty simple game to play..not too easy...yet not too hard either. Its nothing major like GTA, but it is def. a good game. I recomend renting first, and if you like it then buy it.

HUGE SOPRANO FAN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

HUGE SOPRANO FAN IN MY OPINION THE GAME WAS AWSOME IT WAS KINDA SHORT BUT IT WAS ENTERTAINING.

Playstation 2 - The Sopranos: Road to Respect

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The Sopranos: Road to Respect Collector's Edition

Grandson likes playing this game on this PS2

great and fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game was fun and great funny to just like the series. The way you talk to, you can either talk smooth normal or hard if you talk smooth then you gain respect but if you talk hard then you get no respect whitch is not a good thing cause if you don't gain respect then people is going to talk about you and call you out you no like the series. but this game was'nt that short it was a little but it was still fun and great.

Reason why it hasn't shipped yet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: October 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I myself just ordered the game and I am pretty sure Amazon has wrongly informed us that the game is already out. If you go to other gaming websites they put the games release date at November 7. So there is a good chance the game won't be shipping until around that time.

Nice game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very good in it's own way, not GTA. The story is different obviously as games that are made after movies or shows has to be different a little. Maybe there won't be free will, but we didn't get it and play it, just so we can free will. What ever happened to playing the games for the story? That's what this game is about. It's an excellent story with the same touch and feel as the T.V. show. I don't see why so many games HAS TO BE like GTA. "It's not like GTA". Obviously it isn't, it's THE SOPRANOS. Not every single shooting game has to be like GTA. Yes, GTA is good with the free will, upgrades and all of the cool stuff, but GTA will never be very good with the story lines. The Getaway, The Godfather, The Sopranos and other games like these out-star GTA when it comes to the plot of this story. The Sopranos is better than most Stories of GTA. I recommend this game.

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