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GTA IN THE 1940'S

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. It's similar to GTA in the fact that you have control to walk around the city and steal cars, but then again it is also much more then GTA in the fact that you extort tons of businesses, take over warehouses and complete missions that are much more involved then GTA. You should definatley but this game!!!

Fun, but only for two or three days.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot of fun at first, but then it is just the same thing over and over and over and over again. All the buildings are the same and the guards are in the exact same position every time. So once you win over one neighborhood, winning over the remaining four can be very boring. I still finished all the missions and hits, but 100% completion seemed pointless.

An offer you can't refuse

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I heard that The Godfather was going to be made into a videogame, I was skeptical. Movie based games either turn out really good or flat out bad and usually it is the later. However after seeing the reviews for The Godfather, I decided to go pick it up. I must say I was impressed. The game allows you to free roam through NY and the landscape is quite big. Unlike GTA though, this game is more focussed on taking over the city. By doing this you must buy out rackets, raid rival families' warehouses, extort bussinesses, and destroy rival mob compounds. If you enjoyed the GTA games, I strongly recommend getting this.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game so much! The killing in it is nice and brutel and bloody. The execution kills are fantastic. Not for kids. It's my favorite killin game. Although some of the buildings are repetitive the action movies and relavence towards the movie is quite remarkable. They show more then regular TV would ever allow lol.

Better than expected

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Classic movies are turning up remade into video games more and more lately (From Russia With Love, Scarface, Reservoir Dogs) with varying degrees of quality. The Godfather on the other hand manages to offer a bit more than the typical GTA style of play though, thanks to the labor of love put into the game by the developers to involve you in the world of the Corleone family as much as possible. You play as an all new character who is an unofficial enforcer for the family, and as you play through you get to see how seamlessly weaved you become in the story of Francis Ford Coppola's classic film. The game utilizes the GTA-style of gameplay, but not to utter ridiculousness. There is a small bit of strategy involved here throughout the game's legthy missions, which feature enemy AI that fluctuates between dumb and incredibly difficult. The game's interrogation system is unique, and the 1940's New York you travel through looks great. Not to mention that the main character models look very good, and the voice acting is great too. All that being said, the Godfather is not without it's share of flaws. While driving around New York is great, the insides of areas all pretty much look the game, while there is a choppy frame rate and occasionally glitchy camera too. That aside, the Godfather is a better than expected game that does it's license justice, and one of the all the more rare times that EA has put a lot of effort into one of their releases.

Very fun, although later to be overshadowed by next gen.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved the movie and the game is fantastic. I nought the ps2 a month after it came out, and have been playing it ever since. When the xbox 360 version came, i was a little nervous because i thought there would be major changes and I would have to go and buy a 360 to experience the new version. Only a couple minor differences were made. first, obviously, were the graphics. then also the interiors were more varied to eliminate that sense of deja vu in the ps2 and xbox versions. also, the clothes and character creation were touched up a bit. you could also recruit members of your family to help you like in gta. they could also act as triggermen while you were driving. then came the variety to [...]. instead of pressuring a business owner to give in, they could ask you to do a favor, which basically meant you went upstairs and killed someone. something that bothered me in the ps2 version was, although the actual character creation part was spot on, the clothes weren't that good. there was no variety, and it just had a couple shirts and pants, and some that could be stringed together in elaborate combos. but you would see for instance the capos, they would wear long coats with vests and stuff and im suprised that players couldn't do this in the ps2, but could in 360. But then that fateful day came where the ps3 and wii edtions were released and my joyful experience came crashing down. Basically they have everything in 360, times 20, with a lot of new content and material.
guess i better start saving for a ps3....................

Great version of Godfather, on par with Wii Blackhand Edition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just picked up the original Godfather this afternoon for the PlayStation 2, and thought that it was every bit as good, if not better than some of the other consoles. I do love the Blackhand Edition for the Wii, and find that mighty solid, but the PlayStation 2 version seems a little easier to control, despite the lesser feature set of the PS2 version over the Wii. For now, both versions seem to be about even in character. Worth playing this game, no matter the platform.

If you like the film,then you'll probably like this awesome game for the PS2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Being a Godfather fan,I just had to snap up this great game for my PS2(I bought the PSP version also)!!! It really put's you into a video game version of the film,totally awesome!!! It's bit hard to learn at first,but you get better as you play it!!! It even has original voice talent from stars of the original,Marlon Brando(R.I.P),Robert Duvall and a few others!!! Definatley a recommended purchase if your a Godfather fan or fan of action games in general!!! Other great classic movies that would make great games are The French Connection,Billy Jack,and Death Race 2000,hey,they made this one and From Russia With Love,you never know what will happen in the future!!! Two thumbs up!!! Five stars!!! A+

Get Ready to Go to the Mattresses!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

At first I wasn't quite sure what to make of this game. I've always been a big fan of the Godfather movies and a true purist at heart. But I have to say that this game is really a lot of fun! It uses the same basic mechanics as the GTA games with the safe houses, weapons, target locking, storylines and the stealing of cars. But the interactions with characters from the original movie and the cutscenes taken from the movie with your character in them is a cool treat.
And speaking of the character, I always love it when I can create and customize my character. With this game, you start off only being able to change the physical appearance of the character with the haircut, facial features and girth of the character. After earning money, clothing options become available as well.
The cars in the game are a little frustrating. They are all modeled after the cars and trucks driven at the time (1930's) which means they are fairly slow and about as maneuverable as a tugboat. The only difference are the roadsters which actually have some get up and go to them.
I also really like the fact that the game allows you to expand the Corleone empire by shaking down small businesses and taking out your rivals' hubs of operations like warehouses, docks and their own compounds.
This is one heck of an addictive game and one worth buying!!

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

That's exactly what this game says to me. I just couldn't refuse. That's for 2 reasons: I love the movies, and the game is NASTY. What a f***in game man. AWESOME. I like it better than the GTA games and Scarface. Maybe it's cause I'm such a fan of the movie. Maybe it's cause I'm Sicilian. But I love this game. I haven't been glued to the TV like this since Devil May Cry 3. The controls are great. Fighting and shooting are spectacular. Easy to get a hold on. The voice overs make it RIDICULOUS to listen to and watch, especially in the cinema scenes. Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall. The only thing is... WHERE'S AL PACINO!??! I would have SWORN he'd be in it. Michael Corleone is nothing like... MICHAEL CORLEONE. That's my only real complaint. WHY WHY WHY isn't he in here??? Anyway, back to the pros. The virtual New York City here is great. The cars driving around, the people walking the streets having conversation. The fact that you can rob banks and trucks is sick. Then there's the EXTORTION. WOW. I love running around extorting businesses. I love the fact that you can do things however you like. Talk to someone man to man (or woman). Smash up their shop. Smack the owner around a little bit. It's fun as hell. The mob face is awesome. I really think my character looks like me. The guns are crazy. ESPECIALLY the upgrades. I got my guns all leveled up and they are RIDICULOUS. The way you create your own character and you play a part in the storyline is fantastic. It's taken me 40 hours to become Don of NYC and finish the game. The only thing I have left to do now is find the rest of the film reels. But basically it's taken my 40 hours to beat the game. What the hell? I'll start from the beginning again!

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