Good game with defects

Mafia is considered "evergreen", and this title has it cope. A polished game with interesting characters, and a big city that credibly geared to all details of the 30s, and a tremendous atmosphere conveys.
By today's standards, the graphics are of course no sonderlicher Pops more what one but given his Betagtheit can not blame the game. Nevertheless, the graphics are not bad at all. Loving effects, smooth animation and with great attention to detail designed villages, keep a quite some time in a good mood.
Mafia has a solid all-round gaming experience. However, there are some criticisms.
The actually very supple packed in the gameplay missions, which was embellished with numerous twists and cutscenes, turn out of the gameplay side, unfortunately, be rather monotonous, and barely walk on the principle: "Go to Point X, kill all enemies, and find a certain object "beyond. The subject of "Mafia" would, probably had more to offer than just a blunt Andeinanderreiheung of "Seek and Destroy" missions. The only weak variety, are found in the missions in which it applies, a car in a certain time from point A to point B to bring. Nevertheless, as a Friend of shooters, one has always a lot of fun to Mafia. Anyone in Mafia though innovation and creativity in gameplay expected should runterschrauben his expectations from the outset.
However, the biggest for me gripe is the strictly linear story that does not allow the slightest deviation. The first time you play, this item stands is not particularly eye-catching. However, "Mafia" by the strictly linear gameplay hardly replayability. The city "Lost Heaven", in which plays Mafia unfortunately, little more than a lifeless backdrop. In other words, one does not have any interaction in this city. One can only follow the linear plot, without time to do something "on their own", because the freedom is equal to zero. While there is still the "Free Ride mode" which allows to die in all available cars through the city, but this mode is much more than just a stopgap, where you only a short time has fun before you lose interest, because apart from the possibility of "just driving around", this mode offers nothing worth mentioning. Real "stunts" are in Mafia impossible (one "dies" automatically when the car rolls over), and actually there are even in Free Ride mode a few cars that really make fun. Ergo: The Free Ride mode is not exactly the yellow of the egg.
Conclusion: Mafia is a rugged game with an interesting story. But that was about it. Who is looking for freedom, and numerous opportunities for interaction, will be more disappointed by the Mafia because Mafia tells his story, but nothing more. Due to the lack of interaction possibilities, it turns out to be ultimately unfortunately as a total 'one-game "with the motto:" Once through play, and then back on the shelf "
Too bad, because of the subject of "mafia" could have been rausholen a lot.