Unfortunately Ver-kommertialisiert!

Yes, what can I say, long expected and with great longing; the shorter was the pleasure. After just 14 and a half hours of the credits rolled across the screen.
Counterplay value scarce.
Why:
Praise must be the title for the strong story. Initially difficult to understand with all the different characters, it is complex and atmospherically. But as already mentioned in other reviews, it is also very linear. "Go up, take order, carry out contract sleep" in between: drive or else nothing.
WHAT makes Mafia II is ansich very good, story, graphics, sound, but it's a whole lot too little of it. It's like a precious Restaurante: Mini Portion on cup coaster with super taste.

Mafia I had not many open-world elements (no?), But it was still more varied (eg, car racing, Free Ride mode), which is also due to the larger game map.
It lacks the successor and the Free Ride mode, one is with the story through, it was easy. One can not even cruising with the individualized truck through town and mess with the police more. What is then actually in my garage?

For mafia "Download Download Content" option II from the Main menu. Very very bad just armseelig. Unfortunately, the game was almost designed only to making money again later. I'm missing here simply the love of the game, you could see in Mafia I infatuation to the last detail, so shines Mafia II by the greed of the publisher. I fear that this is not even emanated from the Studion developers, but all expanding elements have been taken out in retrospect, to bring them a fee afterwards. Thus, Mafia II only half a game, because it lacks so many ways.
Also, I ask myself: What am I doing when I did not have internet at my X-Box? The game please just leave on the shelf!

It is certainly a good game, but the kommertialisierung is under all. Who wants to play Mafia II really intense, should be aware that he again must be at least 30 to schedule for download content in addition to the purchase price, up to the game is really a lot to begin with. Therefore, I advise a buy from! Go to the video store, there are two leit days out. That's enough to make it unfortunately completely play through and saw almost everything.
For the PC you have to add to this the Steam binding consider what makes a resell nearly impossible. And where Steam is quite questionable anyway.

As a GTA killer born, died as a castrated download content Verarsche for me.
Pity! (I just play back the I'er)