Mafia II Review

By Chris Hudak

When you're here, you're Family.



I'm not sure if it's catharsis or merely 'Saying Something'. It seems that for every game I appreciate that involves an out-and-out Good Guy protagonist—a morally-upstanding freedom fighter, heroic can-do plumber, or other well-meaning do-gooder fighting The System—there are at least three more games out there that oblige the player to be a ruthless, brutal badass—a morally-dubious…

  • Superb writing and dramatic presentation
  • Unflinching, mature, no-bullshit narrative
  • To everything, there is a season
  • Great soundscape and authentic soundtrack
  • Gripping, destructible-environment baddies
  • Hidden Playboy centerfolds
  • "Open" world not that open
  • Instances of empty-calories gameplay
  • Occasional hiccups and glitches

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Chris Hudak
Chris Hudak

Chris Hudak is a writer, former San Francisco Zoo penguin recorder, frequent-flyer junkie, self-proclaimed lucid dream expert, poolshark-in-minnow’s-clothing, “student” of all things Japanese, borderline alcoholic (see “writer”), video-gamer-with-a-life, and moonlighting, kinda-sorta actor in his copious spare time.  He writes weird fiction, and contributes articles to Playboy, Wired, The Toronto Star, and whoever else has money.  Chris is the protagonist of the Harlan Ellison short story “Keyboard”—no, really—and someday wants a house in Walt Disney World.

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