Godfather II

[Tyla]

Disappointment.

 

I wanted to play this game for a while. When EA first delayed it, I was pissed. I played the hell out of the first game, so this one would be better, right?

 

My character from the first game died in the opening mission. Ok fair enough, someone has got to go. But I was hoping you'd at least get a tutorial featuring him, like in the first game with Luca Brasi.

 

"New York" is tiny, I think it's only supposed to be one borough of New York(like in the first game, Little Italy, Brooklyn, Hells Kitchen, Midtown". EA could of very easily let gamers have access to the freeway's that are in the city, which have cars driving along, and had a bigger, if not the same size New York as in the first game, seen as New York is the reason the main character has any sort of significance. If "Aldo" was the boss of the crew you are given to run, then where does Frank Pentangeli fit into the story? If Clemenza(and later Pentangeli) ran the Corleone Family operations "across the bridge, which I assume is New York from the 1st game), then what becomes of that territory when Pentangeli is garotted? Surely given the circumstances, Tony Rosato would have taken control of these area's, forcing you to take control of them yourself. So there's no reason EA couldn't have included the full size New York in the plot.

 

Florida was a nice change of pace from New York. It's the bigger of the three area's, and I think EA did a good job of recreating a 50's/60's Miami.

 

 

The storyline was ok, I guess. There were only a few missions though, most of them weren't story related, just taking over a crime ring or something similar. Personally I think they should have stayed truer to the movie. Did any one else notice the heavy lacking of characters from the movie? Where was Rocco Lampone, Al Neri, Willi Cicci? And Johnny Ola, Hyman Roth's guy. Going through the later parts of the storyline I just felt like Roth's bitch - Killling the Almedia in Florida, wiping out the Granado's, etc.

 

And what about Castro - The beard was seemingly dead from the headshot, seconds later to stand tall and defiant, and alive.

 

I've got no quarrels about the graphics, I think they are pretty good. I love Florida in the early morning, it reminds me of the sun setting in IV. The fighting is good, the arm break, the neck punch combo's. The only bad thing about the arm break is, it dosen't seem like it does anything to the person's arm, as they can hold it in the air, hit me with it, and fire a gun from it.

 

The Don's View and the Crew building aspects are the better things about the game, and when they do make a Godfather III I hope they expand on it.

 

I really hope they come out with some form of quality DLC for this, like a Las Vegas addition. A plotline is already there if you think of Johnny Fontane - it's just up to EA to expand on it.

 

7/10 from me.

[Flat Face]

this game looks hella fun but... it's bloody saints row 1.5... it just looks like a mod for saints row 2 lol...

[beavis]

this game looks hella fun but... it's bloody saints row 1.5... it just looks like a mod for saints row 2 lol...

Not really.

 

The game has some better features like the don's view, which basically gives it a tactical feel. You can customize your family, and I'm sure has a better story line than SR2. The graphics are a bit better. So if anything, this is like Saints Row 3.0.

[Tyla]

 

Spot the Miami Vice fan

 

I wouldn't say the game was like Saints Row at all. In Saints Row your working against the authorites, directly fighting them. In Godfather II your working with them, all be it for favors and such. As mentioned the Don's view and the whole crew specialties thing gives it a tactical feel, like will I take my engineer along to cut the communications or my bruiser to smash up the phones, or will I take my arsonist to create a diversion.

 

You can also pick your people's weapons. The whole working online for weapons licenses isn't my cup of tea though. I'd rather buy them in the game, for a heavy fee.

[Freakorama]

 

this game looks hella fun but... it's bloody saints row 1.5... it just looks like a mod for saints row 2 lol...

Not really.

 

The game has some better features like the don's view, which basically gives it a tactical feel. You can customize your family, and I'm sure has a better story line than SR2. The graphics are a bit better. So if anything, this is like Saints Row 3.0.

I feel that Saints Row 2 is a much more complete game than this.

 

it just seems so dated and half assed.

[Omnia sunt Communia]

As much as I liked The Don's View, it had one major flaw - time. I would prefer it if the Don's View moved in real-time because I'm sick and tired of sending my soldiers to take over an establishment only to have to exit Don's View and stand around until they finally take it over.

 

It would allow for alot more strategy as well - because you could organize multiple attacks and actually manage the fight from above.

[Algonquin Assassin]

 

it just seems so dated and half assed.

Same can be said for SR2, but atleast everything in this game has a purpose. Most of the things in SR2 felt like they were just added at the last minute, with no real reason to be there. Like half of the activities.

 

IMO GFII>SR2.

[Freakorama]

it just seems so dated and half assed.

Same can be said for SR2, but atleast everything in this game has a purpose. Most of the things in SR2 felt like they were just added at the last minute, with no real reason to be there. Like half of the activities.

If they're fun then why not?

[M. H. Hunter III]

it just seems so dated and half assed.

Same can be said for SR2, but atleast everything in this game has a purpose. Most of the things in SR2 felt like they were just added at the last minute, with no real reason to be there. Like half of the activities.

If they're fun then why not?

Honestly you're great on the money SR2>GF2. While gf2 was a decent time killer, by no means will i be playing the thing in 3 months time.

and those useless features of SR2 you were bashing on, whats wrong with them.

I thought it was brilliant to have the ability to car surf on an old ladys car.

Not to mention to go streaking past a bench full of the blue birds never gets old.

 

although maybe the game didn't make perfect sense with the respect only earned when i go around spraying sewage over ultor buildings and such, when i controlled half the city.

[Algonquin Assassin]

Honestly you're great on the money SR2>GF2. While gf2 was a decent time killer, by no means will i be playing the thing in 3 months time.

 

I don't know if I'll still be playing GFII in a few months time, but all I know is I got sick of SR2 in December, and haven't touched it since. I thought it was going to hold my interest for a long time, but unfortunately no.

 

One of the things that disappointed me about SR2 that GFII absolutely slaughters it IMO is the gang customizing. I was excited when I knew that in SR2 you could customize your gang, but I was very disappointed that you could only change the way they look, and what type of cars they drive.

 

Not only in GFII can you choose who you want in your family, and they all have different personalities unlike the generic idiots in SR2, but you can change how each individual looks.

 

Although in saying that I guess it's pretty hard to compare the two. GFII is more strategy based, and makes you think about what you're doing. SR2 is just for mucking around.

 

 

 

[Dingdongs]

The game is a disappointment to me. I beat the entire thing in 8 hours.

 

The story is repetitive, it's WAY too easy, things like cars break in a general way, unlike for example IV they break in tiny bits as the car gets broken, the car is smashed on the side in GF 2 when you brush against a curb, for example.

 

The whole don's view is OK, but again it's repetitive, I also hate how you can't climb on anything and you can only go up ladders, you can't jump, etc.

 

Bad game overall, 4/10.

[Algonquin Assassin]

The whole don's view is OK, but again it's repetitive,

How exactly is it repetitive?

[WelcomeToLibertyCity]

The game is a disappointment to me. I beat the entire thing in 8 hours.

 

The story is repetitive, it's WAY too easy, things like cars break in a general way, unlike for example IV they break in tiny bits as the car gets broken, the car is smashed on the side in GF 2 when you brush against a curb, for example.

 

The whole don's view is OK, but again it's repetitive, I also hate how you can't climb on anything and you can only go up ladders, you can't jump, etc.

 

Bad game overall, 4/10.

8 hours?! Geez you must have rushed through the thing! I know ppl that are going on 20 hours and haven't beaten it, but not because it's hard or anything, because it's a fun game to play through and take your time. Right now I'm on 15 hours and I haven't nearly beaten it. How the hell is dons view repetitive? It's a map with commands for your family.

[VCRules86]

He's definately rushing through it. It took me a little over 15 hours to beat it during my first run through

[SCAR.]

Just got the game and im wondering why it wont let me accept the terms and conditions, every time i press

X to accept them it just brings me back on to the same menu to accept them again please help

[TEoS]

I can recognize people's complaints about the GF games, they are, after all, technically sh*t. But they make up for it (in my opinion anyhow) with fun factor. I really like the satisfaction of taking over all the rackets, and in this game, building up a crew. I'm up to a Capo and 3 soldiers at this point and it's pretty cool. Just had a building bombed, so I'm a little butthurt about that, but now I want to get them back.

 

My only complaint is how it limits your progress by only allowing you X amount of people at a time until you reach certain story levels. I think once you beat New York, you should get the entire tree unlocked. Just my opinion.

 

Also, was anyone able to make their character not look like a douchebag?

[WelcomeToLibertyCity]

I can recognize people's complaints about the GF games, they are, after all, technically sh*t. But they make up for it (in my opinion anyhow) with fun factor. I really like the satisfaction of taking over all the rackets, and in this game, building up a crew. I'm up to a Capo and 3 soldiers at this point and it's pretty cool. Just had a building bombed, so I'm a little butthurt about that, but now I want to get them back.

 

My only complaint is how it limits your progress by only allowing you X amount of people at a time until you reach certain story levels. I think once you beat New York, you should get the entire tree unlocked. Just my opinion.

 

Also, was anyone able to make their character not look like a douchebag?

I was able to make my character pretty sweet, but I put alot of work into him. You get out of it what you put into it. Keep trying to edit him I'm sure you'll find something you like.

[?!=+_-]

I don't like my character, he looks stupid with horrible hair and a weird face, I prefered the first godfather man I made but I can't make him look the same. This game seems alright but a bit complicated for my lazy brain and that's why I like the first one more and because you could just do what people say and didn't have to think too much.

[Bizzare]

To sum it up the godfather II gives you the same feeling as when you ask yourself why, for the last half an hour have you been watching that black and white western late at night, or why you watching a program about the anatomy of the Bolivian dung beetle...you sit there and wake up out of your trance and think, wtf why am I watching this sh*t.

 

A terrible game, I completed turtles on the 360 bored one saturday morning, no not the cool retro arcade one, the new faggy one. I couldnt finish this.

[Darrel]

The game is a disappointment to me. I beat the entire thing in 8 hours.

 

 

Omg your problem.

 

Seriously, not trying to start a fight or tell you how to play your game but what do you expect when you rush through it?

[Creed Bratton]

I can recognize people's complaints about the GF games, they are, after all, technically sh*t. But they make up for it (in my opinion anyhow) with fun factor. I really like the satisfaction of taking over all the rackets, and in this game, building up a crew. I'm up to a Capo and 3 soldiers at this point and it's pretty cool. Just had a building bombed, so I'm a little butthurt about that, but now I want to get them back.

 

My only complaint is how it limits your progress by only allowing you X amount of people at a time until you reach certain story levels. I think once you beat New York, you should get the entire tree unlocked. Just my opinion.

 

Also, was anyone able to make their character not look like a douchebag?

My character looks like he came out of Donnie Brasco. Pretty cool.

 

Anyway, whenever any rival family bombs my business or takes one over, I find it calming and refreshing to kill a bunch of rival mobsters in retaliation. It feels like you're in a real mob war. EPIC

[Tyla]

 

Also, was anyone able to make their character not look like a douchebag?

 

To walk like a Bee-Gee you need to look like a Bee-Gee. It's a shame they didn't detail the Pompadour very well or I would have tried to recreate Silvio Dante. I also found the physical size option to be a bit to arsey this time around. In GF1, you could tweak it so that your guy was built like a tank. And is it just me, or do your "larger" soldiers shrink into stick-insects after you reload?

 

I've been thinking about playing through it again, but this time, I want to leave Tony Rosato and Rico Granado's alive after the events leading up to Mangano taking your businesses, and far enough into the story to have the Almedia Family baught out. I'll let them take all my businesses, and then work through them strategically. That way, there might be a bit more oomph to going through it again

[WelcomeToLibertyCity]

I just beat this a few mins ago, took me about 20 hours. This was the best game is have played in awhile, and I cant't wait to play it again. But this time I play it I'm going to leave my character as the stock Dominic.

 

Also, anyone who has beat it happen to know the song that plays during the credits? It has the lyrics "this is a man's work" in it I think...

 

 

[Pr0xy_fl00d3r]

Does anyone have a map for this game to indicate how large it is as someone in here said that the entirety of NYC is the size of Bohan, wether they were telling porkies or not I dont know.

 

Also, tell me some of the best aspects of the game, mention similarities between it and GTA IV, is there anything that is better than IV? what is "The Dons view" feature like? what are driving physics like? etc. etc.

[WelcomeToLibertyCity]

 

Does anyone have a map for this game to indicate how large it is as someone in here said that the entirety of NYC is the size of Bohan, wether they were telling porkies or not I dont know.

 

Also, tell me some of the best aspects of the game, mention similarities between it and GTA IV, is there anything that is better than IV? what is "The Dons view" feature like? what are driving physics like? etc. etc.

I'll take a pic of NYC map in a minute and post it. But I'll answer your other questions.

 

This is an excellent game. The story is pretty sweet. The missions can be a bit repetitive but you'll get by that while your busy with the great aspects of the game. I don't see many similarities between this and GTA IV they're actually quite abit different. Now for Don's View. It's a great way to keep track of your progress, your family, businesses, other familes and an easy way to upgrade yourself, your soldiers and your appearance. I love how in this game you can buy your upgrades instead of earning points to get them. Driving has definately improved since the first game. The only downside about driving is damage to your vehicle shows up to easily. It's not as good as GTA IV for driving but it's not a Saints Row 2 . Last but not least, weapons. There's still pistols, magnums, shot guns, automatic weapons and explosives as well. They also added rifles to this game, which is greatfor taking out rival family members on rooves. Also, there's still 3 upgrades for each weapon, yet instead of buying them, you find them in rival families businesses (and theres one at the Corleone Compound in NYC ) Overall, If I were to rate this game it would be 8.5-9/10.

 

I hope that helps. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

[Pr0xy_fl00d3r]

Thanks, Im just trying to get some mixed reviews of the game from various players rather than game reviews. I made that mistake with Assassins creed and Far Cry 2 (Single player is crap but I <3 MP), both games were sh*t and I only got them because reviewers said that they were awesome. Ive got to say Im getting closer to buying this day by day. I personally cant wait for Mafia II.

[Tyla]

 

I just beat this a few mins ago, took me about 20 hours. This was the best game is have played in awhile, and I cant't wait to play it again. But this time I play it I'm going to leave my character as the stock Dominic.

 

Also, anyone who has beat it happen to know the song that plays during the credits? It has the lyrics "this is a man's work" in it I think...

I think that is "It's a man's man's man's world" by James Brown, it's definatly in the game.

 

I also need help finding a song. It's played at the start of the cutscene at Richie's Tavern early on in the game, and also on the New York Rock Station. It's got two long guitar parts, a pretty good song that I would like for my Ipod. Was anybody else suprised by the soundtrack in the game? I thought it was definatly one of the stronger elements; Dean Martin, James Brown, and a lot of songs I don't know the names of.

 

The person who said New York is like Bohan in GTA IV is proberly right. New York is more of a tutorial city, it's main purpose is teaching you the value of "Front" businesses, which increase the income from your Rackets. Personally I think EA will come back and expand on the New York area in some form of DLC, as there are a lot of loopholes that suggest it's only a neighbourhood of New York.

 

Florida is nice and big, though. Cuba isn't massive, but it all adds to the diversety. The scenery in Cuba is good, there are many blocked off roads, burnt out cars, scars from the Rebel Riots etc.

[Creed Bratton]

Was anybody else suprised by the soundtrack in the game? I thought it was definatly one of the stronger elements; Dean Martin, James Brown, and a lot of songs I don't know the names of.

The soundtrack is bloody awesome!!! I a lot better then GTA4 and some other games I've been playing lately. I am astonished. If only they spent more time polishing the game, it would be perfect.

 

I need help finding a song too. It usually starts playing if you're on one of the rooftops in New York. It's only trumpets (or saxophone) and it's awesome!

[WelcomeToLibertyCity]

I just beat this a few mins ago, took me about 20 hours. This was the best game is have played in awhile, and I cant't wait to play it again. But this time I play it I'm going to leave my character as the stock Dominic.

 

Also, anyone who has beat it happen to know the song that plays during the credits? It has the lyrics "this is a man's work" in it I think...

I think that is "It's a man's man's man's world" by James Brown, it's definatly in the game.

Thanks for the help, that's a damn good song I might add

I was also surprised by the soundtrack in this game, I thought it was just going to be theme music from the movies but it has decent stuff in it.

 

[Rucke]

I early noticed that The Godfather I video game followed the original story much more than II. For example, the game start off in Cuba. In the movie that's like in the middle. Would have been cooler if the game followed the story more.