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SeriesMafia

Mafia II

Critic score6 critics
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First release
Aug 24, 2010
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Racing · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Fantasy, Historical, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Mafia II is a third-person action-adventure game set in the fictional American city of Empire Bay between 1945 and 1951. Players control Vito Scaletta through a story-driven campaign involving organized crime, navigating an open world on foot or by vehicle. Gameplay combines shooting, driving, and limited melee combat, with a wanted system that escalates law enforcement response based on criminal activity. The game features era-appropriate vehicles, licensed period music across multiple radio stations, and a cover-based combat system.

Also known as Mafia 2, Мафия II, Мафия 2, mafia2.exe

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Storyline
In 1943, Sicilian immigrant Vito Scaletta is arrested during a robbery and chooses to enlist in the United States Army rather than serve prison time. After returning home on leave to Empire Bay in 1945, he reunites with childhood friend Joe Barbaro, who has become involved with the city's organized crime families. When Vito learns his late father left the family deeply in debt to a loan shark, he turns to the criminal underworld for work, taking on jobs with Joe and various mob contacts to settle what is owed. After a stint in prison, Vito emerges in 1951 and rises quickly through the ranks of the Falcone crime family alongside Joe, securing the lifestyle he has always wanted. But as tensions mount between the city's rival factions, Vito finds his loyalties tested and his ambitions threatened by forces he cannot control.Read more

In 1943, Sicilian immigrant Vito Scaletta is arrested during a robbery and chooses to enlist in the United States Army rather than serve prison time. After returning home on leave to Empire Bay in 1945, he reunites with childhood friend Joe Barbaro, who has become involved with the city's organized crime families. When Vito learns his late father left the family deeply in debt to a loan shark, he turns to the criminal underworld for work, taking on jobs with Joe and various mob contacts to settle what is owed. After a stint in prison, Vito emerges in 1951 and rises quickly through the ranks of the Falcone crime family alongside Joe, securing the lifestyle he has always wanted. But as tensions mount between the city's rival factions, Vito finds his loyalties tested and his ambitions threatened by forces he cannot control.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 24, 2010
PlayStation 3
Aug 24, 2010
Xbox 360
Aug 24, 2010
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 3
Aug 27, 2010
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
16h
Completionist
51h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
world war ii - ww2, exploration, bloody, murder, organized crime
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At a Glance

Critic Score
73
Main + Extras (IGDB)
16h
Completionist (IGDB)
51h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 36,513 reviews in all languages, recorded 18 October 2026

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