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Mafia
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2002 action-adventure video game
OverviewAI-generated
Mafia is a video game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers and Take-Two Interactive. The title was released in 2002 for the Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), and PlayStation 2. It features single-player gameplay and utilizes the LS3D engine. The game is categorized under the genres of Fighting, Shooter, Racing, and Adventure.
The original release received a review score of 94/100. A subsequent version, identified as 1.2, was published on August 29, 2002. In 2020, a version of the game was released on September 25 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series S/X. This later release carries a Mature ESRB rating and is classified as a Shooter and Action game. It holds a user rating of 4.24 and a Metacritic score of 78.
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Game data
Metacritic 78- Released
- 2020-09-25
- User rating
- 4.24 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
Mafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family.
- Released
- 2002
- Genres
- Fighting, Shooter, Racing, Adventure
- Platforms
- Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- LS3D
- Developer
- Illusion Softworks
- Publisher
- Gathering of Developers, Take-Two Interactive
Key facts
- Developer
- Illusion Softworks
- Publisher
- Gathering of Developers
- Directors
- Petr Vochozka Daniel Vávra
- Producer
- Lukáš Kuře
- Programmer
- Dan Doležel
- Artist
- Pavel Čížek
- Writer
- Daniel Vávra
- Composer
- Vladimír Šimůnek
- Series
- Mafia
- Platforms
- Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox
- Release
- August 29, 2002 Windows NA : August 29, 2002 EU : September 6, 2002 PlayStation 2 NA / UK : February 4, 2004 EU : February 13, 2004 Xbox NA : March 12, 2004 UK : March 26, 2004 EU : April 2, 2004
- Genre
- Action-adventure
- Mode
- Single-player
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Encyclopedic overview
Mafia is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2002, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. Set within the fictional American city of Lost Heaven during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.
Mafia received critical acclaim for the Windows version, with critics praising the game for its complex narrative and realism, while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions both received mixed reviews. The game launched the Mafia series, beginning with the first sequel, Mafia II, which was developed by 2K Czech and released in August 2010. Hangar 13 developed an additional three entries in the series, namely the sequel Mafia III, released in October 2016; a remake of the first game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, which was released in September 2020; and a prequel, Mafia: The Old Country, released in August 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mafia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.