Had this game been released about three years ago, it would've been good. But as a modern game, it's just average.
As I played the game, I tried to forget that it was released this year, and imagined how I would respond to it had it been released on the original XBox, a couple of years back. And with that in mind, I had an alright time playing the game. But then I remember that it is 2007, and there's no way in hell a game released in this day and age should look or play like this.
Made Man's gameplay is an unholy mix of Dead to Rights, Max Payne, Shellshock, Scarface, and kill.switch. You'll shoot gangsters, Vietcong, and the innocent if you so please. You can also take cover, which is actually one of the best things about the gameplay, though it's not implemented very well. The idea of cover is interesting because this game was being developed before Gears of War, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Brothers in Arms 3, and other modern games that feature the 'innovative' cover-system.
The game looks like a standard XBox game released in 2004, with nice textures that are easy on the eyes with their photorealism (though they're not as razor sharp as, say, Max Payne's). The animation is pretty poor, particuarly the facial animation. But the game looks appalling by today's standards. It can't hold a candle to modern PC games, of it's type or otherwise.
The game's sound is probably its best feature, the voice acting is good and the script is well-written and occasionally comedic. The music in the game isn't bad, but it's nothing noteworthy. The guns sound alright.
The game's story is also one of its best features. It's told very well and professionally, but is a tiny bit disjointed in the amount of different time-periods you'll be playing in. But it's interesting, with a similar storytelling device as Goodfellas but a story that's similar to Donnie Brasco.
All in all, Made Man is a pretty average game. It should really be priced at around £10 due to how dated it is, in gameplay and production values, however. But if you get past that fact that it was actually released THIS YEAR -- 2007, and imagine it was released when it was supposed to have been, then you might have a good time with it. Rent it first. Worth checking out if you like third-person shooting games and haven't had a gangster fix since Mafia.