This is the first and only "real" wii game I've buyed (not counting VC-games or SPORTS) and this is my first wii-review. And since this is my only game I've devoted alot of time in it and completed everything there is to do (40+ hours)

So here it goes. The game's storyline's straight off the godfather film. Which has worked well. Your character is the guy you never really saw in the films, the "thug" that carries out all the dirty work for the corleones. (drives michael after the hit, places the horse head in the bed etc) It's fun.

Gameplay: The framerates are really good, never really noticed any lags. There are however, load times but these are mostly short and did'nt bother me much. The Wii motion-controlles works really well. You need the nunchuk. When fighting with your fist you make simple boxing moves with your right or left hand. And when shooting you can either auto-aim or do manual aiming with the remote. It all works really well and is fun. There are also "execution-moves" that you can do if you get up close to your enemies. Love those!
Driving is really easy with the wii-controlls,

The game plays a lot like the GTA titles, but it also differs in many areas. Like GTA a you're free to roam the city and take a mission when you feel like it but here you'll mostly just EXTORT businesses or do ASSASSINATIONS or FAVORS in your spare time while in GTASA you could do cool vehicle-stunts or improve your character-stats etc. GTASA has A LOT bigger gameworld and more cars, but enough with the comparisons.

EXTORTING is pretty fun at first but gets old sometimes after you get the hang of it. But since doing it actually raises your weekly income you will still see the benefits in continuing taking over one tailor or bakery after the other (and unlocking the racket behind it)

ASSASSINATION missions are mostly fun too, and can be pretty challenging if you choose to try doing the "special" request (which can be to strangle the guy with your bare fists, or throw him off a roof) But it will earn you much more respect and money. But if you're lazy or in a hurry you could just "pop" him and settle for less. (I enjoyed the way you could sometimes grab the guy and give him a few words of good-bye before I killed them...)

FAVORS are by far the most boring of the "side-quests" and usually just involve driving someplace and talk to someone, or kill a few people.

There's is a simple "point-allocation" roleplay thing going on underneath the action which is used to give you better aim or hit harder, and unlock a few new moves but it's nothing new. Killing other family thugs, finding new venues, buying new safehouses, it all earns you "respect" which then buys you a point to spend. It's not very original but it sort of lets you choose between being a tough-guy or a business-guy. But a mix is probably the best choice.

GRAPHICS: Good graphics. Nothing revolutionary here, but the fire and explosions are cool. Long drawing-distance. Compared to GTASA I'll just say "it's different".

SOUND: Great sound. Film-music! Good weapon-noises and explosion sounds! Really really good!

VALUE: Well I've played it for well over 40 hours, but now the Objectives-screen is totally blank and I dont see any reason for replay. I could look at some of the movie-footage I've unlocked, but other than that, 40+ hours was what I got and that's value to me. If you're a godfather-fan you'll love this title.

TILT:
Final words is that this is a good GTA-style 3D-person that'll have you running and gunning for many hours! Well worth your money if you like these type of games of if you love the Godfather movies...

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