Worse than the first in every way.
1. have they played the first godfather? being 4 years old it STILL has better graphics than this, in every way.
2. are they playing the game on a 20" SDTV or are they just retarded?
this was released in 2009, same year as MW2. MW2 represents the top tier of graphical beauty, same as titles like Bad Company 2 and Metal Gear Solid. this game came from a AAA developer just like the others and it looks like it would have been more "at home" on the origional xbox ( remember that thing?). unexcusable
gameplay
the game is very easy unlike the first game where taking out the Barzinis was a challenge. the only challenge you'll have with this game is you not throwing the controller over how badly the cars perform. extorting buisinesses is still fun but it wasent as good as the first game, maybe because in this game theres only 1 person to extort in 90% of the places whereas in the first game it consisted of 1. the front (owner extortable) and once you break them they unlock the racket for you to extort in the same building.
i seen someone wrote about how confusing the building are and i agree, they are horrible messes to get in AND out of, especially the construction buildings and the "chop shops". to thier credit they took one hired henchman (first game) and expanded on the idea to turn it into a crew. would have been a good idea if done right. why not let the player set fires or plant bombs themselves? 1/2 the time i gave an order to plant a bomb someone in my crew went braindead and stood by it and died. cutting power, bombing holes through walls, setting fire to a bar, they are all just gimmicks and meaningless. why were they even there in the first place? it adds nothing to the game. the benefit system for controlling a chain of rackets was nice but then you have 4 mafiozos running around looking like a retarded "DOG the bounty hunter" with thier vests and bullet belts. there are many more ways i can complain about how much of a setback to this series this game was but ive typed enough. my final line is this.
play the 1st godfather and then play the 2nd and tell me which one plays, looks and controls better. you'll find the the 1st game should have been the sequal to this piece of s**t.
p.s
from the midpoint of the game on the dialouge started skipping audible words in sentences
ex. "why dont we just go and whack him?"
the game said "why dont.. go...whack him?"
may have just been my game but i doubt it, i have NEVER seen a game do that before. EVER