Posted by: Aaron Lockard on August 21, 2007 12:21:15 PM
Highly anticipated sequel to deliver Hollywood movie style action and gameplay
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, today announced that it will publish Mafia 2, a sequel
to the original Mafia title that sold more than two million copies
worldwide and helped popularize the gangster genre. Featuring a deep
mobster-driven narrative packed with both behind-the-wheel and on-foot
action, Mafia 2 is the sequel fans have been clamoring for. The game is
being developed by Illusion Softworks, developers of the original Mafia
title, for next generation consoles and Games for Windows .
Like
the original Mafia title, Mafia 2 immerses players in the mob
underworld of a fictitious late 1940's-early 1950's scenario. Players
will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie
experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing
city. By fusing high octane gunplay with white knuckle driving and an
engaging narrative, Mafia 2 looks to be the industry's most compelling
Mafia title to date.
"As the original Mafia was a big success,
we are excited to leverage the power of next generation console
technology to create an all-new experience, while embracing the
elements that resonated with the previous game's fans," said Christoph
Hartmann, President of 2K. "The 'wow' factor of Mafia 2 is definitely
the benchmark-setting visual quality and action that you expect to see
only in Hollywood movies."