Mafia I fans will have something that they’ll jump out of their seats when they get to a certain part of the game’s story, but you don’t need to know anything about Mafia I to play Mafia II. There are a couple of links to Mafia I, but you won’t really pick up on those unless you played Mafia I. JC: It’s a completely new story with completely new characters.

PSB: How will Mafia II be connected to Mafia? ( VesterDK) I haven’t played the first Mafia game, and I’m wondering if I jump right into the second installment, will I miss out on important story lines, controls or game play techniques? ( luckyinlove777) So you take reality, and you bend reality into what’s going to equal great gameplay. There are a lot of one way streets, and it’s not as much fun as it could be if you were driving around doing 90 mph in a convertable blasting 1950’s rock ‘n’ roll. But when you do New York you have to do it right, and it has to be exact, and you’ll get some psychopaths on the forums who’ll take a map of New York City, and a map of your game and point out everything that you did wrong and bad and why go through that? And also, if you’ve ever driven through New York, it’s not the most gameplay-driving-friendly city. Jack Scalici: It’s New York, with a little bit of influence of Chicago, with a bit of San Francisco mixed in there. PlayStation.Blog: Why go with Empire Bay instead of New York City? Since there isn’t enough in there for me to mix margaritas for all of you, I’ll just cut straight to the interview. After speaking with Director of Creative Production Jack Scalici, I left with those answers… and a tommy gun filled with tequila (seriously). Last week I attended a Mafia II preview event, armed with a list of questions you wanted me to investigate.

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