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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Rating:  66 reviews
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: crime-action-games
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
ESRB: Adults Only
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 11 - 18 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930046057
ASIN: B0009RWHUK
Release Date: March 24, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Preview
On the face of it The Godfather isn't an obvious movie to be made into a video game, what with it being more than thirty years old and staring a lot of middle age men in hats. On the other hand it is incredibly violent; and morally ambiguous enough to make an excellent period version of Grand Theft Auto…which is exactly what this appears to be. Although lots of missions from and inspired by the movie are promised you actually play a completely new character and control them over a period of ten years, between 1945 and 1955. During this time you get to take part in all manner of mobster type activities including managing protection rackets, assassination missions and full blown gang wars against the five different mob families in the game. Despite all the big name stars lending their voices and faces to the game it's actually New York that seems to be the main star with a highly impressive, if somewhat sparsely populated, virtual city. The graphics are excellent, although it remains to be seen just how much variety there is to the missions, considering the game can't really go to some of the more surreal excess of Grand Theft Auto. So even if this isn't quite an offer you can't refuse, it's at least looking like one to be taken very seriously. --Harrison Dent This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.
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| Customer Reviews:
 FANTASTIC February 16, 2006
Ben HO (Merseyside)
34 out of 60 found this review helpful
My bro got me this game from teh US a few weeks ago, and it is amazing. By far the best game at tho moment, and beats GTA by a hair.
Visuals: The graphics are brilliant, and if you are, or aren't a fan of the film, then you will still respect the effort and skill put into the game. 10/10
Gameplay: Not awfully good, but still quite good. If you are a Godfather fan though, this won't put you off too much. 7/10
Storyline: The story OBVIOUSLY isn't as good as the film, but is still pretty good. Fantastic V/Os make the game great and the story sticks to the film a bit. 9/10
Longevity: Played for hours, for days...still playing! 9/10 at the moment.
Overall: 10/10 easy
Quality gaming experience August 18, 2006
Mr. R. Maxwell (Notts)
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
First of all I think you should ignore the review by 'themanwithimpeccabletaste' his so called impeccable taste is somewhat tarnished by the fact that he's never watched the greatest gangster movie of all time. On to the game, I loved it! I thought the graphics were excellent for a PS2 game (especially a third person shooter), the cut scenes looked good, the characters moved like real people and they looked like the characters from the movie as well (for the most part eh, michael)
There was decent enough voice acting as well (again for the most part, cough, michael). As for the storyline well you can't really go wrong with the Godfather to work from, there are subtle changes here and there but that is mostly to do with that you play a totally imagined character not featured in any of the films, this can work well though, placing you in many of the films most famous moments without replacing any of the famous characters and in that sense it is cleverly done. That brings me on to what I like best about the game, the customisation of the character. Before you join the family you can make your character look like you want him to look and to be fair there are a good deal of customisation options to choose from, give him scars, moles change his facial features make him fat thin or in the middle. Also as you progress in the game you can buy him different clothes and give him new styles, you can also name him what you like. Yes the storyline is linear but at least you can put your mark on the game unlike gta which has a linear story and limited custom options. On to the gameplay, be warned it is VERY addictive, i found hours just rolling away and when i did stop playing it was only because i had to pyhsically tell my self that the amount of time i had played on it was getting ridiculous (im glad someone mentioned that it was normal to spend 40 hours completing this game because for me that is a long time to play a game) but i enjoyed every minute of it. Yes there is repititon in buildings etc but to be honest i never got tired of extorting, bribing, taking over rackets, killing rival family members, robbing banks, buying high calibre weapons from black market dealers, hijacking trucks, assassinating other family big wigs in hit missions, taking over businesses and warehouses and of course blowing up a family compound and wiping them off the face of the map and all in the name of Corleone! Also what i thought was a nice touch was getting to know some of the peripheral characters from the film you get to do missions with Clemenza and walk and talk with Luca Brasi. I know this game has it's critics but that is because they don't give it a chance, they don't appreciate the subtler aspects of the game, there are gliches and it is annoying sometimes but on the whole I found it to be a quality gaming experience and it has somethings a game like gta could definately learn from. P.S Really, how many types of cars were there in the 1940's?
Really really good May 20, 2006
Mr. L. Jackson (London)
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
I wasn't planning on buying this but saw it cheap and thought why not. Very glad I did because it's excellent! Bit of a GTA rip off, but in my opinion much better. For a start the graphics are much better. The storyline is much more involving, and I actually watch the cut scenes because I'm following the story, whereas with GTA I just wanted them finished ASAP. Personally I find the missions on GTA a real chore, and not particularly enjoyable (after a while I just end up driving around or fighting with people!), but the missions on this are really fun, and you cant wait to get on to the next one. Overall a really good game, and unlike the GTA games I think I will play this to the end.
the godfather (sacha) June 3, 2005
sacha
22 out of 126 found this review helpful
you come to me on today, the day of my duaghters wedding and ask for a review. the godfather will be based on the film with a GTA kind of playing system for example doing tasks for the don and what not till you run the town.
Don carleone
an offer you can`t refuse February 24, 2006
2e (notanemo) (london)
16 out of 56 found this review helpful
as a gamer and godfather fan, i am extremely excited about the release of a godfather game. But made by EA? um, maybe not. Thing is, being a big faceless corporation, ea can afford to make some good games (medal of honour and james bond to name a few,although the most recent offerings in both those categories were a little stale)and a churn out a load of rubbish.the biggest problem that i can forsee is that this game doesn`t seem 2 know what it wants 2 b, a gangster version of the sims? or a cheap GTA copy? leaning too far into either of these categories could b potentially lethal. on the face of it This seems 2 fall into the first category, with big names, great graphics and a "make your own mobster" device for some added oomph.many gamers may want to drag me to a neaby hill and stone me for saying this, but the latest GTA left yours truly a bit cold, heres hoping that this game proves to be the "capo de la tutti capi" of the genre
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