Mafia II
Mafia II is the 2010 sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.[1] It was released on August 24, 2010 in North America and August 27, 2010 in the PAL region. The game is set in Empire Bay which is a parody of The Empire State, the nickname for New York in the years 1945 to 1951. Mafia II was protested by an Italian-American group because they thought the game was portraying ethnic stereotypes.[2]
| Mafia II | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | 2K Czech Massive Bear Studios (PS3) |
| Publisher(s) | 2K Games |
| Designer(s) | Daniel Vávra  |
| Series | Mafia |
| Engine | PhysX |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OnLive |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | third-person shooter, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Other websites
- Mafia II's Official website Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
References
- "2K Games Announces Mafia 2, First Screenshots". news.teamxbox.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Thorsen, Tor (20 August 2010). "Italian-American group protests Mafia II stereotypes".
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