Games like mafia 2

Mafia IIis an open world action-adventure video game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K Games. It was released in August 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows;Mafia II: Director's Cutwas released by Feral Interactive in December 2011. The game is the sequel to 2002'sMafiaand the second game in theMafiaseries. Set within the fictional Empire Bay (based on New York City), the story follows a gangster and his efforts to climb through the ranks of the Mafia crime families.

The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control Vito Scaletta, a war veteran who becomes caught up with the Mafia when trying to pay back his father's debts. The player character's criminal activities may incite a response from law enforcement agencies, measured by a "wanted" system that governs the aggression of their response. Development began in 2003, soon after the release of the firstMafiagame. At release,Mafia IIreceived generally positive reviews from critics, with praise particularly directed at the story, though the linear open world design was criticized.