My biggest complaint involves the mission timer and the lack of checkpoints. Even if the gameplay doesn't vary much from the original Mafia II, there's no question that the voice acting is spot-on and there are a few new set pieces worth checking out (including an inspired shootout at a supermarket).īut even with the interesting set-up and good voice cast, a lot of puzzling gameplay decisions bring this expansion pack down. There are boring side quests, seedy characters to deal with and plenty of high drama that can only be resolved with wanton violence. Sadly, it doesn't take long before everything reverts to your usual paint-by-numbers open-world adventure game.įor ten dollars, players are treated to a good sized adventure full of all the trappings you expect from this type of game. For a few seconds I was invested in this series like I had never been before. The atmosphere is thick, and not just because of the snow that lines the streets, trees and cars. As I skidded my way through the snow-covered world, I started to believe that the developers had figured out a way to make Mafia II a compelling action game. Joe's Adventure may not be the most original open-world action game, but it does a reasonable job filling in a missing decade from Vito's story.įor the first hour I was riveted. This means that this tubby hero will need to run a lot of errands for some lowlife characters. But now he's back, and Joe is ready to climb up the ladder and return to being the go-to guy everybody can count on. Unfortunately, in doing so he's run out of town and forced to stay hidden.
Joe Barbaro has been brought in to help flesh out this world and give players another reason to dust off the game.Īfter learning of Vito's incarceration, Joe sets out on a journey to exact revenge for his friend. This third episode takes us back to a time when Vito (the lackluster lead character of Mafia II) was in prison. The first episode (The Betrayal of Jimmy) was a PlayStation 3 exclusive and I guess I missed Jimmy's Vendetta somewhere along the way. I'm starting to wonder if the events in that game were actually this forgettable, or if I'm suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Īlthough this is not Mafia II's first downloadable episode, it's the only one I've experienced. Not even Joe's Adventure, the newest downloadable episode, did anything to jog my memory.
I can recite entire passages from Red Dead Redemption, but Mafia II went right in one ear and out the other. Here I am only three months later and I'm stunned to admit that I remember very little of that game. When I sat at my computer writing my initial Mafia II review, I wondered how long the events of the game would stick with me.
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