<s>
Mafia	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Illusion	O
Softworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Lost	O
Heaven	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
1930s	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
taxi	O
driver-turned-mobster	O
Tommy	O
Angelo	O
within	O
the	O
Salieri	O
crime	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
complex	O
narrative	O
and	O
realism	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
both	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
2K	O
Czech	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
by	O
Hangar	O
13	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Hangar	O
13	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafias	B-Application
storyline	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
driving	O
,	O
mainly	O
easy	O
city	O
cruises	O
between	O
different	O
locations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
chases	O
and	O
races	O
;	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
third-person	O
on-foot	O
navigation	O
and	O
shooting	O
-	O
all	O
inter-connected	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
51	O
cars	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
can	O
be	O
driven	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
,	O
plus	O
nineteen	O
bonus	O
cars	O
(	O
five	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
racing	O
models	O
)	O
unlockable	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
is	I-Application
noted	O
for	O
having	O
comprehensive	O
damage	O
physics	O
on	O
nearly	O
all	O
vehicles	O
,	O
even	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
real-time	O
deformation	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
vehicles	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
pre-made	O
damage	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
takes	O
places	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
U.S.	O
city	O
of	O
Lost	O
Heaven	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
years	O
of	O
prohibition	O
in	O
the	O
1930s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
involves	O
two	O
major	O
mafia	B-Application
families	O
—	O
the	O
Salieri	O
family	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Morello	O
family	O
—	O
who	O
fight	O
for	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
rackets	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
mafia	B-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1930	O
,	O
taxi	O
driver	B-Application
Tommy	O
Angelo	O
is	O
strong-armed	O
by	O
Paulie	O
and	O
Sam	O
,	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Salieri	O
crime	O
family	O
,	O
into	O
helping	O
them	O
escape	O
an	O
ambush	O
by	O
the	O
rival	O
Morello	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
codenamed	O
Gangster	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
driving	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illusion	O
Softworks	O
initially	O
utilised	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Hidden	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dangerous	I-Application
but	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
LS3D	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
engine	O
did	O
not	O
fulfill	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
and	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
5,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
cinematic	O
inspirations	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
were	O
films	O
like	O
Goodfellas	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
,	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
and	O
mature	O
tone	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
put	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
police	O
officer	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
mafia	B-Application
;	O
this	O
was	O
reversed	O
when	O
Daniel	O
Vavra	O
took	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
writing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
2K	O
label	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
discontinued	O
sometime	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DRM-free	O
re-release	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
reinstated	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
as	O
more	O
realistic	O
and	O
serious	O
than	O
a	O
usual	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto-styled	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
a	O
positive	O
way	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
lot	O
like	O
GTA	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
much	O
bigger	O
city	O
to	O
explore	O
than	O
most	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
forms	O
of	O
available	O
transport	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
expansive	O
countryside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
living	O
city	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
reside	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
incredibly	O
realistic	O
vehicles	O
,	O
this	O
title	O
has	O
the	O
heart	O
and	O
soul	O
of	O
a	O
blockbuster.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
game	O
received	O
widespread	O
acclaim	O
,	O
the	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
were	O
considered	O
inferior	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
lower	O
scores	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
elected	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
and	O
Slovakia	O
in	O
a	O
survey	O
by	O
Czech	O
server	O
BonusWeb	O
when	O
it	O
received	O
3866	O
votes	O
out	O
of	O
13,143	O
as	O
every	O
reader	O
could	O
choose	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
vote	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Single-Player	O
Action	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Biggest	O
Surprise	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Technical	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
debuted	O
in	O
sixth	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
weekly	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
position	O
it	O
held	O
for	O
another	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
had	O
a	O
successful	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
premiered	O
as	O
September	O
's	O
top-selling	O
full-price	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Media	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
one	O
week	O
on	O
German	O
shelves	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
achieved	O
sales	O
between	O
40,000	O
and	O
50,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
maintained	O
an	O
unbroken	O
streak	O
in	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
monthly	O
top	O
30	O
through	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
point	O
its	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
totaled	O
roughly	O
150,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
early	O
success	O
,	O
Mafias	B-Application
momentum	O
at	O
retail	O
had	O
declined	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
by	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
collection	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
comprised	O
with	O
its	O
additional	O
story	O
packs	O
,	O
all	O
developed	O
by	O
Hangar	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
rebuilt	O
from	O
the	O
ground-up	O
,	O
with	O
developers	O
focusing	O
on	O
expanding	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
altering	O
the	O
setting	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
to	O
Lost	O
Heaven	O
,	O
doing	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
motorbikes	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
original	O
score	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
both	O
individually	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
part	O
one	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
Titanic	O
Mod	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mod	O
to	O
Mafia	B-Application
that	O
recreates	O
RMS	O
Titanic	O
.	O
</s>
