<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Czech	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Mafia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	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
Empire	O
Bay	O
from	O
1945	O
to	O
1951	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
Vito	B-Application
Scaletta	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
Sicillian-American	O
mobster	O
and	O
war	O
veteran	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
power	O
struggle	O
among	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
Mafia	B-Application
crime	O
families	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
pay	O
back	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
debts	O
and	O
secure	O
a	O
better	O
lifestyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
particularly	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
restrictive	O
world	O
design	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
certain	O
features	O
present	O
in	O
other	O
sandbox	O
games	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
entitled	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
2K	O
Czech	O
's	O
successor	O
Hangar	O
13	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
D3T	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
to	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
in	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
Boston	O
,	O
and	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
during	O
the	O
mid-1940s	O
and	O
early	O
1950s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
shooting	O
and	O
driving	O
;	O
a	O
limited	O
melee	B-Application
combat	I-Application
system	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
punching	O
and	O
dodging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
map	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
overhauled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
exceptions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
and	O
a	O
cutscene	O
in	O
the	O
tenth	O
chapter	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
pre-rendered	B-Application
video	I-Application
clips	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
between	O
two	O
distinct	O
time	O
periods	O
–	O
1945	O
and	O
1951	O
–	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
U.S.	O
city	O
of	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
chapter	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
San	O
Celeste	O
in	O
Sicily	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sixth	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
a	O
prison	O
located	O
outside	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
sees	O
the	O
city	O
divided	O
between	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
criminal	O
outfits	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
mafia	B-Application
families	O
—	O
the	O
Falcone	O
family	O
,	O
Vinci	O
family	O
,	O
and	O
Clemente	O
family	O
—	O
a	O
Chinese	O
Triad	O
outfit	O
,	O
the	O
Irish	O
Mob	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
street	O
gangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
architectural	O
styles	O
,	O
cultures	O
,	O
public	O
transportation	O
and	O
landmarks	O
,	O
are	O
influenced	O
by	O
various	O
real-life	O
American	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Boston	O
and	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
two	O
respective	O
time	O
periods	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
The	O
Betrayal	O
of	O
Jimmy	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
's	O
Vendetta	O
,	O
also	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1950s	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
canon	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
Joe	O
's	O
Adventures	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
bridging	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1943	O
,	O
Sicilian	O
immigrant	O
Vito	B-Application
Scaletta	I-Application
is	O
arrested	O
during	O
a	O
robbery	O
and	O
opts	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
to	O
avoid	O
prison	O
time	O
,	O
being	O
enlisted	O
in	O
the	O
504th	O
Parachute	O
Infantry	O
Regiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vito	O
first	O
experiences	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
when	O
an	O
operation	O
in	O
Sicily	O
goes	O
awry	O
,	O
and	O
Don	O
Calò	O
arrives	O
,	O
ordering	O
the	O
Italian	O
soldiers	O
to	O
stand	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1945	O
,	O
Vito	O
returns	O
home	O
on	O
leave	O
to	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
accomplice	O
Joe	B-Application
Barbaro	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
joined	O
the	O
Clemente	B-Application
crime	I-Application
family	I-Application
in	O
his	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
supplies	O
Vito	O
with	O
counterfeit	B-General_Concept
discharge	O
papers	O
and	O
introduces	O
him	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
contacts	O
for	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
his	O
late	O
father	O
left	O
the	O
family	O
in	O
debt	O
to	O
a	O
loan	O
shark	O
,	O
Vito	O
seeks	O
work	O
with	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
former	O
employer	O
,	O
Derek	O
Pappalardo	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
ties	O
with	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
he	O
carries	O
out	O
several	O
jobs	O
alongside	O
Joe	O
and	O
Henry	B-Application
Tomasino	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Clemente	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
,	O
securing	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
pay	O
off	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indebted	O
to	O
loan	O
shark	O
Bruno	O
Levine	O
,	O
whose	O
money	O
they	O
borrowed	O
for	O
the	O
heroin	O
deal	O
,	O
Vito	O
and	O
Joe	O
take	O
on	O
various	O
jobs	O
to	O
raise	O
money	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
retired	O
mobster	O
Tommy	B-Application
Angelo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vito	O
manages	O
to	O
save	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
pair	O
learn	O
that	O
their	O
actions	O
have	O
sparked	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Triads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
script	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
,	O
following	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
was	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
IS	O
 '	O
LS3D	O
engine	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
first	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
debuted	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
on	O
17	O
April	O
2009	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Mafia	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
producer	O
,	O
Denby	O
Grace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
four	O
short	O
videos	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
showcasing	O
the	O
PhysX-based	O
cloth	O
and	O
physics	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Sheridyn	O
Fisher	O
,	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
Playboy	O
Swim	O
2010	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
official	O
ambassador	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheridyn	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
highlights	O
the	O
agreement	O
between	O
2K	O
Games	O
and	O
Playboy	O
magazine	O
to	O
use	O
50	O
of	O
their	O
vintage	O
covers	O
and	O
Centerfolds	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
collectibles	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
August	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
August	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
26	O
August	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
27	O
August	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
digital	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
suspended	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
digital	O
retailers	O
for	O
unexplained	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
restored	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
1	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renegade	O
Pack	O
containing	O
two	O
sports	O
cars	O
and	O
two	O
jackets	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Greaser	O
Pack	O
featuring	O
two	O
hot-rods	O
and	O
two	O
suits	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
Best	O
Buy	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
pre-order	O
packs	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
as	O
game	O
add-ons	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
subject	O
to	O
controversy	O
on	O
2K	O
's	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
forums	O
when	O
2K	O
's	O
interactive	O
marketing	O
manager	O
Elizabeth	O
Tobey	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
be	O
missing	O
certain	O
graphical	O
details	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
including	O
three	O
dimensional	O
grass	O
,	O
pools	O
of	O
blood	O
forming	O
under	O
dead	O
bodies	O
and	O
realistic	O
cloth	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
the	O
same	O
or	O
higher	O
review	O
scores	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
and	O
Nowgamer	O
(	O
sites	O
that	O
review	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
normal	O
practice	O
of	O
reviewing	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Betrayal	O
of	O
Jimmy	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
2010	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
are	O
structured	O
in	O
a	O
non-linear	O
manner	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
a	O
score	O
attack	O
feature	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
earn	O
points	O
for	O
doing	O
certain	O
actions	O
;	O
both	O
features	O
would	O
return	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
contains	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Waybar	O
Hot	O
Rod	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jimmy	O
's	O
Vendetta	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
7	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
contains	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Police	O
Bus	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
's	O
Adventures	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
time	O
periods	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
Joe	B-Application
Barbaro	I-Application
as	O
the	O
playable	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
Joe	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
in	O
1950	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
forced	O
to	O
go	O
into	O
hiding	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
hit	O
put	O
on	O
him	O
by	O
the	O
Clemente	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
combines	O
standard	O
missions	O
with	O
score-based	O
,	O
open	O
world	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
contains	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Delizia	O
Grandeamerica	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
steelbook	O
which	O
includes	O
9	O
items	O
:	O
Made	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Pack	O
(	O
two	O
classic	O
luxury	O
automobiles	O
and	O
two	O
"	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
"	O
suits	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
vintage	O
tuxedo	O
)	O
,	O
Art	O
Book	O
(	O
photo	O
album-style	O
about	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
CD	O
of	O
the	O
Orchestral	O
Soundtrack	O
(	O
recorded	O
by	O
the	O
Prague	O
FILMHarmonic	O
Orchestra	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Map	O
of	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
is	O
effectively	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
physical	O
edition	O
,	O
inclusive	O
of	O
the	O
Made	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Pack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
digitalized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
art	O
book	O
and	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
package	O
published	O
by	O
1C	O
Company	O
for	O
the	O
Russian	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
(	O
The	O
Betrayal	O
of	O
Jimmy	O
,	O
Jimmy	O
's	O
Vendetta	O
and	O
Joe	O
's	O
Adventures	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
style	O
packs	O
(	O
Vegas	O
Pack	O
,	O
Renegade	O
Pack	O
,	O
Greaser	O
Pack	O
,	O
and	O
War	O
Hero	O
Pack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
package	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2011	O
for	O
Western	O
markets	O
as	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
their	O
respective	O
budget	O
labels	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
this	O
full	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
unavailable	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
Western	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Made	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Pack	O
,	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
by	O
Twistbox	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Oasys	O
Mobile	O
;	O
the	O
iOS	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
Connect2Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
direct	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
largely	O
in	O
1938	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
centers	O
around	O
Marco	O
Russotto	O
,	O
a	O
soldato	O
in	O
the	O
Salieri	O
crime	O
family	O
and	O
the	O
nephew	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
's	O
gunsmith	O
Vincenzo	O
,	O
who	O
travels	O
to	O
Empire	O
Bay	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
kill	O
Tommy	B-Application
Angelo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
,	O
for	O
his	O
betrayal	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
possible	O
endings	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
one	O
is	O
canon	O
and	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
titled	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
19	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
had	O
their	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
updated	O
to	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
September	O
2020	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
including	O
all	O
story	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
remaster	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
8.5	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
exciting	O
action	O
and	O
uncompromising	O
mob	O
story	O
make	O
for	O
an	O
impressive	O
and	O
violent	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9.0/10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
era	O
when	O
video	O
games	O
are	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
relying	O
on	O
cinematics	O
for	O
storytelling	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
draws	O
on	O
the	O
rich	O
mobster	O
film	O
history	O
to	O
weave	O
a	O
gripping	O
drama	O
about	O
family	O
,	O
friendship	O
,	O
loyalty	O
,	O
betrayal	O
,	O
and	O
pragmatism.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
negative	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
John	O
Teti	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4/10	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
gets	O
the	O
last	O
word	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
myth	O
that	O
the	O
mafia	B-Application
is	I-Application
interesting	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
Ben	O
Croshaw	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
prevalent	O
in	O
other	O
sandbox	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
the	O
most	O
profanity	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
word	O
fuck	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
spoken	O
397	O
times	O
,	O
beating	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overkill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
removed	O
content	O
includes	O
cut	O
storylines	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
melee	B-Application
weapons	O
and	O
stores	O
;	O
various	O
players	O
have	O
found	O
leftover	O
remnants	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
particular	O
controversy	O
caused	O
when	O
a	O
car-destruction	O
mission	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
previewed	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2009	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
up	O
re-appearing	O
in	O
the	O
Joe	O
's	O
Adventures	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
leading	O
fans	O
to	O
wonder	O
if	O
content	O
had	O
been	O
withheld	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
designer	O
and	O
lead	O
writer	O
Daniel	O
Vávra	O
showcased	O
prototype	O
images	O
from	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
had	O
recently	O
been	O
uploaded	O
to	O
a	O
colleague	O
's	O
online	O
portfolio	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
campaign	O
in	O
Sicily	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
the	O
one	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonia	O
Alfano	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Parliament	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
Italy	O
's	O
association	O
for	O
the	O
families	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
victims	O
,	O
called	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
banned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfano	O
's	O
father	O
Beppe	O
was	O
murdered	O
by	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
quickly	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Mafia	B-Application
was	O
no	O
different	O
from	O
organized	O
crime	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Godfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
sequel	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
"	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
Louisiana	O
,	O
in	O
1968	O
,	O
seventeen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Lincoln	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
black	O
veteran	O
of	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
,	O
who	O
returns	O
home	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
his	O
former	O
gang	O
is	O
facing	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
stray	O
away	O
from	O
traditional	O
Italian	O
mob	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Mafia	B-Application
games	O
in	O
this	O
installment	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
features	O
an	O
Italian	O
Mafia	B-Application
family	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
callbacks	O
to	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Vito	B-Application
Scaletta	I-Application
,	O
who	O
plays	O
a	O
supporting	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
