<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hangar	O
13	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	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
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
Orleans	O
)	O
in	O
1968	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
former	O
criminal	O
and	O
Vietnam	O
veteran	O
Lincoln	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
crime	O
to	O
help	O
his	O
adoptive	O
family	O
settle	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
betray	O
and	O
murder	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
while	O
slowly	O
building	O
a	O
criminal	O
empire	O
and	O
seizing	O
power	O
from	O
other	O
criminal	O
organisations	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
began	O
soon	O
after	O
Mafia	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
release	O
,	O
but	O
initially	O
had	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
comprised	O
with	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
titled	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
pack	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	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
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
Lincoln	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
veteran	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
seek	O
revenge	O
for	O
his	O
adopted	O
family	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
murdered	O
by	O
local	O
mobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1968	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
,	O
a	O
re-imagined	O
version	O
of	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
being	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
and	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
maps	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
IIIs	I-Application
map	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
ten	O
districts	O
:	O
Bayou	O
Fantom	O
,	O
Delray	O
Hollow	O
,	O
Barclay	O
Mills	O
,	O
Frisco	O
Fields	O
,	O
Pointe	O
Verdun	O
,	O
Tickfaw	O
Harbor	O
,	O
Southdowns	O
,	O
River	O
Row	O
,	O
Downtown	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
French	O
Ward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
nearly	O
two	O
decades	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1960s	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
U.S.	O
city	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
cultures	O
including	O
African	O
Americans	O
,	O
Irish	O
,	O
Italians	O
and	O
Haitians	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
mostly	O
controlled	O
by	O
one	O
Mafia	B-Application
crime	O
family	O
–	O
the	O
Marcano	O
family	O
–	O
alongside	O
smaller	O
organisations	O
like	O
the	O
Irish	O
Mob	O
,	O
the	O
Haitian	O
Mob	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Mob	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Southern	O
Union	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
white	O
supremacists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
primarily	O
within	O
this	O
setting	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expands	O
the	O
setting	O
with	O
additional	O
locations	O
around	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1968	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
veteran	O
Lincoln	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
returns	O
home	O
to	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
his	O
surrogate	O
father	O
and	O
Black	O
Mob	O
leader	O
Sammy	O
Robinson	O
,	O
his	O
adoptive	O
brother	O
Ellis	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
Father	O
James	O
Ballard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
recovering	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
contacts	O
his	O
former	O
CIA	O
handler	O
John	O
Donovan	O
,	O
who	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
and	O
assists	O
him	O
by	O
locating	O
three	O
crime	O
bosses	O
that	O
also	O
seek	O
revenge	O
against	O
Marcano	O
:	O
new	O
Haitian	O
leader	O
Cassandra	O
,	O
eyeing	O
Delray	O
Hollow	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Dixie	O
Mafia	B-Application
;	O
Danny	O
's	O
father	O
and	O
Irish	O
Mob	O
boss	O
Thomas	O
Burke	O
,	O
whose	O
turf	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
rival	O
by	O
Marcano	O
;	O
and	O
exiled	O
Sicilian	O
mafioso	O
Vito	B-Application
Scaletta	I-Application
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Marcano	O
's	O
ranks	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Commission	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
betrayed	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
after	O
Marcano	O
's	O
nephew	O
took	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accepting	O
his	O
fate	O
,	O
he	O
shares	O
a	O
drink	O
with	O
Lincoln	O
while	O
explaining	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
regret	O
his	O
actions	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
only	O
tried	O
to	O
improve	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
and	O
get	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
crime	O
before	O
anything	O
bad	O
happened	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
Marcano	O
or	O
letting	O
him	O
commit	O
suicide	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
leaves	O
the	O
casino	O
and	O
is	O
greeted	O
by	O
Commission	O
consigliere	O
Leo	B-Application
Galante	I-Application
,	O
sent	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
attacks	O
against	O
Marcano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satisfied	O
that	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
vendetta	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
Galante	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
underworld	O
provided	O
the	O
Commission	O
receives	O
a	O
cut	O
of	O
the	O
profits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
outcome	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
actions	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
spawn	O
an	O
investigation	O
by	O
the	O
FBI	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Maguire	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
later	O
interviewed	O
for	O
a	O
documentary	O
on	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
James	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
others	O
who	O
knew	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
2K	O
Czech	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mafia	B-Application
and	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
top	O
secret	O
,	O
AAA	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
just	O
left	O
2K	O
's	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
after	O
completing	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
had	O
originally	O
been	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Hangar	O
13	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
left	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
creative	O
differences	O
with	O
how	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
stereotypical	O
Italian	O
mafia	B-Application
scene	O
and	O
represent	O
a	O
different	O
side	O
of	O
gang-related	O
crime	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haden	O
Blackman	O
indicated	O
that	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
will	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
ton	O
of	O
great	O
music	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
sixties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
titled	O
"	O
Family	O
Kick-Back	O
Pack	O
"	O
which	O
introduced	O
several	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
vehicles	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
game	O
entitled	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
Rivals	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Cat	O
Daddy	O
Games	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
demo	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
story-based	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
optional	O
side	O
missions	O
(	O
which	O
occur	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
DLC	B-Protocol
adds	O
new	O
vehicle	O
upgrades	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
eliminating	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
of	O
each	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Lincoln	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
additional	O
missions	O
which	O
feature	O
a	O
character	O
he	O
met	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
Faster	O
,	O
Baby	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
Parish	O
,	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
story	O
missions	O
related	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
storyline	O
focuses	O
on	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
help	O
civil	O
rights	O
activist	O
Charles	O
Laveau	O
and	O
his	O
daughter	O
Roxy	O
retrieve	O
incriminating	O
evidence	O
against	O
Sinclair	O
Parish	O
's	O
racist	O
sheriff	O
,	O
Walter	O
Beaumont	O
,	O
who	O
killed	O
Charles	O
's	O
informant	O
in	O
cold	O
blood	O
and	O
stole	O
all	O
the	O
evidence	O
he	O
had	O
gathered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Lincoln	O
befriends	O
a	O
marijuana	O
farmer	O
whose	O
farm	O
is	O
destroyed	O
;	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
DLC	B-Protocol
storyline	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
can	O
help	O
him	O
rebuild	O
his	O
livelihood	O
by	O
finding	O
marijuana	O
strains	O
,	O
then	O
cultivating	O
and	O
selling	O
the	O
plants	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
for	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Stones	O
Unturned	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
added	O
military-grade	O
weapons	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
missions	O
featuring	O
Lincoln	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
and	O
John	O
Donovan	O
teaming	O
up	O
to	O
stop	O
former	O
CIA	O
agent	O
and	O
Donovan	O
's	O
nemesis	O
Connor	O
Aldridge	O
,	O
who	O
stole	O
a	O
nuclear	O
bomb	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
ending	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Robert	O
Marshall	O
,	O
a	O
retired	O
CIA	O
sniper	O
who	O
turned	O
to	O
bounty	O
hunting	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
to	O
take	O
out	O
enemies	O
by	O
vantage	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
can	O
aid	O
Marshall	O
in	O
tracking	O
down	O
wanted	O
fugitives	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
by	O
using	O
a	O
nonviolent	O
dart	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Sign	O
of	O
the	O
Times	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
added	O
throwing	O
knives	O
,	O
a	O
bullet	O
time	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
,	O
centered	O
on	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
Ensanglante	O
,	O
a	O
satanic	O
cult	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
Pere	O
Sanglant	O
,	O
a	O
demonic	O
entity	O
which	O
they	O
believe	O
will	O
provoke	O
a	O
race	O
war	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
missions	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
DLC	B-Protocol
have	O
the	O
player	O
act	O
like	O
a	O
detective	O
,	O
investigating	O
crime	O
scenes	O
for	O
clues	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
Lincoln	O
can	O
renovate	O
Sammy	O
's	O
destroyed	O
bar	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
aunt	O
Lily	O
,	O
gradually	O
restoring	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Donaldson	O
of	O
VG247	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
 [ favorite ] 	O
video	O
game	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
some	O
gorgeous	O
presentation	O
,	O
an	O
amazing	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
an	O
interesting	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
2/5	O
star	O
review	O
,	O
Sam	O
White	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
say	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
disappointment	O
is	O
an	O
understatement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marty	O
Sliva	O
for	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
summarizing	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
3s	I-Application
strong	O
characters	O
and	O
confident	O
storytelling	O
kept	O
me	O
engaged	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
gameplay	O
rarely	O
delivered	O
anything	O
but	O
bog-standard	O
and	O
repetitive	O
open-world	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
a	O
bummer	O
,	O
because	O
Lincoln	O
is	O
an	O
incredible	O
protagonist	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Bordeaux	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
setting	O
thematically	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
've	O
been	O
great	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
put	O
to	O
better	O
use.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
58.7	O
%	O
more	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
development	O
at	O
Hangar	O
13	O
reportedly	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
groups	O
,	O
one	O
focused	O
on	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
building	O
the	O
concepts	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
Mafia	B-Application
IV	O
did	O
n't	O
last	O
long	O
as	O
Hangar	O
13	O
chose	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
instead	O
,	O
though	O
Hangar	O
13	O
reassured	O
fans	O
that	O
they	O
still	O
own	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
forget	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
(	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
2K	O
and	O
Hangar	O
13	O
)	O
registered	O
three	O
trademarks	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
trademarks	O
are	O
for	O
"	O
Mafia	B-Application
"	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
text-based	O
logos	O
only	O
differ	O
in	O
typography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
trademark	O
directly	O
mentions	O
Mafia	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
silhouette	O
logo	O
from	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
2K	O
announced	O
the	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	O
Trilogy	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
(	O
titled	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
III	I-Application
comprised	O
with	O
all	O
additional	O
content	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Definitive	O
Editions	O
of	O
Mafia	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
III	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
separately	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Hangar	O
13	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
fourth	O
Mafia	B-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
