<s>
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1974	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1972	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
non-canon	O
character	O
,	O
Dominic	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
initially	O
the	O
protégé	O
and	O
underboss	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Aldo	O
Trapani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
also	O
spans	O
into	O
Miami	O
and	O
Havana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
tells	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
intersects	O
with	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
changes	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
plot	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
did	O
:	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
material	O
concerning	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
Vito	O
Corleone	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
are	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
most	O
of	O
Aldo	O
's	O
actions	O
took	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
events	O
which	O
happened	O
off-screen	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
film	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Dominic	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
central	O
role	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
numerous	O
scenes	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
with	O
Frank	O
Pentangeli	O
during	O
his	O
attempted	O
assassination	O
,	O
he	O
accompanies	O
Tom	O
Hagen	O
to	O
see	O
Pat	O
Geary	O
after	O
the	O
prostitute	O
is	O
found	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
kills	O
Hyman	O
Roth	O
and	O
Fredo	O
Corleone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
actors	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
only	O
Robert	O
Duvall	O
returned	O
as	O
Tom	O
Hagen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
comprises	O
entirely	O
new	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
criticisms	O
included	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
,	O
technical	O
bugs	O
,	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
unimaginative	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Dominic	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
character	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
the	O
Don	O
of	O
the	O
Corleone	O
family	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Corleone	O
's	O
underboss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
subgenre	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clones	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
travel	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
freely	O
,	O
commandeer	O
vehicles	O
,	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
want	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
attacking	O
and/or	O
killing	O
innocent	O
civilians	O
,	O
and	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
storyline	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
leisure	O
,	O
spending	O
as	O
much	O
time	O
traversing	O
the	O
city	O
as	O
they	O
wish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
mode	O
of	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
melee	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
BlackHand	O
"	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
locked	O
onto	O
an	O
NPC	O
,	O
either	O
hostile	O
or	O
non-hostile	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
melee	B-Application
combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
extorting	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
element	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
"	O
Crime	O
Rings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
taking	O
over	O
every	O
business	O
in	O
a	O
diamond	O
smuggling	O
ring	O
will	O
give	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
family	O
bulletproof	O
vests	O
,	O
taking	O
over	O
all	O
businesses	O
in	O
a	O
drug	O
ring	O
will	O
double	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
income	O
from	O
each	O
individual	O
extorted	O
business	O
,	O
taking	O
over	O
all	O
businesses	O
in	O
a	O
chop	B-Application
shop	I-Application
ring	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
armored	O
vehicles	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
gameplay	O
aspect	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
squad	O
mechanic	O
,	O
whereby	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
directly	O
command	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
has	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
special	O
skills	O
;	O
"	O
Arsonist	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
set	O
fire	O
to	O
various	O
locations	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Demolitions	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
rig	O
bombs	O
on	O
cars	O
and	O
buildings	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Bruiser	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
smash	O
certain	O
locked	O
doors	O
and	O
perform	O
stealth	O
kills	O
on	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Safecracker	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
open	O
safes	O
and	O
certain	O
locked	O
doors	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Engineer	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
cut	O
through	O
fences	O
and	O
deactivate	O
communications	O
in	O
enemy	O
businesses	O
,	O
meaning	O
they	O
cannot	O
call	O
for	O
backup	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Medic	O
"	O
(	O
can	O
revive	O
Dominic	O
and	O
other	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
if	O
their	O
health	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
zero	O
during	O
combat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
is	O
hired	O
,	O
they	O
start	O
at	O
the	O
lowest	O
rank	O
;	O
soldato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
is	O
promoted	O
to	O
capo	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
granted	O
an	O
additional	O
special	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
rotatable/zoomable	O
isometric	B-Application
three-quarter	O
top-down	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
Don	O
's	O
View	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
examine	O
rival	O
businesses	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
many	O
guards	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
select	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
guards	O
to	O
place	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
businesses	O
,	O
send	O
family	O
members	O
to	O
bomb	O
or	O
try	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
a	O
rival	O
business	O
,	O
set	O
waypoints	O
,	O
organize	O
their	O
own	O
family	O
,	O
manage	O
their	O
finances	O
,	O
upgrade	O
Dominic	O
's	O
skills	O
,	O
promote	O
and	O
fire	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
,	O
and	O
examine	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
"	O
heat	O
"	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
aspect	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
favor	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
do	O
favors	O
for	O
ordinary	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
either	O
for	O
money	O
or	O
for	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
assassinate	O
rival	O
family	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Corleone	O
family	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
families	O
have	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
simply	O
shoots	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
hospitalized	O
,	O
not	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
permanently	O
eliminate	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
meet	O
his	O
"	O
kill	O
condition	O
"	O
;	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
be	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
way	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
thrown	O
from	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
car	O
or	O
killed	O
using	O
a	O
certain	O
execution	O
maneuver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
way	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
learn	O
these	O
kill	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
each	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
,	O
is	O
by	O
doing	O
favors	O
for	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bonuses	O
include	O
instantly	O
reducing	O
heat	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
instantly	O
healing	O
hospitalized	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
,	O
putting	O
enemy	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
in	O
prison	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
instantly	O
rebuilding	O
bombed	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
,	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
control	O
Dominic	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
made	B-Application
men	I-Application
from	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	B-Application
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
in	O
eight-versus-eight	O
man	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
are	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
standard	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
uses	O
their	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
's	O
skill	O
enough	O
times	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
gain	O
honors	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
weapons	O
in	O
both	O
multiplayer	B-Application
and	O
single-player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
cash	O
acquired	O
in	O
multiplayer	B-Application
is	O
also	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1958	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
elderly	O
mobster	O
Hyman	O
Roth	O
(	O
Danny	O
Jacobs	O
)	O
calls	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
Corleone	O
,	O
Granados	O
,	O
Mangano	O
,	O
and	O
Almeida	O
families	O
in	O
Havana	O
to	O
discuss	O
their	O
future	O
Cuban	O
business	O
prospects	O
under	O
the	O
cooperative	O
government	O
of	O
Fulgencio	O
Batista	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Michael	O
and	O
Tom	O
,	O
they	O
congratulate	O
Dominic	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
the	O
war	O
is	O
over	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
from	O
now	O
on	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Dominic	B-Application
Corleone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
note	O
,	O
he	O
spoke	O
mainly	O
about	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
mentioned	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
very	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greenwald	O
also	O
stated	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Godfather	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
also	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
;	O
"	O
the	O
open-world	O
engine	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
five	O
different	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Simpsons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
currently	O
,	O
though	O
timing	O
is	O
unknown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
make	O
products	O
like	O
Godfather	O
2	O
,	O
Army	B-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
--	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
products	O
that	O
appeal	O
to	O
that	O
older	O
customer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nothing	O
more	O
was	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
John	O
Riccitiello	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
commented	O
at	O
an	O
investors	O
meeting	O
,	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
[	O
Godfather	O
II ]	O
both	O
at	O
the	O
street	O
level	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
GTA-style	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
it	O
top-down	O
,	O
almost	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
an	O
RTS	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
strategy	O
of	O
the	O
boroughs	O
so	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
360	B-Operating_System
ran	O
a	O
story	O
featuring	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
as	O
yet	O
still	O
officially	O
unannounced	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
Scarface	B-Device
meets	O
Total	O
War	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
combined	O
with	O
RPG	O
and	O
RTS	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
EA	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
2009	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
first	O
showed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
non-playable	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
revealed	O
their	O
main	O
design	O
strategy	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
Act	O
like	O
a	O
mobster	O
,	O
think	O
like	O
a	O
Don	O
;	O
"	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
extortion	O
methods	O
and	O
shooting	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
include	O
an	O
element	O
whereby	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
entire	O
family	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
Robert	O
Duvall	O
was	O
reprising	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Tom	O
Hagen	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
and	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Al	O
Pacino	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
appearing	O
in	O
voice	O
or	O
likeness	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Michael	O
Corleone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
once	O
a	O
player	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
business	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
n't	O
lose	O
that	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Aldo	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
film	O
story	O
"	O
were	O
divorced	O
too	O
much	O
from	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
ensure	O
this	O
did	O
n't	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Riccitiello	O
explained	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
taken	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
February	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
too	O
cluttered	O
,	O
and	O
EA	O
felt	O
that	O
by	O
pushing	O
it	O
back	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
would	O
have	O
better	O
luck	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	B-Application
option	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
immediately	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
"	O
Don	O
Control	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
option	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
pre-existing	O
multiplayer	B-Application
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
EA	O
launched	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
,	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Crime	O
Rings	O
to	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
EA	O
opened	O
a	O
space	B-Application
for	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
service	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
space	B-Application
offered	O
users	O
five	O
poker	O
tables	O
for	O
No	O
Limit	O
Texas	B-Device
hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
em	I-Device
,	O
with	O
promotional	O
videos	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
available	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
EA	O
revealed	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
premium	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Pentangeli	O
Map	O
Pack	O
"	O
would	O
feature	O
new	O
Cuba	O
and	O
junkyard	O
multiplayer	B-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
shut	O
down	O
their	O
servers	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
contract	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
license	O
expired	O
in	O
2014	O
with	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
digitally	O
pulled	O
from	O
sale	O
from	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
63	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-nine	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
fifty-three	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seventy-two	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
good	O
dose	O
of	O
entertainment	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
holds	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
from	O
truly	O
becoming	O
a	O
great	O
crime	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
way	O
too	O
easy	O
"	O
for	O
both	O
action	B-Application
and	O
RTS	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
numerous	O
technical	O
and	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
;	O
"	O
characters	O
will	O
frequently	O
find	O
themselves	O
stuck	O
on	O
objects	O
or	O
within	O
walls	O
 [ ... ] 	O
shadows	O
which	O
has	O
look	O
horrendous	O
,	O
loads	O
of	O
texture	O
pop-in	B-General_Concept
and	O
rendering	O
issues	O
which	O
stand	O
out	O
like	O
a	O
sore	O
thumb.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
still	O
fun	O
and	O
has	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
until	O
a	O
harder	O
difficulty	O
level	O
is	O
added	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
falls	O
a	O
tad	O
short.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
license	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
frequent	O
use	O
of	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
draws	O
more	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
raunchy	O
teen	O
film	O
Porky	B-Application
's	I-Application
than	O
the	O
masterful	O
gangster	O
story	O
 [ ... ] 	O
The	O
foundation	O
is	O
certainly	O
here	O
for	O
an	O
amusing	O
dating	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
honestly	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
how	O
this	O
content	O
fits	O
with	O
The	O
Godfather.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
too	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
two	O
character	O
models	O
occupying	O
the	O
same	O
space	B-Application
,	O
"	O
"	O
shooting	O
the	O
bottom	O
crate	O
in	O
a	O
stack	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
others	O
float	O
magically	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
"	O
vehicles	O
appearing	O
and	O
disappearing	O
at	O
random	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
bullets	O
blocked	O
by	O
invisible	O
barriers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
too	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
license	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
If	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
mediocre	O
,	O
mindless	O
action	B-Application
flick	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
could	O
at	O
least	O
be	O
considered	O
faithful	O
to	O
its	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
unfinished	O
state	O
,	O
riddled	O
with	O
performance	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
problem	O
with	O
almost	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
that	O
it	O
feels	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
artistic	O
standpoint	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Miami	O
and	O
Cuba	O
are	O
ugly	O
,	O
low-poly	O
worlds	O
filled	O
with	O
cookie-cutter	O
design	O
elements	O
 [ ... ] 	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
blah	O
burgs	O
come	O
off	O
looking	O
like	O
test	O
levels	O
the	O
devs	O
put	O
together	O
using	O
an	O
engine	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
era.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
core	O
there	O
remains	O
an	O
enjoyably	O
precise	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
EA	O
has	O
predictably	O
pandered	O
to	O
the	O
mysterious	O
demands	O
of	O
the	O
audience	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
want	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
want	O
zero	O
challenge	O
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
you	O
and	O
your	O
AI	B-Application
buddies	O
charging	O
around	O
getting	O
raked	O
with	O
gunfire	O
and	O
sprinting	O
away	O
unharmed	O
is	O
a	O
pathetic	O
sight	O
,	O
and	O
smacks	O
of	O
game	O
designers	O
not	O
even	O
bothering	O
to	O
try	O
anymore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
155,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
91,000	O
.	O
</s>
