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Electronic Arts and Paramount Digital Entertainment today revealed
the first details of The Godfather II videogame, the sequel
to the 2007 multi-platinum hit. Inspired by the film and Mario
Puzo’s Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes
beyond the film’s story by setting players in the world of organized
crime in 1960’s Florida, Cuba and New York.
After being promoted by Michael Corleone to Don of New York, players
expand to new cities, as they build up their families through
extorting businesses, monopolizing illegal crime rings and defeating
new families in an effort to become the most powerful mob family in
America. To help players manage their empire, The Godfather II
introduces “The Don’s View” – an innovative strategy meta-game that
allows players to oversee the entire world as they grow the family
business. Using the Don’s View, players will be able to build,
defend and expand their crime rings, while keeping an eye on the
movements and plans of the rival families. Players will also learn
to master the business of organized crime by building a family of
Made Men, hiring crew, handing out orders, and promoting their best
men up the ranks.
Set in a stunning open-world environment, The Godfather II
expands on the popular gameplay mechanics of the first game and
doubles down on the series’ signature BlackHand control scheme,
which now features even more visceral hand-to-hand brutality at your
fingertips, introducing a new combo system, pressure tactics and
executions. In The Godfather II, players will fight alongside
their hand-picked crew, who have their own skills and expertise.
Each family member specializes in a specific field such as
demolitions, arson, engineering, first-aid and more. As The Don you
control the family, sending some of your men on missions while
heading off into action with others. The combination of strategic
organized crime gameplay and brutal BlackHand action sets The
Godfather II apart from other open-world games.
“In the 1960’s, a mafia Don was only as strong as his family,” said
Hunter Smith, Executive Producer of The Godfather II. “We
found the hierarchical culture of organized crime intriguing.
Running an organized crime family in a world defined by family
loyalty is something that we felt could introduce a new strategic
element to the genre. That is what the Don’s View is all about --
laying out a strategy to pick off the competition one by one. The
Don’s View is so unique, it could fundamentally change the rules of
open-world games by blending action and strategy to create something
entirely new.”
“The Godfather has become an exceptional gaming franchise for
the Studio,” states Sandi Isaacs, Senior Vice President of
Interactive & Mobile for Paramount Digital Entertainment. “The
videogame takes the story and gameplay to the next level with an
innovative open-world action strategy that is both compelling and
intriguing for gamers.”
The Godfather II will premiere exclusively on GameTrailers TV
with Geoff Keighley on Friday, August 15th on Spike TV. The entire
episode will be dedicated to The Godfather II including
behind-the-scenes with the development team, the debut of the game
trailer and a first look at the game itself. The trailer will also
be available on August 18th at:
http://godfather2.ea.com.
Developed at the EA Redwood Stores studio, The Godfather II
will be coming to the Xbox360, PLAYSTATION3 and PC in February 2009. |
