Mafia II will have two driving modes, improved combat

Posted By | On 12th, Mar. 2010

Senior Producer behind Mafia II, Denby Grace, has told VG247 that the game will have two driving modes, and a new and improved combat system.

Speaking at GDC yesterday, Grace spoke on;

Cinematics

The things we felt we did right with the first Mafia was this cinematic presentation of the story, the level of quality with the story, the authenticity – our last game was really highly rated. So the 20s and 30s setting really felt right, but again, we looked at it and said okay, this is a franchise how can we make it even better.

Combat

I don’t think we went through and tossed anything out, we just reevaluated everything like the police system, gun combat, and brought it up to gamers expectations of 2010. The last one was in 2002, so what we did was revise the combat, looked at games that had come out like Gears of War and the way they were doing their combat, we looked at more third-person shooters. With the combat, what we wanted you to experience was something more intense and more visceral – so yeah the gun combat has been revised a lot.

Cars

The driving has been revised a lot too and while our cars behave realistically to the 40s and 50s, we have two different driving modes. Simulation mode which is absolutely authentic, and a more assisted mode -which you played today- so that it’s a bit more fun and a lot more exciting.

With the last game, we went fully simulation with the 1920s cars and some people absolutely loved it and other people were like ‘the cars are really slow, they accelerate really slow, the steering is poor’, but that was a 1920s car for you.

So, we’ve still got that authenticity for the people that really want it, but we’ve provided another mode that we really spent a lot of time on, by looking at other driving games and looking at how to make the driving really thrilling.

Mafia II is slated for release in Fall 2010 on the Ps3, Xbox 360 and PC.


Tagged With: , , , , ,

Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Keep On Reading!

Nintendo Direct Focused on Switch 1 Games Scheduled for February – Rumour

Nintendo Direct Focused on Switch 1 Games Scheduled for February – Rumour

Full details on the recently-revealed Switch 2 are coming in April, but games for its predecessors are also al...

Sony Bend and Bluepoint Cancellations Won’t Lead to Studio Closures, Sony Says

Sony Bend and Bluepoint Cancellations Won’t Lead to Studio Closures, Sony Says

However, there's no concrete word on whether or not the project cancellations will result in layoffs.

Bluepoint Games’ Mystery Project Has Been Cancelled

Bluepoint Games’ Mystery Project Has Been Cancelled

The project was reportedly a live service spinoff based on God of War, but Sony now confirms that it has been ...

Sony Bend’s Open World Live Service Title Has Been Cancelled

Sony Bend’s Open World Live Service Title Has Been Cancelled

The developer confirmed in 2021 that it had started working on a new IP that would utilize Days Gone's open wo...

Mortal Kombat 1 – Conan the Barbarian Joins the Roster on January 28th, New Gameplay Revealed

Mortal Kombat 1 – Conan the Barbarian Joins the Roster on January 28th, New Gameplay Revealed

Those who own the Khaos Reigns expansion and Kombat Pack 2 can start playing the latest DLC character from Jan...

The First Berserker: Khazan Demo is Now Available, Adds Easy Difficulty

The First Berserker: Khazan Demo is Now Available, Adds Easy Difficulty

Play through the game's first two missions and transfer progress when it launches on March 27th for Xbox Serie...