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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Developer(s)Hangar 13[a]
Publisher(s)2K Games
Composer(s)Jesse Harlin
Matt Bauer
SeriesMafia
Platform(s)
ReleaseSeptember 25, 2020
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Mafia: Definitive Edition is an upcoming 2020 action-adventure video game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games. A remake of the 2002 video game Mafia, it was announced in May 2020 and scheduled to release in September 2020. Set within the fictional city of Lost Heaven in the 1930s, the game's storyline follows the rise and fall of mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

Gameplay

Conceived as a full remake of the original, Mafia: Definitive Edition was built from the ground up with new assets and an expanded story, although missions and arcs from the original game are carried over. As with the 2002 game, players control Tommy Angelo throughout the game's single-player campaign, and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. New to the remake is the introduction of motorcycles, a first in the series.[1]

Plot

Main article: Mafia (video game) § Plot

After a brush with ferrying two members of the Salieri family - Paulie and Sam - away from an ambush by Morello's men, impoverished taxi driver Thomas Angelo is forced to join the Salieri crime family after escaping his attackers who went after him in retaliation for aiding Paulie and Sam, having no other choice due to the lack of job opportunities brought by the Great Depression.

Disillusioned by the violent and decadent lifestyle and out of fear for his family's safety, Tommy arranges for witness protection with Detective Norman in exchange for testifying against the crime family he previously worked with.

Development

On May 13, 2020, a remake of Mafia was announced by 2K Games titled Mafia: Definitive Edition, as a part of the Mafia: Trilogy — an effort to remake Mafia, remaster Mafia II and update Mafia III. It is being developed by Hangar 13 and will feature an "expanded story, gameplay, and original score".[2][3][4] It is slated to release on September 25, 2020 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.[5] It was previously set to release on August 28, but was delayed to September 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The English-language soundtrack for the game was recorded with a different cast, with Italian-Australian actor Andrew Bongiorno lending his voice, likeness and motion capture performance to Tommy Angelo. Hangar 13 president Haden Blackman stated "since our cinematics rely heavily on motion capture data, it was essential that we have both voice and physical performances," and they wanted to ensure that the actors not only "looked the part" but could also perform well on both motion capture and voice-over booths.[7] Conversely, the Czech dub has most of the surviving cast from the 2002 game reprise their roles for the remake, namely Marek Vašut who returned to voice Tommy.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Original game developed by 2K Czech.

References

  1. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 June 2020). "Mafia: Definitive Edition looks great". Eurogamer. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ Brown, Fraser (2020-05-13). "Mafia Trilogy announcement coming on May 19". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. ^ Phillips, Tom (2020-05-13). "The Mafia series is getting a trilogy re-release". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. ^ Bailey, Dustin (2020-05-13). "Mafia: Definitive Edition leaks via store page, and it's a full remake – not a remaster". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. ^ Gach, Ethan (2020-05-19). "Mafia Remake Is A 'Complete Overhaul' Of The Original Game". Kotaku. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. ^ "A development update for Mafia: Definitive Edition". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ O'Connor, James. "Mafia: Definitive Edition: Here's How And Why They Recast Tommy Angelo For The Remake". GameSpot. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Recasting Tommy Angelo for Mafia: Definitive Edition". Mafia - Official Website. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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