

This “Definitive Edition” is officially a remaster – a pack-deal with all the previous DLC in one single bundle, supposedly boosting better graphics than the decade-old release. That was true of Mafia 2 back in the day, and it is unfortunately true of Mafia 2: Definitive Edition. The pretty, seemingly intricate city proves to be one-dimensional and flat – a mere backdrop to a tale of crime that features a handful of meaningful interactions over a deluge of menial tasks.


At first glance an open-world adventure game in the molds of GTA or Saints Row, it quickly reveals its true face as a very linear and exceedingly ordinary tale.
