Stick ’em up!You can’t keep a good wiseguy down.Organized crime has inspired some of the best films and television shows ever – Godfather, GoodFellas, and The Sopranos, to name a few. And though a handful of games have tried, few have successfully captured the feel of gangster movies. But with Mafia: City of Lost Heaven, Czech developer Illusion Softworks has done something quite unique. Although the game as a whole is far from perfect, the sheer atmosphere and attention to detail is so great that you’re liable to go through it just to soak in those swinging 30s.Those who are familiar with Illusion’s Hidden and Dangerous 2 will recognize how thorough these folks are with recreating believable environments, and of course the same goes here. Everything from the architecture, car design and music to the fabric wallpaper that were trendy in the 30s were painstakingly recreated in New Heaven, a fictitious city that draws a lot from New York and San Francisco of that era. Cue the Godfather musicThe catchy vintage soundtrack reeks of nostalgia, and though some of the voice-acting can be charitably classified as “acceptable,” the overall plot is engaging enough to keep things interesting.
Cut-scenes between missions are movie-like in their presentation, the camera is almost always in a good position, and, for me, the game was refreshingly crash-free throughout. The one fly in the soup is that even on the burliest machines, the graphics at the far horizon tend to “pop in” too noticeably. It’s not disastrous, and with other details so stunning – especially the loving attention to the city and its cars – it can be forgiven entirely. You;re excused if you initially mistake Mafia for a GTA knock-off. While the city is huge and free of noticeable barriers, you go about navigating your alter ego Tommy Angela – a lowly cab driver turned mafioso – in a very mission-by-mission format. Illusion thought that pushing the sandbox feel would take too much time, and would pull you too far away from the linear storyline.
In any case, Tommy plays driver for the Italian mob and the assignments he’ll be put through are intense, ranging from car chases, assasinations, burglary to simple ‘shoot every bad guy’ situations.The cars – which alas are unlicensed copies – are naturally slow and bulky, delivering a very different sort of driving experience. Driving is a big part of Mafia, and once in the mob, you will have a greater selection of cars to drive.
Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of Complete Content Store Items Collection; Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from cumulative 29.7 to 10.8/15.4 GB) Installation takes (main game without Store Items): 40 minutes on 8-threads CPU; 1 hour 20 minutes on 4-threads CPU.
The game even boasts an encyclopedia that gives overviews of sixty vintage vehicles in the game, ranging from a Model T replica to a dangerous racing car. The driving physics are above average, including damage modeling, so watch out for that burdensome flat tire. An Offer You Can’t Refuse. You can examine Mafia’s sixty cars from this gorgeous showroom encyclopedia.Even when most of Mafia is just cruising around, it still rocks.
There’s something enchanting about the vehicles and architecture of that era that makes one enjoy cruising through Mafia, and cruise carefully you must when on the non-combat missions since the law is strictly enforced. Traffic violations like running red lights or speeding will get those sirens wailing if there’s a cop car nearby, and more serious offenses (murder, theft) will get you inside a paddy wagon. There’s an increase of force from the police but here it’s more logical than in GTA, so speeding is merely penalized via tickets (translating to lost time) but going on a murderous rampage is met by lethal force.When done with the story missions, Mafia also has a separate Free Ride mode offering a chance to explore the city at your own pace. This mode lets you adjust the amount of traffic, the number of people walking the streets, and how long the arm of the law will be. Completing the campaign opens up more options, including Free Ride Extreme. Here you completely rid yourself of the pesky police force, and open the opportunity to gain further vehicles by completing odd-job tasks. While it’s nowhere near as fun as the campaign (or GTA III, for that matter), this loosening of the belt is a good bonus, and just adds another checkmark to the positive side of the ledger.
The racing bit in Mafia is very demanding.Most of those negative checkmarks come from Mafia’s unreasonable difficulty and often frustrating combat. It’s just not a fun shooter, pure and simple, and the limitations in ammo and hitpoints mean you’ll be replaying the same segments of the game far too many times. And a racing mission halfway through the game was so annoyingly difficult that I had to skip it entirely. Though excessively demanding in its difficulty, Mafia is still one of the most impressively designed games to hit the PC in 2002. Be ready for some tough and annoying combat along the way, but overall I’d say it’s worth playing just to soak in the atmosphere.System Requirements: Pentium III 500 Mhz, 96 MB RAM, 1.8 GB HDD, 16 MB Video, Win98.


Genres: IndieInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEThe Hero is an open world action adventure game. The story takes place in two cities in two different ages with two different playable characters.
The first is: Newyork (USA) in an imaginary gloomy way and the second story: London (United kingdom) in 1802 at the Fraser campaign on Egypt.Title: The HeroGenre: Action, Adventure, IndieRelease Date: 26 Sep, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. Hero-PLAZASize: 12.26 GB.
Genres: AdventureInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEEncased is an isometric role-playing game in a sci-fi post-apocalyptic setting. It was inspired by the first two Fallout installments, Divinity: Original Sin, Baldur’s Gate and the like.Title: Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPGGenre: Adventure, RPG, Strategy, Early AccessRelease Date: 26 Sep, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. A Sci Fi Post Apocalyptic RPG Early AccessSize: 5.6 GB. Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMELead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.Title: FallbackGenre: Action, Adventure, IndieRelease Date: 11 Oct, 2019Support the software developers.
BUY IT!. 1.7 GB. Sanyo tool reset bq8030. Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEBDSM is the first satirical action RPG where you get to play Lou, Satan’s son! Get some booze, kill the traitors, save Hell and rescue the hottest demoness from the clutches of those nasty people and mega-corporations!Title: BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic MassacreGenre: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPGRelease Date: 10 Oct, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre - The Complete Soundtrack. BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre - Adult OnlyBDSM Big Drunk Satanic Massacre-CODEXSize: 2.84 GB.
Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEDeath Gasp is a horror survival game in which you will have to solve a series of riddles while escaping the creatures that are lurking in the darkness. Reaction and good decision-making is almost as important as not freaking out. Will you be able to make it to the end of this fear-infusing dungeon?Title: Death GaspGenre: Action, Adventure, Casual, IndieRelease Date: 10 Oct, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. Gasp-CODEXSize: 3.87 GB.
Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMETraverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions.
How far can you make it? What will you find?Title: FAR: Lone SailsGenre: Action, Adventure, IndieRelease Date: 17 May, 2018Support the software developers. BUY IT!. Digital Collector Edition includes the following DLC:. FAR: Lone Sails - Soundtrack. FAR: Lone Sails - Digital ArtbookNOTE: The game is updated to v1.21FAR Lone Sails Digital Collectors Edition-PLAZASize: 1.6 GB.
Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEDelve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?Title: Stygian Reign of the Old OnesGenre: Indie, RPGRelease Date: 26 Sept, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. Reign of the Old Ones-HOODLUMSize: 2.3 GB. Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMESet two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!Title: Corpse Party Blood DriveGenre: IndieRelease Date: 10 Oct, 2019Support the software developers.
BUY IT!. Party Blood Drive-CODEXSize: 1.6 GB. Genres: IndieInfos:ABOUT THE GAMESet in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack.
Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.Title: ValfarisGenre: Action, IndieRelease Date: 10 Oct, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. 560 MB. Genres: ActionInfos:ABOUT THE GAMEUse the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre.
Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.Title: Radio CommanderGenre: Indie, Simulation, StrategyRelease Date: Oct 10th, 2019Support the software developers. BUY IT!. Commander-HOODLUMSize: 3 GB.