Mafia (video game)

Mafia
Developer(s)Illusion Softworks
Publisher(s)Gathering of Developers[a]
Director(s)
Producer(s)Lukáš Kuře
Programmer(s)Dan Doležel
Artist(s)Pavel Čížek
Writer(s)Daniel Vávra
Composer(s)Vladimír Šimůnek
SeriesMafia
Platform(s)
Release
August 29, 2002
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Mafia is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers. The game was released for Windows in August 2002, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. Set within the fictional city of Lost Heaven, Illinois, during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

Mafia received critical acclaim for the Windows version, with critics praising the game for its complex narrative and realism, while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions both received mixed reviews. The game launched the Mafia series, beginning with the first sequel, Mafia II, which was developed by 2K Czech and released in August 2010. Hangar 13 developed an additional three entries in the series, namely the sequel Mafia III, released in October 2016; a remake of the first game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, which was released in September 2020; and a prequel, Mafia: The Old Country, set to release in 2025.

  1. ^ a b "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Ships Mafia For The PC". Take-Two Interactive. August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004.
  2. ^ a b "Mafia for PlayStation 2 in Stores Now". Gathering of Developers. February 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 9, 2004.
  3. ^ a b c "Mafia for Xbox in Stores Now". Gathering of Developers. March 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 23, 2004.


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