For a few seconds I was invested in this series like I had never been before.

The atmosphere is thick, and not just because of the snow that lines the streets, trees and cars. As I skidded my way through the snow-covered world, I started to believe that the developers had figured out a way to make Mafia II a compelling action game. Joe's Adventure may not be the most original open-world action game, but it does a reasonable job filling in a missing decade from Vito's story.įor the first hour I was riveted. This means that this tubby hero will need to run a lot of errands for some lowlife characters. But now he's back, and Joe is ready to climb up the ladder and return to being the go-to guy everybody can count on. Unfortunately, in doing so he's run out of town and forced to stay hidden. Joe Barbaro has been brought in to help flesh out this world and give players another reason to dust off the game.Īfter learning of Vito's incarceration, Joe sets out on a journey to exact revenge for his friend. This third episode takes us back to a time when Vito (the lackluster lead character of Mafia II) was in prison. The first episode (The Betrayal of Jimmy) was a PlayStation 3 exclusive and I guess I missed Jimmy's Vendetta somewhere along the way. I'm starting to wonder if the events in that game were actually this forgettable, or if I'm suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Īlthough this is not Mafia II's first downloadable episode, it's the only one I've experienced. Not even Joe's Adventure, the newest downloadable episode, did anything to jog my memory. I can recite entire passages from Red Dead Redemption, but Mafia II went right in one ear and out the other. Here I am only three months later and I'm stunned to admit that I remember very little of that game. When I sat at my computer writing my initial Mafia II review, I wondered how long the events of the game would stick with me.

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