Mafia 2 demo crash series#

I’ll cover Mafia II’s boys in blue later in this article, but for the time being the police aren’t an issue for Vito. Needless to say, you’ll attract police attention if you take the less subtle approach. This takes time, however – so if you’re in a hurry you may have to just smash a window to let yourself in. If you quietly approach a vehicle while there are no cops close by, you’ll be able to sneakily force open the lock. Car theft itself can be carried out in two different ways. You can still steal cars as you see fit, but the idea is that you hang on to the ones you like, spending money on tuning their performance and adding new features or changing their paintjob.

Mafia 2 demo crash series#

The GTA series started a trend for disposable vehicles, but here you’ll be encouraged to look after your wheels. The game’s producer explains that 2K Czech want the cars in Mafia II to have value. A moment later, after a short trip downstairs to the garage, it’s time to choose a car. The 2K demonstrator walks Vito over to a wardrobe and scrolls through a selection of sharp-looking suits, eventually settling on a classic black number. It turns out that an associate named Giuseppe has some paperwork ready for Vito, and it’s time to go collect. The demo really kicks off when Joe’s telephone rings. It’s all done very well, adding splashes of colour to the gameworld. If you step outside into the hallway, you can eavesdrop on a man as he begs and pleads with his angry girlfriend who’s just shut him out. If you wander into the bathroom, you can chat to Joe’s own hooker as she takes a shower: she’ll ask you to scrub her back, and you’ll politely decline. If you do grab a beer, for example, it won’t directly affect anything – it’s just a cool little detail that makes the world feel alive. It’s an important location, one that you’ll revisit throughout the course of the game, but much of the interactions that take place there are intended to draw you into Vito’s world. Take the flat belonging to Vito’s friend Joe. Nobody’s expecting a Saint’s Row-style festival of diversions, but on the basis of what we’ve seen so far, some people might not be expecting anything at all in the way of side-missions and activities.Īs it turns out there will be plenty of things to see and do, but in keeping with the rest of the game many of these features will be heavily linked to Mafia II’s focus on narrative and role play. It’s an important moment, because up until this point the developer has been placing a great emphasis on the value of its central storyline.

There’s a reason why we’re seeing Vito in this relaxed state: after several presentations that have focused on the action and drama of Mafia II’s main missions, 2K Czech are finally ready to unveil what you can get up to between the story’s big scenes. Vito is allowed to make such jokes because he’s a gangster if someone takes offense to one of his jibes, the matter can be easily resolved by shooting the insulted party in the face. “How can girls so loose be so uptight?” he muses. He helps himself to a beer, and banters with a hooker who’s also unwinding having finished her work for the afternoon. Opera music blares from a radio somewhere. He lounges around his mate’s pad, wearing little more than his slacks and a vest.