The Godfather: The Game Review

I now have the Godfather DVD Box Set, the movie soundtrack, and gamer pic, so I recently decided on 2 more additions to my Godfather collection. I changed my gamertag from Mr Darke to Don Corleone 72, and decided to buy The Godfather: The Game. I had rented it previously and nearly beat it, but I bought it anyway to replay it (it was so much fun the first time). So, here is my review:

The Godfather: The Game is an open, GTA-style sandbox game. Taking place in the early 1900's New York, you start off as an unknown "Outsider" and rise through the Corleone family ranks, going through such positions as "Enforcer", "Soldier", "Capo" (caporegime), "Underboss", "Don", and finally "Don of NYC". You have some excellent character customization options, such as facial features, hair, and clothes.

There are several ways to play this game. There are different mission types, such as Favors, Family (or "Story" missions), and Contract Hits. You can also go around taking over rival family shops by clever use of intimidation, collecting Film Reels to unlock clips from the movie, rob banks, and crack safes. There is also the Mob War feature, which begins when you target members of a rival family. You can end this by bribing an FBI agent, or by bombing a store controlled by that family.

So now I've gone over basic gameplay, here are the mechanics. Graphics are decent for any other game, but perfect for this kind. I'll try and add some screenshots soon to show what I mean.

Sound is excellent. The Godfather soundtrack is used, voice acting is good, and weapons fire is accurate. In other words, perfection.

Graphics: 9/10

Gameplay: 9/10

Replay Value: 9.5/10

Overall: 9.3/10

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Achievements: (courtesy of Xbox360Achievements.com)

First Sign of Respect
5 GS
Reach Respect Level 10

Gaining Respect
10 GS
Reach Respect Level 20

Making an Impression
15 GS
Reach Respect Level 30

Demanding Respect
20 GS
Reach Respect Level 40

Jack of All Trades
25 GS
Reach Respect Level 45

Public Enemy Number One
50 GS
Reach Respect Level 50

Assassin
10 GS
Earn 5 Execution Styles

Petty Theft
10 GS
Crack 10 Safes

Negotiator
5 GS
Bribe a Police Chief

Smuggler
10 GS
Hijack 10 Racket Trucks

Real Estate Investor
10 GS
Purchase a Safehouse

Bodyguard
10 GS
Hire a Crew Member

Earner
10 GS
Extort 10 Businesses

Enforcer
10 GS
Take Over 5 Rackets

Arms Dealer
10 GS
Purchase a Firearm Upgrade

Forced Entry
10 GS
Heist a Bank

Demolitions Expert
10 GS
Bomb a Business

Knockout King
15 GS
Win a Prize Fight

Entrepreneur
15 GS
Collect 10 Film Reels

Neighborhood Control
20 GS
Take Over a Neighborhood

For the Family
25 GS
Complete ALL Missions

Contract Killer
25 GS
Complete ALL Hits

Service Provider
25 GS
Complete ALL Favors

Diplomat
20 GS
Help ALL Merchants

Total Domination
50 GS
Extort ALL Businesses

Front Man
50 GS
Take Over ALL Fronts

No More Narcotics
30 GS
Bomb ALL Drug Rackets

Warehouse Wrecker
30 GS
Seize ALL Warehouses

Transport Takedown
30 GS
Seize ALL Transport Hubs

Rival Family Elimination
40 GS
Destroy ALL Rival Compounds

Real Estate Mogul
20 GS
Purchase/Own ALL Safehouses

Bank Robber
10 GS
Heist ALL Banks Once

Heavyweight Champ
25 GS
Win ALL Prize Fights

Safecracker
30 GS
Crack ALL Safes

The Don
25 GS
Reach Don Rank

Don of NYC
50 GS
Reach Don of NYC Rank

Executioner
40 GS
Complete ALL Execution Styles

Debt Collector
30 GS
Collect ALL 100 Film Reels