The Godfather: The Game - PlayStation 2

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"Holy Virgin Mary. Is nothing sacred? One of cinema's most epic, tightly-woven and sophisticated pieces of work given the game treatment courtesy of EA. It's like Nickleodeon having a crack at Tolstoy's War and Peace. Sure, if you asked gamers to list their favourite films, The Godfather would frequently crop up, but were any of them desperate to see it make the jump to derivative game form? Director Francis Ford Coppola described it as "a misuse of film." And despite thinking the game is decent "

“The Godfather: The Game is a game that was released back in early 2006. I remember looking forward to this before it came out. I thought that the idea of the game having a unique character that you took control of and played through scenes that the movie didn't show you was an interesting idea. I got this when it was brand new and was not disappointed by it. Well, I guess I can't say I wasn't 100% disappointed. The most disappointing thing about this game was the fact the Al Pacino's likeness couldn't be used for this game. If I'm not mistaken it had to do with him lending it out to the Scarface game that was released around the same time. To me I wish Al had his likeness in this game rather than Scarface. Other than that it's a great game that I would recommend anyone play who is a fan of” read more

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"Ah well yes, I love the movie; thus got the game and it didn't disappoint, great graphics for the console and fun gameplay, though the gun to me was a little stiff at times"