Review: Mafia: Definitive Edition - This Is How You Do a Remake

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Republished on Wednesday, 1st February, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2023's PS Plus line up. The original text follows.

After the complete and utter disaster that was Mafia II: Definitive Edition, the only way was up for its prequel. Mafia: Definitive Edition is a remake of the 2002 original, bringing back the classic tale of Tommy Angelo and his descent into the world of organised crime within the US city of Lost Heaven. And 18 years later, there are many ways in which it does hold up and a few that prove it doesn't. Die-hard fans of the source text are sure to get a kick out of proceedings, but newcomers may see some of its commitments to realism as a stumbling block. It's still a pretty good game when all is said and done though.

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