Publisher:	EA (Electronic Arts)
Developer:	EA
Released:	10 Apr 2009
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The Godfather II game goes beyond the film’s story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960’s Florida, Cuba and New York.

Afterbeing promoted by Michael Corleone to Don of New York, players expandto new cities, as they build up their families through extortingbusinesses, monopolizing illegal crime rings and defeating new familiesin an effort to become the most powerful mob family in America. To helpplayers manage their empire, The Godfather II introduces “The Don’sView” – an innovative strategy meta-game that allows players to overseethe entire world as they grow the family business. Using the Don’sView, players will be able to build, defend and expand their crimerings, while keeping an eye on the movements and plans of the rivalfamilies. Players will also learn to master the business of organizedcrime by building a family of Made Men, hiring crew, handing outorders, and promoting their best men up the ranks.

Set in a stunning open-world environment, The Godfather II expands on the popular gameplay mechanics of the first game and doublesdown on the series’ signature BlackHand control scheme, which nowfeatures even more visceral hand-to-hand brutality at your fingertips,introducing a new combo system, pressure tactics and executions. In The Godfather II,players will fight alongside their hand-picked crew, who have their ownskills and expertise. Each family member specializes in a specificfield such as demolitions, arson, engineering, first-aid and more. AsThe Don you control the family, sending some of your men on missionswhile heading off into action with others. The combination of strategicorganized crime gameplay and brutal BlackHand action sets The Godfather II apart from other open-world games.

“In the 1960’s, a mafia Don was only as strong as his family,” said Hunter Smith, Executive Producer of The Godfather II.“We found the hierarchical culture of organized crime intriguing.Running an organized crime family in a world defined by family loyaltyis something that we felt could introduce a new strategic element tothe genre. That is what the Don’s View is all about -- laying out astrategy to pick off the competition one by one. The Don’s View is sounique, it could fundamentally change the rules of open-world games byblending action and strategy to create something entirely new.”

“The Godfather has become an exceptional gaming franchise for the Studio,” statesSandi Isaacs, Senior Vice President of Interactive & Mobile forParamount Digital Entertainment. “The videogame takes the story andgameplay to the next level with an innovative open-world actionstrategy that is both compelling and intriguing for gamers.”

The Godfather II will premiere exclusively on GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley onFriday, August 15th on Spike TV. The entire episode will be dedicatedto The Godfather II including behind-the-scenes with thedevelopment team, the debut of the game trailer and a first look at thegame itself. The trailer will also be available on August 18th at: http://godfather2.ea.com.