The Godfather The Game: The refusal, he won't make

Have you ever wanted to watch the Godfather then thought that it needs more car stealing? Well guess what, the people who've played Grand Theft Auto have had that same thought. I bring you The Godfather: The Game, the new version of GTA.

As you'd expect from any Movie made game it follows the movie to a T, but unlike any other movie/games it doesn't give you useless side missions to complete to continue the story. It goes through it all, the attempted assasination of Don Vito, Sonny's reign, Michael's decent into crime, and even the horse head. Yes, the Godfather game follows the movie, and that's what we true fans have wanted (Or else someone would have ended up sleeping with the fishes).

So where does this game succeed, other than the dedication to story? The controlls and gameplay are the best I've seen for this kind of game. The creators thought it would be a good thing to allow you to take cover, roll, shoot around corners and even aim. Kinda handy little tricks when you're fighting four mob families. Driving controls are just the same as ever, []= brake, /_\= Get in/Get out, X= accelerate, and nobody cares about O. Killing is easy too. Point and shoot or backhand the fucker, you decide. And get this, you can actually aim with explosives, and you actually get really explosives. Go figure.

As for the games full story, you take the role of a mob outsider who's on his way to be Don. Go through the story like this and you eventually get high enough that you can do anything you want. In the process you will bribe cops, extort businesses, whack some wiseguys, and take out entire families... or spend your time at a good vantage point and blow shit up, it's your decision.

So what's wrong with this game? Well besides the fact that cop bribing doesn't go as far as it should, you really should save/gain as much money as you can. Every weapon upgrade costs a superb amount of money, and you will not get that much on a linear run through the game. Take my advice and take as much time as you want to on robbing and extorting, trust me.

So the final verdict is the controls are phenomenal, and the story gives us Godfather fanboys/gamers something to talk about. ESRB rating is M for violence, language and adult themes (you know, the good stuff), and we at Z-Control give it a:

Definite Buy

This is Eliot Wolf from Wolf Den Productions and Z-Control asking you to keep gaming.