Mafia (video game)

This article is about the 2002 video game. For the 2020 remake of the game, see Mafia: Definitive Edition. For the video game series, see Mafia (series).
Mafia
Developer(s)Illusion Softworks
Publisher(s)Gathering of Developers[a]
Director(s)
Producer(s)Lukáš Kuře
Programmer(s)Dan Doležel
Artist(s)Pavel Čížek
Writer(s)Daniel Vávra
Composer(s)Vladimír Šimůnek
SeriesMafia
Platform(s)
Release
August 29, 2002
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Mafia is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers. The game was released for Windows in August 2002, and later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. It is the first installment in the Mafia series. Set within the fictional city of Lost Heaven, Illinois, during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

Mafia received critical acclaim for the Windows version, with critics praising the game for its complex narrative and realism, while the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions both received mixed reviews. A sequel, Mafia II by 2K Czech, was released in August 2010, and a third game, Mafia III by Hangar 13, was released in October 2016. A remake of the game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, also developed by Hangar 13, was released in September 2020. A fourth game which is a prequel, titled Mafia: The Old Country is scheduled to be released in 2025.

  1. ^ a b "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Ships Mafia For The PC". Take-Two Interactive. August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004.
  2. ^ a b "Mafia for PlayStation 2 in Stores Now". Gathering of Developers. February 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 9, 2004.
  3. ^ a b c "Mafia for Xbox in Stores Now". Gathering of Developers. March 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 23, 2004.


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