Gaming News - September 2006
Redwood City, CA (September 19, 2006) - Electronic Arts today
announced that The Godfather The Game for Xbox 360 and The Godfather Mob Wars
for PSP have shipped in North America and Europe and are now available on store
shelves.
From EA:
Rule the streets of the Big Apple in these new and improved,
highly-anticipated video games based on the critically-acclaimed movie by
Paramount Pictures and the book by Mario Puzo.
In The Godfather The Game for Xbox 360, join the Family, carry out orders, earn
respect, and rise through the ranks of the Corleone Family in a vast open world
environment in a quest to become Don of New York City. Players will embark on
new missions, compound venue takeovers, and contract hits for big payouts and
respect. With enhanced family interaction, gamers will now have the ability to
hire crew member soldiers for back up on jobs and track performance against
other players online. Custom-built for the Xbox 360, players will choose their
path in this rough and tumble living world of 1945 NYC with enhanced BlackHand
Control combat, stunning graphics, and HDTV support.
The Godfather Mob Wars is a custom built experience for the PSP. Gamers will
test their mob skills while rising through the Corleone ranks in the Godfather
storyline and engaging in turf wars as they take over territory in the strategic
Mob Wars mode unique to PSP. Players will direct their mobsters and play the
right cards to take control of NYC one territory at a time.
“Our goal was to create a custom made experience for the Xbox 360 and we added
an expansion pack worth of features and content to the game,” said Hunter Smith,
executive producer for The Godfather franchise.
Both new games go beyond the films and book to virtually recreate The Godfather
fiction throughout 1940s-50s New York City. Players will relive classic
Godfather moments alongside unforgettable and memorable characters from the film
such as Luca Brasi, Sonny, Tom Hagen, and of course, Don Vito Corleone himself.
Actors from the film, including James Caan, Robert Duvall, Abe Vigoda, and
Marlon Brando reprised their roles lending their voices to both games.
The Godfather The Game for Xbox 360 was developed by EA Redwood Shores and has a
MSRP of $59.99. The Godfather Mob Wars for the PSP has an MSRP of $39.99
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