Mafia II

Forget about it! For anyone who loves The Godfather, The Sopranoes, or Goodfellas, Mafia II is the game for you. Full of intense action, dramatic scenery, vintage music, cars, and weapons, and great character development, Mafia II was a surprise hit that left me in eager anticipation for a sequel.
Set in the 40's and 50's, players play as Vito Scalletta, a young italian man from Sicily who looks over his life as a gangster. After coming home after fighting overseas during WWII, Vito meets up with his best friend Joe, who uses his mafia connections to get Vito out of having to return to the war effort. When Vito finds out that his now dead father has left his mother and sister in debt, he goes to work for the Clemente crime family. From there, a series of powerful events lead you from simple errand boy, to made man, to family muscle, to desperate gangster.
The gameplay is much like that of the Resident Evil series, with third-person shooter action. Set in the fictional city of Empire City, based on cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Detroit. Full of classic weaponry of the era, including Tommy guns and .38 caliber weapons. Also present are classic vehicles of the era, with the ability to not only listen to the radio stations of the city, but to change the stations as you see fit. The voice over work of the game is high caliber has well, with a good majority of the cast helming from those actors from the infamous show, The Sopranoes.
Overall, I'd have to give this game an 8 out of 10. It was fun, exciting, action-packed, exhilirating adventure. While not the typical game I would play, it was a great game, and had me enthralled from begining to end.