Caught stealing cars, he was drafted into the army fighting in Italy in 1943, which is where we first pick up his story. Vito Scaletta, the son of Sicilian immigrants, is serving in World War 2.
It’s the narrative that fails, and it fails terribly. Instead it was always intended to be a vivid backdrop to a narrative. It was never intended to be an open world. It in no way fails at being an open world. It’s a remarkable achievement, both in scale and detail. One of the criticisms that’s been frequently levelled at Mafia II is the city. Below I'm finally able to tell you Wot I Think. The reviews so far have been confusingly mixed, even the Eurogamer Network giving both a 4 and a 10. It's a game I've been hoping to play for eight years, and have followed extremely closely during development. So I've not slept much in the last 24 hours to complete the game, in order that I can tell you my thoughts.
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we were not able to get Mafia II review code before the game was released.