Mafia 2

[drekkard]

Bad news: The 10th of August I'm flying to Kenya and then to Tanzania. I don't think I'll find a PS3 plugged to Internet in the Serengeti.

Good news: I come back the 25. I can rest the 26 and buy the game on the 27, and avoid the demo completely, so I don't spoil that level.

Good, good.

 

[fd1972uk]

1 day after my birthday.....................result!!!


FD

 

[Radiation]

Demo due next tuesday on PSN for PS+ subscribers - will be on the normal store for everyone else the next day

 

[jaygrim]

I want my demo.

 

[Radiation]

It's out on the PS store for + people apparently

 

[jaygrim]

It's out on the PS store for + people apparently

And on xbox live too.

 

[BillyBoy]

Please tell me its awesome.

 

[jaygrim]

Yeah it is but we only get 10 minutes but you do get to collect dirty mags

 

[Radiation]

What happens with you hit the time limit?

I know if you die it resets the demo and you're back in the house having to answer the phone.

Handling feels a little slippery but that might be intentional due to the cars. Does look good though and great great music playing on the radio always helps for those long drives.

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Just read this on the 2K forums. It sounds really cool.

Music Features:
It was said that Radio music changes Dynamically (i.e. changes to fit the mood or action currently happening) and there is a mix of period music and in-house recorded music.(From http://www.gametrailers.com/player/48483.html)

Radio Stations:
Empire Central Radio - Plays Big Band (40s) then Rock & Roll (50s)
Delta Radio - Plays Pop (50s)
Empire Classic Radio - Plays Jazz (50s)

Period Music So Far:

The Chords - Sh-Boom - 1954
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRfR...eature=related
Featured Here: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/a-day-mafia-ii/48368
(The song Joe & Vito Hum as Window washers)

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally - 1956
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsJVT8Jr_pM
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JKS-PxNf_w
(0:44 - End)

Louis Prima - Oh Marie - 1952
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKTt30kMeA
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVkHraUDDpk
(Throughout)

Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody - 1958
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA-5r4x-tJI
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkZgoyvda4&NR=1
(5:45 - 7:16)

Bobby Darrin - Dream Lover - 1959
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imI5YMU53HE
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AinZPxXU080&feature=related
(7:30 - End)
And Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkZgoyvda4&NR=1
(Start - 0:09)

Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser - 1958
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdkZgoyvda4&NR=1
(7:18 - 7:33)

Varetta Dillard - Mercy, Mr. Percy - 1953
Hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Umh1cUkMc8
Featured here: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-09-mafia-ii/54687
(~Throughout)

Little Richard - Keep a' Knockin' - 1957
Hear here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gPuwIiM7QA
Featured here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5f7pyng8yc&feature=related
(3:05 - 3:41)

Little Richard - Rip It Up - 1956
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bJI5QDfglk&feature=related
Featured here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5f7pyng8yc&feature=related
(3:41 - 3:48)

Little Richard - Lucille - 1957
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMY4tNBGixg
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaVVLi5BSE
(1:42 - 1:48)

Louis Prima - When You're Smiling - 1954
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYRkp2HZto
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaVVLi5BSE
(0:00 - 1:39)

Danny & The Juniors - At the Hop - 1957
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krw8zPEWtJQ
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rIjgzwP0U
(2:32 - 2:35)

Dean Martin - That's Amore - 1953
Hear Here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1534798298484263677
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rIjgzwP0U
(2:26 - 2:29)

Bill Haley & The Comets - Shake Rattle & Roll - 1954
Hear Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8nQ7xw9ATo
Featured Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rIjgzwP0U
(2:29 - 2:32)

 

[BillyBoy]

DIRTY MAGS! ARE THE WOMEN NAKED!? SOLD!

 

[Radiation]

Pretty much yeah - there is a hands on here and it has an example of what the pics are like near the bottom

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/20/mafia-ii-hands-on-impressions/

There is also a similar thing in Dead Rising 2 of all games where you can see playboy ads and pick up magazines
http://www.destructoid.com/collect-playboy-in-dead-rising-2-and-why-not--176094.phtml

 

[BillyBoy]

Wahwahweewah. Very nice. If there ever was a reason to definitely buy a game it would be for that.

 

[jaygrim]

You can die when you crash too, I went full pelt into another car head on and died.

 

[jaygrim]

Where's Placebo with his review.

 

[Rob92]

Is there a speed limit on this? Thought that was pretty shit in the first one.

 

[bebo]

think the cars are bit difficult to drive, well for pc . I havent play the ps3 version and I have ps plus accn too

 

[jaygrim]

Is there a speed limit on this? Thought that was pretty shit in the first one.

Yeah but tap A and it turns it off.

 

[Placebo]

Where's Placebo with his review.

 

[jaygrim]

When a Dog or a woman come before a game it's time to quit.

 

[Lami]

Did anyone try picking up the playboy magazine in the demo?

 

[Placebo]

When a Dog or a woman come before a game it's time to quit.

 

[Lami]

You can open the hood to fix the car you damaged, not bad. There are 2 options for driving mode, normal and simulation.

 

[Lami]

Did the first one show car specs? Because this one does. You can tune the car as well.

 

[mjsmith2k]

Really enjoyed the demo. The cars are tough to handle at first (as were the cars in GTA) but you get used to it as you vary your driving speed. The general game mechanics are good, easy to use controls with some nice animations and quick reloading (thank god).

Really looking forward to this game.

 

[Lami]

Yep found it hard controlling the car in simulation mode, too much skidding.

 

[Radiation]

Simulation mode?

 

[jaygrim]

You can open the hood to fix the car you damaged, not bad. There are 2 options for driving mode, normal and simulation.

Simulation mode?

Don't be a Jonney.

 

[Radiation]

Ah I missed that.

 

[jonneymendoza]

poor >

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about to install new physics drivers

Hi Folks,

Some of you may know about this fix, but I was really upset at the frame rates until I realized what the problem was.

This is for you Nvidia folks that may be wondering why the game is running slow.

I downloaded the steam demo, and part of the installer installed the newest version of Physx, problem is that is installed in in CPU mode, so the game was not using the GPU to render the physics (overloading the CPU and causing low frame rates).

The simple fix for you NVIDA Steam demo folks that may be in the same boat is to uninstall your physx and reinstall Physx manually from your Mafia II steamapps folder under the 3rd folder

In my case it was here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\mafia ii - public demo\3rd

Now the game runs rock solid 60 FPS and now the game is amazing. Cars are easier to drive, and the Shooting is easier to target (along with amazing visuals)

Good luck, if this helps one person my work is done

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Done. Still not impressed. Anyone else got a single 480gtx? i do have a spare 260gtx collecting dust atm but need a new psu to power that along with my 480gtx. tempted to do a razor and buy another 480gtx >

more pics

 

[jonneymendoza]

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