MAFIA: DEFINITIVE EDITION

Game image - MAFIA: DEFINITIVE EDITION
Development Studio:
HANGAR 13
2014 / Brno, Prague, Novato, Brighton
Genre:
Action
Release date:
2020-10-25
Development time (years):
3
Sold copies (2023):
MILLIONS
Number of developers:
150
Languages:
14

The action-adventure game set among gangsters is a remake of the original Mafia, a noir game from 2002, and represents a thoroughly revised first part of arguably the most legendary Czech game series. The player finds himself or herself in the Prohibition era in the USA and is tasked with reaching the highest levels of the mafia and organised crime. The main character, Thomas Angelo, starts out as a taxi driver, but fate quickly brings him together with the Italian mafia. In this role, the player encounters a dangerous underworld full of action and tempting, hard to resist offers.

  • The Best Known
  • Mafia
  • Power
  • Respect

Trivia

In the game, car radios mimic the emerging technology of the 1930s. Once the radio warms up, the player can listen to a wide range of popular songs from the era.

Part of the original soundtrack was recorded in Prague (string parts) and the rest in Nashville (USA). The original main theme was recorded by the Brno Philharmonic.

The game includes hidden collectibles including period pulp magazines.


Development challenges

Create a remake based on the 20-year-old first episode, make it entertaining and playable in this era.


Awards (selection)

Czech Game of the Year 2020: Technological Solution (CZ, 2021)


Publisher

2 K

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About studio

HANGAR 13

Hangar 13 is part of the 2K Games family of development studios and consists of teams based in four locations. The majority of the developers are based in Brno and Prague (CZ), as well as Brighton (UK) and Novato (USA). Some of the team members worked on the development of the first two instalments of the Mafia series, Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) and Mafia II (2010). The studio debuted with the Mafia III (2016) sequel. Having returned to their roots, they later released a successful remake of the first instalment of the series, Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020).

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