The Godfather: The Don's Edition

Also known as: The Godfather The Don's Edition [UK]

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The Corleones have one last favor to ask. Find out if this is an offer you can refuse

Words: Mikel Reparaz, GamesRadar US

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A lot of subtler gameplay elements have been redesigned as well. The RPG-style system for leveling up your custom goon now offers more tangible benefits, with the skill upgrades now divided into "Enforcer" and "Operator" subsets. Operator skills will boost your powers of persuasion and enable you to do underhanded stuff like planting car bombs, while the Enforcer path is more direct - stronger attacks, better aim, etc. Spend enough points on one path or the other, and you'll earn the right to do completely new things, like pistol-whipping people to make a point.

There's also the obvious addition of the motion-sensitive Sixaxis pad, and while most games seem to treat it as either a gimmick or a clumsy steering device, Godfather actually comes up with some elegant uses for it. When grappling, you can yank or shove it in any direction to quickly and easily toss around your enemies, slam them against walls or headbutt them (by headbutting the controller, obviously). It's simple, intuitive and responsive, and it might be the best uses of the feature we've seen so far.

Cool controls aside, though, it's worth noting that visually, Godfather is weird. It looks like an especially high-res PS2 game, with decidedly last-gen character models and cars, but at the same time the textures are so sharp that Luca Brasi's individual facial pores are clearly visible at 720p. There are also some nice new lighting effects and noticeable graphical improvements to New York itself, but don't expect anything on the same level as Gears of War. Or, for that matter, God of War.