The Godfather: Blackhand Edition

Also known as: The Godfather Blackhand Edition [UK]

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Words: Mikel Reparaz, GamesRadar US

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As for what's new, The Don's Edition takes all the stuff that was added to the Xbox 360 version - bodyguards you can hire, business owners who ask for violent favors, drug labs to blow up, new cars, etc. - and then throws a bunch more on top of that. There are a handful of new story missions, as well as a new side story that sees you battling Chicago's infamous Purple Gang and pulling off some of the game's most interesting hits in the process.

Obviously, though, the big selling point here is the controls. Blackhand Edition has all kinds of cool uses for the Wii remote/Nunchuk configuration, from racking the Nunchuk to reload to twisting the remote to open doors. Landing punches is as simple as swinging your hands around, and certain other motions - like strangulation - feel uncannily like the real thing.

There are, however, three problems with this. One, the game tends to translate your motions into actions right as you finish them, rather than as you're in mid-swing, so fistfights feel weirdly laggy. Two, you'll need to be really careful during fights- an unintended flick of the wrist during a shakedown could mean the difference between a shopkeeper who's paying you protection, and a shopkeeper you've just punched to death. And three, there's a pretty wide repertoire of moves, so it takes a while to learn them all. They're a lot of fun once you've gotten the hang of them, but it'll take some time to figure out how to do everything on the fly.