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Electronic Arts and Viacom Consumer Products today announced a videogame based on The Godfather fiction is under development and will put gamers at the center of the action in one of history's most revered masterpieces. The book by Mario Puzo and classic film by Paramount Pictures serve as inspiration for the game as gamers will join the Corleone family and earn respect through loyalty and fear as they rise through the ranks to become Don in a living 1945-1955 New York. The game is scheduled for release in fall 2005 under the EA GAMES brand for the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Sony PSP(TM) handheld entertainment system and PC.



Gamers will create their own mob character in the game, putting themselves into the action while reliving classic moments from the fiction and experiencing original missions alongside memorable characters from the film. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts the player will be accepted into the Corleone family, America's most famous criminal organization. It will be up to the player to carry out orders, earn respect and make New York City their own. Featuring non-linear action-adventure gameplay, The Godfather will offer gamers countless choices for solving the family's problems with brutal violence, skillful diplomacy, or a cunning mixture of both. From mob hits and bank heists to drive-bys and extortion, step deep inside the world of The Godfather where intimidation and negotiation are your tickets to the top. Players will use their powers of loyalty and fear to earn respect through interactions with characters in the world. Decisions made by the player in the game will have lasting consequences, just as it was in the mob underworld featured in The Godfather fiction. The Godfather film featured some of Hollywood's finest actors and several are lending their likenesses and contributing to the game's development, including James Caan as Sonny Corleone and Robert Duvall as consigliore Tom Hagen. Before his death, Marlon Brando granted his likeness rights to EA and conducted a voiceover session with the developers. His character, Don Vito Corleone, the Godfather, will be featured in the game.

thomas997 Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: 2003-04-21

#59308 Posted on: 02/03/2005 03:59 AM Are we finally done with WW2 games now??? pleasseeee Now we move on to ganster games or something.

FaaR Unregistered

#59317 Posted on: 02/03/2005 12:57 PM Reading a press release about a game makes me about as excited about that game as reading an obituary about some random person I never met in my life. Seriously, why are gaming sites even reporting this? It's a bleepin PRESS RELEASE for crying out loud. Anyone actually being stupid enough to read through it will be asleep before finishing the last sentence!

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