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Due to the fact this game recently celebrated 20th anniversary, and the whole franchise aswell, i decided i have to review one of my most favourite games of all time.

20 years. 20 years ago, Illusion Softworks and Mr. Daniel Vávra have released one of the best mobster/30s gangster games ever.
It's atmosphere is unmatched even today, storytelling has twists and emotional contest, where a person is really feeling the tension and understands the story, of taxi ex-driver and mobster Tommy Angelo and his climbing to the top of the criminal life.
This absolute masterpiece was released 29th of August, 2002. Graphics were top class for that era, physics model for vehicles were sublimal and combination of soundtrack, composed by Czech Symphonic Orchestra (ČSO as for Český Symfonický Orchestr), written by Vladimír � imůnek and main dirigent Adam Klemens will set you on rollercoaster of emotions.
Especially for my favourite mission "Visiting Rich People" and "A Trip to Country" has amazing vibe that I won't forget when i was just a child. I first played this Czech national treasure when i was just 7 years old, graphics had me speechless, cars were incredibly fun to handle and it's gameplay hooked me up for incredibly long time when i was struggling to get past hard missions, during cold evenings.

Music, that is following you through locations and missions, has indeed the 20s/early 30s feeling. And i am hard enthusiast for any kind of well written soundtrack, tracks and songs.
Main story and characters are incredibly well written, for the time following of 10 years timelapse.

Gameplay and car behaviour is seriously breathtaking how they managed to do that 20 years back, most games nowadays (even singleplayer ones), can't even get the shifting and gas consumption correct, while a title from 2002 wasn't afraid to show. Only game i can think of that has superior physics is Half-Life 2.

At the end of your journey through possibly crying from last words said by your former best friend, is a message that i still remember till this day followed by sad violins.
"You know, I think it's important to keep a balance in things. Yeah, balance, that's the right word. Because the guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything. Of course, the guy who wants too little from life, might not get anything at all."

Then, if you are feeling up to challenge, there's Extreme Ride, which will test your skills and your patience (seriously i never completed it myself).
Also if you would feel that graphics may be little bit outdated for your eyes, you can also find great mods improving textures, shaders, lighting and more. My personal recommendation is Community Modpack on Moddb.
Oh and for the record, they remade this jewel 2 years ago, but as i said myself "You can't remake to make an already legendary title."

And for my final score?
10/10. Period.
Best mafia related title to date.
Amazing places and missions.
Unmatched atmosphere.

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