What is Mafia II?
{{Infobox VG |title = Mafia II |image = |caption = |developer = [[2K Czech]]<br />Massive Bear Studios (PS3) |publisher = [[2K Games]] |series = ''Mafia'' |genre = [[third-person shooter]], [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] |release = {{vgrelease|NA|August 24, 2010|PAL|August 27, 2010}} |platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[OnLive]] }} '''''Mafia II''''' is the 2010 sequel to ''[[Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14279/2K-Games-Announces-Mafia-2-First-Screenshots/|title=2K Games Announces Mafia 2, First Screenshots|date=2007|work=news.teamxbox.com|accessdate=2010-08-22|archive-date=2011-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111032013/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14279/2K-Games-Announces-Mafia-2-First-Screenshots/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was released on August 24, 2010 in [[North America]] and August 27, 2010 in the [[PAL region]]. The game is set in Empire Bay which is a [[parody]] of The Empire State, the nickname for New York in the years 1945 to 1951. ''Mafia II'' was protested by an Italian-American group because they thought the game was portraying ethnic stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/italian-american-group-protests-mafia-ii-stereotypes/1100-6274095/|title=Italian-American group protests Mafia II stereotypes|first=Tor|last=Thorsen|date=20 August 2010|publisher=}}</ref> ==Second sequel== A third game and final sequel to ''Mafia'' is ''[[Mafia III]]''. It was released in 2016. ==Other websites== * [http://www.2kgames.com/mafia2/ Mafia II's Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200525/http://www.2kgames.com/mafia2/ |date=2013-10-29 }} == References == {{reflist}} {{video-game-stub}} [[Category:2010 video games]] [[Category:2K games]] [[Category:2K Czech games]] [[Category:Action-adventure games]] [[Category:iOS games]] [[Category:MacOS games]] [[Category:Mafia (series)]] [[Category:Mobile games]] [[Category:Open-world video gam