Godfather game in the works

[Yamcha]

http://www.gameforms.com/news/?1123

"After achieving success with film adaptations such as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, EA has its sights set on adapting one of the most beloved films of all-time, The Godfather.

Possibly to keep pace with other recent Mafia-themed video games, EA CFO Warren Jensen mentioned that The Godfather will “likely be an M-rated game.” This stands as a fairly large departure for EA, given the company’s usual hesitation to release games with the ‘mature’ label. Even its war-themed Medal of Honor series has always been tailored for a ‘teen’ rating.

The Internet Movie Database Top 250 lists The Godfather as the greatest movie ever made. The story of the film centers around a young Italian-American man who eventually assumes his father’s former role as head of a Mafia family. If the plot sounds familiar to gamers, it’s because it has been shamelessly lifted from by plenty of games in the recent crime fad.

A release date for The Godfather has yet to be announced. Further coverage of the game will come as EA releases more details."


The film is my personal favorite movie but I can't see myself wanting to play this for more than a few minutes for novelty's sake...

[Bacon McShig]

Possibly to keep pace with other recent Mafia-themed video games, EA CFO Warren Jensen mentioned that The Godfather will “likely be an M-rated game.”

I'm sorry, but that's just funny. There's absolutely no chance of this becoming anything other than M-rated. The very fact that he added "likely" is absurd.

[Mzo]

[Joust Williams]

EA-published games are often never M rated these days. I think that's why it was said.

edit: oh, it even says that in the PR ;p

[NoboruWataya]

I want a North by Northwest game.

[Baron]

A game you can't refuse?

While they're at it, someone make a game based on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. And let it support the Rez vibrator.

[g0zen]

I'm not really sure about this, The Godfather really doesn't seem like game material to me. However, if there isn't a Vito Andolini stealth mission through Corleone at the first of this game, I'm going to be pissed.

[Sl1p]

First The Great Escape and now this

[Yamcha]

I'm not really sure about this, The Godfather really doesn't seem like game material to me.

Pshh, like EA gives a shit about that.

[Pepsiman]

I'll rent it but only if they make the horse into a boss