I was looking through my game collection the other day and I came across a game I have enjoyed long ago. In the times when Grand Theft Auto 3 was all the rage, this game came out and made most people realize that it wasn’t just another GTA clone; it was something else. The game was set during the time of mobsters and the biggest gangs in America, the 1930’s. It did take me a little while to get used to the cars of the era, but after that it was an amazing experience.
GTA3 came out in October of 2001and Mafia was released 1 year later yet the graphics and model rendering were much more realistic. The game play was about the same yet Mafia’s missions and story made it way more interesting and compelling. There were a couple of differences in the game play however. In Mafia cops would stop you if you were to break the speed limit and cars behaved more realistically. Also if you were to run out of gas you had to go to the pump and refuel.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the GTA franchise it is just this game appealed more to me for some particular reason. If you want to check out this game, then you can buy it in you local GameStop of get it from eBay for 10 dollars.
I haven’t ranted in a long while but this just pisses me off. I just downloaded SONY’s big answer to all of our prayers, aka firmware 2.40 and boy was I in for a big surprise. They promised us in game XMB with access to all features, but did they deliver? This answer is a big fat NO! Sure you can access the XMB in-game but what can you do with it-absolutely nothing. To do anything means quiting the game. You can’t even listen to your own fucking music. In one of those “tutorial videos” on SONY’s official blog they said custom soundtracks, but when you try to do so, this is what you get:
“MUSIC CANNOT BE PLAYED DURING USE OF THIS GAME”
When I first saw this error message I though maybe it is just this game, but no you still cannot play music that is stored on your HD while in ANY game. Also the XMB slows down to a speed of a 90 year old granny when the game you are running is on a blu ray. Anyway it’s late, I am tired and upset and I am off to get some sleep. Maybe when I wake up this would all be a terrible dream.
But HOORAY, at least we got a clock on the home page now!!!
[UPDATE 1]
Here is the video where they promised us in-game music(skip to 3:30):
[UPDATE 2]
For those who are interested, the XMB doesn’t even work with PS1 or PS2 games, it is simply not accessible. Another smart move by SONY.
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