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People keep excusing the same driving issues over and over, decade after decade, like repeating it makes it fine.
Game entry
Mafia
2002 · TPS, Action-adventure, Racing, Fighting · PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox · Gathering of Developers
Mafia holds position no. 350 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,738 ELO points and 76% of duels won out of 1,019 played. Against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 6 wins to 8 losses in 14 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 13 out of 110 (2002).
World rank
no. 350
ELO score
1,738
Wins
76%
Duels played
1,019
About Mafia
Mafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,738 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 43% 14 duels played · 15 points ahead
- against Grand Theft Auto V 36% 14 duels played · 138 points behind
- against Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 50% 12 duels played · 71 points behind
- against Super Smash Bros. Melee 64% 11 duels played · 75 points behind
- against Super Smash Bros. Brawl 60% 10 duels played · 58 points ahead
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The standing
Where Mafia ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Mafia stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 13 out of 110 (2002).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 350 | 5,035 |
| TPS | 15 | 222 |
| 2000s | 99 | 1,308 |
| 2002 | 13 | 110 |
The community
The debate
27 comments
Abernathy37
People keep excusing the same driving issues over and over, decade after decade, like repeating it makes it fine.
Glover97
So people keep saying it's just nostalgia keeping this one afloat, and honestly that's lazy. I replayed it last year with zero rose tinted glasses and the atmosphere still crushes most of what's on this list, the driving is a footnote compared to how the missions actually build tension.
CosmoHunter49
Man, the way this keeps getting brought up in every duel thread (I swear it's the same five arguments) feels oddly familiar to me too.
BossOwl1995
my older brother made me watch him play the whole thing before i even touched the controller once
davis_lelah
I played it with my roommate one summer, trading the controller every mission because neither of us wanted to sit through the driving sections alone. The story parts we both leaned in for, the car chases we kind of dreaded together, which says a lot about how uneven the whole experience feels.
CritRunner70
Ah sí, comparemos su ranking con juegos que salieron veinte años después, muy justo todo.
feil_oma
I keep comparing it to Vice City in my head, and I think Mafia wins on story but loses on fun factor.
GlitchPilot
Vice City gagne en fun immédiat, c'est clair, mais l'histoire de Mafia reste dans un genre à part.
josephine64
La conduite lourde se sent surtout dans les poursuites, le reste du gameplay encaisse mieux le temps.
Iron_Shields
So how does this even compare fairly to Melee of all things?
IronDragon41
Same, my cousin's old PC still running it somehow.