Moving outside (without any obvious loading, we might add), Vito heads to his personal garage and picks out the car he wants to use tonight. He picks out a stylish Shubert Beverly, a powerful V8 and one of fifty authentic vehicles in the game. Pulling out of the garage, he sees Vito's prostitute get into a car accident with a short-fused greaser. He gets out and starts threatening her and demanding that she pay for the damages on the spot. Vito has the option now of getting out and intervening or simply letting the situation play out on its own. If he gets out, he'll get into a fight with the greaser.
The combat controls are very simple but allow for lots of variety. The player has access to a light and heavy attack and an evasion. While that may not sound like much, it allows for some context-sensitive moves that really highlight the brutal, but not unrealistic combat in Mafia 2. The fights here look more like real streetfights than drawn-out, over-choreographed Hollywood fights. After Vito knocks the greaser out, the grateful prostitute offers to reward him with a "cup of coffee." Much as we might like to have seen this particular scenario play out, Vito promised to see her later and hopped back into his car, cranked up the Bobby Darin, and headed to Giuseppe's.
can't wait !
