Monday, September 9, 2002 - Today, Playstation Official UK magazine confirmed the Playstation 2 release of Mafia, the action-packed game released a few days ago for PC.

The game can be considered similar in many ways to Grand Theft Auto 3, but much more focused on action sequences than on a non-linear gameplay structure.

Game features of the PC version include:

• 20 action-packed missions with sub-quests.
  
• Explore over 12 square miles of the 1930's American city, with simulated traffic, landmarks and surrounding landscapes.
  
• Convincing environments pull you into the 1930's with their attention to detail and style. From seedy bars and hotel rooms to train stations and airports - every location is rendered in detail by the 3D "LS3D" engine, such as the Lost Heaven International Airport and Chinatown.
  
• Use weapons like the Tommy Gun, Colt 1911, S&W model 27 MAGNUM, or pump action shotgun.
  
• Drive over 60 different vehicles (including the Model T, Roadsters and delivery trucks) with the most realistic car physics ever made in a game.
  

The PC game also features multiplayer support via LAN or over the Internet, but at present it's impossible to say what of the above elements will be included in the Playstation 2 version.

Stay tuned for more information about Mafia for the Playstation 2, currently scheduled for a March 2003 release.