Trivia
At the event "GameStar Leserpreis 2003" (February 13, 2003) Mafia received the trophies "Best Game in 2002", "Best Action Game in 2002" and "Most Innovative Game in 2002" after the reader's voting of German gaming magazine GameStar.
The German version of Mafia has been censored. There is no blood when running over or attacking people. Also, pedestrians cannot be killed, they just lie down on the ground and take cover. Interestingly enough, the in-game cutscenes still have all the blood effects.
In the German version of the game, Mogens von Gadow voices Paulie. Von Gadow is the German voice of actor Joe Pesci who performed in Scorsese's mob movies Goodfellas and Casino.
Contributed by
Wizo (30360) on Nov 28, 2007.
The museum at the end of the game is a detailed clone of the "Kunsthistorisches Museum" in Vienna, Austria. Illusion Softworks, the Czech-based company who developed the game, obviously chose the building as an inspiration for the level.
Contributed by
Lumpi (143) on Jun 18, 2006.
The names of the opponents during the car-race are taken from actual people, mostly frontmen of heavy metal bands, like Mark "Barney" Greenway from Napalm Death, Chris Barnes from Cannibal Corpse or Kirk Windstein from Crowbar.
Contributed by
Gargaj (31) on Jan 23, 2004.
The game features a fictional luxury car called the Phaeton. Now, two years after the game's release, Volkswagen has released a new luxury car also called the Phaeton. Coincidence?
There are numerous references to various mob movies.
One mission has you entering a hotel named Hotel Coreleone. Coreleone is the famous family name from the The GodFather movies.
Another mission has you stealing cigars from a box labeled Scorsese Import/Export. Scorsese is in reference to the film director Martin Scorsese, who has directed many mob movies, including GoodFellas and Casino.
See if you can find them all!
Contributed by
JPaterson 
(9127) on Aug 31, 2003.
