The Godfather: Blackhand Edition

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The Wii and PS3 reworkings of the original The Godfather: The Game, respectively Blackhand Edition and The Don's Edition, were developed alongside each other and improve upon the original game.

It has a reworked crew system, where the members will accompany the player even after loading a game (that had another crew hired). During the missions, a 4-man hit squad can be called in, based on a gauge that needs to be recharged.

Next to the role of Enforcer in the original game, these versions offer an additional path as Operator, relying mainly on blackmailing FBI, cops or families, presented as a mini-game. While the Enforces uses brute force to ultimately destroy the other families, the Operator has to collect dirt on them. This can be used while talking to the police chiefs of the Five Boroughs to raise the bribe meter to the maximum, eventually allowing the player to take control of the police in the area, fighting along with your family members. Policemen can also arrest other characters. Special abilities for the Operator include enhanced and regenerating health, reduced price on bribing the FBI and police, enhanced crew damage and health, calling in the hit squad twice as often, and instant stealth kills through planting car bombs.

Next to the 20 regular missions, these editions include 10 new ones including a new rival family, rooftop battles, new favors, and different forms of blackmail and bribery.

Motion-based controls are supported through SIXAXIS (PS3) and more extensively with the Nunchuk and Wiimote (Wii) during battle and for execution moves such as choke, head butts, throws, swinging bats, shoves and throwing molotov cocktails.

The PS3 edition includes 2 locales not include in the other releases: a freighter and a train yard with additional missions.

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Alternate Titles

• "The Godfather: The Don's Edition" -- English PS3 title
• "Le Parrain : Pouvoir et Manipulation" -- French Wii title
• "Le Parrain : Édition du Don" -- French PS3 title
• "Der Pate: Die Don-Edition" -- German PS3 title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Genre: Open world / Free-roaming / Sandbox action and driving
• Inspiration: Movies
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Setting: City - New York
• The Godfather games

User Reviews

Mafia, with real-action Piano Wire!

Wii

Heathen Gray (21)

Critic Reviews

Playstation Front	PlayStation 3	Apr 26, 2007	89 out of 100	89
PGNx Media	Wii	Mar 20, 2007	8.7 out of 10	87
4Players.de	PlayStation 3	Mar 10, 2007	83 out of 100	83
GameDaily	Wii	Mar 20, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Yahoo! Games	Wii	Mar 20, 2007		80
Lawrence	Wii	Apr 11, 2007	7.6 out of 10	76
Consoles Plus	Wii	May, 2007	15 out of 20	75
Game Shark	Wii	Apr 16, 2007	B	75
Gamers' Temple, The	Wii	2007	73 out of 100	73
Worth Playing	Wii	Apr 01, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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Related Web Sites

• The Godfather: The Game (Official game website)