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This is a great game for the Wii, taking full advantage of the motion-sensing abilities of the controllers. There is an incredibly wide array of moves to perform, which can occasionally lead to the game mistaking your attempt to strangle an opponent for wanting to club him with a left hook, but is a lot of fun nevertheless. You twist the remote (or press A if that gets old) to open doors. It's also used to aim and shoot with firearms, and shaking the nunchuk will reload your gun. You can grab people, drag them around, slam them into tables and walls, and even throw them down stairs, off roofs and out of windows, as well as strangle them, all with motions mimicking how your hands would actually do the dirty work. The game has quite a bit of replay value with its large number of skills to learn, which are unlocked after a set amount of respect (equivalent to experience points) is earned at each level. There are also a ton of bonus features to unlock, including scenes from the movie. Hidden money bags, film reels, and bonus objectives give you an opportunity to play through the game multiple times while looking for new things to do. My first run-through of the game took close to 50 hours. The storyline plays around the plot of the movie, inserting a new character (you) who tags along with famous characters from the movie and does their bidding, ultimately advancing himself to the Don of New York City. You may go straight for the Mission/Storyline objectives to gain ranks quickly, and then focus on taking over New York one business at a time, or you can do the opposite, or a balance of the two. As for negatives for this game, my two biggest slabs of beef are the AI and the graphics. The Wii was not designed for incredibly realistic imagery, and this game is definite proof of that. That is not to say it looks like you're playing on an SNES, and for the amount of gameplay value Blackhand offers, it's not really a hindrance in any way, either. As for the AI, this is, sadly, incredibly terrible. Strangle a man in the street, then speak with the girl he was walking with. After a couple "How could you?!"s and "What's wrong with you?!"s, they will ask how your day has been so far. Many characters, even more story-relevant ones, mimic this behavior and lack any sort of real sensibility. As with the graphics, though, this is rarely a hindrance and can often be used to your advantage. Overall I would compare The Godfather: Blackhand Edition to a cross between Hitman and Grand Theft Auto. As you commit crimes, your heat in a neighborhood will rise until eventually the entire police force is after you. Other missions require stealthy maneuvering to reach your target, who must be taken out quickly and quietly. This is an awesome game that I would recommend to just about anybody. Don't let some negative reviews scare you off - it's a cool one.Read full review
EA's The Godfather: Blackhand Edition is an average game released during a more than spectacular launch period for a system. I will not waste my time on a review of the core game, but how the Wii is incorporated into the game since it is a port from the older versions of The Godfather. But I may let stuff slide.... Graphics in Context (for a Wii title)-4 Better than any other game I saw for the Wii at the time of purchase. Creativity-4 It was a great book and movie. Creatiively weaving in a character that was not a part of the main story was done well. The character is really an integral part of the first movie... if he was really canonical Sound-3 Major glitch that has the game played on mute save for the sounds of cars... Also the voices still play even after a characters died... Voice recording is superb but repetitive... Controls- 5 Superb. The controls are responsive, immerse you in the game and hardly fail to deliver. Integrating the Wii remote and using it to aim and shoot improves the aiming and shooting aspects of the game. But, when your batteries run low you can't play very well. One gripe was the A button being used for so many things: Like stealing a car, talking, bribing... But it gets annoying when you have to talk to somebody but instead you walk towards the nearest car and throw the driver out. Fun-4 Using the Wii Controls to really simulate the actions is great fun. Bribing cops and taking part in all the mob action was great. All in all this game is pretty good for the a first generation release/ port, but It was too glitchy for my liking (I never even used cheats and it froze up)Read full review
Electronic Arts' The Godfather: Blackhand Edition brings players closer to the violence by allowing them to control their actions with the Wii remote and nunchuk. Instead of pressing buttons to grab a potential hit and toss them through a window, players grab using both controllers and then make a throwing motion, watching the person's carcass sail through glass. These unique controls are but a small sampling of the game's new content, and they succeed in making an older, flawed video game fresh and exciting. Blackhand contains all of the content from the original game, including scores of additions. Players still battle to control Manhattan, completing jobs for the infamous Corleone Family and extorting businesses, the goal to become the don of New York. Except in this version, gamers can hire a personal body guard, employ a four-person hit squad, blackmail the police chief, plant car bombs, throw Molotov cocktails and dance in the rain (thanks to dynamic weather). Players embark upon ten new hit missions, among other attractive features. This doesn't include all of the things EA improved, which include more destructible objects, better animation and more World Events (new bank robberies, for example). With that being said, the motion controls stand out as the most attractive draw, thanks to the increased interaction. Players switch weapons using the nunchuk's analog stick and aim their guns with the remote. To head butt, they grab onto someone and bring both controllers upwards, simulating the motion. To throw objects, they actually mimic the action by tossing a pretend weapon (not the remote, of course). Not only does this feel satisfying, but the controls always respond, adding to the enjoyment. Driving, on the other hand, remains traditional. Gamers accelerate with B and steer with the analog stick. This works fine, but lacks the excitement found in the on foot controls. Still, jacking any vehicle and making a quick getaway has its share of thrills. Even with this new stuff, the game misses perfection, due to, at times, the moronic artificial intelligence. More often than not, characters walk into walls or engage in civil discourse while being shot in the back. Furthermore, Blackhand Edition's graphics (while not a negative issue per se) look considerably worse than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, with pixilated characters and environments. However, the game still has a top notch presentation, with excellent cut scenes, music and voice acting from the film. Even without the flashy visuals, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition represents the best Godfather game yet, thanks to the wealth of new content and improved controls. I'd recommended the game to newcomers as well as Godfather veterans.Read full review
As one of the few M-rated games available on the Wii, this games sets the standard on how action games can be done with the Wii controls. The motion-sensitive controls work great and the on-screen prompts show you exactly how to pull of the various moves. There are also tons of moves to unlock as you progress through the game; starting with the simple left/right punch to strangling your enemies, throwing them off rooftops, and executing them with various firearms. The story itself follows the original film faithfully, re-creating famous scenes such as Michael Corleone's meeting with McCluskey and the murder of Paulie by Clemenza. The world, while not as expansive as the Grand Theft Auto games, is sizeable, with the NPC's occasionally doing things aside from aimlessly walking about. For example, driving around Manhattan, you're bound to see a car accident and cops at the scene talking to bystanders. If you drive near the banks, which you can rob, you may catch a rival family attempting to rob the bank, only to break into a shootout with police. The only real downside is the camera controls. Unfortunately, the option to reverse the camera controls also affects how you aim. For example: pressing right on the Wii-mote will spin the camera to your left. If you want to change that, you can have 'right' spin the camera right. This will also change your aiming, by moving the camera to the right, the cursor will go to the left, which makes NO SENSE. Same goes with the up/down camera/aiming controls. Since this makes the camera worse, I recommend not changing them. If you're a more 'traditional' (ie hardcore) gamer and looking for something more mature to play on the Wii after finishing Zelda, this is definitely worthy of the purchase until Rockstar's Manhunt 2 comes out. Casual gamers should be able to use the motion controls fairly easily, but may frown at the amount of time it takes to play the game and do all the side missions (especially if they're used to games like Wii Play and Cooking Mama).Read full review
I really like this game. It has some of the best wii-gestures that I have experienced to date. Grabbing a opponent and throwing him around feel really good. The open-ended, GTA-style of gameplay works pretty well. I have only a few complaints. First, this is not a very pretty looking game. There is a lot of pop-up which makes driving around difficult at times. I frequently have to dodge vehicles that appear out of nowhere. Second, camera does not work all the time. It is sometimes hard to pinpoint off-screen enemies that are firing at you. Overall, I recommend this game.
I'm sure anyone reading this has probably played Grand Theft Auto 3 or something using this type of free roaming gameplay. Well take it back to the 50's where the mobsters ruled the streets with a cool sense of respect and honor. The graphics arn't the best but who cares! With the controls being as immersive and easy to use and the story line following the classic favorite Godfather Series how can you pass this up??? You can't! Buy it, if you like fun free roaming games with gunfights and enjoy the sound of or are a fan of the Godfather series play this game!
the game is very very fun, the controls work great, and you really feel like you are beating guys around, it´s very long and it will provide you at least 30 hours of continuos game, the graphics are good i really can´t complain, the explotions are very well done, and the general ambientation of the game is great, even so they could have put a little more of detail, but still is a very satisfying and rewarding game, i truly recomend it!!!
This game takes place during the 1950's during the mob years, and is based after the movie: The Godfather Part I. Well in all my time playing it (over 30 hours) i haven't really found a single thing that i dislike about it.(except just today for the first time i had a glitch where i couldn't get out of a building) First off the gameplay is just great, they really did a good job with making the game custom for wii, I've played this title for Xbox before i ever played it for wii, but the wii version surpasses the Xbox by far for this game, playing with the "blackhand" controls just give it a huge boost. Graphic wise some people say it ain't pretty at times, and i have to agree, everynow and then it ain't pretty, but these are only smaller things, but the game looks pretty good most of the time. Story line is spectacular, they made a great transition from movie to game. But overal this is a great game and i recommend any Wii owner to buy it, it will keep you happy and playing for quite a while.Read full review
This game has really fun controls. The graphics are the only negetive. Its quite long and has lots of missions and plenty side mission. Makes great use of the Wii's abilitys. A must buy for Godfather lovers.
I love this game! I love how they work you into the classic film backstory, how they took what I enjoyed from Grand Theft Auto and took the time to make the controls intuitive. This game feels as if it was made for the Wii. I really hope they do the same with the sequel, though it doesn't seem like they will at this point. I felt the same way about Force Unleashed and they eventually did decide to do a release on the Wii, so I have hope. I find myself enjoying the same games from other systems even more on the Wii because of the controls. If Nintendo would have updated the graphics to HD, no one would care about the other systems, but I suppose the affordability they attained by not going that route is one major reason they've sold so many of this system. Back on the game. The Corleones own this neighborhood. It is a MUST own for the Wii. If you don't got it, get it. Don't miss out. Get it. Got it? Good.Read full review