

In order to encourage players to truly take on the role of their own Corleone henchman, Electronic Arts' The Godfather offers a "MobFace" custom character creator which allows for adjustment of physique, facial features, and attire. The game is designed to track the player's decisions and interactions throughout the criminal career, such that NPCs will remember how they were treated in the past and react appropriately in future dealings. By running missions for the family in the game's rendition of 1940s New York City, players can earn the respect of the family and be promoted to positions of power and influence in the organization. Players take the role of a small-time thug, newly inducted into the Corleone family and looking to make it big. Electronic Arts makes an offer it hopes fans of Mafioso mythology cannot refuse, in this video game translation of the award-winning 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film.James Caan, Robert Duvall, and the late Marlon Brando provided voice acting and likenesses for the game. Decisions made by the player in the game have lasting consequences, just as it was in the mob underworld featured in The Godfather fiction. Players use their powers of loyalty and fear to earn respect through interactions with characters in the world.

From mob hits and bank heists to drive-bys and extortion, step deep inside the world of The Godfather where intimidation and negotiation are your tickets to the top. Featuring non-linear action-adventure gameplay, The Godfather offers gamers countless choices for solving the family’s problems with brutal violence, skillful diplomacy, or a cunning mixture of both. It is up to the player to carry out orders, earn respect and make New York City their own. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts the player is accepted into the Corleone family, America's most famous criminal organization. Gamers create their own mob character in the game, putting themselves into the action while reliving classic moments from the fiction and experiencing original missions alongside memorable characters from the film. Gamers create their own mob The book by Mario Puzo and classic film by Paramount Pictures serve as inspiration for The Godfather, as gamers join the Corleone family and earn respect through loyalty and fear as they rise through the ranks to become Don in a living 1945-1955 New York.
