The Godfather: The Game
2006 · EA Redwood Shores
Source book
- The Godfather — Mario Puzo
Licensed from the 1972 film of Puzo's novel. An original mobster walks through the famous scenes.
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3
Fidelity
EA's 2006 action game is, in Wikipedia's words, based upon the 1972 film. That film adapts Puzo's 1969 novel. You play an original character whose jobs cross the story: the horse's head, the hospital, the restaurant shooting, and other scenes that are in the novel and the film. Released for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, with PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3 later. Coppola has said he was not consulted.
Read first?
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When to read first
Read the novel, or watch the film, first if those scenes should still be surprises. The game stages them.
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When playing first is fine
Play first only if you want a crime sandbox and already know the story, or have decided the novel is not for you. This is a film game of a book, not a fresh plot.
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Why
The cited source calls it a film adaptation. The film is the novel's plot. Pretending the extra mobster makes it safe would be a lie.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_(2006_video_game)
The call above is an editorial reading of that public page. If the page and this note disagree, believe the page.
