Headed by Don Vito Corleone, the Corleones thrive on wits and brutal nature. The ultimate goal of the player in The Godfather: Mob Wars is to be the "Don of New York". But before you can achieve that, you must first carry out orders, earn respect and rise through the ranks. Live the life of a real mobster, learn and understand all the dark "secrets of the trade" to accomplish all your goals and let no one stand in your way.

Players must also manage their cash in the game. Sheer fighting power is not enough to succeed in the game as it also calls for wits and strategy especially in big deals, bribery and other mob activities. So if you are ready to take over the Big Apple, check out these screens and enter the mysterious and exciting world of mobsters.

 

Buy: [The Godfather: Mob Wars]

...to your Xbox 360 and PSP today.

In the Xbox 360, the ruling "party" never stops. Ever wanted to rule the streets of New York, but don't have enough manpower, guns, and guts to do so? Well, with The Godfather you can do that and more. In this game you'll be joining the family and carry out various tasks to earn respect and eventually rise through the ranks of the Corleon Family. The ultimate objective though is more than just being the Don of the Family, but rather to be 'Don of New York'. In order to do that you'll have to accomplish more missions, do some venue take overs, contract hits on the big heads of the other Families, and earn the respect of everyone involved.

Mobs and the PSP do mix! The Godfather Mob Wars for the PSP also comes to videstores today. In this game, players are expected to hone their mob skills and rise to be the Don of the Family. Expect to fight in turf wars to take over enemy territory. Take NYC apart piece by piece and then place it back together, The Godfather style.

Essentially, the most impressive statement in this game is the voice acting. Great Actors such as James Caan, Robert Duvall, Abe Vigoda, and the late great Marlon Brando lends their voices to the game. It was said that this was one of the final jobs Marlon Brando took before he died. However, noticeably absent was Al Pacino. Yet the game was able to stand on its own merits.

Two Godfather games out on the same date; Don Corleon would've been proud. Well, are you ready to take over New York?

Buy: [The Godfather (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [The Godfather Mob Wars (PSP)]

We at QJ like to make our articles more interesting than usual. So when we saw a list of games and accessories coming out this week, we thought of a way to make it more entertaining than a plain old list. Here we go!

Twelve Samurai Warriors  journey to Castlevania on a Dragon Quest, and there, they find a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. After losing 10 of their comrades to various traps, only two finally reach the end of the lair. They open the large door and was surprised to see that there were no guards nor traps. All they saw is a chair in front of a burning fireplace. A soft voice tells them to come in and take some health potions.

They first check it for poison and find out that it's ok, however they foolishly tosses it aside and commands the old man to stand up and come with them to be tried by the King of the land. The man stands and introduces himself as The Godfather. He has been waiting for years for anyone to go through the dungeon alive. Anyone who comes through the dungeon must fight him to the death.

They began fighting wildly. The old man wasn't such a slouch! He moved swiftly and kicked harshly. In the end , The Godfather falls to the might of the two samurais. Before he dies, he turns on the Xbox Live Camera and proclaims to all his henchmen that it's Open Season for the two Samurais. Just then the ceiling blows open and a thousand ninjas appear from the smoke. Our tired and wounded heroes are surrounded!

Will our heroes survive? Find out next time, same QJ Time, same QJ Channel!

The PSP Content Pack for September is now available courtesy of Playstation.com. It's a free download where you get the latest in PSP system optimized video clips and trailers, wallpapers, screenshots, audio clips, and game content.

This month, the PSP Content Pack includes Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City trailer, The Godfather: Mob Wars trailers, Mercury Meltdown wallpapers, Lemmings PlayStation Underground Wallpaper Contest, a September Calendar Wallpaper and PSP TV Spot featuring Mr. Goose.

Of course, you need your Memory Stick Duo inserted first as soon as the download is done. For your PC, your available hard drive space should be 200 MB. If you've done this before, you already know the steps, but for those who are downloading for the first time, connect your PSP system to your PC via a USB cable. Then set your PSP system to USB connection mode. You should be able to transfer your PSP content Pack as soon as you double click the file and follow the instructions of the wizard. 

Download: [PSP Content Pack September]

Hot off the artist room floor are a selection of the box arts for three of the more promising games on the horizon - all due out this month.

Lego Star Wars II - The sequel to the first, promises to be back better than ever - and for the first time on the PSP. Look out for exclusive additions, such as WiFi support, unlockable characters and partial content from the prequel. Expected in-store date is September 12.

NHL 07 - EA once again returns with its ever popular NHL series. This year brings about the new Skill Stick system making the gameplay a little more intuitive, player-specific behaviors and an even deeper and enhanced Dynasty Mode. Expected in-store date is September 14.

The Godfather - Has a lot to live up to. The game lets you carry out orders, earn respect and rise through the ranks to take New York City. Expected in-store date is September 21.

Unfortunately, for those who are fans of these three consoles, there are no games to be released this week for DS, GC, and GBA. However, European PSP users have a lot to look forward to this week. Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins is among those that's about be set loose in the market, and this is the first original GnG title in years! The game is said to have a lot of sub-missions that will force players to explore their environment to come out with an open-ended gaming experience.

Here's the full list of games to be released this week:

Xbox360:
Test Drive Unlimited inkl. Faceplate (07.09.06)
Madden NFL 07 (07.09.06)
Xbox:
Spy Hunter - Nowhere to Run (08.09.06)
PS2:
Americas Army - Rise of a Soldier (07.09.06)
Spy Hunter - Nowhere to Run (08.09.06)
Der tierisch verrückte Bauernhof (08.09.06)
PC:
Die Siedler 2 - Die nächste Generation (07.09.06)
Die Siedler 2 - Limited Edition (07.09.06)
Call of Juarez (07.09.06)
PSP:
Gangs of London (06.09.06)
Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins (08.09.06)
Der Pate - Das Spiel (The Godfather) (08.09.06)

The Godfather: Mob Wars is a game that promises to take you deep into America’s most powerful criminal organization- the Corleone Family, headed by Don Vito. Carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Choose your path to power in the wide-open world of The Godfather by taking on a variety of action-packed missions - from mob hits, bank heists to extortion. Play your cards right and you could become the next - and most powerful - Don of NYC. When we say play your cards right, we literally mean it.

Apparently, the game will have an interesting mesh of card-centric gameplay and story-based third-person action. It's a pretty weird, if not impossible mix, but even the most unpredictable of ideas could work. It seems that two materials will play major roles: cash and cards. With 250 cards in a deck, players will have lots of chances to inflict harm to their rival families. How will players get their cards and cash? They would get it based on their rackets.

The cash will be mainly used for warfare expenses. Cards, on the other hand, have a variety of purposes- such as the respect card which is equivalent to a level up. There's also bribe cards that could temporarily reduce the player's heat from the cops. A favor card will enable players to cash in and take a tactical advantage over the opposition. Players will still be able to take on the role of the same mobster who works his way up the Corleone ranks, but the missions are much easier to pick up, play, and drop.

Details about the story mode is still pretty hazy, but still it's nice to see that game publishers are trying to brew something new for this game. But then again, whether the weird mixture of card-centric gameplay and third-person action would work or not is something that could only be seen when the game is released in September.

It's been such a long time since we've heard or seen anything about The Godfather for PSP that many of us had actually forgotten it even existed. Jeux France snagged a number of screens from the upcoming mob themed GTA clone free roaming action adventure title. Should tide PSP owners over till the release of the next GTA no?

       

       

       

       

Collin Hennen (Lead Animator) states they kept true to key point story in The Godfather the game, which has just been shipped!EA has just released new trailers for The Godfather and Collin's entire diary which can be viewed here. The Godfather is to be a cross-platform release for XBOX, PC, PS2, PSP.

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The Godfather™ The Game takes you deep into America’s most powerful criminal organization—the Corleone Family. Carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Choose your path to power in the wide-open world of The Godfather by taking on a variety of action-packed missions—from mob hits to bank heists to extortion. Play your cards right and you could become the next—and most powerful—Don of NYC.