It's not really a remake but a GTAing of Mafia, which is a shame. Paulie is an obnoxious prick. Sam has turned from a soft spoken likeable hardman into another prick. I'm currently on the race mission which true to form is busting my balls. In the original I'm pretty sure this happened later in the game once you got used to how the cars handled, here your thrown in on the 4th mission. Load times are pish which makes restarting the race a chore. I'm just a little disappointed in it but the game might grow on me once I progress. It does look nice though.