EA Delivers The Godfather The Game

Video game publisher makes players an offer they can't refuse as it rolls out the highly anticipated title for PS2 and Xbox.

Electronic Arts yesterday said they’d shipped The Godfather The Game to retailers and that it would immediately be available on store shelves. The highly anticipated video game is being released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox gaming systems with a price tag of $39.95, with a limited edition which features behind the scenes content including footage from voice over sessions with James Caan and Robert Duvall pricing at $49.95.

In The Godfather The Game, said EA, players take on the role of a customizable mob character just entering the Corleone family. The game goes beyond the films and book to create a living, open world of The Godfather fiction throughout 1940s-50s New York City. Actors from the film, including Marlon Brando, James Caan and Robert Duvall, reprised their roles lending their voices to the game.

Versions for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Portable will be made available later this year. The game is rated M for Mature.

“The Godfather is one of the most exciting, dramatic and memorable works of fiction in the world and we worked very hard to create the Godfather Interactive experience,” said David DeMartini, Executive Producer of The Godfather The Game, in a statement.