I never played the original early 2000 game but i've played the mafia 2 and 3 and i must say i play this game mainly to enjoy the story and it shows. Set at 1930's during probihition era, follows a taxi driver then involved at mafia activity. The story is really good because i love gangster movies. But other than stories this game is rather bland, the "free roam" mode doesn't have nothing to do beside roaming the city and finding collectibles. The bugs and glitches in this game is quite bad too. If you like mafia series especially the story, give this game a go and you will enjoy a really good story.