According to information from http://www.mafia2forum.com/

• PC will be the main platform for wich Mafia 2 game will be developed.
• The scenario of Mafia The City of Lost Heaven game consists of about 500 pages, the scenario of Mafia 2 game consists of about 700 pages.
• There will be 18 basic missions in the game.
• The system of face animation counts 30 muscles.
• Names of some districts of Empire City: Chinatown, Little Italy, Sand Island, Millville, Harbour.
• Under the hood of cars it is possible to see a working engine.
• A police will pursue after pickpocketers and drivers that will cause car accidents.
• Through a stores windows it is possible to see pedestrians, which enter to the shop, purchase and leave.
• It is known that one mission will be at the foundry, and other in the space laboratory.

According to subject Vito is son of immigrant from poor family who was engaged  in little crimes together with Joe (his friend). After the police caught them they had to choose between prison and army. Vito had chosen the army. After coming back to the Empire city Vito began his in the Cosa Nostra. Aspirations of friends were different. Vito looked for the best life and wanted to get out from poverty, but Joe wanted to be the real gangster.

Developers will put an accent on realism in the game:

• Every object in the game can be broken on 32 parts
• It is possible to hear on radio about some crimes done by Vito
• Fat policeman pursues after Vito, it is more easy to hide from him
• Every covers In the game can be destroyed
• It would possible to open hood, backside, doors, you can paint cars, change license plate, also you can catch a bus and taxi.
• There won't be loadings in the game, it is assumed that will be only one loading when enter the game