The story of Mafia II is a gritty crime drama following the life of , a Sicilian immigrant who turns to a life of organized crime in the fictional city of Empire Bay to escape poverty and a mounting family debt . Act 1: The Return and Early Crime
The game begins in 1945 as Vito returns home from World War II after serving in the U.S. Army to avoid a prison sentence for a botched robbery. He reunites with his childhood best friend, , who has already established himself in the criminal underworld. Vito soon discovers his late father left the family with a $2,000 debt, prompting him to start working for Joe and local mobsters to pay it off. Act 2: Prison and the Rise to Status MAFIA 2
Vito's early criminal career is cut short when he is arrested for illegally distributing government gas rations and sentenced to ten years in prison. While incarcerated, he meets , a high-ranking member and consigliere of the Vinci crime family, who takes Vito under his wing. Leo helps Vito get an early release in 1951. The story of Mafia II is a gritty
To cover their mounting financial losses and debts to a loan shark named Bruno, Vito even carries out a hit on Tommy Angelo (the protagonist of the first Mafia game). The Ending: A Hollow Victory He reunites with his childhood best friend, ,