I just received word that Onlive has Mafia II on sale for only $5 today. One of their $5 Friday deals.
I’m tempted to give it a go since the reviews for Mafia II are pretty good and I’ve never played it.
I’m really concerned about the latency though. After installing Onlive on my computer I tried out Dirt 2 and it was basically unplayable. Maybe it’s the way I play racing games but I find I do lots of small adjustments while driving. With Onlive I found that by the time my movement registered I had already made several other adjustments. It seriously felt like a 500 ms delay. It was not pretty.
The latency should be less noticeable with a game like Mafia II, shouldn’t it?. A free demo is available, so I guess the best thing to do is try it before I buy it. 😀
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