Melee Combat
Fight your way through 1968 New Bordeaux with brutal melee combat.
Melee combat in Mafia III allows the player to engage in close-quarters fighting, including executing moves and using stealth tactics to eliminate enemies without being noticed.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Core gameplay mechanic
- Perspective
- Third-person
- Primary tools
- Fists, environmental melee weapons (bats, pipes, bottles, etc.)
- Mafia iii combat style
- Brawler
- Design philosophy
- Cinematic
- story-first
- era-appropriate violence
Lore & Background
The game is set in 1968 New Bordeaux, a re-imagined version of New Orleans. The protagonist, Lincoln Clay, is a Vietnam War veteran who uses melee combat as part of his quest for revenge against the Marcano crime family.
Reader's Guide
Players can perform executing moves and engage in melee-combat. They can also use stealth to avoid enemy detection, and interrogate non-playable characters after defeating them to gain information.
Did You Know?
- Mafia III was released in October 2016 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.
- The game's map is made up of ten districts, including Bayou Fantom and the French Ward.
- The game sold seven million copies worldwide.
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