Made Man (video game)
{{Short description|2006 video game}}{{Other uses|Made man (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Made Man
|image = Made Man.jpg
|caption = European art cover
|developer = SilverBack Studios
|publisher = Mastertronic (PS2)
Aspyr (PC)
|writer = David Fisher
Jim Bottomley
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|November 6, 2006 (PC)|AU|November 16, 2006{{cite web | url=http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Updated+Australian+release+list,+13/11/06&id=5860&sid=bb3a2c2d3c59977459790dbc88023beb | title=Updated Australian release list, 13/11/06 [game is mislabeled as "The Made Man"] | last=Jastrzab | first=Jeremy | date=November 13, 2006 | website=PALGN | publisher=PAL Gaming Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184620/http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Updated+Australian+release+list,+13/11/06&id=5860&sid=bb3a2c2d3c59977459790dbc88023beb | archive-date=September 30, 2007 | url-status=dead | access-date=January 21, 2025}}|EU|November 30, 2006 (PS2)|NA|April 2, 2007 (PS2)|NA|April 23, 2007 (PC)}}
|engine = RenderWare
|genre = Third-person shooter
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
}}
Made Man, known in North America as Made Man: Confessions of the Family Blood, is a 2006 third-person shooter video game developed by the UK company SilverBack Studios and published by Mastertronic and Aspyr for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the year 1972 within the New York City underworld of organized crime in the Mafia. The storyline is written by crime author David Fisher with collaboration from former mafioso Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno.
The player assumes the role of Joey Verola, a former soldier, as he is indoctrinated into the world of American organized crime and must relive his life - every moment, every kill - as he rises through the ranks to become a made man. The storyline spans three decades of his life, from the horror of Vietnam to the urban jungle of Brooklyn.
Plot
Joey (Rick Pasqualone) is forced into the world of crime when he saves a don's right-hand man in Vietnam. The game's missions are a series of flashbacks: as Joey is being driven to the don's place to be made he reveals to his nephew how he rose through the ranks.
Development
The title was originally under development at Acclaim Entertainment's Manchester studio under the name of Interview with a Made Man. When Acclaim collapsed, employees from its studio reformed as SilverBack Studios, and backed by Fund4Games, continued to work on the game.{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/silverback-studios-launches-from-the-ashes-of-acclaim-uk | title=SilverBack Studios launches from the ashes of Acclaim UK | last=Fahey | first=Rob | date=April 29, 2005 | website=GamesIndustry.biz | publisher=Gamer Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210012335/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/silverback-studios-launches-from-the-ashes-of-acclaim-uk | archive-date=December 10, 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}} The title was shortened to Made Man and a planned Xbox conversion was dropped.
After the release of Made Man, members from the team reformed as the Manchester office of Vivendi-owned Swordfish Studios working on the console versions of World in Conflict. When, in turn, that was sold on during the Activision Blizzard merger, it became the Manchester office of MMOG developer Monumental Games.{{cite magazine | url=https://mcvuk.com/development-news/monumental-moves-for-swordfish-manchester/ | title=Monumental moves for Swordfish Manchester | last=French | first=Michael | date=November 12, 2008 | magazine=MCV/Develop | publisher=Biz Media | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222003900/http://www.developmag.com/news/30806/Monumental-moves-for-Swordfish-Manchester | archive-date=December 22, 2008 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}}
Reception
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| MC_PC = 40/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/made-man-confessions-of-the-family-blood/critic-reviews/?platform=pc | title=Made Man: Confessions of the Family Blood critic reviews (PC) | website=Metacritic | publisher=Fandom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726085214/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/made-man-confessions-of-the-family-blood | archive-date=July 26, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}}
| 1UP_PS2 = F{{cite web | url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/made-man | title=Made Man (PS2) | last=Suttner | first=Nick | date=April 16, 2007 | website=1Up.com | publisher=Ziff Davis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616165621/http://www.1up.com/reviews/made-man | archive-date=June 16, 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=January 22, 2025}}
| EuroG_PS2 = 5/10{{cite web | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-mademan-ps2 | title=Made Man (PlayStation 2) | last=Lyon | first=James | date=November 26, 2006 | website=Eurogamer | publisher=Gamer Network | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604130321/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-mademan-ps2 | archive-date=June 4, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}}
| Gamekult_PC = 3/10{{cite web | url=https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/made-man-3010001884/test-pc.html | title=Test : Made Man PC : la mafiarnaque | language=fr | last=Mangot | first=Thomas | date=December 13, 2006 | website=Gamekult | publisher=TF1 Group | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812070257/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/made-man-3010001884/test-pc.html | archive-date=August 12, 2020 | url-status=live | access-date=January 22, 2025}}
| GSpot_PC = 2.8/10{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/made-man-review/1900-6170735/ | title=Made Man Review (PC) | last=Navarro | first=Alex | date=May 14, 2007 | website=GameSpot | publisher=Fandom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211012742/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/made-man-review/1900-6170735/ | archive-date=February 11, 2014 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}}
| GT_PS2 = 5.7/10{{cite web | url=http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=3335 | title=Made Man Review (PS2) | date=May 2, 2007 | website=GameTrailers | publisher=Viacom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918023948/http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=3335 | archive-date=September 18, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=January 22, 2025}}
| IGN_PC = 2.4/10{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/05/made-man-review | title=Made Man Review (PC) | last=Onyett | first=Charles | date=June 5, 2007 | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511200019/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/05/made-man-review | archive-date=May 11, 2019 | url-status=live | access-date=January 21, 2025}}
| JXV_PC = 6/20{{cite web | url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007146-made-man-test.htm | title=Test: Made Man (PC) | language=fr | author=Dinowan | date=December 7, 2006 | website=Jeuxvideo.com | publisher=Webedia | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110160944/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007146-made-man-test.htm | archive-date=January 10, 2017 | url-status=live | access-date=January 22, 2025}}
| PCGUS_PC = 60%{{cite magazine | title=Made Man | magazine=PC Gamer | publisher=Future US | volume=14 | issue=8 | date=August 2008 | page=63}}
| PSM_PS2 = 4/10{{cite magazine | title=Made Man | magazine=PSM | publisher=Future US | issue=124 | date=June 2007 | page=86}}
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The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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External links
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