(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A member of the European Parliament has appealed for Take-Two's Mafia II to be banned. A decision which if ensued would anger thousands of hardcore gamers across Europe.

Sonia Alfano's father was murdered by the Mafia in 1993 when she was at University, and has since campaigned on behalf of the relatives of those who've suffered at the hands of Italian organised crime.

Alfano, president of the Italian association for the families of Mafia victims - Familiari Vittime di Mafia, said yesterday:



Alfano appealed last week to the European Commission, calling for the game to be banned, which has a rank-up system within a mob in 'Empire Bay', a fictional New York.

Alan Lewis of Take-Two, defended the game:



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Lets be honest every game made is gonna offend someone......People dont campaign about any other media being banned...why single out games all the time?!

Every time I hear a story about a video game in Europe its always about trying to ban it because the their killing in these games are always about them, c'mon stop it, its a VIDEO GAME doesn't mean anything so don't let your government get all worried about it.

let the games be they are just games

The whole world doesn't revolve around

Game way too good to be banned.

lol hahahahaha

Omg that is just sad to hear, and pathetic..

Video Games were made to be played, so the users could have fun, and enjoy the story line of a MADE UP STORY, FOR ENTERTAINMENT. If your family members got killed by the mafia, maybe don't buy it? Europe has no right to ban it for the ENTIRE continent (well they do have the right, butYou must login or register to view this content., GAMERS will be furious with parliament). Hopefully they figure something out that both makes the Gamers, and the person who's family died from mafia BOTH happy.