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David Chase's award-winning HBO crime drama is welcomed into the video game "family" courtesy of publisher THQ. Featuring an original storyline set between the fifth and sixth seasons, The Sopranos casts players in the newly created role of Joey LaRocca, the illegitimate son of the late Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero. Since Bonpensiero "sleeps with the fishes" for being an FBI informant, LaRocca must prove himself to earn the respect of mob boss Tony Soprano, voiced by Emmy-winner James Gandolfini.

Players will thus become part of Tony's crew, completing missions on behalf of such quirky characters as Paulie Walnuts, Silvio Dante, and Christopher Moltisanti. LaRocca must earn money on collections, intimidate potential rivals, and perform other mob-related tasks using a choice of weapons. As LaRocca moves deeper into Tony Soprano's inner circle, he'll explore notable locales from the television series, including Nuovo Vesuvio's, Satriale's Pork Store, and the Bada Bing! strip club.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: 7 Studios; Voice Talent: James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Robert Iler, Vincent Pastore, Joseph Gannascoli, Christian Maelen, Monica Keena, Bobby Costanzo; Company 2: Voiceworks Productions; Casting & Voice-Over Director: Douglas Carrigan; Production Support: Monique Nelson; Recording Studio: The Audio Department, Atlantis Group Recording; Company 3: HBO; Executive Vice President: Carmi Zlotnik; Deal Ninja: Jason Kay; Vice President: Patricia Wagstaff; Creative Director: Dan Sacher; Production Executive: Rick Raymo; Product Development Coordinator: Eric Braxton; Company 4: THQ Internal; Music Clearance: Sessing Music Services; Music Director: Victor Rodriguez; "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" Written By: Love, Rev. D Wayne Love, Chester Burnette; "Ooh La La" Written By: Alison Elizabeth Goldfrapp, William Owen Gregory; "Ooh La La" Performed By: Goldfrapp; "Girls, Girls, Girls" Written By: Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx; "Girls, Girls, Girls" Performed By: Motley Crue; "I Begin To Wonder" Written By: Jean Claude Ades, Dacia Bridges, Olaf Kramolowsky; "I Begin To Wonder" Performed By: Dannii Minogue; "The Crablouse" Written By: Praga Khan, Jade 4 U, Oliver Adams, J.K. Magick; "The Crablouse" Performed By: Lords Of Acid; "Monsters In the Parasol" Written By: Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri, Mario Lalli; "Monsters In the Parasol" Performed By: Queens Of The Stone Age; "Baby Got Back" Written By: Anthony L. Ray; "Baby Got Back" Performed By: Sir Mix-A-Lot; "Can You Hear Me" Written By: Black "G", Seismic, Steve The "E" Ross, Bruce Richmond; "Can You Hear Me" Performed By: Real Smoke; "Hell & Consequences" Written By: Corey Taylor, Josh Rand, James Root, Shawn Economaki; "Hell & Consequences" Performed By: Stone Sour; "Opticon" Written By: Jay Gordon, Amir Derakh, Bobby Hewitt, Ryan Shuck, Paige Haley; "Opticon" Performed By: Orgy; "Disasterpiece" Written By: M. Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Nathan Jordison, James Root, Corey Taylor, Mic Thomson, Sid Wilson; "Disasterpiece" Performed By: Slipknot; "Downtown" Written By: Peaches, Greg Kurstin; "Downtown" Performed By: Peaches; "Ghetto" Written By: John Gold; "Ghetto" Performed By: John Gold; "A Little Bit of Shh" Written By: Louise Harman, Gabriel Olegavich; "A Little Bit of Shh" Performed By: Lady Sovereign; "Under the Hammer Pt. 2" Written By: K.R. Jenkins, R.J. Krohn; "Under the Hammer Pt. 2" Performed By: Diverse; "Ride the Pain (Jacques Lu Cont Thin White Duke Mix)" Written By: Juliet Lee, Garrett Lee; "Ride the Pain (Jacques Lu Cont Thin White Duke Mix)" Performed By: Juliet; "BSTV" Written By: Daniel Lehrich; "BSTV" Performed By: Doctor Op; "Bucci Bag" Written By: Marco Cappelli, Andrea Doria, Michael Zodorozny, Dale Feliciello, Dino Lanni, Mallory Yago; "Bucci Bag" Performed By: Andrea Doria; "Stranger In You" Written By: Lullacry; "Stranger In You" Performed By: Lullacry; "Like This" Written By: Nathaniel Hale, Louis Harden, Dedrick Rolison, Andre Taylor; "Like This" Performed By: Mack 10, Nate Dogg; "Dog Food" Written By: Iggy Pop; "Dog Food" Performed By: Iggy Pop; "Babysitter" Written By: Chantal Claret, Pedro Yanowitz; "Babysitter" Performed By: Morningwood; "Devil Nights" Written By: Tyler Spencer; "Devil Nights" Performed By: Electric Six; "Splash" Written By: Robert George Howes; "Splash" Performed By: Overseer; "Late Nite" Written By: Perfect Project; "Late Nite" Performed By: Perfect Project; "Ghosts of Mars" Written By: Doujah Raze; "Ghosts of Mars" Performed By: Doujah Raze; "Porn Star" Written By: B. McCarthy; "Porn Star" Performed By: Deepthroat; "1, 2, 3" Written By: Bobby Cheeks; "1, 2, 3" Performed By: Bobby Cheeks, KRS-ONE; "Gonna Get U" Written By: Andy Hayman, Gareth Young; "Gonna Get U" Performed By: Untamed; "Love Session" Written By: Frank McDonald, Chris Rae; "Love Session" Performed By: Frank McDonald, Chris Rae; "PMP Chill" Written By: Joe Webb; "PMP Chill" Performed By: Joe Webb; "Money Where Your Mouth Is" Written By: Jon Butcher; "Money Where Your Mouth Is" Performed By: Jon Butcher; "La Traviata (Addio Del Passato)" By: Giuseppe Verdi; "La Traviata (Addio Del Passato)" Arranged By: Jim Long; "Cosi Fan Tutte (Un'aura Amorosa)" By: Wolfgang Mozart; "Cosi Fan Tutte (Un'aura Amorosa)" Arranged By: Jim Long; "The Four Seasons (Spring Allegro)" By: Antonio Vivaldi; "The Four Seasons (Spring Allegro)" Arranged By: Jim Long; "She's Got More Than Money Can Buy" Written By: Alan Ett; "She's Got More Than Money Can Buy" Performed By: Alan Ett; "Cheers" Written By: Roger Webb; "Cheers" Performed By: Roger Webb; "Black Velvet" Written By: Keith Papworth; "Black Velvet" Performed By: Keith Papworth
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The Sopranos: Road to Respect
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Developer(s) 7 Studios
Publisher(s) THQ Inc.
HBO
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date(s) NA November 7, 2006
EU November 17, 2006
AUS November 23, 2006
Genre(s) Action-adventure game, Beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: M (Mature)
PEGI: 16+

The Sopranos: Road to Respect is a 2006 video game based on the HBO series The Sopranos, which aired from January 10, 1999 to June 10, 2007. It was released on November 7, 2006.

The game's storyline takes place between the fifth and sixth seasons and centers around Big Pussy Bonpensiero's illegitimate son, Joey LaRocca,(was mentioned in the very beginning of gameplay that he was born in January of 1980) as he makes his way through the family business.

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Gameplay

The player is able to take missions from the main characters of the series at certain points in the game. Road to Respect differs from other mob-influenced games in that it is in a linear, story driven action game as opposed to Grand Theft Auto's open-world type gameplay. However, players are able to play Texas Hold 'Em with members of the Family and visit The Bada Bing. Unlike the TV show, the game focuses almost exclusively on the Mafia aspect of The Sopranos rather than the blend of family/business/therapy that Sopranos fans have become accustomed to.

Plot

The game begins with Tony Soprano offering Joey LaRocca, the protagonist, a place in the Mafia. During his first job, he accidentally kills Mario Buscetta, the nephew of Angelo Buscetta. Angelo is the boss of Philadelphia family. Angie sends a hitman to kill Joey, but Joey kills the hitman during a rooftop chase.

Joey going to talk to Paulie at Satriale's.

A few days later, Tony’s son A.J. has a drug deal go bad on him; his partner wasted the drug money, prompting the dealers to kill his partner and steal his dad’s car. Joey retrieves the car and kills one of the dealers, only to have the car stolen by Angie’s men. Tony has Joey retaliate by burning down one of Angie’s businesses.

Joey beating on one of Angie's goons at the docks.

A few days later, Angie returns Tony’s car, completely wrecked, and containing Joey’s girlfriend, Trichelle, beaten and raped. Joey vows vengeance. He finds Angie at the docks, where he kills Angie by throwing him off of his yacht.

Cast

Cast members James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Joseph Gannascoli, Vincent Pastore, and Robert Iler reprise their roles from the series and David Chase continues to write for the most part. The main character is voiced by Christian Maelen, who was David Chase's second choice to play Christopher Moltisanti. Other noted actors Monica Keena and Robert Costanzo voice new characters. Anthony DeSando, who played Brendan Filone on the series, voices an entirely new character.

Reception

The game received poor reviews from Gamespot and IGN, which complained of overly simplistic gameplay mainly involving beating endless numbers of anonymous thugs by repeatedly mashing the "punch" button, a tiny and completely linear game world with no ability to explore, blocky and unappealing graphics, marginal game mechanics such as nearly-useless money and a "respect" meter which is almost always irrelevant to gameplay, and various clipping and collision detection bugs.

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