The longer the player is locked on, the smaller the reticule gets, allowing for more precise aiming. In the lock-on system, when the player locks a target, a targeting reticule appears on-screen. In the manual system, the players have complete freedom to aim wherever they wish. The game features both a lock-on system and a manual aiming system. 38 snub nose, a pistol, a magnum, a Tommy gun, and a shotgun, as well as projectiles such as Molotov cocktails and dynamite. Much of the game is based around third-person shooting, with the player able to wield a. The basic gameplay and game mechanics are similar to most open world titles as the player can travel across the city freely, commandeer vehicles, do whatever they want in terms of attacking and/or killing innocent civilians, and progress through the storyline at their own leisure, spending as much time traversing the city as they wish. The Godfather is an open world action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective, in which the player controls Aldo Trapani as he ascends through the ranks of the Corleone family, with his rise intersecting with the narrative of the film on numerous occasions.
