Mafia II is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K. It was released on 24 August 2010 for PlayStation 3 Windows and Xbox 360. The game is a standalone sequel to 2002's Mafia and the second installment in the Mafia series. Set within the fictional city of Empire Bay from 1945 to 1951 the story follows Vito Scaletta a young Sicilian-American mobster and war veteran who becomes caught in a power struggle among the city's Mafia crime families while attempting to pay back his father's debts and secure a better lifestyle.