Taking down rival family warehouses and "hubs" is where the real money lies, and is the most improved aspect of the game from last generation's systems to the current.  On the PS2, for example, you were on your own when going up against one of these locations - which were usually staffed by a veritable army of enemy goons.  It was next to impossible to accomplish.  Now, with the ability to recruit a crew to assist in such matters, it is much easier and more realistic to take down the rival families' operations and make them your own.

One of the most touted features of The Godfather game was the fact that most of the original cast had returned to deliver their old lines and some new ones for the project.  James Caan reprises his role as Sonny, Robert Duval appears as Tom Hagen, Abe Vigoda (who is alive and well, despite rumors that he'd gone ta-ta’s up some years ago, thank you very much) is Tessio and so on.  The one key role the developers couldn't cast with the original actor is, unfortunately, the most important: Michael Corleone.