Francis Ford Coppola (film director of the original Godfather trilogy) was not consulted or even informed about the development of the game. He later went on to say that he felt the game was mishandled, stating:

"They use the characters everyone knows, and they hire those actors to be there, and only to introduce minor characters. And then for the next hour they shoot and kill each other, I had absolutely nothing to do with the game. I disapprove. I think it's a misuse of film".