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{{Short description|Former video game studio}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = The Sopranos: Road to Respect
{{Infobox company
| image = The Sopranos - Road to Respect Coverart.png
| name = Midway Austin
| caption = North American cover art
| logo =
| caption =
| developer = 7 Studios
| director = Douglas Carrigan
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| writer = Allen Rucker<br />Paul Golding
| fate =
| producer = Mo Davoudian<br />Elizabeth Dahm Wang
| successors = [[Aspyr]]<br>[[Retro Studios]]<br/>[[Certain Affinity]]<br/>[[Vigil Games]]<br>[[Arkane Austin]]
| designer = Chris O'Neill<br />Evan Webb
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|3|23}}
| programmer = Philip Harvey<br />John Keating<br />Paul Haban
| location = [[Austin, Texas]]
| artist = Jason Borda<br />Chad Max<br />Damon Conn<br />Terry Smith
| defunct = {{end date and age|2008|8|11}}
| composer = Victor Rodriguez
| founders = Russell Byrd<br>Craig Galley<br>Cyrus Lum
| publisher = [[THQ]]
| location_country = U.S.
| released = {{Video game release|NA|November 9, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2006 |title=Gamers Get 'Made' With THQ's The Sopranos(R): Road to Respect(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamers-get-made-with-thqs-the-sopranosr-road-to-respecttm-for-the-playstationr2-computer-entertainment-system |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref>|EU|November 17, 2006|AUS|November 23, 2006}}
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[beat 'em up]]
| products = [[Area 51 (2005 video game)|''Area 51'' series]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| parent = [[Midway Games]] (2004-2008)
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| homepage =
}}
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'''''The Sopranos: Road to Respect''''' is a 2006 video game by American developer 7 Studios based on the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (1999–2007). The game's storyline takes place between the [[The Sopranos (season 5)|fifth]] and [[The Sopranos (season 6)|sixth]] seasons and centers on [[List of The Sopranos characters#Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero|Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero]]'s illegitimate son, Joey LaRocca, as he works his way up in Tony Soprano's crime family.
'''Midway Studios Austin''' (formerly known as '''Inevitable Entertainment''') was a [[video game developer]] established by Russell Byrd, Craig Galley and Cyrus Lum, former [[Acclaim Studios Austin]] employees, founded as Inevitable Entertainment in 2000 and acquired by [[Midway Games]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 11, 2004 |title=Midway Acquires Inevitable Entertainment; Acclaimed Development Studio behind 'AREA 51' Renamed Midway Studios - Austin |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041011005209/en/Midway-Acquires-Inevitable-Entertainment-Acclaimed-Development-Studio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727130957/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041011005209/en/Midway-Acquires-Inevitable-Entertainment-Acclaimed-Development-Studio |archive-date=2019-07-27 |accessdate=July 27, 2019 |website=[[Business Wire]] |publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Burnes|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/11/midway-acquires-area-51-developer|title=Midway Acquires Area 51 Developer|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=October 11, 2004|accessdate=July 27, 2019}}</ref> Responsible for developing ''[[Area 51 (2005 video game)|Area 51]]'' and its 2007 sequel ''[[BlackSite: Area 51]]''.


''Road to Respect'' was published by [[THQ]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]; a version for the [[Xbox 360]] was set for release, but was canceled.<ref>{{cite web | last=Harrison | first=Dave | title=Xbox 360 Sopranos whacked | website=Gamesradar | date=July 29, 2006 | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-360-sopranos-whacked-10/ | access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> The game received mostly negative reviews.
On August 11, 2008, Midway announced it was canceling the game in development at its Austin location and was laying off between 90 and 130 of the Austin employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/08/12/0812midway.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917161504/http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/08/12/0812midway.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2012|title=Midway to lay off much of staff at Austin studio|last=Rockwell|first=Lilly|publisher=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|date=August 12, 2008|accessdate=August 11, 2008}}</ref> In December 2008, the studio closed its doors, laying off the entire local workforce as part of a larger, company-wide, action.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/12/15/daily20.html | title=Midway shuttering Austin studio, laying off dozens | date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> Many of its former staff members have since left to other companies such as [[Aspyr]], [[Retro Studios]], [[Certain Affinity]], and the now-defunct [[Vigil Games]] and [[Arkane Austin]].


== Games ==
== Gameplay ==
The player is able to take missions from the main [[List of The Sopranos characters|characters of the series]] at certain points in the game. ''Road to Respect'' differs from other mob-influenced games in that it is a linear, story-driven action game as opposed to ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''{{'}}s open-world type gameplay. Players are able to play [[Texas Hold 'Em]] with members of the family and visit the [[Bada Bing!]]. The game focuses almost exclusively on the Mafia aspect of ''The Sopranos.''
*''[[Tribes: Aerial Assault]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'' (2003)
*''[[Area 51 (2005 video game)|Area 51]]'' (2005)
*''[[BlackSite: Area 51]]'' (2007)


==References==
== Story ==
The game begins with [[Tony Soprano]] offering Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero's son Joey LaRocca (the player character) a place in the [[Italian-American Mafia|Mafia]]. During his first job, he accidentally kills Mario Buscetta, the nephew of Angelo Buscetta. Angelo is the boss of the [[Philadelphia crime family|Philadelphia family]]. Angie sends a hitman to kill Joey, but Joey kills the [[hitman]] during a rooftop chase.
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A few days later, Tony's son [[Anthony Soprano, Jr.|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 [[Sport Utility Vehicle|car]]. Joey retrieves the car and kills one of the dealers, only to have the car stolen by Angie's men. While Joey is fearful the theft of Tony's truck may get him whacked, Tony says that A.J. admitted responsibility. Tony has Joey retaliate for the theft by burning down one of Angie's businesses.
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A few days later, Angie returns Tony's car, completely wrecked, and containing Joey's girlfriend, Trichelle, beaten and raped. Joey vows vengeance. At the docks, he finds Angie and throws him off of his yacht, killing him.


Through various intervals in the game, Joey is visited by the ghost of his dead father Salvatore, who warns him about some of the trouble ahead. For eliminating the rival boss Angie, Tony makes Joey a new official affiliate of the Soprano clan. Just before the ceremony, Joey is visited one last time by Salvatore, who is not bitter about his son joining the same mobsters who killed him, and only wants the best for him; he is at peace in the great beyond.
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== Cast ==
Cast members who reprised their roles from the show include [[James Gandolfini]] as [[Tony Soprano]], [[Michael Imperioli]] as [[Christopher Moltisanti]], [[Steven Van Zandt]] as [[Silvio Dante]], [[Tony Sirico]] as [[Paulie Gualtieri|Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri]], [[Joseph Gannascoli]] as [[Vito Spatafore]], [[Vincent Pastore]] as [[Big Pussy Bonpensiero|Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero]], and [[Robert Iler]] as [[A.J. Soprano|Anthony "A.J." Soprano Jr]]. The main character, Joey LaRocca, is voiced by Christian Maelen.

Other cast members include [[Monica Keena]] as Trishelle and [[Robert Costanzo]] as Angelo Buscetta. [[Anthony DeSando]], who played [[Brendan Filone]] on the series, voices an entirely new character as LaRocca's friend and associate, Reggie.

== Development ==
The concept for the game originated from an idea that ''Sopranos'' creator [[David Chase]] had years earlier in his writing career. Chase described the original idea as "an action/comedy about a regular Joe from nowhere who decides he wants to be in the Mafia and how you go about joining."<ref name="MTVChaseInterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1542305/sopranos-creator-video-game-has-nothing-to-do-with-show/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031160937/http://www.mtv.com/news/1542305/sopranos-creator-video-game-has-nothing-to-do-with-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |title='SOPRANOS' CREATOR: VIDEO GAME HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SHOW |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=October 3, 2006 |website=MTV |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> Despite the connection to his original idea, Chase maintained that it wasn't his idea to develop a ''Sopranos'' video game and that [[HBO]] executives spearheaded the project.<ref name="MTVChaseInterview" /> Chase did however oversee Alan Rucker's script for the game to ensure "the characters were true to the characters."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a25831403/sopranos-road-to-respect-video-game/ |title=Remembering 'The Sopranos: Road To Respect' Video Game, The Lost Episode True Fans Need To See |last=Pope |first=Nick |date=September 1, 2019 |website=Esquire |publisher=Equire |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[MTV]]'' around the time of the game's release, Chase insisted that ''Road to Respect'' had little to no connection to the show: "It wasn't my idea to do a game [...] What I didn't want to have happen was that the game and the show bleed together, that any of the stuff in [the show's] story arcs [...] was in the game or had anything to do with the game."<ref name="MTVChaseInterview" />

Many actors from the show reprised their roles for the game, lending their [[Voice acting|voices]] and [[Personality rights|likenesses]]. Christian Maelen, who voiced the new player character Joey LaRocca, was reportedly Chase's second choice to play Christopher Moltisanti.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/7gboa1/whack-or-be-whacked-in-sopranos-video-game |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604183558/https://www.mtv.com/news/7gboa1/whack-or-be-whacked-in-sopranos-video-game |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |title=WHACK OR BE WHACKED IN 'SOPRANOS' VIDEO GAME |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=June 15, 2006 |website=MTV |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref>

=== Making-of documentary ===
''HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect''' is a [[Making-of|behind-the-scenes]] [[Documentary film|documentary]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944199/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_22 HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' (2006)] at [[IMDb]]</ref> that aired on [[HBO]] in 2006; the hour-long [[Television special|special]] includes previews of ''Road to Respect'', cast and crew interviews, and footage of actors recording their parts for the game.

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
|MC = 42/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sopranos/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
|EuroG = 3 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/Sop_eg_rev_ps2|title=The Sopranos Review|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=November 22, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>
|GI = 6 out of 10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/ABEBE5E5-9036-4E9F-B9BA-B2858E65E152.htm|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect|last=Reeves|first=Ben|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|issue=166|date=February 2007|access-date=June 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125063501/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/ABEBE5E5-9036-4E9F-B9BA-B2858E65E152.htm|archive-date=November 25, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|GSpot = 4.2 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-sopranos-road-to-respect-review/1900-6162537/|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect Review|last=Mueller|first=Greg|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=November 20, 2006|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209115743/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thesopranos/review.html?sid=6162537|archive-date=December 9, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
|GRadar = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-sopranos-road-to-respect-review/|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect|last=Grisham|first=Richard|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|date=November 13, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>
|GT = 4.4 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/f99u2r/the-sopranos--road-to-respect-review|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect Review|publisher=[[GameTrailers]]|date=December 21, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>
|GameZone = 4 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2006/11/28/the_sopranos_road_to_respect_ps2_review|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect – PS2 – Review|last=Valentino|first=Nick|publisher=GameZone|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405011857/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29575.htm|archive-date=April 5, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
|IGN = 4.5 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/22/the-sopranos-road-to-respect-review|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect Review|last=Haynes|first=Jeff|website=[[IGN]]|date=November 21, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref><br />3 out of 10 (UK)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/22/the-sopranos-road-to-respect-uk-review|title=The Sopranos: Road to Respect UK Review|last=Meer|first=Alec|website=IGN|date=November 22, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
|VG = 3 out of 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/ps2/the_sopranos/review.html|title=The Sopranos Review|last=Devlin|first=Paul|publisher=VideoGamer.com|date=December 4, 2006|access-date=May 5, 2014}}</ref>
|XPlay = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1365/The_Sopranos_Road_to_Respect.html|title=Reviews – The Sopranos: Road to Respect|last=D'Aprile|first=Jason|publisher=[[X-Play]]|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109073538/http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1365/The_Sopranos_Road_to_Respect.html|archive-date=January 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev1 = ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
|rev1Score = {{Rating|1|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061224/ENT06/612240473/1044&GID=OYWygKaTygW8+07TFZh3eybRGENLdzC7IV7EFGO5fWM%3D|title=GAME REVIEW: 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'|last=Antonucci|first=Mike|newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=December 24, 2006|access-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216141742/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061224/ENT06/612240473/1044&GID=OYWygKaTygW8+07TFZh3eybRGENLdzC7IV7EFGO5fWM%3D|archive-date=February 16, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
The game received "generally unfavorable" reviews according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC /> The game received poor reviews from gaming websites like ''[[GameSpot]]'' and ''[[IGN]]'', which complained of overly simplistic gameplay, a small and linear game world with little ability to explore, blocky and unappealing graphics, marginal game mechanics, and various clipping and collision detection bugs. The voice acting contributed by ''Sopranos'' cast members received praise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Nick |date=January 10, 2019 |title=Remembering 'The Sopranos: Road To Respect' Video Game, The Lost Episode True Fans Need To See |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/latest-news/a25831403/sopranos-road-to-respect-video-game/ |website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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The Sopranos: Road to Respect
North American cover art
Developer(s)7 Studios
Publisher(s)THQ
Director(s)Douglas Carrigan
Producer(s)Mo Davoudian
Elizabeth Dahm Wang
Designer(s)Chris O'Neill
Evan Webb
Programmer(s)Philip Harvey
John Keating
Paul Haban
Artist(s)Jason Borda
Chad Max
Damon Conn
Terry Smith
Writer(s)Allen Rucker
Paul Golding
Composer(s)Victor Rodriguez
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: November 9, 2006[1]
  • EU: November 17, 2006
  • AU: November 23, 2006
Genre(s)Action-adventure, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

The Sopranos: Road to Respect is a 2006 video game by American developer 7 Studios based on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007). The game's storyline takes place between the fifth and sixth seasons and centers on Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero's illegitimate son, Joey LaRocca, as he works his way up in Tony Soprano's crime family.

Road to Respect was published by THQ for the PlayStation 2; a version for the Xbox 360 was set for release, but was canceled.[2] The game received mostly negative reviews.

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 a linear, story-driven action game as opposed to Grand Theft Auto's open-world type gameplay. Players are able to play Texas Hold 'Em with members of the family and visit the Bada Bing!. The game focuses almost exclusively on the Mafia aspect of The Sopranos.

Story

The game begins with Tony Soprano offering Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero's son Joey LaRocca (the player character) a place in the Mafia. During his first job, he accidentally kills Mario Buscetta, the nephew of Angelo Buscetta. Angelo is the boss of the 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. While Joey is fearful the theft of Tony's truck may get him whacked, Tony says that A.J. admitted responsibility. Tony has Joey retaliate for the theft by burning down one of Angie's businesses.

A few days later, Angie returns Tony's car, completely wrecked, and containing Joey's girlfriend, Trichelle, beaten and raped. Joey vows vengeance. At the docks, he finds Angie and throws him off of his yacht, killing him.

Through various intervals in the game, Joey is visited by the ghost of his dead father Salvatore, who warns him about some of the trouble ahead. For eliminating the rival boss Angie, Tony makes Joey a new official affiliate of the Soprano clan. Just before the ceremony, Joey is visited one last time by Salvatore, who is not bitter about his son joining the same mobsters who killed him, and only wants the best for him; he is at peace in the great beyond.

Cast

Cast members who reprised their roles from the show include James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti, Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante, Tony Sirico as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri, Joseph Gannascoli as Vito Spatafore, Vincent Pastore as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, and Robert Iler as Anthony "A.J." Soprano Jr. The main character, Joey LaRocca, is voiced by Christian Maelen.

Other cast members include Monica Keena as Trishelle and Robert Costanzo as Angelo Buscetta. Anthony DeSando, who played Brendan Filone on the series, voices an entirely new character as LaRocca's friend and associate, Reggie.

Development

The concept for the game originated from an idea that Sopranos creator David Chase had years earlier in his writing career. Chase described the original idea as "an action/comedy about a regular Joe from nowhere who decides he wants to be in the Mafia and how you go about joining."[3] Despite the connection to his original idea, Chase maintained that it wasn't his idea to develop a Sopranos video game and that HBO executives spearheaded the project.[3] Chase did however oversee Alan Rucker's script for the game to ensure "the characters were true to the characters."[4]

In an interview with MTV around the time of the game's release, Chase insisted that Road to Respect had little to no connection to the show: "It wasn't my idea to do a game [...] What I didn't want to have happen was that the game and the show bleed together, that any of the stuff in [the show's] story arcs [...] was in the game or had anything to do with the game."[3]

Many actors from the show reprised their roles for the game, lending their voices and likenesses. Christian Maelen, who voiced the new player character Joey LaRocca, was reportedly Chase's second choice to play Christopher Moltisanti.[5]

Making-of documentary

HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' is a behind-the-scenes documentary[6] that aired on HBO in 2006; the hour-long special includes previews of Road to Respect, cast and crew interviews, and footage of actors recording their parts for the game.

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7] The game received poor reviews from gaming websites like GameSpot and IGN, which complained of overly simplistic gameplay, a small and linear game world with little ability to explore, blocky and unappealing graphics, marginal game mechanics, and various clipping and collision detection bugs. The voice acting contributed by Sopranos cast members received praise.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Gamers Get 'Made' With THQ's The Sopranos(R): Road to Respect(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System". GamesIndustry.biz. November 9, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Harrison, Dave (July 29, 2006). "Xbox 360 Sopranos whacked". Gamesradar. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Totilo, Stephen (October 3, 2006). "'SOPRANOS' CREATOR: VIDEO GAME HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SHOW". MTV. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Pope, Nick (September 1, 2019). "Remembering 'The Sopranos: Road To Respect' Video Game, The Lost Episode True Fans Need To See". Esquire. Equire. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Totilo, Stephen (June 15, 2006). "WHACK OR BE WHACKED IN 'SOPRANOS' VIDEO GAME". MTV. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' (2006) at IMDb
  7. ^ a b "The Sopranos: Road to Respect Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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