I got along fine on the keyboard; you'd have to check joystick compatibility, assuming you haven't already - I never bought a joystick after I found out you couldn't use one on Rainbow Six all those many moons ago.
Mafia is an awesome game, I love it.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?