Now I know that I am too much on Playfish’s tail but I can’t help it. They’re an amazing company who really seems to care about their costumers and listens when they have complaints. I mean, just last week they implemented some stupid treants into their Country Story game and after only a day of complaints they removed them. Amazing! Do you know how long it takes some of these other people to remove something broken? A long freakin’ time!
But we’re not here to talk about treants, we’re here to talk about Gangster City. I told myself I wasn’t going to review anything else from Facebook applications but when I see something this amazing I feel it’s my duty to let you guys know about it so that’s what I’m doing. If you’ve ever played Mafia Wars, Vampire Wars, Castle Wars, or pretty much any of the Wars (which are good games, don’t get me wrong. I’m completely addicted to Vampire Wars) this is something you absolutely HAVE to try out.
Gangster City is a revamping of the old click and get idea. In the Wars category you can adventure by clicking on the set option and you get your prizes. Gangster City works under the same general concept but it’s spruced it up a little bit. The other games can get stale after a while if you’re not really into the overall accumulation of points and I believe that they get that crusty over-used feel to them because there’s no real goal. There’s no real storyline. Gangster City fixes that in a jiffy.
Gangster City provides you with an identity behind your daily grind. It still has the feel of a point and click adventure but here you have spiffy music, sound effects, and voice actors to brush away the tedium. You’re a mobster (which you’ve been before) who is out for revenge. The jobs you take aren’t just for the loot (though we all know the loot is pretty sweet) but it’s a step towards an overall goal. You getting your hands bloodied.
The game, though it does get rid of some of the boring same-ole same-old it still has its drawbacks. You still have to wait for your energy to refill but you don’t have to worry about your money getting ganked in those annoying fights. All in all, you get the same experience for less hassle and more enthrall. Sounds like a good trade off to me.
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Game: Gangster City http://www.playfish.com/?page=game_gangster_city | Developer: Playfish http://www.playfish.com/