Gangsters are popular fodder in pop culture. The romanticized life of
hoodlums are pretty much stock and trade for Hollywood. So it’s no
surprise that we see a glut of games that are supposed to simulate the
gangster culture. They can range from the sublime
Grand Theft Auto series to the rather simple trading game
Drug Wars.
With Android fast becoming a popular platform for portable gaming, it
is no surprise that we see games of this type start appearing. The major
problem for any fan of the genre is to separate the wheat from the
chaff. Here’s three games that managed to catch my eye and should please
the aficionado.
Mob Wars is
the great-grand daddy of them all. Starting on popular social
networking site Facebook, it has managed to catch the imagination of
millions. Now, it’s managed to shed its Facebook roots and started to
branch out as a full-fledged app. Anyone who has played a time-based
Facebook game should be familiar with how the game plays: use energy to
do missions which earn you experience, use the experience to level up,
and wait for more energy to come in. It’s a formula that’s hard to beat
and the original delivers, along with pitch-perfect graphics and art
direction to deliver what Facebook addict wants.
Gangsters are popular fodder in pop culture. The romanticized life of
hoodlums are pretty much stock and trade for Hollywood. So it’s no
surprise that we see a glut of games that are supposed to simulate the
gangster culture. They can range from the sublime
Grand Theft Auto series to the rather simple trading game
Drug Wars.
With Android fast becoming a popular platform for portable gaming, it
is no surprise that we see games of this type start appearing. The major
problem for any fan of the genre is to separate the wheat from the
chaff. Here’s three games that managed to catch my eye and should please
the aficionado.
Mob Wars is
the great-grand daddy of them all. Starting on popular social
networking site Facebook, it has managed to catch the imagination of
millions. Now, it’s managed to shed its Facebook roots and started to
branch out as a full-fledged app. Anyone who has played a time-based
Facebook game should be familiar with how the game plays: use energy to
do missions which earn you experience, use the experience to level up,
and wait for more energy to come in. It’s a formula that’s hard to beat
and the original delivers, along with pitch-perfect graphics and art
direction to deliver what Facebook addict wants.
iMobsters uses
the same formula as Mob Wars – something that’s hard to avoid. What
makes this game different? The graphics are top-notch, the community is
sizzling, and there are a wealth of options available. Mob Wars may
have started the genre but it’s iMobsters and its ilk that will perfect
it.
Now for something a bit different.
Mafia Farm is
a hilarious mash-up of Farmville-esque planting and Mob Wars missions.
It sounds ridiculous – and it is! That’s where the fun is. The
cartoonish art direction also helps a lot in setting the tone of this
game. Definitely something to brighten things up after all the
seriousness of the first two.
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