Read it, Or I'll send the mob round (Gangsters (PC))

Member Name: dopey copey

Product:	Gangsters (PC)
Date:	12/09/01 (211 review reads)
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Advantages: Play the bad guys for once.

Disadvantages: Complicated, Complicated

First off I would just like to say that if you don't rate this I'll send the boys round, Got it. Only joking. This is Gangsters for the PC. You're chance to play the heavy mob.
This is a real-time strategy game based in the Chicago 1930's prohibition era. You play a mob boss with the task of building an empire that can control the whole city and crush 3 rival gangs. You build up your own Mafia style family from a game containing 400 gangsters, each with different skills. Gangsters such as William "Fury" Kassel, Connall "Tiepin" Dolen, John "Psycho" Lord and many more. Then you can move in and take over the virtual city with its 5,000+ citizens.

This game has 2 modes of game play. The Gang Organiser and The working Week.

You start with the Gang Organiser, And that's how it looks, a filofax style book with all the information on the gang and the city. This is very complicated, Too complicated.
This is where you set out the orders for the working week, Check your team, accounts, territory. you can organise recruiting of gang members, raids, extorting, collecting protection money, bombing other gangs building's, killing, kidnapping and many more. You also need to distribute cars and weapons, set wages and how much to charge for protection. which buildings to target and loads more. You have a limit as to how many orders you can set as you only have a week to carry them out. Once set you can "Hit the Streets.

The Working Week takes you to the city with a 3D isometric view. You basically sit back and watch your gang roam the city carrying out your orders. You can open a window for each member and watch them all at once or follow them around on the main window. On the main window you can interact with the citizens on the street or the buildings. If you want to bomb city hall your hood wont enter if the police are guarding the door. You could of ordered your hood
to bribe them, or when your hood stops outside you can shoot them. This usually causes a mass shoot-out. bad idea. This part of the game gets a bit boring and repetitive after awhile, Luckily you can speed the clock up.
The graphics are fairly good and the sound average. The game does run pretty smooth and I've had no bugs or crashes yet.

Overall this is a game for strategy fans only, There is no instant gratification, Apart from your area of control expanding. You need to play for a long time to build your city up which could put people off, like me. I like strategy games but ones witch show results, like Sim City 3000 or Airport inc. But don't let me put you off, I'll leave that to the manual, When you see it you may pass out. 96 pages. You do get a basic tutorial which is a help, I couldn't of sorted the game out without it. If you have a lot of time to concentrate on a game this could be for you.

Minimum requirements.....
Pentium 166.
32MB RAM
2MB SVGA Video card
4xCD Rom
100 % Windows 95/98 and DirectX 6.0 compatible sound card required.
DirectX 6.0 included on game disc.

Reccommended requirements.....
Pentium 200
32MB RAM
2MB SVGA Video card
8xCD Rom
100 % Windows 95/98 and DirectX 6.0 compatible sound card required.

Requires Gangsters CD-ROM in drive to play.

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