Gangsters (Jewel Case)

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005V98S
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 24, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,502 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Set in a Chicago-like town in the 1920s Prohibition period, Gangsters is the strategy game where crime pays. From extortion and intimidation to street execution or all-out bloody gang warfare, Gangsters creates a world you play a Mob boss whose goal is to build an empire that controls the city. To do this you must crush three rival gangs and send your enemies home in pine overcoats.

Product Description

Gangsters: Organized Crime brings a new era of gaming to the strategy enthusiast. Set in a fictitious Chicago-style city during the 1920's prohibition era, you play a mob boss whose goal is to build an empire that controls the City. To do this, you must crush three rival gangs and send your enemies home in pine overcoats.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wanna be a crime lord?, June 20, 2002

By 

Nick (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gangsters (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

==This is probably one of the best sims of it's time. Unlike other sims, this one challenges the player to use his/her mind instead of quick reflexes. In essence, you must issue commands at the beginning of each week, and you can choose to watch it unfold after you hit the streets.
==A warning! There is very little that requires direct intervention during the actual week. It is mainly a strategy session followed by the animations of your actions during a week (gametime) period.
==The sound and music are sub-par, and they get rather boring after a while. But there is always the option of turning off the speakers and crank up your own music.
==Gameplay and graphics are dated, but if that is all you care about, ignore this game. This is one sweet little gem for someone willing to get past it's age and enjoy a good game.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting gameplay and worth the money, December 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gangsters (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This game is a very slow game to play but that is what it was meant for. There is a high degree of strategy involved in the gameplay, and careful management is needed to win. There are many ways to take over the city your in so there is a high degree to replayability, and once you win it is fun to mess around and set up strange operations like blowing up the fbi building. i played it a few times and i liked it. it would be much more interesting if they made some sort of faster paced multiplayer option. i doubt well see anything like that in the future though. give it a try, or dl the demo. its worth it i think.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not compatible with Windows 7., March 27, 2011

By 

Jeff H. Crowther Jr. "biteyoass" (Montgomery, AL) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Gangsters (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

If you have Windows 7, then you can forget about playing this game. Because it will only be an act of frustration due to the many glitches that occur.