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GANGSTERS 1 AND 2 COMBO PACK
$19.95
2 Great Games in one package.? This special 2-CD combo includes Gangsters: Organized Crime and Gansters2.Gangsters: Organized Crime:The strategy game where crime pays.? Incorporating elements of both real-time and turn-based strategy games, 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.Both in-depth strategic planning and real-time tactical gameplayControl every aspect of a 1920's-era mob "family"Recruit from a pool of 400 gangsters for your organization, each with unique skills and assetsEnjoy a virtual world with over 5,000 citizensMultiplayer support for up to 4 players over LAN and internet via gamespy.com
Gangsters 2:The Godfather of Gangster Sims is Back. Gangsters 2 returns with the ultimate real time strategy gaming experience for the corrupt and criminally minded strategy enthusiast. You take on the role of Joey Bane, a young hoodlum from the State of New Temperence, who seeks revenge following his father's murder. With your own brand of organised crime, crush rival mobs and assume control of their territory in your ruthless attempt to get to the man who was ultimately responsible for pulling the trigger. Spanning over 20 missions you must build cunning, loyal and tough crews to help you work your way up the `Family Tree'. Features: 24/7 Game Play - both day and night now play an equally important role in your strategy. Open up brothels and hit bank vaults in the small hours whilst running legal business during the day. Intuitive interface - an easy to navigate menu system and intuitive mouse pointer combine

American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)
$14.98
This is yet another ultimate movie from Ridley Scott, Denzel Washington, and Russell Crowe. This is not just a gangster flick, but, like The Godfather & Heat, is also a psychological drama. It tells the story of Frank Lucas, an African-American man who becomes a #1 drug importer in 60's Harlem. Richie Roberts is the cop who's willing to bring Lucas and his tainted business down. Seems like a simple story, but the film itself is far more complex. There is more story than action (not to say it is bad, but it really stands out with other awe-inspiring motion pictures). Ridley Scott simply knows how to make a great film, and this is one of his greatest. The performances here are also memorable. Washington, Crowe, Brolin, Gooding Jr., Nadal, Dee, Common, and T.I. give their roles their all, and they do it almost flawlessly. I'm surprised Washington wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. And the costumes and sets are just ravishing! It really feels like you're back in the late 60's, where you're anticipating the most intense boxing night in history.

It's not as great as other gangster/cop flicks, but it's great on its own level. Grade: A

GANGSTERS - ORGAINIZED CRIME
$19.95
This game is engrossing and exciting. It is somewhat like a RTS mixed with turn-based mechanics - you plot out what your gang is going to do, and you can arm them with various firearms (pistols, shotguns, rifles and machineguns) and also explosives. You can buy various cars for them to get around the city faster. You can purchase property and run legal and illegal businesses, and of course extort banks, hotels and other businesses for money.

When you are done giving orders to your gang members, you then go into the RTS mode which lasts a week in game time; you can speed up the passage of time. You go up against 3 other mob bosses and it gets brutal - recruit new gang members every week, just to have some in your manpower pool. Watch out for the police and FBI - but sometimes they come in handy to get them to attack the other gangs. If there are a lot of cops around, you can attack enemy gang members with guys who are good in hand-to-hand combat (fists or knives). Bwuhahahaha! Great game!

Gangster
$7.99
This book has taken me a while to get through. I find the story a bit slow