Omerta: City of Gangsters

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• TEThe Escapist

  Greg Tito · Feb 20, 2013

  5.0

  Omerta's a deeply flawed blend of real time strategy and tactical turn-based battles that doesn't live up to the expectations of its premise. It may not appeal to your tastes, and if you're looking for XCOM but with gangsters you'll be disappointed, but there's just enough of a game in Omerta: City of Gangsters to please those looking for an easy distraction.

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• CCheatcc

  Angelo M. D'Argenio · Feb 20, 2013

  4.4

  However, the story of the character creation system is a good metaphor for the game as a whole: It’s a great idea that failed to capitalize on the potential it had. Omerta isn’t Haemimont’s best, and it certainly isn’t Tropico. It’s fun at times, but it drags too often and gives little reward. Perhaps this is some sort of insightful moral commentary on the criminal lifestyle, but even then it doesn’t make the game any more fun.

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• GRGames Radar+

  Adam Harshberger · Feb 12, 2013

  4.0

  So the mechanics, narrative, and modes are poorly executed, but the very concept of a mobster strategy/tactics game can’t be denied. It’s a fantastic idea, and the novelty of feeling sort-of-almost-not-really like a mob boss will make the game enjoyable on occasion. Unfortunately, there’s not much here beyond a concept that you can only hope someone, someday will make a great game out of.

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• OOOXM Online

  Cameron Lewis · Feb 12, 2013

  4.0

  Across an almost 30-hour campaign, the most visual feedback you can expect is an ant-sized celebrity performer....
• GGameSpot

  Gamespot Staff · Feb 09, 2013

  4.0

  In the opening voice-over of Omerta: City of Gangsters, your fresh-off-the-boat two-bit protagonist muses that "success is never about hard work." Unfortunately, Omerta feels like nothing but work, and dull, repetitive work at that. It's certainly not a success, but a soulless, bland, incoherent experience that frequently frustrates with its inability to capitalise on a handful of good ideas.

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• IIGN

  Leif Johnson · Feb 06, 2013

  5.2

  Omerta's mix of management simulation and top-down turn-based combat in the style of XCOM brims with potential but it suffers from an almost total absence of risk or failure even on the hardest difficulty. There's charm and a good soundtrack in store here, but it quickly loses its appeal amid gameplay that never stops feeling as though you're working your way through a tutorial.

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