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Mafia-Themed 'Mobsters' App Comes to iPhone

by Caleb Johnson on July 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM


'Mobsters' has brought another gaming platform into the 'Family,' and it's a big one, too. Playdom, the company behind the smash Web game, released the iPhone application 'Mobsters: Big Apple' on Tuesday. It's the first mafia-themed game to join the browser and mobile versions.

Jesse Janosov, director of products at Playdom, told us that this connectivity is what sets the game apart from the other online mafia games. "We really had our players in mind," he said. "It's about players taking that experience with them." That means the money, items, and friends that users have on the browser version of 'Mobsters' will show up in 'Mobsters: Big Apple.' We're all for smooth transitions, especially if we'd already racked up mad points online. The game will also update with new items and missions every time you log in.

But the mobile version, which costs 99-cents, is intended to attract new users, too. There are iPhone-exclusive 'Mysterious Mr. X Missions,' and players can build their mob more quickly by completing 'Hired Guns' missions. Janosov said this is all meant to make the app more attractive to folks who might not have played the game on MySpace. Essentially, it allows new users to catch up with folks who have been playing for quite some time.

With more than 12-million users, 'Mobsters' is already a 'hit' on MySpace. It's safe to bet plenty of those wannabe mob lords will jump at the chance to take their crime operation on the road. The new content alone might not be enough to attract tons of new users, but the prospect of killing (no pun intended) some time on the commute home from work might be enough to make gangsters out of some iPhone users.

Tags: app store, application, AppStore, browser, iphone, mobile, mobsters, playdom, top

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