Omerta: City of Gangsters

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

5

Pros:

Great graphics.
Decently enjoyable simulation experience.
Traitbased RPG elements.

Cons:

Hohum tactical shooting.
Not much of a challenge in general.

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Last revision on August 8, 2023

Reviewers Liked

Great graphics
Decently enjoyable simulation experience
Traitbased RPG elements
Interesting premise
Colourful cast of characters
Jaunty musical score
Jazz Age music and style
Atmospheric art and lighting
Good voice acting

Reviewers Didn't Like

Hohum tactical shooting
Not much of a challenge in general
Boring multiplayer
Slowpaced, restrictive, and dull
Barebones multiplayer and sandbox modes
Underdeveloped UI and insufficient feedback mechanics
Fails to deliver on its potential in any area
Badly flawed combat
Interface problems

Expert reviews and ratings

I could be Jimmy 'The Lips' Chinzero, or Alfonso 'The Cheeks' Ianucci, even Joey 'The Fingers' Alerio. How excited was I when a copy of Omerta: City of Gangsters was smuggled onto my steam account like a toilet-strapped "piece" in a Godfather movie?...

By Strategy Informer on February 26, 2013

Never has a game frustrated me so much while still making me want to play. Normally when a game is rubbish, as a reviewer, you can’t wait to get it over with and write the damn review. Or, if it's a great game, you don't want to write the review...

By Blogcritics on February 19, 2013

Omerta: City of Gangsters' mix of mob management and turn-based strategy fails to capture the dangerous excitement of its subject...

By GameSpot on February 08, 2013

100

The folks at Kalypso could tell a strategy junkie when they saw one. Maybe it was the fact that I asked if I could take home the 7-foot tall cardboard game standee on the way out of my pre-release preview meeting (I still don't know how I would have...

By GamingShogun on February 02, 2013

Omerta: City of Gangsters is one of the best bad strategy games I've ever played. It doesn't do many interesting things, but few games carry their shallowness with such style and polish.I started to realize this pointless exercise was the real game....

By GameSpy on January 31, 2013

Detailed but not too demanding. Buy this pacy ‘20s Mafia management game for the combat not the...

By PC Gamer on January 31, 2013

It all sounds so good on paper. A Gangster Sim, set back in the day in Atlantic City. Gameplay involves a mix of citywide strategy and turn based combat. To add icing to the cake it comes from the developer behind the most recent Tropico games. However...

By PC Authority on April 22, 2013

Omerta – City of Gangsters is Haemimont Games next title, hoping to build off of their success with the Tropico series. Tropico was a much loved city builder and political simulator; many gamers had high hopes for their next title. A few changes have...

By channelpronetwork.com on February 26, 2013

Any fan of mob movies -- like Goodfellas and The Godfather -- would love a game that allows you to control your own group of wise guys. Omerta: City of Gangsters allows you to do just that, putting you in the middle of prohibition 1920s Atlantic City....

By GameZone on January 31, 2013

von Florian Zandt Versuche, auch im Strategiebereich die Welt der Mafiosi, schummrigen Bars und korrupten Politikern der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts unterzubringen, gab es genug. Aber Omerta - City of Gangsters setzt sich mit einem dicken...

By Looki.de on February 07, 2013

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