Omerta: City of Gangsters

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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 220 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 53 out of 220
  2. Mixed: 70 out of 220
  3. Negative: 97 out of 220
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  1. Clovius
    Feb 2, 2013
    0
    44.99 euro for this?
    It has been said before. You will pay a AAA price for a flash game.
    You will regret paying when you realise how utterly boring and shallow the game is. The mafia strategy genre is still waiting for a proper game adaptation. This is NOT it! Kalypso has taken the hopes of gamers for a good gangster game, and crushed what little was left of their credibility along    44.99 euro for this?
    It has been said before. You will pay a AAA price for a flash game.
    You will regret paying when you realise how utterly boring and shallow the game is.
    The mafia strategy genre is still waiting for a proper game adaptation. This is NOT it!
    Kalypso has taken the hopes of gamers for a good gangster game, and crushed what little was left of their credibility along with those hopes.
    No amount of patching (doubtful Kalypsoy will even make any) or the numerous amounts of expensive DLC (that will no doubt follow) will ever justify the price charged or the lost credibility.

    This is shameful, pathetic and sadly these days, not even original.

    For shame, for shame...    … Expand
  2. Cytokinesis
    Feb 1, 2013
    3
    I have played this game for about 8 hours so far and I have mixed feelings about it. The combat is very mediocre and I skip it whenever I can. I think the strong suit of the game relies in the economy of the game. That said it is extremely repetitive. There isn't much to build or manage and they make up for it by just making you start over for every mission. I really wish there was more ofI have played this game for about 8 hours so far and I have mixed feelings about it. The combat is very mediocre and I skip it whenever I can. I think the strong suit of the game relies in the economy of the game. That said it is extremely repetitive. There isn't much to build or manage and they make up for it by just making you start over for every mission. I really wish there was more of a persistent world thing going on. It's pretty simple and easy to learn but it is lacking a lot of depth which makes it mind numbingly boring after a while if you are a strategy game fan. One gripe I have is about unique weapons. Maybe I accidentally skipped something but I haven't found a single one yet and I've done a bunch of missions that say I get one in those missions. I end up buying most of the property on the map before I move on too, so I don't know. Would be okay if this was a 19.99 game instead of a 39.99 game. It just doesn't have much lasting appeal.… Expand
  3. nopedotjpeg
    Feb 12, 2013
    4
    The user reviews on the front page are pretty accurate. The game WOULD be fun, but there's just not enough content. It's set up basically as challenge missions. Once you pay a deputy off at the start of the mission, you can go crazy robbing everything in the zone, when an investigation opens up on you, just ask the deputy for a favor and it magically goes away.

    I was really looking    The user reviews on the front page are pretty accurate. The game WOULD be fun, but there's just not enough content. It's set up basically as challenge missions. Once you pay a deputy off at the start of the mission, you can go crazy robbing everything in the zone, when an investigation opens up on you, just ask the deputy for a favor and it magically goes away.

    I was really looking forward to this game because there were a few games similar to it released way back. If you want to enjoy this game, then I suggest checking out Gangsters (released way back in '98 though, but it's still better than this.    … Expand
  4. dadum
    Apr 3, 2013
    2
    This game had so mutch potential but it ended up being boring and simple. Singleplayer gets boring preatty quickly and the storyline is not interesting at all. Sandbox has the same problem it gets boring so quickly you dont really have any competition in the sandbox you just expand your criminal business without any challenge. There might be cops on your tail but you can just bribe themThis game had so mutch potential but it ended up being boring and simple. Singleplayer gets boring preatty quickly and the storyline is not interesting at all. Sandbox has the same problem it gets boring so quickly you dont really have any competition in the sandbox you just expand your criminal business without any challenge. There might be cops on your tail but you can just bribe them over and over again. The combat system is kinda nice although you might rage when you are standing right next to your enemy and shooting him with sniper rifle and still missing the shot. The good thing in the game is the graphics and atmosphere. It really looks and feels like 1920 Atlanta but that still doest make up the lousy singleplayer and sandbox mode. With the current price of the game it simply is not worth buying… Expand
  5. CarpGames
    Feb 18, 2013
    0
    Well, I give up. I can't find anything positive to say about Omerta. It's just so, so, so bad. The key skill required on the part of players is patience. "Just wait a bit and everything will be alright" might occasionally be considered useful life advice, but it's hardly a solid basis around which to design a game. Do something stunningly obvious, wait a bit, do something else stunninglyWell, I give up. I can't find anything positive to say about Omerta. It's just so, so, so bad. The key skill required on the part of players is patience. "Just wait a bit and everything will be alright" might occasionally be considered useful life advice, but it's hardly a solid basis around which to design a game. Do something stunningly obvious, wait a bit, do something else stunningly obvious, wait a bit, occasionally indulge in some outrageously shallow XCOM-style combat that was clearly slammed together in a couple of weeks... and that's it. I mean, I understand the desire of games companies to appeal to those of a less hardcore persuasion, but Omerta sets the decision making bar so low that it represents a trip hazard to gerbils!

    In short, this is an absolute turd. Don't even touch it if it's free. Use your bandwidth for something more interesting and challenging, such as watching foreign language infomercials for cleaning products based on lemon juice that shift even the toughest stains without damaging the environment or representing a hazard to children and animals.    … Expand
  6. Izitmee
    May 24, 2013
    2
    In short words: very bad interface design, repetitive gameplay, horrible combat system. This game has no depth at all, and looks very unprofessional in all its aspects. It would deserve a 4 if it was marketed as a small cheap game, but given its AAA price, a 2 is well deserved.
  7. Askingalaska
    Jul 21, 2013
    2
    This game takes dull too a new level, trying to combine the action and thrill of being a gangster, with the strategy and thinking of Republic: The Revolution (A game I found weirdly addictive) but some how fail to live up to either of those ideas.

    It somehow managed to make me feel like neither a Gangster, nor a Criminal Mastermind. Three D's; Disappointing, Dull, Devoid of Personality.
  8. Mortensus
    Feb 4, 2013
    2
    Nothing very good here :/
    From the poor management of your crew to the repetitiveness of the missions and maps, the very disappointing combat system, the story not very appealing... You are doing the same things over and over, and worse, it's not even fun.
    Could be "ok" for a game at 10€, but i'm not even sure you could enjoy it more than few hours.
  9. oliver1h
    Feb 7, 2013
    4
    Another wasted opportunity... This game could have been great IF the developers would work out the details, but what we have instead is a lifeless, boring and unfinished strategy game. The game is way too easy, there is no real competition with the AI. Maps are too small and you lose every progress once you reach a new zone. They should have create one huge map with plenty of thing toAnother wasted opportunity... This game could have been great IF the developers would work out the details, but what we have instead is a lifeless, boring and unfinished strategy game. The game is way too easy, there is no real competition with the AI. Maps are too small and you lose every progress once you reach a new zone. They should have create one huge map with plenty of thing to do...The story is cliched, and I wish they would focused more on the sandbox mode. AI in close combat mode is dumb. Enemy NPC's only tactic is to run towards you and shoot. I hate that I can not choose the clothes of my gangsters (and they look like amateurs with their basic clothes, I want to wear black suits), they go everywhere on foot (amateurish when the boss is running from one end of the map to the other), equipment management and weapon purchases are illogical...Overall not a good game, not worth the full price. Maybe for less money it could have been acceptable, but this is not a complete, polished game.… Expand
  10. Hovis
    Feb 4, 2013
    0
    I'm rating this a zero not because this game is literally the worst thing that it is possible for a game to be, but because it has absolutely no value. It's a nothing game.

    The turn based combat is horrendous. Really poor. Ugly. Poor controls. Poor system. Simplistic and boring. The co-op is non-existent, you don't play the real campaign, you play a couple of the crappy combat    I'm rating this a zero not because this game is literally the worst thing that it is possible for a game to be, but because it has absolutely no value. It's a nothing game.

    The turn based combat is horrendous. Really poor. Ugly. Poor controls. Poor system. Simplistic and boring.

    The co-op is non-existent, you don't play the real campaign, you play a couple of the crappy combat missions, this is a monstrously cynical ploy in itself.

    The main campaign is brutally simple and while it looks nice in parts it suffers from loads of really lazy elements, such as gangsters just running around to do jobs, the completely passive enemies, and the staggeringly small size of the maps.

    Really there is just nothing to this game to justify the price or anybody's time. Frankly I feel cheated by it.    … Expand
  11. Verencius
    Feb 5, 2013
    0
    Feels like a flash game, plays like a flash game (wait 254 seconds until you can raid that building again), but does not cost like a flash game. Graphics are decent. Music is ok, but neither of that justifies spending 45 EUR for this game. The combat, even if its turn based does not resemble either the X-Com, or the games like Silent Storm. Basically point and click until somebody dies.Feels like a flash game, plays like a flash game (wait 254 seconds until you can raid that building again), but does not cost like a flash game. Graphics are decent. Music is ok, but neither of that justifies spending 45 EUR for this game. The combat, even if its turn based does not resemble either the X-Com, or the games like Silent Storm. Basically point and click until somebody dies. If that game was a product of Zynga, it would probably get around 5, but Kalypso should do much better.… Expand
  12. BridgetFisher
    Feb 6, 2013
    0
    This game has no enemies. It also has no controller support on PC. Dev says it was developed for consoles primarily as of the writing of this review the game isnt on consoles yet. That means the PC version is some weird beta version that lacks features like being able to play it. Also there are no enemies which is weird.
  13. Waclaw
    Feb 15, 2013
    4
    I approached this game with a lot of curiosity yet at the same time remembered many games that were expected to be great yet somehow turned out to be bad. Well, this game falls to the latter category it's bad.

    The first thing that struck me is that the combat which was introduced as an important element is just a bunch of scripted events, where enemies are randomly dumped onto the area    I approached this game with a lot of curiosity yet at the same time remembered many games that were expected to be great yet somehow turned out to be bad. Well, this game falls to the latter category it's bad.

    The first thing that struck me is that the combat which was introduced as an important element is just a bunch of scripted events, where enemies are randomly dumped onto the area and the same fight can go completely different if you just restart it. The combat mechanics? Mixed feelings here you have options to use covers but those seem to have little to none impact on the fight. Also, the percentage of hit chance is a failure it makes you happy to hit 3 times in a row at 10% but when you miss 3 times at 95%, then something just feels wrong. Best avoid combat whenever you have the option to do so, as it's not a good experience.

    The economic part is just too damn easy, and that's all there is to say about that. Sure, the system with taking over buildings and redoing them to your needs is nice, but there is no challenge to it as everything is scripted and any combat where you might loose something happens once-twice in a mission. So unless you waste your starting money on stuff that doesn't generate income, you've basically won.

    All in all, this game is not terrible like some people here write about it. It's "just" bad a bunch of nice ideas were executed in a poor way, the game feels like it was made for a tablet of sorts, and the difficulty level is just a laugh. If you can get it for 10 euro, go for it as it has some nice parts that can keep you playing for a while anything higher than that is too much and you'll waste money.    … Expand
  14. Clamiel
    Feb 5, 2013
    0
    I feel cheated by having spend 39.99 for such a piece of garbage. Repetitive, formulaic storyline. The campaign is not challenging at all, the missions are boring. The gangsters simply run at an inhuman pace across the map to complete actions instead of, I don't know, taking a car? When you rent or buy a property and turn it into a speakeasy, pizza parlor, or boxing ring the outwardI feel cheated by having spend 39.99 for such a piece of garbage. Repetitive, formulaic storyline. The campaign is not challenging at all, the missions are boring. The gangsters simply run at an inhuman pace across the map to complete actions instead of, I don't know, taking a car? When you rent or buy a property and turn it into a speakeasy, pizza parlor, or boxing ring the outward appearance of the building doesnt change at all. In fact, the only aesthetic changes to the map at all can be made via decorative upgrades to your hideout with do nothing for you. Don't waste your money.… Expand
  15. Necrotaur
    Feb 5, 2013
    3
    Just to reiterate what others have said, this is not a fully developed game, and it would feel more at home on Facebook than on Steam. The strategy elements are either extremely easy, uninspired or a combination of both. It is not worth the $40 asking price, wait until it hits $5 on a sale if you must buy it.
  16. tumbidragon
    Feb 5, 2013
    2
    This "game" had plenty of promise. Best described as playing monopoly against yourself. Was going to give it 30, but took it down to 20 because of what they charge for this fail game.
  17. xetelian
    Feb 23, 2013
    2
    It feels and plays like a facebook game just with a faster pace than every 6hrs. The first campaign missions are like drudging through dialog popups and then not knowing what you just did to save your criminal empire! Though the game is pretty simple, you do crime in an organized fashion and don't want to alert the police, which can then cost you a resource or a bribe. Then its combatIt feels and plays like a facebook game just with a faster pace than every 6hrs. The first campaign missions are like drudging through dialog popups and then not knowing what you just did to save your criminal empire! Though the game is pretty simple, you do crime in an organized fashion and don't want to alert the police, which can then cost you a resource or a bribe. Then its combat system is bland with visual issues and targeting problems. 2/10… Expand
  18. femmefatal
    Jul 13, 2013
    3
    Boy if that ain't a load of crap Arcana wrote. This game is horrible even after the patch. Who wants to play a game a 5 year old can play. Oh I forgot Arcana does. He wants an easy peasy strategy rpg game. Well 99% want a challenging game and this one doesn't do it. Get Mob Rule or Gangsters they are much better games,
  19. notwist
    Feb 16, 2013
    0
    I tried really hard to like this game, being a huge fan of the Tropico series, but this game is just awful. The gameplay will bore you to death, the graphics are all right but the game somehow manages to combine lack of content with making the maps feeling cramped. Comparing it to Xcom like some attempted buzz for the game has done is just a joke. Stay far away from this game, or try theI tried really hard to like this game, being a huge fan of the Tropico series, but this game is just awful. The gameplay will bore you to death, the graphics are all right but the game somehow manages to combine lack of content with making the maps feeling cramped. Comparing it to Xcom like some attempted buzz for the game has done is just a joke. Stay far away from this game, or try the demo if you want to experience what I just described first hand.… Expand
  20. Coeco
    Feb 3, 2013
    1
    They really managed to drop the ball on this one. Boring, repetitive, bland, imbalanced and extremely overpriced, Omerta: City of Gangsters should be stayed away from as far as possible unless the price drops to around 2-10$. Combat is decent in its core, much like the new X-Com but still manages to be despicable with corner-shooting pixel-calculating AI's, luck-based hit system, randomThey really managed to drop the ball on this one. Boring, repetitive, bland, imbalanced and extremely overpriced, Omerta: City of Gangsters should be stayed away from as far as possible unless the price drops to around 2-10$. Combat is decent in its core, much like the new X-Com but still manages to be despicable with corner-shooting pixel-calculating AI's, luck-based hit system, random deployments, shooting through walls and far too easy. The rest of the games involves around managing and expanding your business in the 1920's america which is probably one of the most fun concepts I've ever heard about but it is FAR too easy and next to impossible to lose unless you've been force-fed lead while growing up. Even on hard because there's next to no random events in sandbox, the campaign is one long sticky scripts that tugs you out of the RTS experience as soon as you start to establish yourself (the most fun part) just to force-feed you a generic story through 2d cutscenes. Me giving this one an 1 is generous due to me being a sucker for these kinds of games, but If you actually bought this for 40+ Euro, get a refund ASAP.… Expand
  21. xXQuantinXx
    Feb 13, 2013
    2
    At first glance it looks promising, when I get my hands on it it feels stiff but fun, after playing it for a while I decide to never play it again. This genre is so done, this isn´t something "new" sure it´s a cool thing that they have decided to make in a gangster/mafia style, but seriously how man gangster games don´t we already have? My final thoughts, boring, outdated and I wouldAt first glance it looks promising, when I get my hands on it it feels stiff but fun, after playing it for a while I decide to never play it again. This genre is so done, this isn´t something "new" sure it´s a cool thing that they have decided to make in a gangster/mafia style, but seriously how man gangster games don´t we already have? My final thoughts, boring, outdated and I would rather play Mafia on Facebook, and that´s free!… Expand
  22. HisShadowX
    Feb 8, 2013
    1
    I am a huge fan of Tropico so needless to say when I heard Omerta was going to be published by the same company I jumped at the chance to own this game. Going into this game I noticed a few disturbing trends.

    First the staff was telling us not to expect to much on the forums that it would be a different game than what we want.....Not a good sign. So after I bought the game I noticed the    I am a huge fan of Tropico so needless to say when I heard Omerta was going to be published by the same company I jumped at the chance to own this game. Going into this game I noticed a few disturbing trends.

    First the staff was telling us not to expect to much on the forums that it would be a different game than what we want.....Not a good sign. So after I bought the game I noticed the game's single player mode had some nice additions but sandbox is where everything is at, right?

    Sadly I learned the best part of the game is the music.

    Here are my Pros and Cons of this game.

    + Great Music

    + Looks great

    + Perks

    + Missions to sell vice items

    - No matter what you name your main character you will always be "Boss Deanglo"

    - sandbox is very limited

    - When in a tight spot your criminals in a battle have to wait for everyone to flee to escape. So my criminals are angels now?

    - You really can't edit much and there is no real opposing AI Factions in Sandbox building and trying to take over space. The Combat sucks

    - No real world editor The best part of this game is single player. Honestly skip the game or wait till the price drops unless the DLC is free it is not worth it.    … Expand
  23. Acton_Lobo
    Jul 27, 2013
    4
    Jogo muito ruim. Evite-o, principalmente se você conhece "XCOM" e sua jogabilidade infalível. Creio que os produtores precisam melhorar bastante este jogo. Não valeu o preço que estão cobrando.
  24. JackLantern101
    May 3, 2013
    0
    I am not gonna waste my time trying to explain why this game sucks. Everyone else did a pretty good job of it. But I do not even think it is worthy of a single point, this game is a complete rip-off at the price. If it would have been in the 10 dollar range I may have given it a 6 or 7 at best, but this is just a sad, sad game for a whopping 40 bucks. And to piss me off even more, theyI am not gonna waste my time trying to explain why this game sucks. Everyone else did a pretty good job of it. But I do not even think it is worthy of a single point, this game is a complete rip-off at the price. If it would have been in the 10 dollar range I may have given it a 6 or 7 at best, but this is just a sad, sad game for a whopping 40 bucks. And to piss me off even more, they charge 5 bucks per HORRIBLE DLC content. Money all wasted.… Expand
  25. asdasd33a
    Oct 24, 2013
    0
    if only there would be a word to describe something deprived of all sense meaning and joy. To call his project horrible would be a high praise. There is no enjoyment in this. How could they screw up a premise that sells itself gangsters during prohibition.
  26. lordpeste
    Jul 30, 2013
    0
    It's the worst game in some years, the problem are in the play method by turns because this method is very boring, the game is similar to Chicago 1930 but with a stupid and annoying method by turns DON'T BUY THE GAME and DON'T LOSE YOUR MONEY.
  27. iseeall
    Jan 18, 2014
    0
    Well, in short, it's crap. I downloaded the demo, looked thru the starting sequence of images, selected the Hideout, sent a guy on a mission to raid some brewery. Then I had to wait maybe 5 mins real-time until it finished. In that time I couldn't do ANYTHING. When this "mission" was finally finished, i started a "job" (sell some beer). This time I didn't have the patience to wait for itWell, in short, it's crap. I downloaded the demo, looked thru the starting sequence of images, selected the Hideout, sent a guy on a mission to raid some brewery. Then I had to wait maybe 5 mins real-time until it finished. In that time I couldn't do ANYTHING. When this "mission" was finally finished, i started a "job" (sell some beer). This time I didn't have the patience to wait for it to finish. After reading some reviews I re-started the game on Hard difficulty. Same crap.
    Not sure if it's a bug or not. Anyway, I surely won't buy this crap.    … Expand
  28. Corwin86
    Dec 5, 2013
    3
    The score is particularly low because I bought it through pre-sale and this game is THE reason why I do not buy anything before release...

    What to say? A great concept, transformed into a bland execution, overall trite, with a dull plot and with the game mechanics outdated and not very intriguing. A failure... sorry to say that Kalypso usually gives to client a 50-50 chances: very    The score is particularly low because I bought it through pre-sale and this game is THE reason why I do not buy anything before release...

    What to say? A great concept, transformed into a bland execution, overall trite, with a dull plot and with the game mechanics outdated and not very intriguing.

    A failure... sorry to say that Kalypso usually gives to client a 50-50 chances: very good or very bad.
    Tropico is good? This is bad.
    As was some others titles from their library...

    The funny thing is that their games usually seems ALL interesting, before release, and then some get out bugged, half-finished or executed in an almost amateurish way...

    This is that last case.    … Expand
  29. Exwin0880
    May 14, 2015
    2
    Every so often you come across a game that makes you swear never to buy a game from a certain studio ever again. Omerta is that game from Kalypso.

    Awful game, just awful. It takes skill to make a game about prohibition era gangsters so gosh darn boring, but boy did they succeed. I can think of nothing good to say about this game. Seriously, the closest you feel like a real crime has    Every so often you come across a game that makes you swear never to buy a game from a certain studio ever again. Omerta is that game from Kalypso.

    Awful game, just awful. It takes skill to make a game about prohibition era gangsters so gosh darn boring, but boy did they succeed. I can think of nothing good to say about this game.

    Seriously, the closest you feel like a real crime has been committed is the fact they had the nerve to charge AAA price for it.    … Expand
  30. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    4
    не до стратегия примитивная не до стратегия примитивная не до стратегия примитивная

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 41
  3. Negative: 12 out of 41
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Jun 10, 2013
    60
    Despite its elaborate nature, Omerta does not offer a great deal of variety, while giving the impression of a 10-hour-long tutorial, constantly guiding the player. Such a repetitive game will not take long to get tiresome. [March 2013]
  2. The Digital Fix
    Apr 11, 2013
    50
    Best avoided by anyone seeking a real challenge or keen to get their teeth into some serious multiplayer gaming!
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  3. Games.cz
    Apr 9, 2013
    40
    A promising concept of managerial and turn-based strategy from the Prohibition in the United States era. However, its realisation is unfortunate. From the managerial point of view the game is too long, reminding Waiting for Godot. Entertaining fights are subsequently killed by repeating locations and unpolished cover system.
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