The Facts About Facebook And The Mafia Wars Game

Few things in American culture hold the mysterious - and sometimes baffling - allure of the mafia world despite the fact that at its heart the mafia was just a very big crime operation that survived on fear and violence. For reasons that are still a mystery to many, people are fascinated by the mob world - the hierarchy of the mob families, the way they did business, even the coldhearted way they could murder someone and then go out to dinner. This fascinating is what helped make mafia movies like Goodfellas and the now infamous Godfather series into American classics, why books are still being written about people like Al Capone and why mob TV show The Sopranos is one of the most decorated shows in television history. This interest has even spread into video games like the Grand Theft Auto series and things like the Mafia Wars game on Facebook. The Mafia Wars game on Facebook is actually one of their most popular games.

Millions of players log on every single day so that they can play. The game is so popular that the company that makes the game, Zynga, makes real money off of it, despite the fact the players themselves receive only fake money when they actually play. The company does this by selling health or special limited content for real money; they offer something and players can choose whether or not they want to spend actual money on the game. But why does the Mafia Wars game draw in so many people and what is it really about? Basically, the set-up of the game allows you to join an online mafia. This kid is at the very heart of the story and remains there throughout the game; players assume his identity so that they can become part of the mob.

He joins the mob and starts off at the very bottom of the ladder - and then he starts to make his way up. As he completes jobs, he moves up the ranks and eventually is in a position where he can assume control of the most powerful crime family in the game's "world" - that's basically the goal of the Mafia Wars game. The jobs themselves are typical jobs you associate with the mafia - breaking into or vandalizing buildings; murdering or "icing" people; even robbing banks or other stores are all jobs to be completed. The game also has a lot of social integration - players have their friends join their mob so that when they go up against bosses or other mobs someone has their back. This combination of things has turned the Mafia Wars game into a hit.