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Mafia Wars Las Vegas – Vegas Like It Used To Be?

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The newest addition to the Mafia Wars family is the Las Vegas expansion and it brings back a bit of nostalgia. For those of you who did not know, the mob ruled Las Vegas from the time it became a gambling destination until the 1980’s. In the 80’s the FBI cracked down and intensely focused on removing the mob from Sin City and it worked.

Today the mega-casinos of the strip are owned by giant corporations but if you have any knowledge of how these corporations work you might wonder if Las Vegas traded one mob for another.

Zynga has been hugely successful with their Mafia Wars game and it was inevitable that eventually the in game mob would arrive in Las Vegas. For those who may not be familiar with the history of the mob and the city, the game gives you a nostalgic yet far from accurate look back into history.

Mafia Wars Las Vegas brings brand new excitement to thousands of players. In Las Vegas you will find new features and new game mechanics.

· 5 Districts

The game will begin with five distinct districts where players work their way through the underworld. More districts are planned for the future.

· Random Loot

In previous expansions players had to complete certain jobs to find the loot that they are looking for. Las Vegas changes the picture in that loot from a district may be found by completing any job in the district.

· Job Trees

Job Trees are a welcome addition to the game. Instead of everyone following a single predetermined path players can choose from three separate paths including Energy, Fight, or Social. This feature allows players to follow the path that is the strength of their character.

· New Currency Converter

Mafia Wars Las Vegas introduces new currency in the form of Vegas Chips ($V). All purchases in the expansion use this currency but for the first time Zynga is allowing the conversion of other types of currency to Vegas Chips.

· New Fight Options

The new fight options include a Tournament, which allows players to compete for Victory Points. These points are used to purchase Fight Club items.

· Other features worth mentioning are new achievements and new free gifts.

Over the next week or two we will be digging deeply into the underworld of Mafia Wars Las Vegas and squeezing out every bit of information. When this series of articles is complete there is nothing that you will not know about Sin City.