SeekerEmpire of Sin (for Xbox One)
To become a mob kingpin in Empire of Sin, you’ll need brains, brawn, and a high tolerance for boredom.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Build a crime empire: Raise your criminal empire from the ground up by selecting your racket of choice (be it speakeasies, Union protection, or Casino) and building a team of Loyal mobsters to make your mark on the streets
- Defend and expand territory: if it comes to blows, hypothetically of course, and Your posse needs to send a message, face off in brutal turn-based combat
- Living, breathing world: Explore the streets of vibrant 1920S Chicago and interact with a full cast of living, breathing characters each with lives of their own that inform how they react to what you do (or Don't do)
- Wield your influence: make and break alliances, Bribe cops, and trade on the black market to Raise your faction rating and expand your crime family. But always keep your enemies close and ensure you have a mole on the inside and eyes everywhere.
- Multiple victory strategies: whether you make it to the top with Violence, social influence, or city-wide notoriety, there are a number of ways to become King or Queen of Chicago
PROS
+ Satisfying to strategically overcome rivals
+ Well-written characters with unique quests
+ Attractive, old-school Chicago atmosphere
CONS
- Constant, tedious, slow, unskippable fights
- Boring management systems blur together
- Generic quests water down multiple playthroughs
- Technical issues
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By PCMag on December 22, 2020
To become a mob kingpin in Empire of Sin, you’ll need brains, brawn, and a high tolerance for boredom.
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