Ever wish you could be the crime kingpin of your own real world neighborhood? Turf Wars is a crime game that uses your iPhone's GPS to let you lay virtual claim to real world places. The more you travel, the more turf you can take over. The game uses Google Maps to let you secure your turf and also lets you see the already occupied areas that are controlled by other wannabe Godfathers.
"One of the things that makes me excited about Turf Wars is the fact that it's one of the first games in a very brand new genre," says Nick Baicoianu, CEO of MeanFreePath LLC. "There's probably like two or three other games on the smartphone market that work in a GPS-centered methodology. [But Turf Wars is] one of the only games I've seen where you're capturing real live turf."
Want a piece of those other players' turf? You can attack and take it from them, but those older, more entrenched gangsters won't be easy to take down, and you're gonna have to chip away at their territories little by little. The money you earn from taking over more territory and from doing missions that range from simple muggings to hustling grandmas with timeshares will enable you to buy weapons and hire guards for your turf. But guards cost a bundle, so you have to get out there and go on the offensive. You gotta hustle.
Turf Wars also lets you strengthen your influence by inviting other players near you into your mob. For instance, if Vinny the Rat controls Midtown, then having him on your side might not be a bad idea... for now. You can always up your influence and take that old man's territory from him later.
Turf Wars is free to download, but for those Scarfaces out there who want the world and don't want to have to wait for it, you can pay real money to get upgrades and earn new territory immediately. But the coolest thing is, instead of playing a crime game where you take over a fictionalized city, in Turf Wars you actually take over real places, and every other gangster who looks at that territory map will be able to see it. But if you want the Upper West Side, that belongs to Bareknuckle Jon, so fuggetaboutit.
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Awesome!
There was a very similar game for the N-Gage released years ago, and it was one of the few games that actually caught my attention.
I downloaded this app and it is one of the faster loading apps for online gps usage im not very experienced yet, but this app is a keeper in my opinion and its free the only thing is it still takes a while to load since i dont have 3g coverage in my area, but thats At&t's fault
I was addicted to mafia wars on myspace, but I think this app will be wayy better since it uses the gps to take over realworld territory thats really cool ill have to download this ap and see if I like it
I wonder how they decide the size of your city? Cause LA county is huge. I would like to be kingpin of downtown LA, but I wouldnt want to be kingpin of watts. I have a feeling that could end poorly.
This app sounds pretty interesting. I like the sound of the GPS feature and the fact that you can take over your town haha. I might give this a try.
Very sick. The iPhone market needs more GPS-enabled games like these one; I can't wait to see what else they will release with the GPS engine. Excuse me, while I go hustle ma' turf.
I really enjoy this game and especially the fact that i can take over my hometown!:) who else thinks that is just awesome!?
Really cool new concept. ^2nd paullew up there. wasn't a huge fan of text based games but the real world aspect of it makes it great. That and so far its free! anyone feel like mobbin' up?
i am soooo down to mob up just send me a PM with your info and we can start taking over towns!... and everyone else on this thread should mob up with us as well the more the merrier!!!
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