Mafia Wars let players take on the role of an ambitious criminal slowly working their way up to being the biggest and baddest mafia boss in town. Mafia Wars allows and even encourages players to start a mob family with their friends to run the crime business together. Players can level up their criminal avatar by collecting experience from fights or various missions/jobs. You can also do boss fights to level up.
In Mafia Wars, players have to steal, kill, and initiate war to earn the respect of rival gangsters. The strength of your mafia is key as you will need every member in your family to steamroll over your rival families. Your maximum number of crew per mafia is at 501.
As you level up by completing jobs, you will be able to move on to other cities like New York, Cuba, Moscow, and Bangkok. Players can run underground businesses to earn lots of money in various cities. You are able to purchase alot of weapons getaway cars and items. These items and weapons are very important in completing jobs and also for pvp fights.
I feel that as a player who plays Mafia Wars, I am often obsessed with creating the biggest toughest Mafia around. Nothing is more satisfying then to logon to the game with full stamina and go on a pvp rampage. The ability to declare war, initiate hits, and attack rival families is really engaging. Beware tho as your rivals can also attack you back to damage your health. But do not worry, I will get my revenge, as it's not personal. It's business.