Fictional gangsters rule. Fireball-throwing ninjas rule. So what better idea for a mobile game than one that combines both? Mafia Wars Yakuza is that game, and guess what: it rules. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The game is the follow-up to Digital Chocolate's two previous Mafia Wars games, and whisks the action over to Japan. You play Snow Dragon, the adoptive son of the Oyabun (head honcho) of a Yakuza gangster clan.
Trouble is, when the Oyabun dies, your adoptive brother Aki turns on you, which not surprisingly leads to a bloody quest for vengeance that involves dealing death and destruction to hundreds of minions before telling Aki himself what you think of him (by pumping bullets into him before cutting him to shreds with a big sword, obviously).
The bulk of the game involves running round isometric levels, shooting people with one of four big guns, which are unlocked as you progress through the game.
However, you also get to whip out a big sword for some ninja swiping, as well as shooting fireballs as a Power Attack once you've fought a few baddies. Fireballs weren't a regular feature of the Japanese underworld last time we looked, but they are quite ahead in Tokyo, so who knows.
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