Crime City is a excellent game for iPhone where you build a hood, attack rivals, complete missions, buy equipment, and level up to get stronger. It is filled with a variety of game play and is updated frequently to bring new features to the game. While the game is free, there are also options to pay money to get better equipment. If you cant afford to donate though, the game gets tricky as you are competing against many people who have this much stronger equipment. Instead of struggling, follow these tips to stay competitive and give yourself an edge.
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| A picture of my hood with expansions, upgraded buildings, and decorations |
Game Basics
There are five stats that this game is built upon. There is attack, defense, energy, stamina, and mafia size. Each one has an important place in the structure of the game but some are more important than others. Making sure to utilize each one correctly will make your character stronger and more effective at succeeding in this game.Attack
Attack is an important stat because this will allow you to win battles and robberies against other players. As you can see in the above picture, I have put a great deal of my stat points achieved from leveling into my attack power. Attack stat points will increase your ability to overcome defenses even when they are higher than your total mafia attack. Total mafia attack is how much damage your whole mafia does with equipment.
Defense
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| Various defensive buildings with upgrades can be seen in this picture. Includes turret gun, abandoned building, and guard towers. |
Energy
Energy is what allows you to complete the missions that make up the story mode of the game. I spend most of my level up skill points on energy because completing the missions has the most benefit to your success. By completing the missions you get money, weapons, and experience points. Also, each different area can be completed 5 times. On the fourth completion you obtain another mafia member and on the fifth completion you obtain another skill point.
Stamina
You begin the game with 5 stamina and that is where I have left it. Stamina is like energy but it is used for attacking other players and stealing from their hoods. The only unique benefit of attacking other people is that you gain Respect coins that can be used to purchase certain equipment. Do not waste skill points on this though because using only 5 stamina I have built up over 9000 respect coins and the equipment doesn't cost nearly that much.
Mafia Size
The last factor to the game is the size of your mafia. This stat is important because each mafia member is like a multiplier to your attack and defense. Each new member increases both these stats and allows you to become stronger. You get these throughout the game naturally by mastering areas and on some long missions. You can also look up friends by their gamer code and have them join your mafia. While I have not done this, some people spam their gamer code in messages and have hundreds of people in their mafia and are much stronger than me with my meager 47 mafia members
Summary
So remember, focus on energy, attack, and mob size and leave stamina and defense at their starting numbers. You really do not need much stamina and defense as they can be acquired from buildings. Expand your hood and upgrade buildings to increase cash flow and defense. Also make sure to put all your money in the vault. If you loose an attack, you will also loose ten percent of the money that's not in the bank. Following this strategy should keep you ahead of the average player and allow you to succeed and enjoy this game to its full extent.
