First you get the money;

Then you get the power;

Then you get the respect;

Then you get the rank.

Mindgaming have achieved something special with their MafiaXL Donville game – they created something worth playing. Imagine yourself as Vito Corleone of the video game world and you have an idea of what MafiaXL Donville is all about.

You start off as a lowly thug committing petty crimes with the aspiration of one day becoming a Don. The game is set in the big and seedy city of Donville so the scene is already set for what you can expect from MafiaXL. This game is well thought out and well executed so it instantly bins 99% of the competition based on that alone.

So now you know what the game is about how exactly do you progress to the level of Don? Pretty easy really – you do some pretty awful things. There are 4 major crimes that you need to be involved in to make any progress in the game:

• Drugs

• Prostitution

• Smuggling

• Theft

Each of these crimes has a mission attached to it and then each mission will have a mini-game for you to get involved in. So for example one mission might be to steal a specific car but the mini-game is how you’re going to hotwire the car in the first place. And completing the missions and mini-games means that you have more cash and more power so you’re one step closer to the top of your Mafia family ladder. The missions can be anything from stealing a car to blowing up a store or just dealing with local prostitutes instead.

MafiaXL Donville is free to play but you also have the option of upgrading to a Med or Pro account so you can enjoy some additional features like more storage space and faster travel – that choice is entirely up to you.

You do also have the option of buying property and hiring employees and then collecting on your investment later on so there’s quite a bit to this game. Don’t worry if you find yourself a bit lost at first because there’s plenty of in-game tutorials to help you along the way to becoming the Don you’ve always wanted to be.

MafiaXL Donville is a really well rounded game with a little something for everyone. If you’re interested in a browser-based Mafia related MMORPG then this is the first one to check out.

To sum it up  – the more crimes you commit the better you’ll get paid. The more successful your crimes are the quicker your rank will increase – the rest you already know.