Zynga公司旗下的Mafia Wars 游戏最近又增加了挑战难度，该任务命名为“联邦成员大挑战”。选择参加这项任务的玩家（该任务的参与完全以自愿为原则），将依次与四名联邦大佬过招，顺利过关者将赢得一些威力惊人的装备奖励，使玩家在之后的战斗中如虎添翼。

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这个任务奖赏丰厚，但困难不浅。战斗开始时，游戏便进入计时状态，这意味着你必须在规定的时间内扳倒一个联邦成员（计时长短将根据该联邦大佬的对付难度而有所不同），否则就只能被击败并重新开始。玩家有两条路可选，一是单打独斗，利用自己花钱买来的武器和装备取胜；二是“人海战术”，让你的朋友一起来帮你消灭对手。

选择单打独斗，任务难度会根据你的级别、攻击和防御指数而有所不同，有可能轻而易举地被你拿下，也可能固若金汤，极端困难。选择自己对付联邦大佬，你每一次的攻击只会削弱对方2个点的精力。但你可以使用道具、装备来提高攻击力和防御性，包括修复10%的生命力，增加30%的破坏力，提高对付大佬及其手下的额外攻击力，或者直接把大佬们打晕，以免他们再次进犯。

选择向朋友求助，你只需要在信息墙上发布求助信号，然后坐在一旁等你的盟友们把大佬们解决掉。如果最后你赢了，帮助你的前五名朋友也将从奖赏中分得一杯羹。

当你首次各个击破每个大佬时，你都会赢得一个特殊的奖赏，即一些威力超强的武器（你还可以在信息墙上发布胜利捷报）。打倒第一个大佬时，奖品是一杆Silk Thunder步枪，拥有84点攻击力，59点防御力；第二个大佬倒下时，奖品是Combat Chopper，90点攻击力，72点防御力；第三个大佬被制服了，奖品是Ballistic Vest,72点攻击力，103点防御力。当最后一个大佬也被你收拾了，奖品就是拥有115点攻击力，109点防御力的Bald Eagle!

对付每个大佬时，你都有三次机会将对方击败。第一回你赢了，可以获得青铜奖章；第二回白银奖章，第三回黄金奖章。如果你对付了所有的四个大佬 ，并且都拿到了黄金奖章，你还将获得超级装备Rain Maker，该装备将为你在Vegas战斗中的全部所得增加5%的资金。

这项任务之所以充满挑战，恰恰在于游戏的计时性。如果想赢Rain Maker这项大奖，你总共只有8天多一点点的时间来吃透整个游戏，所以难度不小哦。

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Beat the Feds Challenge Now Live in Mafia Wars

A new challenge has been added to Zynga’s Mafia Wars in the form of a “Beat the Feds Challenge.” For those that choose to participate (the event is totally voluntary), you’ll be able to fight against four different federal agents to earn some awesome rewards that will help you in your battles later on in the game.

Once you challenge an agent, you’ll start a battle timer, meaning that you have to beat them within that time limit (it’s different for each agent) or start all over. You can go about each battle in one of two ways – either fighting them alone, using the consumable items available to you, or asking your friends to help deal damage to them.

Depending on your level and Attack and Defense stats, these battles can be incredibly easy to complete on your own, or incredibly difficult. If you choose to take on a boss on your own, you’ll be able to attack them for 2 stamina each time you attack. At any time, you can use a consumable item to aid yourself in the battle, including items that heal you for 10% of your maximum health, deal an additional 30% of damage on your next attack, deal extra damage to the boss and his henchmen, or stun the boss for the next two rounds, preventing them from attacking.

If you choose to ask your friends for help, you can simply post a news item to your wall asking for aid, and then sit back and watch as your active mafia members take the fed down for you. For the top five friends that deal damage to your bosses, they’ll also receive a special reward when you win.

When you beat each boss for the first time, you’ll receive a special reward, in the form of some very powerful weapons (you can also post a news item to your wall celebrating their demise). For defeating the first boss, you’ll receive the Silk Thunder rifle, which comes with 84 attack and 59 defense stats. The second boss drops the Combat Chopper, worth 90 attack and 72 defense points, while the third boss drops a Ballistic Vest, containing 72 attack and 103 defense points. Finally, the fourth boss rewards you with a Bald Eagle, worth 115 attack and 109 defense stats.

Each boss can be beaten an additional two times – the first battle earns you Bronze Mastery, while the second and third earn Silver and Gold, respectively. If you can manage to master all four agents to Gold Mastery, you’ll earn the Rain Maker item, which adds an additional 5% to all of the funds you earn in Vegas fights.

What makes this event so challenging is the fact that it will only be available for a limited time. As of this writing, you have a little more than 8 days left to master the entire event and earn your Rain Maker item, so be sure to head over to the game’s page while you can to start the challenge.(source:friskymongoose)