farmville是全球最受欢迎的社交游戏，也是zynga旗下第一款进军iphone手机平台的游戏。zynga新一款进军iphone的游戏是mafia wars黑手党枪战。mafia wars在zynga系列游戏中具有非常重要的地位，它在facebook和myspace都具有相当重要的影响，在两个平台都有千万用户级别；《salt》电影曾经借鉴过mafia wars推出社交游戏，而Radar Pictures也据传有意改编这款有着总计3000万月活跃用户的超级社交游戏进入电影市场。

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mafia wars的iphone也是款免费游戏（以内置广告和游戏工具销售盈利），并且该游戏并没有和farmville一样需要facebook帐号接口，这也意味着玩家们没有办法延续他们在myspace和facebook平台上的游戏进程。

With over 18 million monthly users on Facebook last month, and nearly 12 million total players on MySpace, Mafia Wars is one of the most popular game on social networks. Today, players can join the underworld on the go as Zynga has just released the iPhone version of Mafia Wars.

Mafia Wars is Zynga’s third title released for the iPhone after Live Poker and Scramble Live. As it stands, the new app is available for any iPhone or iPod Touch, and is free. However, Zynga says that the game will also have premium versions ranging anywhere from $10 – $40 that will be made available soon. Additionally, Mafia Wars for iPhone is not launching with Facebook Connect integration, though we’d expect it to be released soon.

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With Mafia Wars for iPhone, Zynga is focusing on what they know best rather than implementing totally new ideas for the mobile platform. Users can expect the same familiar game play for the iPhone version: Build up your families, manage cash, health, energy, and stamina, gear up, and take out other players. However, while these elements are the same, players can expect a whole new look for the game, as it contains brand new art, animations, and sounds while they track friends’ progress through real-time newsfeeds and ladder systems.

Already released mob titles on the iPhone include SGN’s Mafia: Respect and Retaliation, iMafia, and Mob Wars.

Mafia Wars can currently be downloaded from the iTunes store here. You can also check out the promotional trailer here.