That said, though, Gangsters is not perfect. Since this is such an elaborate game, the interface is fairly daunting. Unfortunately, the manual does a poor job of explaining it. Pertinent information, say on legal tactics or delegating authority to lieutenants, is inexplicably broken out over widely scattered parts of the manual, if it is covered at all. The keyboard cue card is more helpful than the manual, as is the developer's own web page of tips .
Gangsters also has some other quirks.
For one, neither the gangsters you control nor the opponents you battle have any kind of personality whatsoever. This only subtracts from our enjoyment of the game. Look at Civilization. If your city was near Genghis Khan and the Mongols, you knew you were going to war. Not only by Genghis' historical repute, but also by his insulting dialogue boxes, his disdain for you, the player.