Its adverts depict numerous scenarios inner-city streets, prison blocks, or villas, with one constant – a low-level crook or villain getting one over on a bully, levelling up, and accumulating women and riches in equal measures. If you’ve seen the jib of its promo, you’d be forgiven for thinking that The Grand Mafia is a mash-up between Grand Theft Auto and Fable. The Grand Mafia (4.3 Stars on the Play Store with 10m+ downloads)īefore we begin, I strongly recommend you watch the following:

We’ve all considered, if only briefly, actually playing one of these things, but have never been stupid enough to do so – until now.ġ.

Some are garishly madcap and trashy, but others actually threaten you with a good time – like those Mafia ones that promise vicarious living as a 25-year-old Al Pacino.

If you’re under 30 and use YouTube on your mobile – you will have seen your fair share of fake phone game adverts. They are Ponzi schemes that aim to drain your wallets and are NOTHING like the YouTube ads.

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