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Gangstar New Orleans vs Block City Wars

Gangstar New Orleans 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner Gangstar New Orleans
Block City Wars 4.2★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 45

Gangstar New Orleans is the better choice for players seeking a more traditional open-world experience with better graphics and gameplay, despite its issues with ads and lack of updates, while Block City Wars struggles with a recent update that alienated its long-time player base.

Full reviews: Gangstar New Orleans · Block City Wars

Gangstar New Orleans offers a compelling open-world experience with good graphics and missions, though it's plagued by excessive ads and a lack of recent updates. Block City Wars, while once a beloved game, has suffered significantly from a recent update that removed popular features and content, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among its long-time players.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: Gangstar New OrleansR1R8R9R15
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans is praised for its good missions, graphics, and open-world gameplay, with some users wishing for more content, a part two, or continued lore from previous games R1R9R8. However, many users note a lack of real updates beyond bug fixes and a desire for new cities or more accessible gems R15R20.
Block City Wars Block City Wars users overwhelmingly lament the removal of significant content and features in recent updates, including old weapons, cars, game modes like car soccer, jailbreak, infection, helicopters, jetpacks, military bases, tanks, robot guns, zombie areas, and character customization options R63R69R74. Many express a strong desire for the original version or a legacy mode R61.
Ease of Use & Performance tieR3R5R7R18
Gangstar New Orleans Users report significant issues with Gangstar New Orleans, including frequent crashes on various devices, loading screen freezes, and the inability to load the game at all R7R30. There are also complaints about poor controller support, especially for Backbone controllers, and some users experience 30 FPS even on newer phones R3R5R18R31.
Block City Wars Block City Wars users mention that the new version looks and feels smoother with improved graphics and loading screens . However, some find the new controls hard, and the driving is described as slow . A major issue is the loss of old account progress and purchases due to the updates .
Reliability & Stability edge: Gangstar New OrleansR10R19R28R30
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans suffers from numerous stability issues, including frequent game crashes, freezing during ads, and the game not loading past certain points R10R19R28R30. Users also report losing rewards due to ad-related bugs R19R28R30.
Block City Wars Block City Wars has issues with progress resets, with users losing their old account progress and purchases after updates . Some users also report being banned from the game .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Gangstar New OrleansR1R4R10R13
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, but users are extremely frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads, which appear after every mission, upon opening the app, and even break the game or prevent exiting R1R4R10R13. Some users also feel gems are not accessible enough or are too expensive .
Block City Wars Block City Wars is also free-to-play with in-app purchases. Some users feel the game has become 'pay to win' in its current state . The loss of progress and purchases from previous versions also diminishes its value for long-time players .
Updates & Support edge: Gangstar New OrleansR8R11R15R20
Gangstar New Orleans Users of Gangstar New Orleans express disappointment over the lack of significant updates, noting that most updates are just bug fixes and that the game feels abandoned compared to Gangstar Vegas R11R15R20R28. There's a strong desire for new content and continued development R8.
Block City Wars Block City Wars users are highly critical of recent updates, which they feel have ruined the game by removing beloved features, content, and the overall 'vibe' R61R63. Many specifically ask for the old version to be brought back or for an option to switch between versions R61.
Pick Gangstar New Orleans if

You are looking for a Grand Theft Auto-style open-world game with good graphics and missions, and you are willing to tolerate frequent ads and potential performance issues R1R9R17. You prefer a game that, while not frequently updated with new content, still maintains its core gameplay experience R15R20.

Pick Block City Wars if

You are curious about a block-style open-world game and are not a long-time player who will miss the older versions and features . You might appreciate the improved graphics and smoother feel of the current version .

Evidence note: Reviews for Block City Wars are heavily skewed by dissatisfaction with recent updates, making it difficult to assess the current version's merits independently of comparisons to its past. Many positive reviews for Block City Wars are rooted in nostalgia for the old version, not the current one.

Frequently asked

Does Gangstar New Orleans have controller support?
No, Gangstar New Orleans currently lacks proper controller support, with many users specifically requesting optimization for Backbone and other game controllers R3R5R18R31.
Are there many ads in Gangstar New Orleans?
Yes, Gangstar New Orleans is heavily criticized for having too many ads, which appear after every mission, upon opening the app, and often break the game or prevent users from exiting them, leading to a frustrating experience R1R4R10R13.
Can I play Gangstar New Orleans offline?
No, Gangstar New Orleans requires an internet connection to play, with users requesting an offline story mode R6R17R53.
What happened to the old version of Block City Wars?
The old version of Block City Wars was replaced by a new update that removed many beloved features, maps, weapons, vehicles, and game modes, leading to widespread disappointment among long-time players who now miss the original game R61R63R69R74.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Not for me: Good mission, good graphics but limited time to play. Too many ads.. I don’t recommend
  2. [R8] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US This game is good, but….: This game is good, but they should add a part two or another game that continues with the lore of Vegas
  3. [R9] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Increible✨✨✨: Increible jugabilidad hermoso graficos🙈🕶️✨✨✨
  4. [R15] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US No real updates anymore: I use to love this game back in 23 but it kinda fell off because most updates these days are just bug fixes.
  5. [R3] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Backbone controller support: Please optimize gangstar New Orleans like you did with new Vegas for controllers specifically backbone controllers other players are mentioning this also . Please update the game for controller support
  6. [R5] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US A: My controller doesn’t work for most of the games can you please fix it thank you
  7. [R7] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Why doesn’t this game work on my device?: I just finished playing gangster Vegas and it’s a great game and I wanted to play this one, but it doesn’t work on my device
  8. [R18] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Controller support: Would be nice if new orleans could have game controller support like vegas
  9. [R10] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Broken ads fix it: the ads literally break the game
  10. [R19] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US the ads literally break my game: Screw this game Ive lost so many daily rewards, regular rewards, spirit jars and etc bc i get a stupid pop u add and it doesn’t let me exit it no matter how long i wait this is so stupid
  11. [R28] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Bugs in gameplay, bugs in ads, bugs in ad-based-rewards.: Why is this game just full of bugs, it feels like it’s breaking each day I try to play it. In addition with the brutal greed (ad, low ad-based rewards), the ONLY thing keeping me from deleting is the Open World. Looks like you guys are directing funds to Gangstar Vegas and almost abandoning this one…
  12. [R30] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Keeps crashing: Game crashes even when I’m on the map and when I’m switching turf guards a pop up appears every time I try to change a member and it even freezes on ads and robs me of my rewards and ad uses.
  13. [R4] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Are: Too many ads play after every mission
  14. [R13] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Game: Ad after ad after is beyond annoying and I lose the thrill of playing and supporting because the ads. Everything about the game is lit, but take the ads down. Why support something that doesn’t interest me mentally. I love you guys keep up the great work
  15. [R11] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US ：: u gave up this game too early，that's a pity.
  16. [R20] Gangstar New Orleans 4/5 · US Best Series!: honestly. the gangster series rio, gangster Vegas, Gangster New Orleans honestly brings warmth to my heart, I just wish gameloft gave New Orleans new updates sense it’s there flagship gangster game. 2nd to last,
  17. [R31] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Controller not supported: Game compatibility with controllers is too poor, not as good as Vegas. · translated
  18. [R6] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Pls read: Make the game offline
  19. [R17] Gangstar New Orleans 4/5 · US Good game: The game is really good Nice graphic But it have too many adds and need wifi to play
  20. [R53] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US Offline mode: Yo the game is great but you guys should add an offline story mode. Its make the game better
  21. [R61] Block City Wars 2/5 · US Miss the original: The new game isn’t that good, I was trying to look back on my childhood and found this. Make a mode to be the original version or re release a Block City Wars Classic, I’d actually pay money for that.
  22. [R63] Block City Wars 3/5 · US Game is too different now: I came back to this game after several years might be a decade. I remember this game having so much more content than it has now. I had to confirm i was playing the same game from so long ago. There are none of the same weapons. My favorite weapon the bow and my car are not there. Also the car soccer game mode was also nowhere to be found. I’m on a different phone now so
  23. [R69] Block City Wars 3/5 · US What happened???: So i was scrolling on tiktok found a video about older games i used to play and remembered a lot i mean it this one it was my childhood favourite game i came back to it, i wasnt so impressed by the start. it did not look the same i remember other game modes like jail break and infection and stuff like that. im just saying i dont like how much it changed niw that it has got me thi
  24. [R74] Block City Wars 5/5 · US What I miss: Hey KADEXO LIMITED, I’ve played Block City Wars for multiple years and I really love the game. The new update that made the map bigger looks cool, but it removed almost everything that made me stick around. You took out helicopters, jetpacks, the military base, tanks, and the robot guns. Those were huge parts of how I played and what made the game unique compared to other block sho

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