Neighbors From Hell – On Vacation OMG this game is so worth the $ 19.95 !!!
Finally released in North America; this sequel to “Neighbors From Hell” is everything like the first, except 10 times funnier. The game on its own is pretty simple; you are Woody a character whose goal is to piss off your neighbor who is on his vacation trying to get away from you. So, in order to achieve your goal you must piss off the vacationing neighbor and turn his vacation into a living hell. The big question behind most people who had played the first “Neighbors From Hell” is why the hell did it take so much time to get released in North America? Well, mainly due to the fact that we have ESRB and therefore have to obey by their rules, even if it means almost having to rewrite the whole game again. Let’s be honest, the European version of this game was released in March 5, 2004 and the North American version you ask, 2 years later on March 27th 2006.
Now this game was never really that popular in North America due to the simple fact that there was not much advertising. Trust me though, if you know anyone who has played “Neighbors From Hell” they will tell you that it’s a game that will keep you laughing for hours. The great value of this game is that it retails for around $19.99 BUT it includes both versions of the game “Neighbors From Hell” and “Neighbors From Hell – On Vacation”. So if you missed out on the first one then you get your chance to have both games.
The learning curve for this game is quite short. In other words within the first 20 minutes you start to get the hang of the game. After which you want to start making combos. Each level you play you must get a minimum number of traps to piss your neighbor off with. The more of these traps your neighbor hits in a row, the higher your score gets. If you manage to hit all the traps in a row you will piss off your neighbor to the breaking point and win a bonus award. It’s just plain and simple fun.
As far as a technical aspect the game, it does not require much to run at all. You will need nothing more than a measly 233 MHz processor, 128 MB of Ram, a 8Mb Video card and about 550 MB of disk space. This baby will even run in Win 95. Now, before you go and say that those are pretty crappy requirements and thus must mean the game graphics suck; well you couldn’t be more wrong! The graphics for this game are pretty good and the animation is very well done for its kind. The sound track is nothing to dance about but then again you’re not playing this game for the graphics or the music you’re playing it to piss off a big fat guy and see him have a heart attack after all the pranks you pulled on him. One thing for all you soccer moms out there; this game is rated T for teen - that means that kids under the age of 13 should not be playing this game. The crude humor is not for everyone but who am I kidding the average person will have a “Hell” of a good time and find themselves rolling on the floor laughing.
My final words on this game is; go buy this game it well be the best $19.99 you will have ever spent on a game.