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Neighbours from Hell

Woody is an average man who has a happy life, until his neighbor Mr. Rottweiler, makes his life miserable. So Woody decides to take full revenge on Mr. Rottweiler, becoming the star of a new TV show where he…

72 20 June 2003

Neighbours from Hell is an adventure developed by JoWooD Productions Software, released 20 June 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Neighbours from Hell is

Neighbours from Hell is an adventure game developed by JoWooD Productions Software and released in 2003. It was published by Encore. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Woody is an average man who has a happy life, until his neighbor Mr. Rottweiler, makes his life miserable. Woody decides to take full revenge on Mr. Rottweiler. In the game Neighbors from Hell, the player creeps around the neighbour’s house performing tricks upon the unsuspecting resident. The player is the star of a new TV show with the same name, with cameras that track every move as the player sets traps such as sawing the chair, banana peels/soap on the floor, smeared paintings and messing with home equipment. The game's objectives are to create disarray, increase ratings, and win awards. Obstacles in the game include the watchful neighbour himself, also - his guard dog, and a parrot…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Neighbours from Hell holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 173 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 2 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium II, 233 MHz, 128 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 8. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Neighbours from Hell launched on 20 June 2003, within three weeks of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Viewtiful Joe. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Viewtiful Joe.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Neighbours from Hell yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Neighbours from Hell — frequently asked questions

When did Neighbours from Hell come out?
Neighbours from Hell was released on 20 June 2003 for Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Neighbours from Hell?
At minimum, Neighbours from Hell needs Intel Pentium II, 233 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 8 graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Neighbours from Hell?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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