History VideoGame / Constructor

''Constructor'' was developed for [=MS-DOS=] and released in 1997. The game was ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/MacOS and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows-native DirectX-3]] the following year. A sequel set in TheRoaringTwenties, ''Constructor: Street Wars'' (''Mob Wars'' in North America) was released, but was not well-liked by fans. A HD remake of the original game is set for release in February 2017 for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and PC.

''Constructor'' was developed for {{MS-DOS}}, later to be ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and DirectX 3. A sequel set in TheRoaringTwenties, ''Constructor: Street Wars'' (''Mob Wars'' in North America) was released, but was not well-liked by fans.

* BritishAccents: "'allo?"

''Constructor'' was developed for {{MS-DOS}}, later to be ported to the {{Playstation}} and DirectX 3. A sequel set in TheRoaringTwenties, ''Constructor: Street Wars'' (''Mob Wars'' in North America) was released, but was not well-liked by fans.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: If you take a closer look at the Slob's wife on the tenant selection screen, you'll notice she has a plaster on her head and a couple of little bruises, hinting at DomesticAbuse.

* Angrish: Although workers, gangsters and undesirables will say a phrase if you click on them, complaining tenants only grunt, groan, squeak, splutter and mutter gibberish.

* ToiletHumour: The little video animations that play when you click on sprite show workers burping into their phones, fat babies pooing themselves, and dogs scooting along the ground on their bottoms next to steaming piles of dog dirt.

* LowerClassLout: The Level 1 tenants; the Greasers and the Slobs (who can breed faster than any other group of tenant).

* NewAgeRetroHippie: The units live in Communes and can be sent to picket, squat or party in enemy territory. The residents demand all-organic fences (hedges, hardly a bulwark against attack).
* NotInMyBackyard: Tenants richer than Punks and Greasers will object to living near factories. Those richer than Nerds will object to Police and other public buildings. All parents will complain about nearby Undesirables.

Provided they're kept happy, tenants will breed rapidly, swelling your ranks with tomorrow's civil servants -- all of whom are on the take. For instance, producing a General Practitioner grinds your rivals' hospitals to a halt, while having a [[HangingJudge Magistrate]] results in longer jail sentences for undesirables. Think of it as ''VideoGame/TheSims'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TheDeparted''.

* NewAgeRetroHippie: The unites live in Communes and can be sent to picket, squat or party in enemy territory. The residents demand all-organic fences (hedges, hardly a bulwark against attack).

Much of the game's strategy comes from its tenant types, all of whom produce different workers and have their own respective quirks. They also tend to complain -- a ''[[UnsatisfiableCustomer lot]]''. Players also have to worry about the omnipotent City Council, which sometimes demands you develop a specific estate within the allotted time. Fail to do so, and you'll be sacked. [[YouHaveFailedMe Literally]].

* NewAgeRetroHippie: Live in Communes and can be sent to picket, squat or party in enemy territory.

* ChainsawGood: Psychos (or "Gimps") are the most powerful melee unit. When set loose on a rival's land, they start revving their chainsaw maniacally, scaring away all workers and foremen on the site. Even gangsters are no match for the fat shirtless guy with a mask. However, a cop can apprehend them with little difficulty. With luck, they will serve out a 1000 year sentence in a maximum security jail you just built.

* ChainsawGood: Psychos (or "Gimps") are the most powerful melee unit. When set loose on a rival's land, they start revving their chainsaw maniacally, scaring away all workers and foremen on the site. Even gangsters are no match for the fat shirtless guy with a mask.

Provided they're kept happy, tenants will breed rapidly, swelling your ranks with tomorrow's civil servants -- all of whom are on the take. For instance, producing a General Practitioner grinds your rivals' hospitals to a halt, while having a [[HangingJudge Magistrate]] results in longer jail sentences for undesirables. Think of it as ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TheDeparted''.

* DelayedExplosion: The sad fate of many a unit. It's an easy mistake to destroy an opponent's building before your units have gotten clear of the site, wiping them out in one fell swoop. Similarly, it's common to run away too soon, leaving the building with a small sliver of health. Then, inevitably, you send in a single unit to finish it off, and -- [[WaferThinMint yeah]].

* MobWar

Oh, forgot to mention: each of the companies are owned by [[LondonGangster organized crime syndicates]]. Cheerio.

Oh, forgot the mention: each of the companies are owned by [[LondonGangster organized crime syndicates]]. Cheerio.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Ghosts spawn these by polluting the soil of an estate, causing graves to erupt. These living dead will terrorize the local residents and make the police go haymire.

* HaveANiceDeath: Failing the game results in a scene of pallbearers lowering your casket into an open grave. But -- what's ''this''? The inscription on the coffin reads "[[PunnyName A. LOSER]]"? Cut to inside the coffin, showing the player [[BuriedAlive still alive]] and struggling for air. Game Over, indeed.

* DelayedExplosion: The sad fate of many a unit. It's an easy mistake to destroy an opponent's building before your units have gotten clear of the site, wiping them out in one fell swoop. Similarly, it's common to run away too soon, leaving the building with a small sliver of health. Then, inevitably, you send in a single unit to finish it off, and -- [[SaveScumming yeah]].

Oh, forgot the mention: each of the companies are owned by [[LondonGangster organized crime syndicates]]. Have fun.

A RealTimeStrategy game set in a warped satire of the UK, where real estate is SeriousBusiness. You're put in the role of a building contractor. The object is to build and nurture a thriving neighborhood, with the ultimate goal of putting your rivals out of business. Oh, and each of the companies is owned by [[LondonGangster organized crime syndicates]].