History VideoGame / NeighboursFromHell

''Neighbours From Hell'' (or ''Neighbors From Hell'' in the US) is a point-and click game released by [=JoWood=] Interactive in 2003. The plot of the game revolves around Woody, a generally nice guy until his obnoxious neighbor Rottweiler finally annoys him to the point that he snaps. Woody decides to call up his TV producer friend and the two secretly break into the neighbor's house and wire hidden cameras in every room, after which Woody proceeds to break into the house repeatedly to pull various pranks on Rottweiler. The results are broadcast as a television show.

** In season 2 of game 1, Rottweiler has a pet parrot. In one level, Woody replaces its food with spicy chips. Rottweiler feed the bird and the animal breathes fire all over Rottweiler. In season 3, we see the parrot's severed head mounted on a wall with various other animal "trophies".

The first game saw slightly enhanced ports to the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox though they were only released in Europe. The second game saw a port for the Nintendo DS but again, only in Europe. The only US release of the series has been on PC. Speaking of PC, the duology has since been brought over to [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/260750/Neighbours_from_Hell_Compilation/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/neighbours_from_hell_compilation GOG]]. It has also been ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as ''Neighbors back From Hell'', which would in turn be ported back to PC.

** Rottweiler gets a few in the second game, with a particularly nasty one being caused by '''a shovel''' in the second game. His {{Angrish}} after receiving one in any of the ''On Vacation'' is even higher-pitched because of them.

* GagBoobs: Olga's breasts are bigger than her head.

** Rottweiler gets a few in the second game, with a particularly nasty one being caused by '''a shovel''' in the second game.

* MamaBear: In retaliation for all of the abuse he heaps on her son, Mrs. Rottweiler will attack Woody on sight.

The first game saw slightly enhanced ports to the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox though they were only released in Europe. The second game saw a port for the Nintendo DS but again, only in Europe. The only US release of the series has been on PC. Speaking of PC, the duology has since been brought over to [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/260750/Neighbours_from_Hell_Compilation/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/neighbours_from_hell_compilation GOG]]. It has also been ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as ''Neighbors back From Hell''.

The first game saw slightly enhanced ports to the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox though they were only released in Europe. The second game saw a port for the Nintendo DS but again, only in Europe. The only US release of the series has been on PC. Speaking of PC, the duology has since been brought over to [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/260750/Neighbours_from_Hell_Compilation/ Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/neighbours_from_hell_compilation GOG]].

* ShoutOut: The designs of all the characters seem quite reminiscent of Nick Park's ''WesternAnimation/WallaceandGromit'' characters.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's grainy and small but there appears to be a picture of a naked woman taped up above the toilet in Rottweiler's bathroom. In the second game, Mrs. Rottweiler's dog gleefully humps a stuffed toy quite often.

* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: In Above the Clouds in the second game, Rottweiler's routine involves tormenting a captive elephant. Woody decides to sabotage him by erasing the white line on the ground and drawing another one in closer proximity to the elephant. He uses a mouse to scare the elephant until he puts the plan into action.

* IAteWhat: A common prank in both games, with often humorous results. They usually involve Rottweiler being tricked into eating something either [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce something either obscenely spicy]] or downright something that should never be eaten in the first place.

* StealthBasedGame: So ''very'' naturally. Woody has to set traps around the house without being spotted by anything else except the cameras since he's, technically, trespassing his neighbor's home without his awareness or permission. Possible options of not getting seen include sneaking on tiptoes, hiding under the bed, hiding in the wardrobe and last, but definitely not the least, simply maneuvering through the rooms.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Rottweiler never treats any animal he comes across well. Not only does he harass them when he's on vacation, but he's also killed at least one of his pets (his parrot, Chili, for example).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Woody is intimated to be polite and friendly on a regular day, but if you push him too hard, he'll fight back hard.

* ButtMonkey: The neighbor, and possibly his mother as well. Both seem to ask for it though.
* ComedicSpanking: When one of Woody's pranks unintentionally causes the neighbor to harm his mother, she will spank him like a stubborn child.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Rottweiler goes the extra distance for his mother on Mother's Day when he paints a portrait, carves a statue, makes photographs, and creates vases for her. He also gets royally pissed if a photo of her gets vandalized.

* FanDisservice: Olga runs around in a bikini. She has breasts literally the shape and size of watermelons (once even lampshaded by Woody). She also has ungodly muscle mass and a man's face. Mrs. Rottweiler, a fat old woman with very hairy legs, also spends all her screen time in a bikini. Don't forget Rottweiler himself in a leopard-print speedo for the entirety of the second game. Even worse in the console ports where we're "treated" to numerous topless shots of Olga, with only a censor bar covering her nipples.

** Rottweiler gets a nasty one with '''a shovel''' in the second game.

* HumiliationConga: Both games are this for Rottweiler, in retaliation for all the abuse he's meted on Woody.

* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: In "Don't Panic" from the second game, Rottweiler attempts to fiddle with a flare gun. Normally, nothing happens since it was unloaded, but Woody can load a flare into it, causing the neighbour to accidentally shoot the flare into his nearby sleeping mother's face, angering said mother.

* {{Jerkass}}: Both the neighbor and his mother. They seem to share a common rudeness and disregard for anything that isn't them, including other people and any animal they can get away with abusing.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Rottweiler gets this all the time. At times you think Woody crosses the line too far, until you see him picking on a small kid and animals and realizes he asks for it.

** One of the boat levels shows Ms. Rottweiler forcing her son to take care of her annoying dog. While with it, the neighbor usually stops nearby a harpoon setup to have fun "catching" plush toys out of water that he launches there with the help of the said harpoon. When one of the toys he throws in is actually the doggie's favourite plushie (there is barely any moment when the dog doesn't really hump that toy), [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]].

* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: A game publisher from Russia, ''Russobit-M'', not only got the license to localise and sell the series in their home market, but they have also came up with their very own InNameOnly sequels or, if you prefer, a clone series named ''Pranksterz''. Unsurprisingly, the said home market's reception to these games (as well as everyone else who came across them) was... chilly, to say the least.

* StealthBasedGame: So ''very'' naturally. Woody has to set traps around the house without being spotted by anything else except the cameras since he's, technically, trespassing his neighbor's home without his awareness of that or permission. Possible options of not getting seen include sneaking on tiptoes, hiding under the bed, hiding in the wardrobe and last, but definitely not the least, simply maneuvering through the rooms.

** Not quite so in the console port, where pulling all pranks can be necessary to unlock later levels.

%%* FatBastard: Rottweiler.

''Neighbours From Hell'' (or ''Neighbors From Hell'' in the US) is a point-and click game released by [=JoWood=] Interactive in 2003. The plot of the game revolves around Woody, a generally nice guy until his obnoxious neighbor, Rottweiler finally annoys Woody to the point that he snaps. Woody decides to call up his TV producer friend and the two secretly break into the neighbor's house, wire hidden cameras in every room and Woody proceeds to break into the house repeatedly to pull various pranks on Rottweiler. The results are broadcast as a television show.

* FanDisservice: Olga runs around in a bikini. She has breasts literally the shape and size of watermelons (once even lampshaded by Woody). She also has ungodly muscle mass and a man's face. Mrs. Rottweiler, a fat old woman with very hairy legs, also spends all her screen time in a bikini. Don't forget Rottweiler himself in a leopard-print speedo for the entirety of the second game.
** Even worse in the console ports where we're "treated" to numerous topless shots of Olga, with only a censor bar covering her nipples.
* FatBastard: Rottweiler.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's grainy and small but there appears to be a picture of a naked woman taped up above the toilet in Rottweiler's bathroom.
** In the second game, Mrs. Rottweiler's dog gleefully humps a stuffed toy quite often.

* GroinAttack: Rottweiler's mom kicks Woody in the crotch several times when she sees him.

* NoExportForYou: The console and DS ports were only sold in Europe. The series hasn't been released at all in Japan.

''Neighbours From Hell'' (or ''Neighbors From Hell'' in the US) is a point-and click game released by JoWood Interactive in 2003. The plot of the game revolves around Woody, a generally nice guy until his obnoxious neighbor, Rottweiler finally annoys Woody to the point that he snaps. Woody decides to call up his TV producer friend and the two secretly break into the neighbor's house, wire hidden cameras in every room and Woody proceeds to break into the house repeatedly to pull various pranks on Rottweiler. The results are broadcast as a television show.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Tne neighbor has a deep, gruff voice, contrasting Woody's nasally, squeaky tenor.
* FanDisservice: Olga runs around in a bikini. She has breasts literally the size of watermelons (once even lampshaded by Woody). She also has ungodly muscle mass and a man's face. Mrs. Rottweiler, a fat old woman with very hairy legs, also spends all her screen time in a bikini. Don't forget Rottweiler himself in a leopard-print speedo for the entirety of the second game.

* ShoutOut: The designs of all the characters seem quite reminiscent of Nick Park's ''Wallace & Gromit'' characters.

* HarmlessElectrocution: A common season 3 prank in the first game involves creating a puddle teeming with live electricity in Rottweiler's basement. Naturally, Rottweiler will inevitably trip on the puddle and get shocked, and also survive the shock with nothing more than frustration.

* NonFatalExplosions: The second game featured a few pranks where Woody rigs explosives to blow up in Rottweiler's face. Of course, Rottweiler survives with only a few moments of AshFace. In "Every Shot a Hit" for example, Rottweiler regularly goes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_fishing dynamite fishing]]. Woody adds dental adhesive to the dynamite to cause it to stick to Rottweiler's hand, blowing the latter up.

* IAteWhat: A common prank in both games, with often humorous results.

Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/NeighborsFromHell a cartoon series of a similar name]] about demons from Hell.

The first game saw slightly enhanced ports to the Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox though they were only released in Europe. The second game saw a port for the Nintendo DS but again, only in Europe. The only US release of the series has been on PC.