Mob Rule
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Mob Rule cover.jpg
| developer = Studio 3
| publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|3Studio|NA|Simon & Schuster}}
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|1999|NA|7 September 1999{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=7 September 1999|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/08/news-briefs-117|title=News Briefs|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=29 May 2021|archive-date=24 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024215432/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/08/news-briefs-117|url-status=live}}}}Windows, Mac OS X
{{vgrelease|WW|2010 and 2013}}
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Windows|Mac OS X}}
| genre = Real-time strategy
| modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
}}
Mob Rule (also known as Constructor: Street Wars and Street Wars: Constructor Underworld in Europe) is a real-time strategy video game for Microsoft Windows released in 1999 by Simon & Schuster and 3Studio. It is the successor to the 1997 video game Constructor. The goal of the game is to construct buildings and fight enemy teams in a Mafia-themed background. It was re-released on GOG.com in 2010 for Windows and in 2013 for MacOS.
Critical reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 60%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197962-mob-rule/index.html|title=Mob Rule for PC|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609230811/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197962-mob-rule/index.html|archivedate=9 June 2019|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|author=David Finn|date=25 September 1999|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/028/mob_rule_review.html|title=Mob Rule|website=Computer Games Strategy Plus|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710224537/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/028/mob_rule_review.html|archivedate=10 July 2003|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Ardai|first=Charles|authorlink=Charles Ardai|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_185.pdf|title=Mob Rule|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=185|date=December 1999|page=161|accessdate=29 May 2021|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231308/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_185.pdf|url-status=live}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Barry Brenesal|date=4 October 1999|url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2174.shtml|title=Mob Rule Review for PC on GamePro.com|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105074401/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/2174.shtml|archivedate=5 November 2004|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| GameRev = C+{{cite web|author=Brian|date=September 1999|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33256-mob-rule-review|title=Mob Rule Review|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001125212/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/mob-rule|archivedate=1 October 2015|url-status=live|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| GSpot = 6/10{{cite web|author=Erik Wolpaw|date=26 October 1999|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mob-rule-review/1900-2542609/|title=Mob Rule|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=29 May 2021|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609230813/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mob-rule-review/1900-2542609/|url-status=live}}
| GStar = 80%{{cite magazine|title=Street Wars: Constructor Underworld|language=de|magazine=GameStar|publisher=Webedia|date=June 1999}}
| JXV = 16/20{{cite magazine|author=Kornifex|date=1 July 1999|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000086_test.htm|title=Test: Street Wars [Contructor Underworld]|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|accessdate=29 May 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212541/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000086_test.htm|url-status=live}}
| PCA = 5/10{{cite magazine|author=Jeffery Adam Young|url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL15Nov1999/page/n95/mode/2up|title=Mob Rule|magazine=PC Accelerator|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=15|date=November 1999|page=97|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| PCGUS = 82%{{cite magazine|author=Daniel Morris|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/mob_rule.html|title=Mob Rule|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=6|issue=12|date=December 1999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315141535/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/mob_rule.html|archivedate=15 March 2006|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
| PCG = 77%{{cite magazine|title=Street Wars: Constructor Underworld|language=de|magazine=PC Games|publisher=Computec|date=June 1999}}
}}
The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
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References
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External links
- {{MobyGames|id=/mob-rule}}
- {{IMDb title|0279236}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Organized crime video games
Category:Real-time strategy video games