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| Mob Rule (Platinum Edition) | 
 enlarge | From: Pearson Software
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $15.28
New (5) Used (10) from $8.06
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 23097
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 95
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Platinum
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.8 x 2
Model: 0743508572
UPC: 076714508576
EAN: 0076714508576
ASIN: B00005A9XD
Release Date: April 3, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Far too cartoony April 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up Mob Rule at budget price after its release because I enjoyed another game from around the same time, Gangsters. Unfortunately, Mob Rule is a pale shadow of other mafia-oriented RTS games.
My biggest complaint is that the game is just too quirky. Your characters are wobbly sphere-shaped guys who bumble around the brightly colored streets. Cutscenes are populated with bizarre 3d caricatures instead of (actually intimidating) mobsters. The game really captures very little of the gritty mafia underworld that one would hope to find, especially considering the box art. Instead it feels like a somewhat violent mob game knockoff collided with Roller Coaster Tycoon aesthetics. Music and sound effects are bland and goofy. At least the game runs very well...
Other complaints are exactly what others have stated: you only get to play the single-player campaign, and your orders are always handed down to you from the Godfather. If things had been more open-ended, it would be a lot more fun, but you end up just completing specific tasks ("build a still, then build another still!") until you complete the game. There's a neat economic system underneath it all that really needs a chance to shine, but the lack of freedom prevents the player from getting any chance to experiment with it.
I also felt the game focuses more on imitating city-building games instead of offering engaging gang warfare. I wish I had more of a connection to my individual mobsters and workers; instead, I just saw them as tiny sprites bobbing down the street to raid the nearby motel while I set to work on even more urban development. It didn't matter if they died, I'd just churn out another one before buying up that neighboring plot of land.
I sold my copy recently since I found it much too flat and boring, and decided I'd never play it again. For most players, I'd recommend a different game with more depth.
 msavage July 10, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game would have been much better if you were able to play freely against the computer. Unfortunately, you end up as a lieutenant for the godfather and he gives you tasks to carry out. You are only able to move forward in the game once you have completed the tasks.Worth the money but could have been a lot better.
 Ausume March 9, 2002
0 out of 15 found this review helpful
Though I do not the game I love it! My dream was to be Al Capone, and now I can forfill it thanks to this game!
I wanted to be an emperor of the underworld, but.... October 26, 2001
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though I would like to play it freely--to attack enemies whenever I wish or to expand turfs--I had to do exactly what the Godfather said. Throughout the scenario, I strongly wished that I could carry a coup d'etat against that man. But, after all, I should end up with one of his lieutenants because of its setting.
The game itself was fun and worth playing.
 good game September 26, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
the games good and its worth the money also, but in lots of places it gets so frustrating expecialy in the middle of the game
where all your buildings start falling down but there should be more to the game like add ons and stuff but its fun.
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