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"Construction Destruction"

About.com Rating three out of Five

By Courtney Marchelletta, About.com

The Bottom Line

"Construction Destruction" does a good job at what it sets out to do. The tutorials get you started and the missions will challenge you from the start. However, for this game, you really need to have an interest in construction for it to keep your interest; typical of most tycoon style games.
Pros
  • 3D world
  • training courses to drive vehicles
Cons
  • Help menu for controls sometimes difficult to access during gameplay

Description

  • Own a construction company and beat the competition to become a Construction Tycoon.
  • Take jobs and complete the task the best you can to earn bonuses.
  • Transfer material with dump trucks, knock over a house, and take control of the trucks.
  • Drive 7 vechicles: crane, dump truck, excavator, front end loader, and more.
  • Locations in 9 environments: Industrial, Urban, Residential, and more.

Guide Review - "Construction Destruction"

I admit, I'm the type of person who likes to slow down to get a glimpse of roadway construction. Half the time there isn't much to see, but building of any sort has always interested me. So when I saw there was a game about construction, it caught my eye. I wasn't sure if I could expect a game about managing a company or actually doing the work. Well, "Construction Deconstruction" is a bit of both.

You start out working through tutorials for each piece of equipment you will use in the game. They actually came in handy, even though I did have to consult the help menu to be reminded of the controls.

After completing the tutorials, you'll be faced with your first construction job. In this job, you are required to make a pick-up, drop off the material, and go back to the work site. There are certain roads you need to go, and it will test whether you remember the controls. The second mission is where you can really start to get into the game. In this one, it's your job to knock down a garage. But you can knock down everything you see in the environment, including the neighbor's house.

"Construction Deconstruction" is a game you need to have an appetite for. It's not a perfect game, but for a "budget" game I was actually impressed.

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