Emergency (video game)

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Emergency: Fighters for Life
Developer(s)Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Ralph Stock
Producer(s)Ralph Stock
Programmer(s)Andreas Epple
SeriesEmergency
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: 1998
  • NA: June 5, 1998 (online)[1]
  • NA: August 1998 (retail)[2]
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing game
Mode(s)Single-player

Emergency: Fighters for Life, also known as simply Emergency, is a tactical role-playing video game developed for Microsoft Windows in 1998. Four sequels have been released: Emergency 2, Emergency 3, Emergency 4, and Emergency 5.

Gameplay[edit]

The player receives a series of missions to complete involving the rescue of injured and endangered civilians, extinguishing fires, and arresting any violators of the law. Scenarios include: an accident at a race track, a plane crash, a flood, a traffic accident and a bomb threat, as well as scenarios based on true events such as the Ramstein air show disaster.

Reception[edit]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Next Generation said, "As a whole, Emergency shows promise but has too many individual flaws to be a worthwhile purchase. The developers should be commended for an original idea, but the execution is poor. We hope they've learned from their mistakes and their next effort will be a bit more polished."[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ocampo, Jason (June 8, 1998). "An RTS game about saving lives". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Emergency". WizardWorks. June 5, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Emergency: Fighters for Life for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Royal, Anne (September 30, 1998). "Emergency! [sic]". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Ardai, Charles (December 1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 173. Ziff Davis. p. 420. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Hudak, Chris (1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 28, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Poole, Stephen (September 17, 1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Emergency". GameStar (in German). Webedia. June 1998.
  9. ^ a b "Emergency – Fighters for Life". Next Generation. No. 48. Imagine Media. December 1998. p. 134. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Emergency: Fighters for Life". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 11. Imagine Media. November 1998.
  11. ^ Reed, Kristan (October 1998). "Emergency". PC Zone. No. 68. Dennis Publishing. p. 106. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

External links[edit]

  • Emergency: Fighters for Life at MobyGames
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