Software:Emergency (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Sixteen Tons Entertainment |
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| Director(s) | Ralph Stock |
| Producer(s) | Ralph Stock |
| Programmer(s) | Andreas Epple |
| Series | Emergency |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| 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 also Emergency 5.
Gameplay
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
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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
- ↑ Ocampo, Jason (June 8, 1998). "An RTS game about saving lives". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030627031846/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/089/emergency_released.html. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Emergency". June 5, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000818124046/http://www.wizworks.com/press/pr_emerg.htm. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Emergency: Fighters for Life for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190603142724/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197223-emergency-fighters-for-life/index.html. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ Royal, Anne (September 30, 1998). "Emergency! [sic"]. Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030529181022/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/129/emergency_review.html. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ Ardai, Charles (December 1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (173): 420. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_173.pdf. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ Hudak, Chris (1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on September 28, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040928091345/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/801.shtml. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ Poole, Stephen (September 17, 1998). "Emergency: Fighters for Life Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/emergency-fighters-for-life-review/1900-2535822/. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Emergency" (in de). GameStar (Webedia). June 1998.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Emergency – Fighters for Life". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (48): 134. December 1998. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48/page/n135/mode/2up. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Emergency: Fighters for Life". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 5 (11). November 1998.
- ↑ Reed, Kristan (October 1998). "Emergency". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing) (68): 106. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_68_October_1998/page/n105/mode/2up. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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