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Summary: BUY ANYTHING ELSE
Review: AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO LIKES COMPUTER GAMES, THIS WAS A TRAGIC DISAPPOINTMENT IN EVERY SENSE OF THE GAME, FROM BAD GRAPHICS TO LACK OF REALISM AND CHALLENGE. PURE JUNK I HOPE THEY CAN COME OUT WITH SOMETHING BETTER FITTING OF OUR NATIONS FIREFIGHTERS.
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Summary: BUY ANYTHING ELSE
Review: AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO LIKES COMPUTER GAMES, THIS WAS A TRAGIC DISAPPOINTMENT IN EVERY SENSE OF THE GAME, FROM BAD GRAPHICS TO LACK OF REALISM AND CHALLENGE. PURE JUNK I HOPE THEY CAN COME OUT WITH SOMETHING BETTER FITTING OF OUR NATIONS FIREFIGHTERS.
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Summary: Close...........But NOT the Real thing!!
Review: I am the wife of a firefighter & started basic training myself. This game can let you "pretend" to be a firefighter, but in reality, this game doesn't come close!! It does show what it is like to "be in a fire" & "fight a fire", but it is way to easy!! Our 12 year old son beat all 3 levels within a matter of hours. (He could master this game w/ no idea of what fighting a real fire is like.) If you want an "idea" of being a "true American hero" is like, go for it. As for the firefighters out there........don't waste your money on it for the "adrenaline" rush! It isn't worth it!
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Summary: Close...........But NOT the Real thing!!
Review: I am the wife of a firefighter & started basic training myself. This game can let you "pretend" to be a firefighter, but in reality, this game doesn't come close!! It does show what it is like to "be in a fire" & "fight a fire", but it is way to easy!! Our 12 year old son beat all 3 levels within a matter of hours. (He could master this game w/ no idea of what fighting a real fire is like.) If you want an "idea" of being a "true American hero" is like, go for it. As for the firefighters out there........don't waste your money on it for the "adrenaline" rush! It isn't worth it!
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Summary: Trouble getting started
Review: I found this game very neat, but after a long run of trial and error. It took me hours to install, too many link, etc. In all, a good game.
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Summary: Total waste for anyone under 13
Review: I managed to beat the game on all three dificulty levels in the span of a couple of hours. I felt like it was the biggest waste of my money on a sim that I have made in years. Many of the functions such as shovelers are a total waste of time as the fire will either be put out or spread before they are of use on the one mission they can be used on. Moving the firefighters inside of a building is a nightmare and it is almost impossible at times to finish a mission as you can not get to the person to rescue. Hose teams can only be used out doors and there are hardly any fires outdoors. Indoors you have fire extinguishers. Not realistic might be engaging to an 11 year old or less other wise save up for something better.
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Summary: Total waste for anyone under 13
Review: I managed to beat the game on all three dificulty levels in the span of a couple of hours. I felt like it was the biggest waste of my money on a sim that I have made in years. Many of the functions such as shovelers are a total waste of time as the fire will either be put out or spread before they are of use on the one mission they can be used on. Moving the firefighters inside of a building is a nightmare and it is almost impossible at times to finish a mission as you can not get to the person to rescue. Hose teams can only be used out doors and there are hardly any fires outdoors. Indoors you have fire extinguishers. Not realistic might be engaging to an 11 year old or less other wise save up for something better.
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Summary: Not bad, but could be much better
Review: If you were looking for large improvements over Emergency: Fighters for Life, you won't get it. There is no pre-incident scenario, so you always have the same fire engine and ambulance at every scene. I would have liked to have had a few stations with different apparatus that you could choose. Then when playing, there are several problems. The firefighters can't multitask, so you have to constantly tell each of them what to do. Then they get tangled up in eachother, walls and other objects. So, you think they are doing something, when in fact, they are just running around in circles. Then, you can't bring hoselines into a building, you have to use backpacks. That's a bit ridiculous. If they wanted to make the game more realistic, they could have had a drop in hydrant pressure for multiple hose lines or something. Airpacks instead of water backpacks would have been more realistic. The graphics are good and the game does have an element of fun to it. But from a firefighters point of view, the game is disapointing.
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Summary: Not bad, but could be much better
Review: If you were looking for large improvements over Emergency: Fighters for Life, you won't get it. There is no pre-incident scenario, so you always have the same fire engine and ambulance at every scene. I would have liked to have had a few stations with different apparatus that you could choose. Then when playing, there are several problems. The firefighters can't multitask, so you have to constantly tell each of them what to do. Then they get tangled up in eachother, walls and other objects. So, you think they are doing something, when in fact, they are just running around in circles. Then, you can't bring hoselines into a building, you have to use backpacks. That's a bit ridiculous. If they wanted to make the game more realistic, they could have had a drop in hydrant pressure for multiple hose lines or something. Airpacks instead of water backpacks would have been more realistic. The graphics are good and the game does have an element of fun to it. But from a firefighters point of view, the game is disapointing.
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Summary: From the Developer
Review: They dont give me an author space here, like they do with books, but I just thought Id pipe in here.There were a few different considerations we took into account when making the game, and we decided we had to change some aspects from being realistic to working in a way that is fun. So there are definitely some things that are not accurate for real firefighting that you do in the game, but we think the trade off was worth it to make the game more enjoyable and possible for us to finish. We definitely hope you enjoy it and you can stop by our site for screen shots and info!
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