Emergency (video game)
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Emergency: Fighters for Life
| image = Emergency video game cover.jpg
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| developer = Sixteen Tons Entertainment
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|WizardWorks|EU|ASCII Entertainment}}
| director = Ralph Stock
| producer = Ralph Stock
| programmer = Andreas Epple
| series = Emergency
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|1998|NA|June 5, 1998 (online){{cite web |last=Ocampo |first=Jason |date=June 8, 1998 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/089/emergency_released.html |title=An RTS game about saving lives |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627031846/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/089/emergency_released.html |archivedate=June 27, 2003 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}|NA|August 1998 (retail){{cite web |url=http://www.wizworks.com/press/pr_emerg.htm |title=Emergency |date=June 5, 1998 |website=WizardWorks |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818124046/http://www.wizworks.com/press/pr_emerg.htm |archivedate=August 18, 2000 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}}}
| genre = Tactical role-playing game
| modes = Single-player
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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
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
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 50%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197223-emergency-fighters-for-life/index.html |title=Emergency: Fighters for Life for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603142724/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197223-emergency-fighters-for-life/index.html |archivedate=June 3, 2019 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
| CGW = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Ardai |first=Charles |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_173.pdf |title=Emergency: Fighters for Life |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=173 |date=December 1998 |page=420 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Hudak |first=Chris |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/801.shtml |title=Emergency: Fighters for Life Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |year=1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928091345/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/801.shtml |archivedate=September 28, 2004 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
| GSpot = 4.6/10{{cite web |last=Poole |first=Stephen |date=September 17, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/emergency-fighters-for-life-review/1900-2535822/ |title=Emergency: Fighters for Life Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
| GStar = 56%{{cite magazine |title=Emergency |language=de |magazine=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |date=June 1998}}
| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48/page/n135/mode/2up |title=Emergency – Fighters for Life |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=48 |date=December 1998 |page=134 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 45%{{cite magazine |title=Emergency: Fighters for Life |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=5 |issue=11 |date=November 1998}}
| PCZone = 37%{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Kristan |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_68_October_1998/page/n105/mode/2up |title=Emergency |magazine=PC Zone |publisher=Dennis Publishing |issue=68 |date=October 1998 |page=106 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. 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."
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External links
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Category:ASCII Corporation games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Sixteen Tons Entertainment games
Category:Tactical role-playing video games
Category:Video games about firefighting
Category:Video games about police officers