''Emergency: Fighters for Life'', also known as simply ''Emergency'', is a

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developed for Microsoft Windows in 1998. Four

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have been released: '' Emergency 2'', '' Emergency 3'', '' Emergency 4'', and also ''

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''.

Gameplay

The player receives a series of missions that he must complete involving the rescue of injured and endangered civilians, extinguishing fires, and arresting any violators of the law, some scenarios would be like: 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 Ramstein airshow disaster.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the

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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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* 1998 video games ASCII Corporation games Medical video games Single-player video games Sixteen Tons Entertainment games Tactical role-playing video games Video games about firefighting Video games about police officers Video games developed in Germany Windows games Windows-only games WizardWorks games {{rpg-videogame-stub