is a 1999 arcade game released by

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. It is a single-player driving game, controlled via a steering wheel, gearshift, and accelerator and brake pedals. The UK version of the ''Official Dreamcast Magazine'' reported that the game was to be released in a 3-in-1 compilation along with other games in Sega's "Real Life Career Series", '' Brave Firefighters'' and '' Jambo! Safari'', but ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' remained an arcade exclusive.

Gameplay

In the game, the player takes the role of a

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and ambulance driver in

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, trying to save several people and taking them to the nearby hospital. The player's character, and their partner works for the

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. There are two modes of gameplay:

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and

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. The first victim is a ten-year-old child named Jack. His family's station wagon was in a collision with a

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. The second victim is a 35-year-old

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officer named Edward, who has been shot by a gang (who somewhat resemble

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), with a

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. The third victim is a 23-year-old woman named Kate. The hotel she and her partner were staying at has caught fire, and she is pregnant, and she gave birth to 3 babies. The final mission is to rescue Gregorio Tavaresky, the 48-year-old President of an unspecified country, whose airliner has crashed into

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after being struck by lightning.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' on their February 1, 2000 issue as being the ninth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month. Jon Thompson of ''

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'' rated ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' three stars out of five and praised its graphics and sound effects, but criticized its difficulty and wrote: "Each of the levels is extremely scripted, and the sudden events and traffic patterns stay the same. Unlike ''

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'', you're constricted to a single track that never changes."

References

External links

*{{KLOV game, id=7706 1999 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Medical video games Racing video games Sega arcade games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Chicago