A crane accident causes fire and damage.

While the control scheme works well for the firefighters, it misses the mark when it comes to vehicles. Moving vehicles entails selecting the vehicle and then dragging the mouse to pull it along. This makes it very difficult to maneuver the vehicles through tighter quarters and you can waste valuable time trying to get a vehicle in place while a fire continues to spread. If you've ever tried to get a pull toy around a tight corner quickly then you get the idea.

While the major events in each mission are scripted, the behavior of the fires is not. You'll need to be smart in choosing where to attack the blaze or you'll find the fire quickly burning out of control or making a comeback in places where you already extinguished it. Fire-related phenomena such as flashbacks - small but hot fires that can cause a room to instantly burst into flame - can occur if the conditions are right, so you've always got a very dynamic situation.  This also keeps things tense and on-edge, and even when you replay a mission and know some of the surprises that are in store for you, you'll find your pulse quickening as you struggle to keep a raging fire under control.

Emergency Fire Response is not as deep as some strategy games.  You can't select your squad before each mission and there is no unit experience or advancement between levels.  Also, the game has only a handful of units and ten total missions.  However there is enough variety to the missions that the game will keep you challenged to the end.  If you're looking for a change of pace from your typical strategy game, give Emergency Fire Response a look.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 79%.  If you've ever wanted to be a firefighter, here's your chance. 

System Requirements:  Pentium III 500; 128 MB RAM;  32 MB Video RAM; 4x CD-ROM;  1.5 GB Hard Drive Space;  Mouse.

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