EMERGENCY

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EMERGENCY is a single player action game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Command fire brigades and rescue services in a strategy game!

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 1,246 reviews

story46 positive mentions

stability15 negative mentions

The game is entertaining, challenging and addictive with a good mix of strategy and management gameplay.
It has a retro, old-school feel with satisfying graphics and sound effects, and no forced ads or pay-to-win mechanics.
Players appreciate the faithful adaptation of the classic PC Emergency series and enjoy the variety of emergency scenarios involving fire, police, and medical units.

Some missions, especially the later ones like the meteor impact and nuclear meltdown, are considered overly difficult or nearly impossible with the limited units and resources provided.
The game suffers from frequent bugs, crashes, freezing, and issues like unresponsive help buttons and licensing errors, which frustrate players.
There is a lack of content with too few missions available, and much of the additional content is locked behind paid DLC that sometimes does not work properly.

story
272 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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81%
2%
The story aspect of the game offers varied and challenging missions that many players find enjoyable and addictive, though some missions are criticized for difficulty spikes and frustrating design. However, there is widespread demand for more missions, as the limited number and reliance on paid DLC restrict long-term engagement. Users also request features like mission customization, expanded emergency scenarios, and improved mission balancing to enhance the overall narrative experience.
- “The missions are addicting when you actually know what you're doing.”
- “I love this game and played all the missions many times; cleared all missions with a gold medal, so please add more new missions.”
- “Love everything about the game, especially the missions.”
- “Overall good game; however, it's plagued by frustrating mission design and help glitches.”
- “Meteor mission is impossible: you don't have enough resources or time to finish the tasks; buildings don't extinguish quickly, so before you know it, the game ends. Just not good enough.”
- “At mission 5 (the mission with the burning submarine) is impossible to finish.”
graphics
61 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
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26%
The graphics receive mixed reviews, with some users praising their realism and detail, comparing them favorably to older classics and appreciating the game's visual appeal. However, many find the graphics outdated, low-quality, or repetitive, expressing a desire for more vibrant, modern, and sharper visuals to enhance gameplay and distinguish it from similar titles. Overall, while graphics are acceptable to some, there is a clear consensus for improvement.
- “Honestly this game is great; it has PS3-like graphics. The missions and scenes are a 10/10.”
- “Fantastic game with great graphics.”
- “I like this game; the graphics are amazing and the gameplay is challenging without being frustrating.”
- “Game play is not intuitive, graphics are not good at all, repetitive, boring, the list goes on.”
- “What happened to the old version? It was good and now you left it with really bad graphics in this game!”
- “Dissapointing... graphics are just the worst.”
stability
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent freezing, glitches, and crashes across various levels, significantly impacting playability. Despite being addictive and well-liked, users report persistent stability issues that need urgent fixing to improve the experience.
- “It freezes and I can't do all the missions.”
- “Freezes and force closes on gas explosion level every time!!”
- “The game is buggy and force closes, the new levels don't work at all!!!”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
31%
23%
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, challenging, and effective, with good controls and engaging missions. However, some users note it has simpler mechanics compared to PC versions, likely due to mobile platform limitations. Overall, it delivers an enjoyable experience, especially for fans of the developer's other emergency-themed games.
- “The graphics are great, missions are challenging and gameplay is fun.”
- “Really diverse stories and effective gameplay, well worth the purchase.”
- “The gameplay was awesome, loved it. Hope that they unlock the new scenarios with credits. Awesome experience.”
- “I tried to play and like this game but it just wasn't happening because it's old and I don't like the gameplay.”
- “Ridiculously simple mechanics.”
- “But don't expect full control and advanced gameplay mechanics like in the PC version.”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
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The game is praised for having no ads or pay-to-win mechanics and no microtransactions initially, providing a fair experience. However, recent updates introduced ads in the paid version and added problematic in-app purchases, leading to crashes and user frustration. Charging for the game while including in-app purchases has been criticized as unreasonable.
- “No ads or pay to win scheme.”
- “This is a great game and no microtransactions.”
- “Since the update, there are now ads in the paid version, and as soon as you try to load anything beyond the home screen it crashes right away, so it doesn't work at all.”
- “Also need to fix in-app purchases.”
- “Would give 5 stars but the fact you charge for the game then have in-app purchases is ridiculous.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
33%
Users generally praise the game's music as enjoyable and well-composed, comparing it favorably to the Emergency HQ soundtrack. However, some express frustration that the game's audio system overrides or stops other audio playback on their device, even when in-game sound is muted.
- “The song of this game is very good to hear, as well as the Emergency HQ game.”
- “The game music is fire, gameplay is also good.”
- “It's a good game with great music.”
- “Please change this so it can play audio. Currently, the game kills any sound playing, even when music and effects are muted in-game.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely praised for its humor, with players finding it very funny and hilarious. However, some issues with additional levels causing the app to close have slightly affected the overall experience.
- “The game itself is very funny.”
- “Hilarious.”