EMERGENCY 2

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EMERGENCY 2 is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Sixteen Tons Entertainment and was released on November 28, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Save Lives! When disaster strikes it all comes down to you! Take command of firefighters, doctors and more in this Emergency Classics re-release of Emergency 2. Now playable on modern operating systems!

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Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

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The game offers a nostalgic and realistic feeling with unique and challenging missions that stand out from newer titles in the series.
Despite its age, the graphics and gameplay are still enjoyable, making it a fun game to revisit.
The variety of tasks and scenarios in missions, such as negotiating and handling emergencies, adds depth to the gameplay.

Critical information is often muted or missing, making some missions unplayable and frustrating.
The game suffers from bugs and performance issues on newer systems, which can detract from the experience.
The AI for civilians and pathfinding can be poor, leading to unrealistic and frustrating gameplay situations.

story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is centered around a diverse set of 25 missions that involve unique and complex tasks, such as negotiating with hostages and managing high-stakes emergencies, which players generally find engaging. However, critical dialogue and information are often missing or muted, leading to confusion and making some missions feel unplayable. While the variety of missions is praised, players express frustration over the lack of clear objectives and explanations for mission failures, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “I really liked (most of) the 25 missions, and how they were not just extinguishing fires, taking the injured to the hospital, and arresting criminals, but also involved a wide variety of miscellaneous and unique tasks that the emergency units had to perform to ultimately complete the operation and prevent a failure.”
- “I liked the police missions in this game, like negotiating with a suicidal elite soldier, sending SWAT units behind a tank to arrest a coup general, and that one mission where you send in a SWAT team to infiltrate an enemy spy network to retrieve a satellite.”
- “I also liked the missions where a lot of tasks had to be completed, like that nuclear submarine mission or the reactor mission where you had to send in NBC firefighters to completely disable a nuclear reactor in the submarine, or you had to send in an officer to the consulate for missile codes, or to block traffic on the highway to ensure they don't get contaminated by the leaking radiation.”
- “Critical information seems to be muted or missing completely (the dialogue of a hostage taker and the psychologist, or other NPCs that are essential for a mission. No sound and the text window is empty), which makes the game unplayable.”
- “My only issues are that actually solving these missions in the first place and finding out the tasks to be completed are hard, because there's no task list and no proper explanation for why the mission failed, which was fixed from Emergency 3 onwards.”
- “The missions were also slow-paced, and most of the emergency vehicles were pretty slow compared to the later games.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by a nostalgic and realistic feel that sets it apart from newer titles, featuring 25 unique missions that reflect the complexity and challenge of older games. However, some players find the gameplay in Emergency 2 to be static and lacking in depth, leading to a mixed reception overall.
- “The graphics, details, and the overall gameplay have a nostalgic and realistic feeling that is hard to replicate in later games, despite being old.”
- “There are 25 missions, while the later games gradually reduced the size of the campaign. Many of the game mechanics and objectives are unique to this game, due to its size and the fact that older games were just harder and different compared to the newer ones.”
- “Nice gameplay”
- “The gameplay for Emergency 2 is all too static and oftentimes senseless.”
- “The graphics, details, and the overall gameplay have some sort of nostalgic and realistic feeling that struggles to be replicated in the later games, despite being old.”
- “There are 25 missions, while the later games gradually reduced the size of the campaign, and a lot of the game mechanics and objectives are unique for this game, due to its size and the fact that old games were just harder and different compared to the newer ones.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics evoke a nostalgic yet realistic feel that many players find difficult to replicate in newer titles, despite the game's age. While the visuals are generally pleasing, they are marred by occasional glitches.
- “The graphics, details, and overall gameplay evoke a nostalgic and realistic feeling that is hard to replicate in later games, despite being older.”
- “The game features impressive graphics, and while there are a few glitches here and there, it remains visually pleasing overall.”
- “The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
- “The character models are poorly designed and look like they belong in a last-gen title.”
- “The environments are bland and uninspired, making the game visually unappealing.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits a generally stable performance, but users report occasional bugs and glitches, particularly on newer systems. While the graphics are appealing, these issues can detract from the overall experience.
- “It's okay, but buggy on new systems sometimes.”
- “The game offers some nice graphics, although there are some ugly glitches here and there.”