Emergency Call 112 - The Attack Squad
- December 18, 2024
- Crenetic
Get on SteamAs a member of the attack squad, you carry out a variety of exciting missions ranging from apartment and car fires to rescuing people as well as many others. Do you have what it takes to complete the challenges ahead? When you arrive on the scene, you start where the attack squad begins to operate. The extinguishing water connection is already in place, the turntable ladder is ready for use and …
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Diverse missions with various reasonable tasks that provide engaging gameplay.
- Simple controls that work well most of the time, making it accessible for players.
- Potential for future DLCs to add more missions and equipment, which could enhance the game experience.
- The game lacks multiplayer options, making it feel isolated and less engaging for those who prefer cooperative play.
- Campaign is very short and missions can feel repetitive, with limited variety in locations.
- Numerous bugs and issues, including broken dialogue boxes and a frustrating stamina system, detract from the overall experience.
- story14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The game's story is structured around a series of diverse missions that can vary in length and complexity, but players express disappointment with the lack of free-roam and repetitive mission sequences. While there are reasonable tasks and potential for engaging gameplay, many feel that the experience is hindered by frustrating mechanics and a lack of teamwork elements, making it feel like a lesser version of previous titles in the series. Overall, the narrative aspect could benefit from more variety and improvements to enhance player engagement.
“Good game; it has diverse missions with good resolutions. Missions can take long or short depending on how thorough you are, and the missions can change drastically if you aren't quick enough to complete certain objectives.”
“Good variety in missions with various reasonable tasks that are not always obvious from the start.”
“It would be nice to see more missions added to the main game loop.”
“I can't recommend this game; it seems like a half-assed story version of the other Emergency Call 112 games. It could use a lot of work, and the NPCs sound like AI.”
“All the missions you do are in a sequence, meaning if you choose to restart the game once fully completed, you'd do the exact same missions in the exact same sequence. They've completely removed the free-roam ability unlike other Emergency Call 112 games by Aerosoft and Crenetic.”
“Sadly, this game takes all the fun things out of firefighting games (driving, responding, working as a team, excitement) and leaves you with a gameplay experience full of annoyances (awful stamina bar, space bar to access inventory, the same locations over and over, you're the only one doing anything in every mission).”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for its lack of depth and excitement, with users noting that the firefighting mechanics are simplistic and fail to capture the essence of teamwork and action typically found in the genre. Additionally, the campaign is notably short, and repetitive locations combined with frustrating mechanics detract from the overall experience.
“Sadly, this game takes all the fun things out of firefighting games (driving, responding, working as a team, excitement) and leaves you with a gameplay experience full of annoyances (awful stamina bar, space bar to access inventory, the same locations over and over, you're the only one doing anything in every mission).”
“While the game is decent with okay mechanics, the campaign is very short and completes very quickly.”
“- Firefighting mechanics are not very sophisticated.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics have been described as mediocre, particularly the fire effects, and there is a noticeable lack of graphical options, such as resolution and field of view adjustments, which frustrates players with ultra-wide displays. Additionally, the reuse of locations in levels detracts from the overall visual experience.
“The fire graphics are very mediocre, and the levels reuse locations and inventory controls.”
“There are no graphics options available. It's not a problem with a 3080, but I can't even change the resolution or field of view, which is annoying since I have an ultra-wide display.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, particularly due to the limitations imposed by the stamina bar and the cumbersome inventory management tied to the space bar.
“It's just annoying to play and tedious with the stamina bar and space bar being used for inventory.”
“It's just annoying to play and tedious with the stamina bar and space bar being used for inventory.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for being poor, with users reporting numerous bugs and a clunky experience that detracts from gameplay. Many players find it lacking in realism and functionality, leading to dissatisfaction and requests for refunds.
“As someone who also plays firefighting simulator: The Squad, honestly this game is really bad. It feels very empty, there is no AI crew, it feels unrealistic compared to other similar games. It is slow, clunky, and buggy too. I put in for a refund, and believe me when I say, I very rarely write reviews, especially negative ones, but yeah, this game is so bad.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable. I can't enjoy any of the content when I'm constantly worrying about whether it will freeze or shut down.”
“I encountered numerous bugs that disrupted my gameplay experience. The stability issues are so severe that I often find myself unable to progress.”
