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72Raises the bar as to what can be expected from an educational title, but offers little in the realm of entertainment.
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60It's not quite as interesting as it could be. It feels more instructional than anything else, whereas "Emergency Fire Response" was populated by optional sub-missions, varied scenarios, and many different types of units, allowing for all kinds of strategic subtlety.
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While you need to babysit your smoke-jumpers a wee-bit too much, the topic is interesting enough to make this more than just a curiosity. [Jan 2005, p.79]
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59The game does a fine job of getting across the unpredictability and speed of wildfires, but it lacks any larger strategic elements and buckles under the weight of major control and camera issues.
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The title is too instructional, too focused on fire “realism” to be fun.
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43Unfortunately, the gameplay grows stale real quick, and any joyful fantasies about dropping smoke-jumping firefighters into an inferno are quickly put to rest. [Jan 2005, p.75]