Real Heroes: Firefighter

Real Heroes: Firefighter
Real Heroes: Firefighter
Developer(s)	Epicenter Studios; Scientifically Proven Entertainment (PC, PS4); Golem Entertainment (NS); Ziggurat Interactive (PC HD re-release) ; Sickhead Games (XBO)
Publisher(s)	Conspiracy Entertainment; Zordix (3DS); Flying Tiger Entertainment (PC); Golem Entertainment (NS); 612 Entertainment (PS4); Ziggurat Interactive (XBO)
Engine	Vicious
Platform(s)	Wii; Nintendo 3DS; Microsoft Windows; PlayStation 4; Nintendo Switch; Xbox One;
Release	Wii NA: August 4, 2009; EU: September 24, 2010; Nintendo 3DS; September 12, 2012; Microsoft Windows; March 14, 2017; January 21, 2021 (HD re-release); Nintendo Switch; November 27, 2019; PlayStation 4; February 25, 2020; Xbox One; March 31, 2022;
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Real Heroes: Firefighter is a

high definition re-release published by Ziggurat Interactive on January 21, 2021. Firefighter was then ported to the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 around the game's tenth anniversary. Real Heroes: Firefighter HD was later announced for Xbox One

by Ziggurat Interactive which released on March 31, 2022

Gameplay

Firefighter is a

hydraulic spreader, provided by another firefighter and not carried in the inventory, to create a hole in a wall or rip apart obstacles. The player will work with at least one other firefighter with an extinguisher in some areas though in others, he is alone, with other firefighters in his squad communicating with him through a walkie-talkie

, emulated by the Wii Remote's speaker. The player has objectives to complete such as rescuing civilians or other firefighters, extinguishing all fires in an area, disabling something that causes the fire to spread, and more.

There are eight playable fire scenarios (excluding a brief tutorial level), with most of them divided into multiple acts by a

diegetically

as objects in three rooms: the recreation room, the office and the garage.

Plot

A newly graduated fire academy cadet, dubbed "Probie", begins his professional firefighting career in the Los Angeles Engine Company 13 firehouse, consisting of Lieutenant Dylan Scott, Captain Tomihiro Kotaka, Engineer Ed Martin, veteran Louis "Match" Morris and younger firefighters Marc Cameron and Ezzy Vasquez. Prior to his first mission, Probie is tasked by Scott to complete a training course, with Cameron playing a victim. In the heat of yet another fire season in the city, Probie and Engine Company 13 respond to eight different fire situations in unique locations: an industrial park, a shopping mall, a neighborhood, a high-rise building, a museum, a robotics research facility, a bridge, and an amusement park. Throughout these missions, the firefighters extinguish flames and rescue citizens, including pets and fellow firefighters, left and right.

Reception

Real Heroes: Firefighter had received generally mixed to positive reviews for the Wii version and negative reviews for the 3DS. Metacritic gave the Wii version 67 and the 3DS version 49.

Awards

Real Heroes: Firefighter was nominated by IGN for Wii Shooter of the Year^[2]

References

^ "Conspiracy Entertainment Holdings Inc (CPYE.OB) Company Profile". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
^ "Real Heroes: Firefighter nominated for Wii shooter of the year". ign.com. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

[1] "Conspiracy Entertainment Holdings Inc (CPYE.OB) Company Profile". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-02-27.

[2] "Real Heroes: Firefighter nominated for Wii shooter of the year". ign.com. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

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