is a 1999 arcade game released by

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. It is a single-player driving game, controlled via a steering wheel, gearshift, and accelerator and brake pedals. The UK version of the ''Official Dreamcast Magazine'' reported that the game was to be released in a 3-in-1 compilation along with other games in Sega's "Real Life Career Series", '' Brave Firefighters'' and ''

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'', but ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' remained an arcade exclusive.

Gameplay

In the game, the player takes the role of a

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and ambulance driver in

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, trying to save several people and taking them to the nearby hospital. The player's character, and their partner works for the

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. There are two modes of gameplay:

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and

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. The first victim is a ten-year-old child named Jack. His family's station wagon was in a collision with a

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. The second victim is a 35-year-old

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officer named Edward, who has been shot by a gang (who somewhat resemble

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), with a

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. The third victim is a 23-year-old woman named Kate. The hotel she and her partner were staying at has caught fire, and she is pregnant, and she gave birth to 3 babies. The final mission is to rescue Gregorio Tavaresky, the 48-year-old President of an unspecified country, whose airliner has crashed into

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after being struck by lightning.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' on their February 1, 2000 issue as being the ninth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month. Jon Thompson of ''

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'' rated ''Emergency Call Ambulance'' three stars out of five and praised its graphics and sound effects, but criticized its difficulty and wrote: "Each of the levels is extremely scripted, and the sudden events and traffic patterns stay the same. Unlike ''

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'', you're constricted to a single track that never changes."

References

External links

*{{KLOV game, id=7706 1999 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Medical video games Racing video games Sega arcade games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Chicago Single-player video games