''Fire Fighter'' is an

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written by Brad Stewart for the

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and published by

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in 1982. The player uses fire fighting equipment in an attempt to extinguish the fire in a tall building and rescue the occupants.

Gameplay

The player moves a fire fighter around a non-scrolling screen to spray water on fires in a building, the size of which may vary between levels depending on options selected by the player. If the fire rises high enough, the person will wait on the roof until the fire burns itself out. At any time, the player can extend a ladder from a

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to rescue the person from the building so long as no fire exists on that floor. The game may be played in single-player mode, or in a two-player mode where each player takes turns.

Reception

The contemporary reception to the game was broadly positive. ''

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'' praised it, saying "''Fire Fighter'' strikes a positive note by having the player save people and property rather than destroy them". German magazine ''TeleMatch'' gave it 4/6, praising particularly its action and gameplay. ''TV Gamer'' magazine described it as "a pleasant game that is moderately challenging" though they also noted that "the novelty may soon wear off and boredom could set in". ''Viedogaming Illustrated'' described the game as "not so much fun as an exercise in stubborn, methodical perseverance". The 1983 ''Book of Atari Software'' assessed the game as a C+ overall, praising the graphics and the sound but criticising the replayability of the game. Retrospective reviewers have been less positive about ''Fire Fighter''. In ''Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide'', Brett Weiss noted that the game "has no real sense of danger" and can be "repetitious and incredibly dull", and summarises it as "arguably the weakest title in the Imagic library". In their review,

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described the game as not being at the same level as Imagic's own ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fire Fighter 1982 video games Action games Atari 2600 games Atari 2600-only games Imagic games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer hotseat games Video games about firefighting Video games developed in the United States

Gameplay

Reception

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