''Emergency 5'' is the fifth game and the final installment in the ''
Emergency
An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...
'' series, published in 2014 for
Windows
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and
macOS
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.
Reception
The reception of ''Emergency 5'' was mixed. On
Metacritic
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it has a score of 53 out of 100 based on reviews from 6 critics.
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PC Games
''PC Games'' is a monthly-released PC gaming magazine published by the Computec Media GmbH in Germany.
History
''PC Games'' was founded in 1992 and included a 3½-in floppy disk, which was changed to a CD-ROM in 1995. By 1999 it became the ...
December 21, 2014 – 60% ″A game as an emergency.″
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Gamestar
''GameStar'' is a monthly-released PC gaming magazine in Germany. It is the best-selling German-language magazine focused on PC gaming and it also hosts the largest video gaming-related portal in the German-speaking internet.
''GameStar.de'' i ...
December 5, 2014 - 67% ″More fun than any Emergency before, but with blunders.″
* ''Games.cz'' February 2, 2015 - 70% ″Emergency 5 is definitely not for everyone, but if you like real-time strategy and you prefer unconventional content, it is a game for you.″
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4Players
''4P'', formerly known as ''4Players'', is a German online magazine that provides news and reviews of video games and related content. Established in August 2000, ''4Players'' is owned by the Hamburg-based company 4Players GmbH, an indirect subs ...
December 3, 2014 - 39% ″Short-term entertaining, but unfinished rescue strategy that suffers from its mistakes.″
* ''Gamecontrast.de'' December 21, 2014 - 73% "After Emergency 5 had to fight many problems at its release, the title finally exploits its potential."
References
2014 video games
MacOS games
Medical video games
Tactical role-playing video games
Video games about firefighting
Video games about police officers
Video games developed in Germany
Windows games
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