The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny (ザ・ファイヤーメン2 ピート & ダニー) is an action-adventure game developed by Human Entertainment and released for the PlayStation in 1995. It is a sequel to The Firemen.[1]
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| Developer(s) | Media Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Human Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Hitoshi Abe Shinobu Ogawa |
| Producer(s) | Akihiro Nagashima |
| Designer(s) | Tomoko Onodera |
| Programmer(s) | Mamoru Hakamata Naoya Nishina Shigefumi Nakahara |
| Artist(s) | Akiko Nagayoshi Akiko Suetake Atsushi Suzuki |
| Writer(s) | Tomoko Onodera |
| Composer(s) | Kenji Satoh |
| Series | The Firemen |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
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Similar to the earlier game in the series, The Firemen 2 involves stopping a deadly fire, this time in a theme park on Christmas Eve.[2] The game supports both single-player and co-op play.[3] Players must put out small fires on the ground by spraying them with their hose, which only impede progress.[3] Moving and tall fires can hurt the player and must be put out with a standard spray.[3] A water bomb gives off a spray of water and puts out all fires in the vicinity.[3]
Levels have a different outcome depending on whether the player is able to save people trapped in the fire.[3] Victims appear on the radar and the player must attempt to reach them in time.[3]
Plot
editTwo firemen, Pete and Danny, are called in to respond to a fire in a high-tech amusement park where the robots have run amok and set fire to it.[1] The robots in the various attractions appear as bosses, such as an animatronic T-Rex.[1]
Release
editFireman 2 was released in Japan on December 22, 1995, for the Sony PlayStation.[4]
It was not released in the West until it was published by MonkeyPaw Games on January 28, 2014, on PlayStation Network as a digital download for the price of $5.99.[5] However, the game was not localized and still retains its original Japanese voice acting without subtitles.[3]
Reception
editThree reviewers for GameFan gave it a 66, 45, and 70, scores.[6]
Jenni Lada of TechnologyTell rated the game a "B", saying it was a unique experience and praising the inclusion of a co-op mode, but criticizing its stuttering issues.[3]
Conrad Zimmerman of Destructoid said he was "totally smitten" by the premise of "firefighters working together in a cooperative game" and said he wished he knew of its existence when it was released.[5] However, Allistair Pinsof, of the same publication, called the game "lackluster".[7]
Hardcore Gaming 101 called the game "rushed", saying it was "unfinished" and criticizing the removal of gameplay mechanics from the first game.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hardcore Gaming 101: The Firemen". www.hardcoregaming101.net. Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ "MonkeyPaw Games Retro Rush Week 3: The Firemen 2: Pete and Danny". PlayStation.Blog. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Firemen 2: Pete and Danny Review: You're on fire!". TechnologyTell. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ "ザ・ファイヤーメン2 ピート＆ダニー [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ a b "The Firemen 2 coming to PSOne Classics". Destructoid. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ "Viewpoint". Gamefan. Vol. 4, no. 3. March 1996. p. 11.
- ^ "Eight great SNES games that never made it to the U.S." Destructoid. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-07-31.