13:00 (BST), 15/04/2008
Emergency Mayhem
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
Chaotic arcade driving and frantic mini-games in Codemasters®' Wii™ exclusive.
– is now shipping to U.S. retail nationwide and will hit U.K. and European stores this , Codemasters® announced today. Coming exclusively to , puts players at the helm of three emergency services in a frantic race against time to hold together Crisis City, a mad metropolis that's falling apart at the seams.
Combining chaotic arcade driving with a huge range of mini-game challenges, players must race against the clock in one of three emergency vehicles – a fire-truck, ambulance or police patrol car to reach different incident scenes.
Typically, in Crisis City, incidents requiring attention are of a decidedly slapstick nature and takes advantage of the Wii Remote in a huge variety of mini games that come into play once players reach an emergency scene. Pump the Wii Remote to practice CPR, point it to direct water from a powerful hose, mimic a wrench to bring bursting water-hydrants under control, or position a trampoline to save people leaping from burning buildings.
With an entire city to explore, three branches of the emergency services to control and over 30 types of emergency to deal with, players have a huge challenge to complete. Players can also share the mayhem with a fantastic multiplayer mode featuring mini-game challenges for up to four players. Compete in a tournament or battle against the clock in Survival mode as friends and family compete to be the best.
Get ready to bring some order to Crisis City with now shipping, exclusively on Wii™. For the latest movie and monkey-adorned wallpapers, visit www.codemasters.com/emergency
Rob Burman
UK PR Manager
rob.burman@codemasters.com
01926 816051
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