Rescue Heroes: Fire Frenzy (2001)

Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Mattel
Platforms: Game Boy Color
Genres: Arcade

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Five mini-games centered on fire rescue themes, mixing memory, pattern recognition, and light action for young players.

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About

If you have a little one who is ready to start playing videogames, then you should give RESCUE HEROES: Fire Frenzy a try. There are five mini-games to play; some are versions of classic kid's games, but with a fire theme. One is simple game MEMORY where players must match pictures of animals to rescue them from a fire, while another is similar to SIMON where players must memorize and repeat color combinations. Some of the other games are more action oriented and will challenge anyone's skill. For example, one game calls for the player to ride a jet ski to rescue people stuck on the other side of a river and drop buckets of water from a helicopter. If you have a Game Boy printer, the medals and awards earned can be printed. Now you can help a young gamer get started with RESCUE HEROES: Fire Frenzy.

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