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Oh God, someone do something, these Real Heroes: Firefighter screens are on fire photo

I get bored of light gun shooters rather quickly, but I've always had a soft spot Sega's arcade game Brave Firefighters. It used a hose peripherals that you would aim at the screen to put out blazing fires, and yes, it was ridiculous. 

While I gave up on waiting for such peripherals to come to consoles, it does look like I'll be getting close with the Epicenter Studios-developed Real Heroes: Firefighter for the Wii. The game will have you waving the Wii Remote to aim your hoses, swing axes, and tear through a burning building with a chainsaw. I'm sweating just thinking about it. 

If this sounds like your kind of thing -- and you can keep yourself from volunteering locally -- Real Heroes: Firefighter is scheduled for a Q2 2009 release.


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jediyoshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:02
jediyoshi
Someone tell me what that is lying on the road in the first shot.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:03
Jaren Face
I'm just burning up to play this game.
(Am I doing this right you guys.)
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:09
SnakeDude4Life
Count down to 9/11 joke!

9!
lyfeforce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:12
lyfeforce
this is begging for a disco and taco bell stage DLC
SP420's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:13
SP420
...And people WONDER why the Wii isn't taken seriously by gamers.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:13
RonBurgandy2010
I played this in an arcade once.....


.....over 7 years ago.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:19
Clockwork
@jediyoshi

I'm gonna say it...that's a fucking dead baby.

I was entranced by this game when I played it in the arcades back when i was a kid, and I was mildly amused when I saw the headline, but now I realize I have to pay money to play it...so fuck that.
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:22
grafkhun
Another notch in the shovelware pile.
carg0's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 22:57
carg0
yea, have fun with that...
link331's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 23:02
link331
It's so hot it burns... My eyes, that is.

Oh snap.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 23:12
CelicaCrazed
"OH MY GOD!! We're having a fire...sale!! I'm on fire...sale!! It burns!!"
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2009 23:18
KaL YoshiKa
The obvious concern is if it doesn't go the Umbrella Chronicles route it's going to have 0 repeatability.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 00:21
TrailerParkJesus
gimme a new Burning Rangers
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 00:36
mistic
I wanted to be a firefighter when I was younger... then I got stuck in IT :-) but now I'll be able to live out my childhood fantasy!
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 00:49
The-Excel
My arcade had Brave Firefighters for a time. Even now I appreciate it for how different it is.

Now if they can get around to remaking The Grid for the Wii I'm set for life.
Suigyoken's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 01:03
Suigyoken
Oh no, is this going to be some new wasted flagship series with that "Real Heroes" title... Ugh.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 04:51
Wedge
The sad thing is there have been a few good firefighter games in the past. And the Wii could actually have a really good one. But this... will not be one.
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 06:00
KamikazeTutor
THIS IS NOT BURNING RANGERS FUCK YOU SEGA
Analitic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 06:06
Analitic
They better patch this hot cupcake for female gamers or else sales won't go as planned; suggest adding some manicure.

Holmes God please help us!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 07:27
Nick Chester
So you guys are excited about this one, right?

I also can't believe no one comment on my awful (yet amazing) headline.
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 07:38
John B
ZZZzzz...ZZZzzz...ZZZzzz...

Oh, well. Might as well go back to "Saint's Row 2" until "MadWorld" comes out.
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 09:12
Jesus H Christ
It was kinda fun to spay dudes with a fire hose though.
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 09:25
pascuz46
@ Nick: I did laugh a little at your title, it is bad, but charming at the same time.

That game is alot of fun at the Arcade. However I played house of the dead on wii and while its still good times, the Arcade version is much better because of the light gun. The zapper cant replace the light gun. And this game I think will suffer from the same thing, It just wont be as good cause you wont have that fire hose controller.
Chack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 11:05
Chack
I'll try it, that's for sure. Haven't played one of these games before, so I'm interested.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2009 14:01
brimtastic
Up next: more shitty PS2-era graphics in 2009, only on Wii.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/20/2009 20:31
The Amazing Shenazin
looks like a Dreamcast game

FIYA IN THE DISCO!
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