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

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.