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| Title: |
Fahrenheit
CD |
| Released: |
1995 |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Developer: |
Sega |
| Publisher: |
Sega |
| Regions: |
USA |
| Availability: |
Uncommon |
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Video games based on
the profession of fire fighting are a decidedly rare breed. Fire fighting
would seem to be a natural basis for a video game, as it encompasses many
of the qualities that are commonly found in games. There is a strong sense
of danger, tons of excitement, a high level of athleticism, and loads of
fire and explosions. Sega's own
Burning Rangers (for the
Saturn) is an awesome 3-D adventure game based around futuristic fire fighters,
proving that the genre is ripe for exploration. Before Burning Rangers,
Sega attempted another game that revolved around fire fighting, but the
results were decidedly mixed. With
Fahrenheit,
Sega choose the Full Motion Video route, combining live action sequences
with "quickly push a button" gameplay. Much like the arcade classic Dragon's
Lair, success or failure depends on your ability to push a button
quickly, as well as your tolerance for playing the same sequence over and
over until you get it right. The acting is cheesy (one of the game's better
points) and the graphics are grainy, though the visuals are considerably
cleaner than the Sega CD version (which is also included.) You probably
won't spend much time with this one, really. It's one of those games that
you pop in, mess around with for a minute, then put back into its case,
never to be played again. Sounds good to us.
The packaging for Fahrenheit
is unique among video games. Since all of the other 32x CD games were based
on pre-existing Sega CD releases, Sega and Digital Pictures re-released
the 32x versions in their own packaging. Both versions of Fahrenheit
were finished at the same time, and Sega choose to combine both games into
one package to save on production costs. The Sega CD game (disk 1) serves
as the "boot disk" and must be loaded up first before the 32x version (disk
2) can be played, meaning that you MUST have both disks in order to play
the 32x game. Both games are identical, save for sharper video and more
colors in the 32x game.
Fahrenheit is the only 32x game packaged
in the Sega CD/Saturn plastic case.
