Matchbox: Emergency Patrol (Jewel Case)

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Product Features

• Packed with learning and fun for preschoolers! Product Information The Mayor of Matchbox County needs your help. Chase down criminals as a heroicpolice officer, battle blazes as a daring firefighter or save injured victims asa paramedic. Move up through the ranks by proving yourself to the Mayor and gaincommand of bonus rescue vehicles, on your way to becoming a fire chief, medicaldoctor or

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006J3H3
• Item Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 15, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,119 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Matchbox County mayor needs your help in battling blazes, saving injured victims, and chasing down criminals. Save the day as a heroic firefighter, paramedic, or police officer. Jump into your fire truck, ambulance, or police car, each with its own speed, handling, and heroic powers. Turn your siren on, watch traffic pull aside, and speed through Matchbox County. Choose from more than 40 different missions to become a Matchbox Hero. Explore, in 3-D color graphics, all of Matchbox County, including its secret locations and shortcuts. Complete missions successfully and you'll rise up through the ranks to become fire chief, doctor, or police chief. Do you have what it takes?

Product Description

Format: Retail Jewel
Age: 6 and Up
Platform: Windows

Packed with learning and fun for preschoolers!

Product Information

The Mayor of Matchbox County needs your help. Chase down criminals as a heroic police officer, battle blazes as a daring firefighter or save injured victims as a paramedic. Move up through the ranks by proving yourself to the Mayor and gain command of bonus rescue vehicles, on your way to becoming a fire chief, medical doctor or police chief.

Patrolling the streets will be your job behind the wheel of a police car, fire truck, or ambulance in Emergency Patrol.  Take the time to explore and learn the quickest routes and shortcuts from one mission to another. Learn how to handle each of the vehicles that you will be assigned to so that you can answer the call for help when needed.  Performing heroic rescues, chasing down criminals, and extinguishing blazing fires are all part of an ordinary day's work for heroes like you while using Emergency Patrol.

Product Features

You will have your work cut out for you while being dispatched on calls scattered throughout the city.  There are nine unique missions to complete per vehicle.  Each mission may be completed three times.  Complete all 81 missions to received your commendation.  Each time an emergency call is placed, a dispatcher will notify you of the call and the mission bar will switch to that mission.  The dispatcher will periodically remind you of the mission until it is completed.

Patrolling the streets is no easy task. You'll need to be familiar with every nook and cranny of the city in order to maintain piece and order on your beat.

Police Cruiser Missions

Robbery
You're right there when a brazen crook leaves the bank with a sack of cash. Today is not his lucky day with you on

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5-yr old's favorite computer game, January 23, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Matchbox: Emergency Patrol (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

We bought this for Christmas - - and our 5-yr old just loves it. He plays it every day - figures out the missions and really learned the game fast. Absolutely worth the price.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No learning, just reaction, April 8, 2003

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L. Brown (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Matchbox: Emergency Patrol (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I purchased this game for my 5 year old son. The graphics are weak, and there is essentially no learning available. Only racing around trying to follow a wiggly 3d arrow and go from place to place. After 10 minutes, I was stuck at the bottom of the ocean, and there was only one ramp to get out, it takes quite a while to find the ramp. Ultimately this game is boring, perhaps if it had easy, and hard modes it might be OK, but save your money, get a learning game instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5-year-old's opinion, July 3, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Matchbox: Emergency Patrol (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

If I had a 100 stars I would give it that. I really like that you get to rescue people. I like it that you can change vehicles and I love that you can drive under water. It's easy to play. I like the arrows because they show you where you need to go and where the person is that you need to get. The police motorcycle is my favorite because it goes super fast. I wish it had a speed boat.