Vet Emergency

by Vivendi Universal

Product Features

• Photo-realistic veterinarian simulation game
• Examine and treat over 35 animals
• Control over 40 medically-accurate and photo-realistic tools
• Detailed feedback from the Chief Vet keeps you up to date on your progress
• For 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QX49
• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 31, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,005 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

You're the new vet at an emergency clinic and are responsible for every cat, dog, bird and lizard that walks, flies or slithers in the door. Use realistic tools and procedures to examine, diagnose and treat these real-life animals and find out what it's really like to have the lives of treasured pets in your hands. Successfully save your patients, work your way up to Chief Vet, and earn the trust and affection of 35 wonderful pets and their owners.

Vet Emergency will tug on your heartstrings, make you laugh and challenge your mind with cases such as:

• The New Age couple who feeds their dog a "strictly vegetarian" diet.
• The Cat Lady, with 12 cats at home and a new problem at every turn.
• Remy the Rottweiler, kidnapped and forced into a staged dog fight.
• The barking Airedale who may have been poisoned by angry neighbors.

It's the perfect game for anyone who wants to know what it's really like to be a veterinarian.

Product Description

You're the new vet at an emergency clinic!
Product Information
You are responsible for every cat, dog, bird, and lizard that walks, flies or slithers in the door.
Learn what it's like to be a real emergency veterinarian as you examine, diagnose and treat these real-life animals. Be careful with costs - or you may save the pet, but lose the owner. Get help and encouragement from the quirky but supportive vet tech staff.
Successfully save your patients, work your way up to Chief Vet, and earn the trust and affection of 35 wonderful pets and their owners.


Interact with realistic animals, their owners, and a skilled Vet tech. Learn about your patients' and owners' lives - the tragedy, the triumphs, and even the ridiculous. Vet Emergency will tug on your heartstrings, make you laugh, and challenge your mind. It's the perfect game for anyone - with or without training - who wants to know what it's really like to be a Veterinarian.
Vet Emergency is created by the developers of the best selling Emergency Room series. Vet Emergency adds challenging animals cases, realistic tools and procedures with photo-realistic animals and injuries to its unique and thought-provoking game series. Prepare to be challenged with real life, heart-pumping drama and immersive gameplay.

Product Features

• Over 35 realistic animals - from adorable bunnies and mischievous kittens to dangerous Rottweilers
• 35 Cases, ranging from life-threatening trauma to bizarre diets
• Access your handheld computer for tool descriptions, complete treatment protocols, medical glossary, Q and A, and even hints
• All medical cases are accurate and realistic - created by real Veterinarians
• Directly manipulate 40+ realistic vet tools and tests, including scrapers, schiotz tonometers, clippers, fungal cultures, X-rays, IVs and much more
• Detailed feedback from the Chief Vet keeps you ...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A terrific game!, January 2, 2002

By 

Rimwalker - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vet Emergency (CD-ROM)

I had never heard of Vet Emergency (or any of the Emergency Room games for that matter) until I saw it in a store one day and decided to buy it. I was glad I did! This game is incredibly realistic and I just couldn't stop playing it! I played it for about 4 hours straight before I had to go to work, then for three hours when I got home. The next morning, I was up and playing it again. In Vet Emergency, you are a just-out-of-vet-school veterinarian at Legacy Animal Hospital. The object of the game is to work your way up to head vet, not to mention saving the lives of dozens of dogs, cats, snakes, birds, lizards, and even a chinchilla. Another great feature is that along with the pets, you'll also have to deal with their owners, who can be a bit... strange.

When you start playing Vet Emergency, you will be allowed to name your character. The head of the animal hospital will give you a brief tour and explain how to use your PDA device. You'll then get to start treating patients. At first, you'll be assigned easier, not life-threatening cases, and as you work your way up, you'll get to deal with emergencies like gunshot wounds and hit-and-runs. The realism of the treatments is incredible. You are given multiple trays filled with veterinary equipment and you must decide on the best tools and procedure for the animal at hand. You earn points by doing something right, and lose points for incorrect procedures and taking too much time to treat the patient. At the end of each case, you must fill out the patient's chart. This is the most difficult part of the game, diagnosing and choosing which Hospital Orders to pick. Once you have diagnosed the animal and either released it from the hospital or sent it into Internal Medicine, Surgery, or ICU, your performance is evaluated. Doing a good job on multiple cases will earn you a promotion.

The only downfall to this game and the reason I rated it 4 stars instead of 5 is it is a little too difficult for younger children. Even on 'Easy' I was extremely confused until I began to figure it out. Another slight thing with the game is some of the gross graphics. Because of the game's realism, some of tasks such as examining the patient's 'butt' and taking fecal samples are a little disgusting. But overall, this is a fantastic game and I recommend it to older teens, and definately anyone interested in the veterinary field.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Legacy Interactive Game!!!, February 10, 2002

By 

"bailey200" (CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vet Emergency (CD-ROM)

I have every single one of the ER series games. I love them all. I recently purchased this game. If you think the other games have good graphics, real-life scenarios, and interesting game play, times that by two and you've got this game!
I love this game. The animals all look real, not some computer animated animals, and the vet-staff actually says nice things to you. Before you go into the treatment room, you can see a video preview of the case, by that I mean you see the owner come in and describe the problem to you.
Inside the treatment rooms, you have every kind of tool at your disposal. You even get to take the animal's temperature. And you don't stick the thermometer in it's mouth!
I REALLY recommend this game to anyone!!

Have Fun!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars **Wonderful! A+!!!**, May 18, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Vet Emergency (CD-ROM)

It's a great game for anyone (it dosen't matter if you have had past Veterinary experience or not) A nice British lady takes you over the entire procedure and explains everything carefully. You then get to actually CHOOSE the patient you want to examine from the Whiteboard, and hear a detailed description and a short video clip. You then get to use your tools and help the patient. You even get to complete the paperwork when you're finished! For anyone with little vet experience - the research computer will help you. You can research the patient's sickness, or click your PDA for helpful hints and tips. The tools you need to use even light up when it's time to use them on the beginner level. Once you get more advanced, you can move up to the second level, and then even to the third. You won't get tired with this game because it's always a good thing to go back and save all the patients you hadn't saved the first time around. What a wonderful game! A+