Someone had a good idea. Then gave themselves an axe, and went to town destroying the game.
Man was I mislead. Don't get me totally wrong; the graphics are descent, for the game genre, but everything else seems to either break down or become extremely boring pretty much right away.
My first and hardest complaint is the water particle / sprite system. Picture a glob of marshmellow surrounded with a blue glow and you have the water in FD3. For a game 75% dependant on showing water and other sorts of liquids shooting from various trucks / fire personel, you would think they would make the water look flawless. I could go on and on about it but I won't.
The mission system is ok. Some well thought out scenerios, mostly taken from world events, gives it a nice authenticity value and can actually draw you into the game for a bit. However seeing that bright red square model with a little shine (thats your firetruck) roll in and start shooting marshmellow at a chemical fire makes you jump back to reality right quick.
Overall, Monte Cristo had 3 shots at getting the FC - sadly it is strike 3.