Emergency Mayhem resuscitated for Wii

May 14, 2007 4:17PM PDT

Game previously abandoned in wake of Acclaim collapse picked up, headed for North American release on new system courtesy of Warner Bros., Codemasters.

The original Acclaim went under in 2004, but its last few projects haven't let a little thing like the death of their publisher keep them from being released. After Acclaim's bankruptcy, THQ quickly picked up and later released the street racer Juiced, and last month XS Games released The Red Star while Aspyr brought Made Man (formerly Interview with a Made Man) to retail.

Yet another Acclaim game is set to arrive at retailers, as a Warner Bros. Interactive representative confirmed for GameSpot today that it will be distributing the defunct company's driving game Emergency Mayhem. Originally announced for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, Emergency Mayhem is being adapted for the Wii by Codemasters, and is one of a handful of the publisher's titles that Warner Bros. will release in North America.

No details have been revealed about the game in its current incarnation, but as introduced at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Emergency Mayhem was a tongue-in-cheek action driving game that put players in control of fire, police, and medical response vehicles in Crisis City. True to its name, Crisis City is beset by all manner of calamities, and the Crazy Taxi-style game required players to navigate traffic to reach scenes of trouble, where they would then play minigames to put out literal and metaphorical fires.

By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.

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theKSMM

Acclaim was a heavyweight once upon a time, but I guess nothing lasts forever in this industry.

comthitnuong

Acclaim didn't have too much going for it. I am not expecting much from these games.

DFTricks

So a mix between crazy-taxi and Mario party! ^^ sounds great :)

thestickman

Isn't this that emergency vehicle-driving game with gameplay like Crazy Taxi? I wanted this! Glad it wasn't abandoned overall XD

easye1982

Now I hope they start "Fuel" back up for another system too.

BlueFlameBat

... and then it gets cancelled for Wii and put on a different system. Happened with Too Human.

GonzoGuy

Great. We need more of these quirky games for the Wii. It's what made the DS stand out in my opinion.

GunGriffin

This not only could be great fun, but also a good non violent game for kids if done right. IE fighting fires, and chaseing down the bad guys in cop cars sounds cool! Heres hoping it's like crackdown but without the blood and unrealistic car lifting.

chrisdojo

*awaiting review*

kavadias1981

Sounds like a fun little game. I miss Acclaim. They were responsible for releasing a ton of great SNES games.

SoralinkGS

ooooo cool. I saw this a few months ago on the "cancelled" list, and hearing of its return makes me happy, especially on the Nintendo Wii.

cobrax80

looks interesting

royboy1-o

Awesome! another last gen game for the wii!

AvIdGaMeR444

A previously abandoned game that was being worked on in 2004 being resurrected by a different developer altogether? I think I'll pass...

robfield

Shows how the Wii is getting treated

Pete5506

I want brawl

blande

Sega should release that arcade firefighting game for Wii. That would own me.

Ehllee

Hmmm... I curious on how well this will work. I want more crazy games for the wii, not more driving games

slayer1090

we want brawl... we want brawl... WE WANT BRAWL!!!

IronManRhino

The more games the merrier I always say, the wii is really starting to be the next ps2, which is an awesome thing.

Generic_Dude

Don't remember hearing about this one, but I don't remember what I had for breakfast. Same rule applies as always: if it's good, I'll buy it.

DS_fan_atic

hmmm so a worse Disaster: Day of Crisis?

wwonka666

Crazy Taxi would be awesome if done right on Wii. Sega should do that instead. It would be AAWEESOMe.

RainOfTerror

Actually Codemasters revealed this a few months ago [url]http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=40031[/url]

judog1

Hmm...I don't really remember this game at all...hope they do a good job on it....

GamesAnytime

What? Most people dont even remember the game, we'll see how it does

Jaysonguy

Very good news to see this saved.

shadow4287

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RussianYulia17

sweet

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