• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Exciting but scary action game where no one gets burned.

Why We Rated This for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

• Ease of play:

  The game features a very beneficial tutorial mode that should be explored because it teaches the basics of using all of the equipment you'll run across throughout the game. However, some finicky controls can make the game somewhat tough to deal with should you stick with the default settings. The onscreen cursor moves very quickly and can lead to some burnt feet or cause you to overrun a critical point or worse of all, start spraying water in locations that aren't on fire. Thankfully this can be tamed in the controls section of the title. 
• Educational value:

  Loading screens feature quotations about the profession in addition to tips on how to deal with fires and other emergency tips.
• Messages:

  The firefighters are portrayed as real heroes in this title, and set a great example for the player. They selflessly dive headlong into danger to rescue a complete stranger and never make it seem like it’s a sacrifice.
• Role models:

  Even as a probationary firefighter in the game, you perform some very heroic duties, all involving protecting and rescuing people from fires and smoke, and leading them to safety from burning buildings.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Unlike most action titles, Real Heroes Firefighters features violence of a different sort. No one gets killed, blood isn't spraying from wounds, and no one even gets hit on the head with an anvil. Rather the violence is implied from the way the fire takes over scenes causing people to panic, fall down from the blasts, or see explosions from unseen fire hazards. Even when your character is hurt by the flames, the screen simply goes red and dim and you eventually get overwhelmed by the heat and simply collapse, but never die.

• Sex:

  Not an issue.
• Language:

  Characters poke fun of one fellow firefighter, but it’s never aggressive or hurtful.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Real Heroes Firefighters was written by Jeff Paramchuk

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