This classic hospital game gives a similar visual feel to the original Grant Theft Auto series, with a cross from the truly missed Theme
Hospital.
Going into Ambulance Madness, one would expect it to be fairly simple.
However trying to avoid cars while remembering what treatment your
patient needs, appears to be more challenging than originally thought.
After you get a hang of the controls, you'll find yourself speeding
towards the patient in need who is usually a fair distance away. One
would think this would be easy task however avoiding the cars alone
appears to be the biggest challenge.
Once the patient has been collected it's time for treatment. You'll have
to remember the orders you're given at the start of the game were, to
insure they don't die on your trip back. The auto drive feature tends to
best be saved up until this point so you may treat the patient while
your ambulance magically returns back to the hospital for you as driving
while treating the patient proves to be a very difficult task, but one
that doesn't come across as annoying.
There hasn't been any good hospital games this decade, however Ambulance
Madness fills that gap in the market quite nicely. You'll most likely
find yourself playing for longer than originally intended as it does get
fairly additive as you move further up the stages. Ambulance Madness
also requires a fair amount of concentration and I would assume it
promotes brain development once one masters the art of driving with the
WASD keys and treating the patient for their injuries with the mouse.
This could even be a game the females could excel in using their
multi-tasking skills!
The visuals and audio in Ambulance Madness are basic, but pleasing. It
goes to show that in this day and age it's not all about flashy graphics
and world class orchestras and that sometimes all you need to enjoy a
game is going back to the basics of a 2D world. Colors are bright and
vibrant, and sounds don't irritate you to the point where you want to
poke toiler paper in your ears. Also the ability to change the visual
quality at the main menu of Ambulance Madness proves to be a nice
feature for anybody playing on very old computers. Not a feature
commonly found in many ambulance games these days.
One of the best features of Ambulance Madness is how it saves your
progress even if you close the game. If you need a break for whatever
reason but don't want to lose your progress, no problem! When you open
the game back up it will start off from whatever patient your up to, and
all of this is a free feature that doesn't include registering or
signing up at all. This should be something mandatory in all flash games
today.
Ambulance Madness is one of the few hospital games that you'll return to
play time and time again. A fantastic game enjoyed by family, friends
and of course, yourself.
