City Crisis

City Crisis (シティ クライシス, Shiti Kuraishisu) is a helicopter simulation developed by Syscom Entertainment, and published by Take-Two Interactive for the PlayStation 2. The players role in the game is a rescue helicopter pilot. The object of the game is to save civilians from fires that spring up around the city. The player must also put out the fires using water that is dumped from the helicopter. Each mission has a time limit, but the faster the player saves people and puts out fires, the more time they receive to complete the next part of the mission. The game also features missions where a criminal is driving around the city, and the player must use their searchlight to help the police locate and stop them.

City Crisis
European PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)	Syscom Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Take-Two Interactive
Engine	RenderWare
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	JP: June 28, 2001 NA: July 17, 2001 EU: July 27, 2001
Genre(s)	Flight simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	63/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	[2]
Edge	5/10[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.5/10[4]
Eurogamer	4/10[5]
Famitsu	30/40[6]
Game Informer	7/10[7]
GamePro	[8]
GameRevolution	D+[9]
GameSpot	6.3/10[10]
GameSpy	55%[11]
GameZone	7.8/10[12]
IGN	4.8/10[13]
Next Generation	[14]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[15]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1] Scott Steinberg of NextGen called it "A flight sim for gamers possessed of big hearts and razor-sharp hand-eye coordination."^[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.^[6]